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Law of Ukraine No. 4499-IX: amendments to Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on child protection

The official text of the law, which supplemented the first part of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with forms related to the illegal transfer or deportation of a child, delayed repatriation, recruitment or use of a child.

17.06.2025; effective from 07/17/2025 · Ukrainian · Official external source

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Check the date of action. A law that makes a person worse off is not retroactive; the national formulation should not automatically be equated with the age threshold and constructions of the Rome Statute.

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