On 14 July 2016, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Law of Ukraine “On Financial Restructuring” No. 1414-VIII (the “Law”) which, based on its transitional provisions, entered into force on 19 October 2016 and will remain valid for 3 years as of the day of its entrance into force. The Law introduces the procedure of voluntary financial restructuring of legal entities (including municipal and state enterprises) having outstanding debt(s) towards at least one financial institution which is not a related party to the entity.