About Foreign Investments

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About Foreign Investments

WHAT IS THE LEGAL BASIS FOR ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN INVESTOR?

Relation associated with foreign investments in Ukraine are regulated by a number of Ukrainian laws Decrees of the Cabinet of Ministers, and other legal Acts of the State.

Adoption of these Decrees by the Supreme Rada forms legal basis for activities of foreign investors on the territory of Ukraine and proves protection of their interests, gives the amount of authority no less than that of state enterprises. It must contribute to the primary investment in the priority industries and territories.

If other rules are established in the international treaties with participation of Ukraine, which are different from the rules stipulated in existing laws of Ukraine, then the rules of the international treaties will be applied.


^ BY WHOM ARE THE DIRECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL POLICY IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS WORKED OUT?

Directions of the national policy in the field of foreign investments and state programs for attracting foreign investments are worked out by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine together with the National Bank of Ukraine and adopted by the Supreme Rada of Ukraine.


^ HOW ARE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS PROTECTED BY STATE?

Laws of Ukraine include a number of measures for protecting of foreign investment, First of all the investors are guaranteed stability of laws on protection of foreign investments. If the future laws modify protection rules, on request of a foreign investor, there must be applied the laws which were used at the time of registration of the investments.


2. Arrange the following in the correct order

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3. Each sentence consists of words or phrases underlined

The four underlined parts of the sentences are marked A, B, C, D. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable in standard written English. Example:

The study of animals truly fascinating and many books been .

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4. Articles

In the following sentences supply the articles (a, an, the) if they are necessary. If no articles is necessary, leave the space blank.

1. 
   John and Marcy went to ____ school yesterday and then studies in ____ library before returning home.
   
2. 
   ____ Lake Erie is one of ____ five Great Lakes in ____ North America.
   
3. 
   On ur trip to ____ Spain, we crossed ____ Atlantic Ocean.
   
4. 
   ____ Mount Rushmore is the site of ____ magnificent tribute to ____ four great American presidents.
   
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   What did you eat for ____ breakfast this morning?
   
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   Louie played ____ violin and her sister played ____ guitar.
   
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   While we were in ____ Alaska, we saw ____ Eskimo village.
   
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   Phil can’t go to ____ movies tonight because he has to write _____ essay.
   
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   David attended _____ Princeton University.
   
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5. Simple Past Tense and Past Progressive

Use either the simple past tense or the past progressive in the following sentences as appropriate.

1. 
   When the teacher ____ (enter) the room, the students.
   
2. 
   While Joan was writing the report, Herry ____ (look) for more information.
   
3. 
   We _____ (see) this movie last night.
   
4. 
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5. 
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6. Past Perfect and Simple Past

Supply the past perfect or simple past in the following sentences.

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   Jane sent a letter to her university after she ___ (receive) her scholarship check.
   
2. 
   After the stewardesses had served lunch to the passengers, they ____ (sit) down.
   
3. 
   The car ____ (flip) ten times before it landed on its roof.
   
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7. Conditional Sentences

Supply the correct form of the verb in parentheses for each of the following sentences. Review the rules if you have troubles.

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   If you have enough time, please ____ (paint) the chair before you leaves.
   
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   If your mother ____ (buy) that car for you, will you be happy.
   
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   If he ____ (decide) earlier, he could have left on the afternoon flight.
   
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8. Nouns Functioning as Adjectives

In each of the following sets, choose the appropriate form the blank in the second sentence.

EXAMPLE: Her call to California lasted ten minutes.

She made a ten-minute call to California.

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Margie has a ______ bookcase.

2. 
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I need two ____ cans of tomatoes.

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I’m looking for a ____ pressure cooker.

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He is a specialist at building ____ houses.

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Mrs. Jansen just bought her daughter a ____ bicycle.