Iryna Pavlenko
Iryna got the Law Master's Degree at the Faculty of Law of the Lviv Ivan Franko's National University. She also participated in the Ukrainian Catholic University Certified Program “Human Rights in the Business Environment”.
Iryna is an international trade and dispute resolution lawyer.
Starting from 2019, she is an associate at First Chair Legal. She consults and represents the clients' interests in cases concerning trade defense, white-collar defense, tax, and customs disputes. Earlier Iryna has held the position of an analyst at the NGO “Center for Constitutional Initiatives”. During the students' years, she also headed the Ukrainian Bar Association Students League. Nowadays, Iryna is a Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Bar Association in L’viv Region, an active participant of the International Trade Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Lecturer at Ukrainian Bar Association Students League's Events.
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Ukraine customs and trade news: June/July 2024
News at a glance: exemption from customs duties and VAT on imports of energy and demining equipment was approved; illegal imports and exports of goods of significant value (smuggling) is now a criminal offence instead of being subject to administrative penalties; updated Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement entered into force; EU-Ukraine...
Ukraine customs and trade updates
News at a glance: Digital transformation of Ukrainian Customs; submission of transit declarations via the "Single Window"; Ukrainian Customs have transitioned to a new Guarantees Management System (GMS); agreement between Ukraine and Turkey on the establishment of a system for the electronic exchange of information on goods and vehicles; the...
Ukraine customs and trade news October/November 2023
News at a glance: Customs clearance without presentation of goods - no longer an option; Constitutional Court: the Customs Code must allow for the individualisation of penalties; Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Regional Convention: Alternative rules of origin (EU and Ukraine); verification of exporters of agricultural products; reliable, transparent and comprehensible trade protection tools...
Ukraine customs and trade news August/September 2023
News at a glance: Three EU nations ban Ukraine’s grain export; reinstating smuggling as a criminal offense; updated free trade agreements between Ukraine and Canada, and Ukraine and North Macedonia; anti-dumping measures.
Ukraine customs and trade news June/July 2023
News at a glance: Start of the use of the NСTS system for the internal transit procedure; amendment of the procedure for determining the country of origin of goods; Ukraine prepares for the start of the 5th phase of NCTS; joining the "Customs" programme; and more news!
Ukraine customs and trade news April/May 2023
News at a glance: Ukraine plans to join the CPTPP; start of application of the Pan-Euro-Med transitional rules of origin with the Republic of Moldova; Ukraine stops exporting sugar; extension of trade liberalisation with the EU; and more updates.
Ukraine customs and trade news: February/March 2023
News at a glance: Common transit - list of goods exempted from guarantee; extended suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures for Ukrainian exports to the EU and the UK; pilot project for the transport of goods between Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova using the TIR electronic...
Ukraine customs and trade news: December 2022/January 2023
News at a glance: agreement on the "Single Market" with the EU; adoption of the full base of European technical standards; Licensing of goods and quotas for 2023; the CEPA between Ukraine and UAE; and more updates!
Ukraine customs and trade news: October/November 2022
News at a glance: ban on export of fuel wood; cooperation Ukraine - UK, Ukraine - U.S.; anti-dumping and safeguard measures; new Customs tariff; Common transit comes into effect.
Ukraine customs and trade news: August/September 2022
News at a glance: amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine; customs ‘visa-free’ regime; updating the Customs Tariff of Ukraine; termination of safeguard investigations; upgrade of the free trade agreement between Ukraine and the UK; the Digital Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Great Britain.
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Ukraine customs and trade news: June/July 2024
News at a glance: exemption from customs duties and VAT on imports of energy and demining equipment was approved; illegal imports and exports of goods of significant value (smuggling) is now a criminal offence instead of being subject to administrative penalties; updated Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement entered into force; EU-Ukraine...
Ukraine customs and trade updates
News at a glance: Digital transformation of Ukrainian Customs; submission of transit declarations via the "Single Window"; Ukrainian Customs have transitioned to a new Guarantees Management System (GMS); agreement between Ukraine and Turkey on the establishment of a system for the electronic exchange of information on goods and vehicles; the...
Ukraine customs and trade news October/November 2023
News at a glance: Customs clearance without presentation of goods - no longer an option; Constitutional Court: the Customs Code must allow for the individualisation of penalties; Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Regional Convention: Alternative rules of origin (EU and Ukraine); verification of exporters of agricultural products; reliable, transparent and comprehensible trade protection tools...