The law “On the natural gas market”

Poroshenko signed a law “On the natural gas market”.

"As part of the strategic course of the country deoligarhizatsiyu president has just signed a law “On the natural gas market" - said the president's press secretary Svyatoslav Tsegolko to Twitter on Thursday.

The Verkhovna Rada has supported in the second reading and the whole bill №2250 "On the natural gas market."

As reported, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on April 9 the natural gas market.

When viewed in the hall of parliament confirmed the amendment, according to which the government prohibited the use of gas pipelines by private operators on the rights of business (free). This lease or concession of gas distribution systems is not prohibited.

The main purpose of the bill is the creation of an effective competitive environment in the natural gas market, taking into account the basic requirements of EU law, including the Directive 2009/73 / EC of the European Parliament concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and Regulation 715/2009 of the European Parliament on the conditions of access to networks transmission of natural gas.

According to People's Deputy faction "Popular Front" Semerak, the bill is one of the conditions for approval of $ 17.5 billion IMF loan Ukraine on a new program for increased funding.

Earlier the head of the "Naftogaz of Ukraine" Andrew Kobolev noted that bringing the Ukrainian "gas" legislation in line with European standards opens up the prospect of Ukraine the country's participation in the European Union's energy