On June 08, 2026, the SEAL Survival and Special Training Center took part in a round table discussion on "Practical application of legislation in the field of mine action: challenges, problems, and ways for improvement", which was held in the city of Kyiv.
The event was organized by the Ukrainian National Humanitarian Demining Association (UNHDA) jointly with the Ukrainian National Bar Association (UNBA) and brought together representatives of state bodies, international organizations, mine action operators, the legal community, scientists, and industry experts.
The purpose of the event is to discuss current problems in the implementation of legislation in the field of mine action, practical aspects of humanitarian demining regulation, as well as to develop proposals for improving regulatory and legal framework and interagency cooperation, unifying law enforcement practice, namely:
regulatory and legal support for mine action in Ukraine, special legislative framework for mine action regulation in Ukraine;
reform of sectoral legislation in mine action (draft laws 15 108-1 and 15108. Delineation of powers and responsibilities, regulation of the land survey and release procedure);
procedural aspects of the release of potentially contaminated areas in humanitarian demining (the difference between the concepts of "processed" and "clean" land from the perspective of humanitarian demining);
humanitarian demining of territories during wartime and the post-war period: delineation of operational, combat, and humanitarian demining;
qualification and levels of responsibility in humanitarian demining procedures, according to the Criminal Code of Ukraine;
responsibility of land users and legal grounds for the use and release of contaminated lands in the field of mine action and other problematic issues in the field of national humanitarian demining system reform.