President of Ukraine signed Draft Law on the optimisation and digitalisation of enforcement procedures

On 21 April 2026, the President of Ukraine signed Draft Law No. 14005 on the optimisation and digitalisation of enforcement procedures (“Law”). The Law is one of the key elements of Ukraine’s European integration reforms aimed at implementing the recommendations of the Council of Europe regarding the right to a fair trial. The Law will come into effect 6 months after its publication. The key changes are outlined below.

Digitalisation and Automation of Enforcement

• Bailiff will automatically receive information on bank accounts and electronic wallets of debtors listed in the Unified Register of Debtors (“URD”) and will also be able to promptly impose and lift attachments using the Automated Enforcement Proceedings System (“AEPS”).
• Once the debt has been settled, the AEPS will automatically generate a notification to lift all freezes and remove the person from the URD.

New Restrictions for Debtors

• Debtors will be prohibited from transferring or pledging movable and immovable property until the debt is fully repaid.
• Territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will refuse vehicle registration, notaries will refuse to certify agreements on the transfer or pledge of real estate or vehicles, and state registrars will refuse to register ownership rights or mortgages in respect of persons listed in the URD.

Protection of Housing and Thresholds for the Financial Sector

• The debt threshold allowing enforcement against a debtor’s sole residence (and the land plot beneath it) has been increased from 20 to 50 minimum wages.
• Banks will be subject to inclusion in the URD only if they exceed the debt threshold – UAH 50 million for systemically important banks and UAH 20 million for others – or fail to comply with the decision for more than two months from the date of the commencement of enforcement proceedings.

Enforcement of Court Orders on Interim Measures

On the day proceedings are initiated, the bailiff issues an order for the attachment of property, funds or electronic money and enters the relevant details in the registers. If the property is missing or has been destroyed, a report on the impossibility of enforcement is drawn up and the proceedings are terminated.

Challenging Actions and Decisions in Enforcement Proceedings

Decisions to recover enforcement fees, costs of enforcement proceedings and penalties may be appealed to the court that issued the enforcement order.

Additional notes

For further information on the topic please contact partner Vadim Medvedev or counsel Oleksandra Syerova, or by telephone +380 44 591-3355 or via e-mail.