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Ad­min­is­tra­tive appeal

Administrative case appeal deadline calculator

For an ad­min­is­tra­tive case from Lviv or the region, first dis­tin­guish an or­di­nary appeal from an ex­pe­dit­ed cat­e­go­ry, and a judg­ment from a ruling. The tool keeps two sep­a­rate ref­er­ences: the general period from the full court act and, if service was late, a sep­a­rate window for an appeal ac­com­pa­nied by a request to restore the period.

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Check the two appeal calendars

The tool cal­cu­lates the general time limit under Article 295 of the Code of Ad­min­is­tra­tive Pro­ce­dure and, if needed, a sep­a­rate period after service for a motion to renew the dead­line.

What is being challenged?
Is the case category confirmed?

Enter the date the full act was pro­nounced. If only the in­tro­duc­to­ry and op­er­a­tive parts were an­nounced, or the case was con­sid­ered in writing, enter the date the full text was pre­pared.

Who is filing the appeal?

Preliminary result

Calculation pausedFirst check the special route

Without con­fir­ma­tion of the or­di­nary pro­ce­dure, the cal­cu­la­tor does not show a date that could create a false sense of extra time.

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How the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine distinguishes time limits

Under Article 295 of the Code of Ad­min­is­tra­tive Pro­ce­dure of Ukraine, the period is 30 days for a court de­ci­sion and 15 days for an order. It begins the next day. If only the in­tro­duc­to­ry and op­er­a­tive parts were an­nounced at the hearing, or the case was decided in writing, the period runs from prepa­ra­tion of the full text.

When the full de­ci­sion is served later, the general date does not change. A par­tic­i­pant may request renewal if they appeal within 30 days after service of the de­ci­sion or 15 days after service of the ruling and confirm the service date.

Under Article 297, the appeal is filed di­rect­ly with the proper ad­min­is­tra­tive court of appeal. For or­di­nary cases heard at first in­stance by a local ad­min­is­tra­tive court in Lviv Oblast, the usual route is the Eighth Ad­min­is­tra­tive Court of Appeal. The court of first in­stance, not the website visitor’s address, de­ter­mines the route.

Calculation methodology

Pre­lim­i­nary review method­ol­o­gy

  1. The cal­cu­la­tor stops for an urgent or un­spec­i­fied case cat­e­go­ry and when the ruling’s sep­a­rate ap­peal­a­bil­i­ty has not been con­firmed.

  2. For an or­di­nary case, the period is 30 days for a judg­ment or 15 days for a ruling.

  3. The general time limit runs from pro­nounce­ment of the full act or prepa­ra­tion of the full text; it begins the fol­low­ing day.

  4. If service was late, cal­cu­late in par­al­lel, rather than instead of, the general time limit the window for filing an appeal with an ap­pli­ca­tion to renew the time limit.

  5. Sending a doc­u­ment to the e-cabinet after 17:00 shifts the service date to the next busi­ness day; Sat­ur­day or Sunday moves the final date to Monday.

  6. For a pros­e­cu­tor or public au­thor­i­ty, sep­a­rate­ly check the one-year bar and the narrow ex­cep­tion for an au­thor­i­ty that was not no­ti­fied or in­volved.

Example

Example involving late service

In an ad­min­is­tra­tive case in Lviv, the full text of the de­ci­sion was pre­pared on July 1, 2026. The private party’s rep­re­sen­ta­tive saw de­liv­ery in the e-cabinet only on July 10 and saved the system con­fir­ma­tion.

  • Act type: court judg­ment
  • Full text date: 01.07.2026
  • Service date: 10.07.2026

The general time limit expires on July 31, 2026. The sep­a­rate window after service expires on August 10, 2026, but an ap­pli­ca­tion for renewal is needed only if the general time limit has already been missed.

Attach proof of service, check the case cat­e­go­ry, whether an appeal is per­mit­ted, and the actual working cal­en­dar.

