The following policies could have an impact on biomass/bioenergy trade with the EU. More detailed information about these policies can be found in the on-line policy database developed within the frame of the sister projects S2Biom, Biomass Policies and BioTrade2020+: https://s2biom.vito.be/policies-s2biom (select the relevant region & country).
Policies increasing production of biomass, or ensuring sustainable production of biomass
| Country | Name | Sector/ | Description |
| Ukraine | Greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2027 | Climate | agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in power plants and oil refineries |
| Ukraine | Additional activity for development of forestry | Forestry | Improvement in forest management en timber regulation |
| Ukraine | Forest Code of Ukraine | Forestry | regulates forestry management |
| Ukraine | Land Code of Ukraine (2001) | Forestry | forest plots with area less than 5 ha can become private and private forests can be planted on the private non-fertile lands. |
| Ukraine | Regulation of afforestation and reforestation | Forestry | application of forestry and agro-technical arrangements in accordance with environmental protection arrangements for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of afforestation and reforestation activity |
| Ukraine | State Programme "Forests of Ukraine 2002-2015" | Forestry | elaborate plan for forestry management |
Policies stimulating domestic use of biomass, which could restrict availability for export
| Country | Name | Sector/ | Description |
| Ukraine | National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) 2014 | Energy | targets of use of renewable energy sources until 2020 |
| Ukraine | Green Tariff (Feed-in Tariff) | Energy | Feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme for electricity generated from renewable energy sources |
| Ukraine | Law on Alternative Energy Sources | Biofuels | stimulate the production of fuel ethanol, biodiesel and biogas. |
| Ukraine | Law on Promotion of Biological Fuels Production and Use (No. 1391-VI) | Biofuels | to save fossil fuels, decrease Ukraine's dependency from energy imports, increase its energy security and decrease the negative impact on the environment caused by burning fossil fuels |
| Ukraine | Programme to develop biodiesel production | Biofuels | investment in equipping biofuels production plants and developing energy crop fields |
Policies with direct impact on imports/export markets
| Country | Name | Sector/ | Description |
| Ukraine | Interim Regulation on the modalities of issuing of timber and saw-timber certificate for export operations | Forestry | mandatory document for export of timber and saw-timber |
| Ukraine | State Forest Committee validating the form of Certificate of origin of timber and sawn timber for export operations | Forestry | validating Instruction for filling in the form of Certificate of origin of timber and sawn timber produced for export operations |
| Ukraine | VAT and Customs Duties Exemptions | Energy; Taxation; Trade | Exemption from excise duties and VAT until the end of 2019 for the import of equipment for generating electricity form renewable energy |