Maria Knyazeva. Vice-President of the European Commission energosoiuz maro? ?ef?ovi? positively assessed the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the law On natural gas market, " wrote the European official in own Twitter. The Verkhovna Rada on Thursday passed the relevant legislation. This is one of the main documents coming into force which will enable Ukraine to connect to the third energy package of the EU. "I welcome the decision of the Verkhovna Rada to adopt the Law on natural gas market of Ukraine ", - he wrote. Sefcovic added in an upcoming message, because This new Law will make its own contribution to the modernization of the gas sector of the country and improve price competition in Ukraine. According to the law, the wholesale and retail gas markets will act the principle of free pricing, except for some cases. The legislation provides for the complete separation of the functions of supply, transportation and distribution. The main purpose of the Ukrainian law stipulates the development of a competitive environment in the market of natural gas subject to the requirements of EU laws. The document prohibits the use of state of gas pipelines of private operators on the rights of economic management. The lease or concession is not prohibited. first Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Ihor Umansky has said that the adoption of this law is a condition of IMF and world Bank to resume lending. The head of "Naftogaz" Andrey Kobelev said that this Document will create the rules for the acquisition of gas to European companies on Ukraine's border with Russia.