Government's Commissioner for European Integration: Law on reforming GTS fully complies with obligations of Ukraine under WTO

The law on upgrading the Ukrainian gas transportation system was designed in full compliance with the General agreement on trade in services and by no means violates the commitments of Ukraine in the framework of the World Trade Organization. The Government’s Commissioner for European integration Valerii Pyatnytsky declared.

 Certain Russian media reported about an alleged violation by Ukraine its commitments under the WTO related to the pipeline transportation in connection with the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the previous week of the Law "On amending certain laws of Ukraine on reforming the management system of the Unified gas transportation system of Ukraine".

In this regard, the Government's Commissioner for European integration declares that this law was designed in full compliance with the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS): "As before, the Ukrainian gas transportation system remains under the jurisdiction of the state of Ukraine. At this the law determines conditions regarding GTS operator in a transparent, non-discriminatory way and by no means stipulates restriction of access to transportation services for the WTO members".

 "Therefore, the statements of certain representatives of the Russian authorities and experts with regard to the so-called "violations" are groundless," said Valeriy Pyatnitsky.