[2707] Constitution of Ukraine, adopted at the Fifth Session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, June 28, 1996, available at http://alpha.rada.kiev.ua/const/conengl.htm.
[2708] E-mail from Andriy Pazyuk, Privacy Ukraine, to Cédric Laurant, Policy Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), July 9, 2003 (on file with EPIC).
[2709] Act On information, October 1992 (No. 2657-XII).
[2710] Verdict of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine concerning the case of the official treatment of Articles 3, 23, 31, 47, 48 of the Law of Ukraine on Information and Article 12 of the Law on the Prosecutor's Office (case of K. G. Ustimenko), October 30, 1997.
[2711] Directive of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, No. 9 of November 1, 1996, on referring to the Constitution in Administering Justice.
[2712] "Power Company Denies Involvement in Telephone Tapping," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, June 2, 2000.
[2713] Although experts have not come to the conclusion that the tapes are authentic and that their content has not been changed or edited.EIM Media Report from the CIS: Media News, Ukraine, No. 7 (28), July 2002, available at http://www.internews.ru/eim/july2002/uae.html.
[2714] KPNews, "Moroz Says Leaked Audio Tapes Link Kucmha to Gongadze Disappearance," KYIV Post, November 28, 2000.
[2715] "Secret Police Say Wiretapping Government Phones Impossible," BBC Worldwide Monitoring, December 1, 2000.
[2716] "Party Demands Answers on Journalist Murder Tape Scandal," British Broadcasting Corporation, May 17, 2001.
[2717] "Ukraine suspends tape scandal inquiry, wants whistle-blower extradited," BBC Worldwide Monitoring, June 13, 2002.
[2718] The tapes are available at http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy/melnychenko/records.htm.
[2719] "Latest Tape Scandal Triggers Probe into Phone Tapping," BBC Worldwide Monitoring, January 11, 2002.
[2720] "Prosecutor Warns Organizers of Recent Tape Scandal Of Imprisonment," BBC Worldwide Monitoring, February 6, 2002.
[2721] "Ukrainian parliament sets up ad hoc body to investigate wiretap," BBC Worldwide Monitoring, March 7, 2002.
[2722] Act of the President of a regulatory nature.
[2723] Presidential Ukase No. 582/2000 of April 10, 2000.
[2724] Ukase of July 31, 2000, No. 928/2000.
[2725] See Andriy Pazyuk, "Ukrainian ISPs demonstrate their willingness to be subservient to Big Brother," Privacy Ukraine, July 7, 2000.
[2726] Homepage http://www.inau.org.ua/.
[2727] Homepage http://www.auriu.org/.
[2728] "Automatic Electronic Surveillance of the Citizens: Worldwide Reality and Ukrainian Prospects" article by Yuri Radchenko, Zerkalo Nedeli, Mirror-Weekly, No. 28 (352), July 28 - August 3, 2001, available at http://www.zn.kiev.ua/nn/show/352/31695/.
[2729] See Andriy Pazyuk, Privacy Ukraine Privacy of Data Subject in Ukraine, 1999 for more details on the laws, available at http://www2.datatestlab.com/privacy/.
[2730] The Statutory Order of the Cabinet of Ministers (CM) of January 20, 1997 (No 40).
[2731] "On State Register of Natural Persons - Taxpayers" of December 22, 1994 (No.320/94).
[2732] Statute of July 16, 1999 (No.1003-XIV) on the alterations to the Statute on State Register of Natural Persons - Taxpayers.
[2733] Law on State Register of Natural Persons - Taxpayers of December 22, 1994 (No. 320/94).
[2734] The Basic Legislation of Ukraine on Obligatory State Social Insurance, January 14, 1998 (No. 16/98).
[2735] The MIA Order, February 3, 1992 (No. 66).
[2736] Statutory Order of the CM, June 4, 1998 (No. 794).
[2737] The Statutory Order of CM, May 27, 1998 (No. 578).
[2738] The Order of Office of Public Prosecutor, December 21, 1995 (No. 22/835); The MIA Order, January 14, 1994 (No. 190).
[2739] The Law on Organs and Services on Juveniles and Dedicated Educational Institutions for Juveniles, January 1995 (No. 20/95); Ministry of Education Order, December 27, 1994 (No. 362).
[2740] The Law on Administrative Control the Former Prisoners, December 1, 1994 (No. 264/94).
[2741] Department of Defense Orders of June 27, 1995 No. 165, 166 approved the Regulation on Military Record Maintained at the Place of Employment or Study (Public or Private)" and the Regulation on Military Domiciliary Registration.
[2742] Law of September 19, 1992.
[2743] Law on the Prevention of AIDS Contamination and Social Aid on Civilians (adopted on March 3, 1998) as well as Art. 13 of the Discipline of Medical Inspection on HIV Results, Registration of HIV and AIDS Persons and Medical Care (approved by the Statutory Order of the Cabinet of Ministers, December 18, 1998).
[2744] Statute on Information adopted by Parliament on October 2, 1992 (No. 2657-XII).
[2745] Signed November 9, 1995; ratified September 11, 1997; entered into force September 11, 1997.
[2746] "European Union/Ukraine: Parliament Debates Strategy and Tactics," Europe Information Service, Euro-East, March 27, 2001.