NORMATIVE-LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF TRANSPORT

Abstract

The economic category «transport enterprise» is commonly used in economic scientific and practical circulation. However, at the same time, its understanding in the legal field, which defines the basis of economic activity in the field of transport, is not very clear. The above-mentioned raises the problem of identification and attribution to one or another category of business entities in the transport sector. Regulatory support of the transport of Ukraine is based on a set of general laws and codes that regulate the economic activity of any areas of the national economy of the country, as well as on special regulatory acts that take into account the specifics of the transport sphere. Despite the broad legal framework for ensuring transport activity, modern transformations and challenges facing the industry require the resolution of certain inconsistencies in order to properly perceive the concept-categorical apparatus that is formed in the legal field and its development in accordance with the needs of the time. The purpose of the study is to identify entities in the field of transport on the basis of legislative and legal approach. It is recommended to introduce in the legal and regulatory framework the definition of a transport undertaking (transport company), which would correlate with its definition in the Commercial Code of Ukraine. We propose to disclose the term «transport enterprise» as an independent economic entity created by the competent state authority or local self-government body or other entities to meet social and personal needs through the systematic implementation of economic activities in the field of transport in accordance with the Law of Ukraine «On Transport» in accordance with the procedure provided by the Commercial Code and other laws of Ukraine. A clear definition of the conceptual-categorical apparatus relative to the essence of transport enterprises in the legislative field and its combination with the classification of economic activities will allow in the future to correctly form the population for the analytical sample and carry out further classification.