Conscription Exemption
Conscription Exemption
During martial law, any enterprise, institution, or organisation that has acquired the status of a mine action operator (hereinafter referred to as the Operator) can reserve military personnel in accordance with the procedure established by Resolution No. 76 of January 27, 2023 (as amended). This resolution approves the procedure and criteria for classifying enterprises as critically important during a special period and also determines the procedure for reserving military personnel during martial law.
Before submitting documents, please carefully read the Resolution, as incorrectly completed documents can be grounds for refusal to recognize the enterprise as critically important and to obtain military personnel reservations.
How to Exempt Employees Liable for Military Service as an Operator?
Step 1: Recognizing the Enterprise as Critically Important
The central executive authority, relevant to the specific field of management and sector of the national economy, determines the Operator as critically important for the functioning of the economy and ensuring the livelihood of the population during a special period, based on the established criteria.
Step 2: Submit Documents and List of Employees Liable for Military Service
Once the Operator is recognised as critically important, they prepare lists of employees liable for military service, including their registration details and other information according to military registration documents. Samples of all necessary documents can be found in the Resolution.
After completing all the documents, the Operator sends them to the authority that recognises them as critically important.
Step 3: Approval of Lists
The authority that received the documents from the Operator sends them for approval to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (Security Service of Ukraine, Foreign Intelligence Service, Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence) within 5 working days, depending on where the employee is registered.
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (Security Service of Ukraine, Foreign Intelligence Service, Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence) approves the lists and sends the decision to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
If the lists are approved, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine makes a decision on the reservation and sends it to the Operator and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (Security Service of Ukraine, Foreign Intelligence Service, Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence). If the lists are not approved, the Operator is informed of the refusal of the reservation.
If the lists are approved, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine informs the territorial recruitment centre.
The Operator issues an extract from the reservation decision to the employees liable for military service. The extract, certified by the signature of the director and the seal (if available), is a document that confirms the granting of deferment to the employee.
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