KIEV, Nov. 25 – The recently passed law restricting the currency crediting of individuals deprives Ukrainian consumers temporarily traveling abroad of the chance to open an overdraft on a current account in foreign currency and is not in line with requirements of the Civil Code, according to lawyers polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

They were commenting on a law signed by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Nov. 19 that restricts crediting in foreign currency of individuals and cuts the term for returning earnings in foreign currency from 180 to 90 days.