A modern view of the mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation of social relations in the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine

The article is devoted to the study of the mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation of social relations in the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine at the present stage. The definition of the concept of «mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation by the agro-industrial complex» should be formed on the basis of a combination of: 1) the established interpretation of the «mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation» (through the use of the relationship between the concepts of a broader and narrower order); 2) taking into account the specifics of the agro-industrial complex. It is noted that: a) the mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation has a generally binding force and appropriate support; b) it is embodied in legal reality through the use of specific means and instruments; c) specific subjects. that are endowed with power produce norms that become part of the mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation. At the same time, the mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation of certain social relations may include norms of different industry affiliation and different legal force. The specific properties of the sphere of social relations in the agro-industrial complex at the present stage are highlighted, which affect the mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation, namely: a) legal norms that are part of the mechanism of regulatory and legal regulation of the agro-industrial complex regulate social relations in the sphere of agricultural production, food and processing industries, carrying out work on growing, harvesting, storing and processing agricultural products, as well as ensuring food security; b) subjects that apply the relevant legal norms are subjects that are empowered to regulate the agro-industrial complex or those subjects that are directly involved in social relations in the agro-industrial complex; c) measures that are the result of applying legal norms to regulate social relations in the agro-industrial complex include those provided for at the regulatory level of the strategic level, type, strategy and concept of development of the agro-industrial complex.