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The Health Law, which will regulate how to introduce an “emergency epidemic situation”, does not provide a procedure to declare this “emergency” by the Council of Ministers. This was commented to BNR by lawyer and medical law specialist Maria Sharkova.

“I still believe that the proposal made in this way continues to contradict the Constitution. There is no such procedure to declare any kind of emergency, as a result of which the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens will be affected,” Sharkova said. He noted that even now, in the Health Law, there is a possibility that the line minister will introduce measures against the epidemic in certain situations. According to her, it was possible to list specific detailed measures, the prerequisites for their impact and grant the relevant powers to the Minister.

It seems to me that a wording is being sought, some alternative to the state of emergency, but without the need to declare it in the order provided for in the Constitution. This is not the right legislative approach for me. We cannot simply replace the terminology “extraordinary” situation “in other words, whether it be” situation “,” situation “, etc. and give another order for its announcement,” said the lawyer.