LEGAL REGULATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DURING THE PERIOD OF ARMED AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE.

Purpose. Conducting a study on problematic issues of legal regulation of economic activity during the period of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, including relations with enterprises of the mining and metallurgical sector. This will be relevant for legal advisers at enterprises, legal practitioners, legislators, owners of these enterprises and their employees as well as representatives of executive authorities, whose powers include the elimination of gaps in legislation, with the provision of practical recommendations for improving the norms of the current legislation to regulate relevant relations and minimize possible cases of manipulation of the current legislation. Methodology. General scientific methods for researching processes and phenomena were used, namely: methods of analysis and synthesis to create a methodological apparatus for studying the consequences of the influence of “force majeure circumstances” on the activities of enterprises. Special research methods were also used, namely: grouping and systematization of theoretical material on the research topic, and logical generalization of the main characteristics. Findings. The presented scientific study analyzes problematic issues of legal regulation of relations with enterprises of the mining and metallurgical sector, including the aspect of reference by enterprises to “force majeure” as a reason for not fulfilling their duties. The practice of manipulation by counterparties of their rights and the imposed martial law is analyzed, and proposals for changes to the current legislation are provided, the purpose of which is to simplify the procedure for protecting enterprises that are forced to go to court to recover obligations from the other party under the contract. Originality. The article analyzes new aspects of the problems of a legal settlement of relations between legal entities (companies of counteragents) and enterprises of the mining and metallurgical sector, due to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, using the example of counterparties’ use of the possibility of evading the fulfillment of their obligations under the agreement (contract), substantiated proposals aimed at improving the norms of the current economic procedural legislation. Practical value. The results of the study are important for legal advisers, practicing lawyers and lawyers, managers and accountants of enterprises in the case of the need to prove the existence of specific circumstances in the counterparty’s activities (destruction or damage to the material and technical base, lack of employees, other factors). The significance for legislators and executive authorities is that they can directly improve the legal framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]