The following changes are expected to take place from March 1 of this year: 

Private sector 

Business entities are granted the right to install on highways: 

- automated software and hardware for photo and video recording of traffic violations;

- stationary points of weight and dimensional control, equipped with automated measuring instruments; 

Business entities will be able to participate as an agent in the provision of certain types of public services by government agencies and organizations. 

Construction control 

Construction and reconstruction of buildings and structures, including individual residential buildings with more than 2 floors (excluding the ground floor), a height of more than 12 m from the ground surface and (or) a total area of more than 500 sq. is carried out with the obligatory examination of the project documentation and the establishment of construction state control of the facility by territorial inspections for control in the field of construction under the Construction Ministry. 

From March 1, the followings will be prohibited: 

- for property developers (individuals and legal entities) – to carry out construction and reconstruction of buildings with more than 2 floors (excluding the ground floor), the height of more than 12 m from the ground surface and (or) total area of more than 500 sq. m without concluding a contract with a construction organization; 

- construction of multi-storey apartment buildings on land plots located in functional zones of settlements not intended for this type of construction; 

- increasing the number of floors in existing buildings and structures under construction, including individual dwellings, without consulting project documents; 

The positive expert opinion on the project documentation is recognized as valid when it is included in the “Unique Register of Expert Opinions” of the NIS “Transparent Construction”. 

ICT in the judicial enforcement system