The Ministry of Defence has been given the functions of determining the criticality of enterprises of the defense-industrial complex and organizing the reservation of their employees. This is stated in a statement from the defense department.
The changes are related to the liquidation of the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Strategic Industries, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a corresponding resolution.
At the same time, the ministry emphasized that the criteria for determining defense industry enterprises as critically important remain unchanged.
"The status of critical defense industry enterprises conferred by the Ministry of Strategic Industries shall remain valid for one year from the date of its issuance, subject to the ongoing performance of the relevant contracts," the Ministry of Defence explained.
It was also added here that other defense industry enterprises can apply to the Ministry of Defence's email address: [email protected] to be designated as critically important.
The Ministry of Defence also noted that enterprises and institutions that are officially recognized as critically important and perform state contracts to provide security and defense forces will be able to reserve 100% of their military personnel, as well as receive preferential lending at 5% for the development and scaling of production.
By the way, in early September, the Verkhovna Rada supported in the first reading a bill that provides for the temporary reservation of employees of critically important defense industry enterprises.
This is project No. 13335, which provides for the possibility of issuing a 45-day deferral from the moment of concluding an employment contract.