Current issues of antimonopoly policy in the market of agricultural products of Ukraine

This study investigated the prospects for the development of antimonopoly policy concerning the regulation of the market of agricultural products. The relevance of this study is determined by the need to update the legal framework of Ukraine on antimonopoly regulation of agricultural product markets, considering the current challenges and international standards. The purpose of this study was to analyse the features of antimonopoly policy as a leading area of the economic policy of Ukraine, to analyse the features of antimonopoly policy in the field of agricultural product markets and to identify the prospects for their development. To fulfil the purpose, the following scientific methods were used: dialectic, analysis, formal-legal, comparative-legal. The result of the conducted study was the determination of the following measures to improve the antimonopoly regulation of agricultural product markets in Ukraine: to adopt the Draft Law of Ukraine “On the Association of Agricultural Producers” No. 8149, after finalizing it; to supplement the current legislation of Ukraine in the field of antimonopoly policy concerning the regulation of the market of agricultural products with a norm according to which the most vulnerable category of agricultural producers (small producers) will be able to unite to solve problems related to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine and response to wartime challenges; in the development of the project of such changes regarding the regulation of the relevant monopoly exceptions, to consider the available international practices. The practical significance of the present study is that the results can be used to develop draft laws on the antimonopoly regulation of agricultural product markets in Ukraine, as well as to prepare studies on the legal regulation of the antimonopoly policy of Ukraine.