Media: the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation there are grounds for complaint to the WTO Ukraine
The Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation considers that the Russian Federation may appeal to Ukraine to the WTO in connection with the legislative act of the reform of the management of the Ukrainian GTS, writes on Tuesday, referring to a letter from Deputy energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky, Deputy of the state Duma Andrey Kratovo.
The Ukrainian Parliament on August 14, adopted a law allowing the government to make the operator of the gas transportation system (GTS) of the country in which up to 49% will be able to get investors from the US and the EU. The document stipulates that the operator will be entitled to management and/or concession or lease " main gas pipelines and underground storage facilities. In addition, the law allows the government of Ukraine to make a separate operator's underground gas storage facilities, in which American and European investors will Also be able to get up to 49%. The Document was subject to normal approval of the shareholders of the operator GTS specifically by the Verkhovna Rada.
first of Krutov, as he wrote " Izvestia ", the request was sent to the head of the Ministry of energy Alexander Novak and the Minister of economic development Alexei speaker, which made the initiative to take measures to filing complaints against Ukraine in the WTO because of the infringement of the rights of Russian organizations in the privatization of the gas transportation system.
" Ukraine has no right to maintain or introduce limits on the participation of foreign (e.g., Russian) capital in the authorized capital of the company-operator and acquisition of the system of gas transit. Violation by Ukraine of the obligation gives Russia as a WTO member, economic operators which negatively affected by the infractions, the right to file a complaint to the dispute resolution body of the WTO ", - reported in response, the Ministry of energy at the request of the Deputy.
Yanovsky, however, noticed that the presence of the bill is not a direct base for the filing of the complaint in the WTO as opposed to from certain actions - for example, attempts to purchase shares. Also Janowski said that WTO rules to date have not been applied to pipeline transit of energy. On this basis, he expressed the opinion that the necessity of a complaint to the WTO Ukraine should be considered by the competent authority in cooperation with the WTO, i.e. the Ministry of economic development.
Krutov, as emphasized by " Izvestia ", already sent to the head of the Ministry of economic development request, but no response from the Ministry until not received.
Government Plenipotentiary of Ukraine on the issues of European integration Valeriy Piatnytsky first stated that the law on the reform of the management of the Ukrainian GTS does not violate the obligations of Ukraine in the framework of the world trade organization