The Civil Code of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Цивільний кодекс України, Tsyvilnyi Kodeks Ukrayiny) is a Ukrainian codification of private law (civil code), basic normative legal act.
The objective necessity of adopting a new civil code arose immediately after the proclamation of independence and the reorientation of economic development to a market path.
To ensure the development of new economic relations, a number of laws were adopted, in particular “On Property”, “On Entrepreneurship”, “On Business Societies”.
After adoption, the code was not signed by the President of Ukraine (the veto was applied, the act was returned to parliament with a number of proposals), but the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine overcame the President's veto by its decision.
Thus, to regulate family relations, when using hired labor, in the areas of natural resources and environmental protection, the norms of the Civil Code are applied in a subsidiary manner, ie in cases where these relations are not regulated by other (special) legislation.