The Russian energy Ministry believes that Moscow has every reason to complain to Ukraine in the WTO in connection with the law on the reform of the management of the Ukrainian GTS.
Because, taking into account the opinion of the office, Ukraine may not impose limitations on the participation of foreign capital in the authorized capital of the company-operator and acquisition of the system of gas transit.
As told in the message of the Deputy energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky, Deputy of the state Duma Andrey Krutova, in the Ministry of claim precedent violations Kiev norms of the world trade organization in compliance with the fundamentals of the General agreement on trade in services (GATS) not so long ago adopted law"On introduction of configurations to some laws of Ukraine on governance reform of the unified gas transportation system of Ukraine"inform "news" referring to the message.
The thing is that the Ukrainian Parliament on August 14, passed a bill that allows the government to build the operator of the gas transportation system (GTS) powers, in which up to 49% of the shares will be able to find investors from the United States and the EU. The document company, the operator receives a right to "control and/or concession, or lease" main gas pipelines and underground storage facilities.
As informs the newspaper, before Krutov sent the inquiry, in which he proposed to consider filing a complaint against Ukraine to the WTO in consequence of infringement of the rights of Russian firms in the privatization of the gas transportation system of power and its storage. "Ukraine has no right to support or to impose limitations on the participation of foreign (for example, the 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, the financial statements which adversely affected by the violation to file a claim in the dispute resolution body of the WTO is discussed in the response of the Ministry of energy at the request of the Deputy of the state Duma of the Russian Federation Andrey Krutova.
However Yanovsky especially stressed that the bill is not classified as a direct basis for the filing of the complaint in the WTO, in contrast to specific actions - for example, attempts to purchase shares. WTO rules have not yet been applied to pipeline transit of energy. From this, he made the assumption that the necessity of the filing of the complaint in the WTO Ukraine should be considered by the competent authority for cooperation with the WTO, i.e. the Ministry of economic development. Krutov already sent a request, but received no answer as yet.
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