12:07 10.02.2015

Health ministry to present draft law on state procurement of drugs via international organizations soon

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Health ministry to present draft law on state procurement of drugs via international organizations soon

The Health Ministry plans to present a draft law on the state procurement of drugs using national budget funds through international organizations soon, First Deputy Health Minister Oleksandra Pavlenko has said.

"The Heath Ministry has drawn up a draft law which will allow carrying out state procurement via international organizations. Maybe it will be registered coming days," she said at a roundtable talk organized jointly with the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) on Monday.

Pavlenko said that the terms of the registration of the draft law will depend on whether the document is submitted by the government, the presidential administration, or lawmakers, which will affect how long it will take to process the draft.

"If the bill is submitted via the cabinet, it will take more time," she said.

Pavlenko said that the document will foresee amendments to some laws, in particular, the law on drugs, and the law on state procurement.

Member of the medical law committee of the UBA Lana Sinichkina said that the draft law states that drugs, which are mainly under the state targeted programs, will be bought through international organizations and the Health Ministry will remain the manager of the state procurement funds.

It is planned that the drugs bought through international organizations will be removed from the list of prices obligatory for declaration, and the registration of the drugs will remain mandatory in Ukraine, although it could be relaxed.

The drugs could be imported to Ukraine in international packages (without obligatory translation into Ukrainian). Patient information leaflets in Ukrainian would be attached to the packages.

Drugs bought through international organizations could be exempted from VAT and imports duty.

It is planned that currency restrictions could be lifted to purchase drugs.

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