KIEV, Nov. 29 – President Viktor Yanukovych has signed law No. 5492-VI on the unified state demographic register and identity documents, which envisages the introduction of electronic passports for Ukrainians.

The president signed the law on Thursday.

Parliament passed this law on November 20, taking into account proposals made by the president.

This law lays down the procedure of issuance of a large number of documents that will be used on the territory of Ukraine. According to the law, these documents are issued on the basis of the unified state demographic register, which certifies one's identity, along with driver's licenses, a certificate of a stateless person, a permanent residence certificate, a temporary residence certificate, a migrant's card, and a refugee certificate.