The modern state of regulatory and legal support for plant protection and its improvement in the context of legislative activity

Abstract

The relevance of the chosen topic lies in the fact that in recent years in Ukraine, there has been a tendency to work on changes to the valid legislation in the field of plant protection, which is due to the need to adapt Ukrainian legislation to the legislation of the European Union. The purpose of the study is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the modern and prospective state of regulatory and legal support for plant protection in Ukraine. Research methods used in the work include comparative legal, systemic-structural, formal-logical, and doctrinal methods. The system of legislation regulating environmental and economic security in the agricultural sector of Ukraine is based on constitutional and general norms, environmental legislation, international treaties, as well as subordinate acts that ensure their practical implementation. The research results have established that the modern state of regulatory and legal support for plant protection in Ukraine requires revision and updating due to the presence of outdated, imperfect, and Soviet-influenced legal norms in the field of plant protection, as well as Ukraine’s European integration prospects. Conclusions have been drawn regarding the need to revise conflicting and overlapping provisions of the draft Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation in the Field of Plant Protection” and to make relevant amendments during the preparation of the bill for the second reading. Emphasis is placed on the need to focus specifically on the further implementation of such a bill and the inexpediency of adopting the Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amending Certain Laws of Ukraine to Eliminate Inconsistencies in the Areas of Legislation on Plant Protection and State Control”. The research materials may serve as a theoretical basis for filling gaps in Ukrainian legislation and may also be useful for students and teachers in the process of preparing for disciplines such as “Environmental Law of Ukraine”, “Natural Resource Law of Ukraine”, “Floristic Law of Ukraine”, etc