ANNUAL REPORTOF UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 66 66 RECOMMENDATIONS To the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: CHAPTER 2 1. To develop and approve the procedure for granting permits for operations in the field of waste management in accordance with the Laws of Ukraine “On Environmental Protection” #1264-XII of 25 June 1991 and “On Waste” #187/98-BP of 5 march 1998. 2. To include measures to strengthen state control over the quality of sewage in the section “Improving water quality and water management, including the marine environment. Complete phasing out of the discharge of untreated and insufficiently treated sewage into water bodies and ensuring compliance of sewage treatment quality with the established standards, as well as prevention of groundwater pollution” of the National Environmental Action Plan for 2020-2025, developed in implementation of item 3 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Fundamental Principles (Strategy) of the State Environmental Policy of Ukraine until 2030” #2697-VIII of 28 February 2019. 2.5. Right to entrepreneurship Realization of the right to entrepreneurship creates opportunities for raising the level of employment of able-bodied persons, overcoming poverty, economic development of the country. The Commissioner received 117 reports on violation of citizens’ rights to entrepreneurship. Observance of the rights of private entrepreneurs with regard to payment of single social contribution (SSC) for periods in which they had no income According to the State Statistics Committee, in 2018 there were 1,483,716 private entrepreneurs in Ukraine, which is significantly less than in 2016 (1,559,161 persons, see Annex 2.2). To a certain extent, this is due to the Laws of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine” #1774-VIII of 6 December 2016 and “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Raising Pensions” #2148 -VIII of 3 October 2017 that requested private entrepreneurs to calculate and pay the SSC in the amount of the minimum insurance premium, regardless of whether they conducted business activities and whether they had any revenue. The Commissioner was contacted by entrepreneurs who considered that this duty is unfair and violates their rights. In certain cases, citizens indicated that in previous years, they intended to engage in entrepreneurship and registered their activities in the form of an individual entrepreneur. However, they did not have enough money to develop their business, and they did not receive any profit, so they had to temporarily suspend their activities.