THE PECULIARITIES OF LEGISLATIVE REGULATION OF EXPORT AND IMPORT OPERATIONS

Problem setting. Legislative regulation of export and import operations is performed by the government by means of specific activities which, according to the character and variety of methods undertaken, can be distinguished as tariff and non-tariff. Target of research. These activities are some elements of the economic policy based on the mandatory measures, and these measures are clearly defined by the legislation of Ukraine and may include assignment of quotas, licensing as well as setting of certain requirements to correspondence of goods with certain norms, quality characteristics, etc. Article’s main body. The choice of tariff and non-tariff methods, secured in legislation, of regulation of export and import operations in conformity with WTO requirements, aimed at liberalization of international trade, has got a great meaning for the state foreign policy, but it is necessary to have a balanced approach to usage of such methods in accordance with national interests of the state, connected first of all with interests protection of national manufactures and consumers by means of making favorable conditions for the development of national economy and its integration into the system of international economic ties. Conclusions and prospects for the development. It is important to note that recently the Government of Ukraine in most of the cases uses a tariff and non-tariff regulation of exportimport operations not for improving of the economic status of national manufacturer and living conditions of the population, but primarily to have a source for state budgeting. So, on December 12, 2014 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine according to the initiative of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a draft law No 1562 dated December 22, 2014 on ?Actions on stabilization of payment balance of Ukraine in conformity with the article ХІІ of General Agreement on tariffs and trade dated 1994?, introducing an additional duty in the amount of 5?10% for the goods of foreign origin for the period of one year.