diff --git a/api/libs/datetime_utils.py b/api/libs/datetime_utils.py
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+++ b/api/libs/datetime_utils.py
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+import abc
+import datetime
+from typing import Protocol
+
+
+class _NowFunction(Protocol):
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def __call__(self, tz: datetime.timezone | None) -> datetime.datetime:
+        pass
+
+
+# _now_func is a callable with the _NowFunction signature.
+# Its sole purpose is to abstract time retrieval, enabling
+# developers to mock this behavior in tests and time-dependent scenarios.
+_now_func: _NowFunction = datetime.datetime.now
+
+
+def naive_utc_now() -> datetime.datetime:
+    """Return a naive datetime object (without timezone information)
+    representing current UTC time.
+    """
+    return _now_func(datetime.UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/libs/test_datetime_utils.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/libs/test_datetime_utils.py
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+import datetime
+
+from libs.datetime_utils import naive_utc_now
+
+
+def test_naive_utc_now(monkeypatch):
+    tz_aware_utc_now = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.UTC)
+
+    def _now_func(tz: datetime.timezone | None) -> datetime.datetime:
+        return tz_aware_utc_now.astimezone(tz)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("libs.datetime_utils._now_func", _now_func)
+
+    naive_datetime = naive_utc_now()
+
+    assert naive_datetime.tzinfo is None
+    assert naive_datetime.date() == tz_aware_utc_now.date()
+    naive_time = naive_datetime.time()
+    utc_time = tz_aware_utc_now.time()
+    assert naive_time == utc_time