{"id":789664,"date":"2025-09-11T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:46:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:04:44","slug":"biznes-pidtrymuye-propozytsiyu-mintsyfry-prodovzhyty-testuvannya-eaktsyzu-do-1-lystopada-2026-roku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/biznes-pidtrymuye-propozytsiyu-mintsyfry-prodovzhyty-testuvannya-eaktsyzu-do-1-lystopada-2026-roku\/","title":{"rendered":"Business supports the proposal of the Ministry of Digital Transformation to extend eExcise testing until 1 November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-669853 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-136x90.jpg 136w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-264x175.jpg 264w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_09_DS2_3341-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>On 10 September, a meeting took place between the business community and Mykhailo Fedorov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation, to discuss the implementation of the eExcise system.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"682\">Earlier, member companies of the European Business Association representing the tobacco, alcohol, and retail sectors submitted official letters and <a href=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/alkogolnyj-i-tyutyunovyj-rynok-pid-zagrozoyu-biznes-napolyagaye-na-vidterminuvanni-eaktsyz\/\">a public statement<\/a> highlighting the system\u2019s incomplete readiness and the insufficient time allocated for its full testing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"953\">During the meeting with the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Ministry of Digital Transformation team responsible for introducing the system, participants were able to raise business concerns and call for a postponement of the eExcise launch by at least ten months.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1384\">The business community recognises the challenges of developing such a system under the current difficult circumstances and expresses gratitude to the Ministry\u2019s team and all those involved for their efforts to create a transparent and effective mechanism for monitoring the circulation of excisable products. However, for market operators, the opportunity to conduct comprehensive testing of the system is critically important.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1646\">The meeting resulted in <strong>a fundamental agreement between business and the Ministry of Digital Transformation to extend the testing period until 1 November 2026, <\/strong>with all other legal deadlines linked to the postponed launch of eExcise correspondingly adjusted.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1961\">Following <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F17MHBsDXMR%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr&amp;data=05%7C02%7CValeriia.Diachok%40new.eba.com.ua%7Cee2ea9ce8837431cafa708ddf1161d00%7C92456a16661b498eadd5e224c7dd6afa%7C0%7C0%7C638931799657067183%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Cvvi4Zph%2FjmB0QUmeo1MtDvPfB2dOcoV%2FjzgbhgSnrY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">these agreements<\/a>, Mykhailo Fedorov is expected to send an official letter to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation, and Customs Policy by no later than 8 October of this year, requesting legislative amendments to extend the testing period and ensure the system\u2019s launch on 1 November 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"2288\">The EBA\u2019s business community expresses its gratitude to Mykhailo Fedorov and the Ministry\u2019s team for engaging in dialogue with business and for their understanding of the situation. Companies now expect the prompt initiation of the necessary legislative changes and the appropriate support of Members of Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 10 September, a meeting took place between the business community and Mykhailo Fedorov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation, to discuss the implementation of the eExcise system. 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