The Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine is a codified law defining the procedure for criminal proceedings on the territory of Ukraine, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on April 13, 2012, and entered into force on November 20, 2012. Replaced the old Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine of 1960.
The Criminal Code of Ukraine is a normative legal act adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which establishes the grounds and principles of criminal liability, criminality and punishment of acts, grounds for exemption from criminal liability and punishment.