The document introduces a full procedure by which military equipment, weapons, ammunition and other defense assets identified as “unused surplus” will be inventoried, valued and included in an official list. On the basis of this list, the authorities will decide on the method of disposal of the assets – through transfer of ownership (sale, donation, exchange) or right of use (lease) – depending on the needs, security conditions and interests of the state.
The new law is intended to replace the regulatory framework, which the ministry considers outdated. Currently, it only regulates the sale of military equipment and does not fully cover other forms of asset transfers.
The document is linked to reforms in the defense sector and the military strategy for the next decade, which envisages modernization of the army, reduction of costs for the maintenance of old equipment and more efficient use of budgetary resources. In practice, the government expects to reduce the costs of storing and protecting decommissioned equipment and, at the same time, receive revenues from its sale.
The draft should be adopted by parliament in two readings.