What to prepare for filing

  • The full text of the de­ci­sion or order, with its prepa­ra­tion date.
  • Minutes or other ev­i­dence of what exactly was pro­nounced at the hearing.
  • E-cabinet cer­tifi­cate, en­ve­lope, track­ing details, notice, or receipt con­firm­ing de­liv­ery.
  • An appeal with the re­quest­ed relief, rea­son­ing, at­tach­ments and proof of the rep­re­sen­ta­tive’s au­thor­i­ty.
  • Doc­u­ment proving court-fee payment or an ex­emp­tion, de­fer­ral, or waiver.
  • An ap­pli­ca­tion to renew the dead­line with a time­line and ev­i­dence, if the general dead­line has passed.

Frequently asked questions

From what date should the 30 or 15 days be counted?

From pro­nounce­ment of the ju­di­cial act if the full text was an­nounced. If only the in­tro­duc­to­ry and op­er­a­tive parts were an­nounced or the case was con­sid­ered in writing, use the date the full text was pre­pared. The period starts the fol­low­ing day.

Does late receipt of a copy restart the period?

No. The general time limit con­tin­ues to run from the event spec­i­fied in Article 295 of the Code of Ad­min­is­tra­tive Court Pro­ce­dure of Ukraine. Late service creates a sep­a­rate 30- or 15-day window to file an appeal with an ap­pli­ca­tion to renew the time limit and proof of service.

What does a notice in the e-cabinet after 17:00 mean?

If a court de­ci­sion is sent to the elec­tron­ic cabinet after 17:00, the next busi­ness day is con­sid­ered the date of service. Keep the cer­tifi­cate or other system con­fir­ma­tion showing the de­liv­ery time.

Can any ruling be appealed separately?

No. First find the rel­e­vant item in Article 294 of the Code of Ad­min­is­tra­tive Court Pro­ce­dure of Ukraine. Ob­jec­tions to other rulings are usually in­clud­ed in an appeal against the court’s de­ci­sion.

Where to file a complaint in a case from Lviv region?

The com­plaint is filed di­rect­ly with the ap­pel­late court. If the first in­stance is a local ad­min­is­tra­tive court in Lviv region, the usual route is the Eighth Ad­min­is­tra­tive Court of Appeal. Check the route sep­a­rate­ly for special ju­ris­dic­tion or another first-in­stance court.

Can the time limit be reinstated after one year?

The one-year bar in Article 299 is not set for a private party, but the court still as­sess­es the reasons for delay. For a pros­e­cu­tor or public au­thor­i­ty, a strict refusal applies after one year, except for the narrow case where an au­thor­i­ty was not no­ti­fied or in­volved al­though its rights or oblig­a­tions were decided.

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Guidance and instructions

How to File an Appeal in an Administrative CaseLearn the 30- and 15-day administrative appeal deadlines, renewal after late service, appeal requirements, and the court where to file.How to challenge a government authority decision in administrative courtWe explain how to check administrative jurisdiction, deadlines, venue, evidence, and claims against a government authority.How to challenge an administrative fine: deadlines and documentsHow to challenge an administrative fine, check the deadline, prepare evidence, and choose where to file a complaint.

Official sources

Prepared
The method­ol­o­gy was pre­pared by the website ed­i­to­r­i­al team under the current Code of Ad­min­is­tra­tive Pro­ce­dure of Ukraine.
Important
This is a pre­lim­i­nary cal­cu­la­tion and does not replace check­ing the full text of the court de­ci­sion, service records, and whether an appeal is ad­mis­si­ble.

Current as of . The cal­cu­la­tion is pre­lim­i­nary and depends on the doc­u­ments and cir­cum­stances.

Free initial con­sul­ta­tion

Need to urgently check an administrative appeal?

Submit an ap­pli­ca­tion if you need to check two dates, prepare ev­i­dence of late service, confirm whether the order is ap­peal­able, and de­ter­mine the route to the Eighth Ad­min­is­tra­tive Court of Appeal.

  • the cal­cu­la­tor result can serve as a ref­er­ence for a con­ver­sa­tion
  • doc­u­ments, dead­lines, or con­tract terms may change the con­clu­sion
  • briefly de­scribe the cir­cum­stances in the form if needed

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