Lithuanian representative attends UINL preparatory expert mission in Kiev

Developments in Ukrainian notariate after its accession to UINL in Lima in 2013 have been discussed during the sessions.

For the period of the last 3 years Chamber of Notaries of Ukraine has been largely affected by controversies, related to the dispute regarding the legitimacy of the elections of the president. In April 2016 the assembly of the Chamber was held upon the initiative by one third of its members. New President, Mr. Vladimir Marchenko, the notary from Kharkiv, was elected and new Statute of the Chamber was approved. On the eve of the visit by UINL delegation, on September 23, another extraordinary assembly of the Chamber took place. Kiev notary Mrs. Olga Onyshtchuk was elected as Vice President, as well as some new members of the Chamber Council -- Rada -- were approved. Some amendments to the Statute were approved as well.

Both assemblies were broadcasted live on internet, therefore no questions or uncertainties regarding the legitimacy of the assemblies have been raised.

UINL delegation looked into the legislative enviroment of notariate, the procedures of notaries' appointment, control and training. Additional attention was dedicated to the fate of notarial archives at the territories of Ukraine, illegaly annexed by Russian Federation or being partly occupied by illegitimate so-called people republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.

Participants of meeting in Kiev (from the left): Notary of Kiev Sabrina Sibiga, President of Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries Marius Stračkaitis, the President of the UINL International Notarial Co-operation Commission, Mr. Michel Merlotti, Vice President of the Chamber of Notaries of Ukraine, Mrs. Olga Onyshchuk, President of the Chamber of Notaries of Ukraine, Mr. Vladimir Marchenko, Mr. Tiit Sepp, notary of Estonia.