The government adopted the resolution “On certain issues of organising the reservation of persons liable for military service during the mobilisation period and in wartime” at its meeting; a final decision on changing reservation limits at critically important enterprises must be made within five days.
The draft foresees a reduction of quotas for a number of critical sectors. In the defence-industrial complex (DIC) and energy sectors the limit may be reduced from 100% to 85%. In the areas of heat supply, water utilities and waste management — from 75% to 60%, while for other critically important enterprises the limit will remain at 50%.
Under the new procedure a Coordination Centre at the Cabinet of Ministers will be established, to consist of 17 members co-chaired by the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Defence (MoD), with representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR), the Foreign Intelligence Service (SZR), the National Police, the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU) and the State Labour Service. Without a recommendation from the Centre a company will not be able to obtain the status of critically important or a limit above 50%, and the Centre will have the authority to recommend revocation of such status.
By 20 October all ministries and regional state administrations (ODAs) must review sectoral criteria of “criticality” and agree them with the Centre. Decisions to grant a limit above 50% will be valid for up to one year, but a reservation will lose effect if it is not registered through Diia within 5 working days.
The resolution was adopted with one day for finalisation, and five days in the part concerning reservation percentages.
“The position of the Ministry of Defence is to reserve as much of the human capital of the defence industry as possible. If enterprises are tasked with scaling up production of systems critical to the front and the state gives them contracts, it must create the conditions to fulfil those contracts,” emphasised the head of the Ministry of Defence.
