The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has prepared a draft decision on automatic extension of the status of critically important enterprises, the term of which expires in November-December 2026. According to the proposal, this status will be valid until February 1, 2027.

This was reported on November 12 by the Ministry of Economy, Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Ukraine, explaining the transition to a new system for determining critically important enterprises.

At present, this refers precisely to the prepared draft regulatory act, not to an already adopted decision. The automatic extension will take effect only after the relevant document is approved and enters into force.

The introduction of a transitional period should help enterprises maintain continuity of work while state bodies complete the review of criticality criteria. The new rules took effect on October 27.

According to the Ministry of Economy, about 90% of state bodies, in particular all ministries and regional military administrations, have already reviewed sectoral criteria. The Coordination Center approved the submitted changes, and the remaining institutions have to finalize their proposals.

The next stage is state registration of updated criteria. After they enter into force, authorized bodies will review previously granted statuses. Enterprises that no longer meet current requirements may lose criticality, but will have the right to re-submit documents on other grounds.

To obtain or scheduled confirmation of status, enterprises now need not only to meet financial and sectoral indicators, but also to justify that the termination of their activities would harm defense capability, life support of the population, critical infrastructure, or macro-financial stability of the state.

Also, a company must operate in one of the defined critical spheres, among which are defense industry, energy, production, construction, agricultural sector, transport, communications, IT, banking, medicine, and trade.

At the same time, the government's message refers specifically to the extension of the criticality status of enterprises. The automatic extension of individual reservation of all employees is not confirmed by this message.

Based on materials from: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine