These are parts 2 and 6 of article 27 of the Law of Ukraine “On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as a State Language”. State Language Protection Commissioner, Taras Kremin, announced that it will change when they come into force.

New norms of language law from 14 July

Official Facebook page of the State Commissioner for the Protection of Language, from 16 July 2022 all online resourcesespecially websites, pages in social networks, Viber, YouTube, Telegram platforms, mobile applications, etc. channels on it are used as Internet representations of Ukrainian commercial establishmentsMust have the main version in Ukrainian.

These pages must be loaded Default In the state language for users in Ukraine. At the same time, foreign commercial organizations selling products in Ukraine can place their Internet offices. less information More Ukrainian than the main version from Ukraine, however, it is enough for the user from Ukraine to fully understand the purpose of the topic.

It should be noted that from January 16, 2021, commercial organizations providing services to Ukrainian consumers via the Internet must submit information about goods and services in the state language to the relevant Internet resources. But after that they have to be the main version and have the full version in Ukrainian which should be downloaded by default.
– Taras Kremin explained.

In addition, from July 16, any product with a computer program installed (from a car to a washing machine or an electric coffee machine) must be mandatory. “localized” to be implemented in Ukraine. That is, regardless of whether the product has an electronic display or a control panel with regular buttons, the product must have a Ukrainian interface.

Penalty for not obeying the language law

According to the State Commissioner for the Protection of Language, the absence of a Ukrainian version of the information source from 16 July 2022, deliberate violation the fact that it has the requirements of the law on the state language or that the media and / or its owner does not have state registration as a business enterprise.

This will mean that the owner of the Internet resource intends to be outside the legal domain of Ukraine and will cause reasonable distrust of the information published on the resource,
– Flint highlighted.

By the way, among other things, he has the power to protect the state language since July 16 this year. may impose a fine for officials of public authorities and local governments, managers and employees of enterprises, institutions and organizations with all kinds of property, and other persons who will violate the language law.

We will also add the size of the penalty we will do. from 3,400 to 8,500 hryvniaif the violation is detected for the first time. For repeated violations, the amount will be fined. 8,500 to 11,900 hryvnia.

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