At it's the meeting, the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU considered three bills aimed at strengthening energy security. This is the draft Law No. 5208 on amendments to certain laws of Ukraine on measures to strengthen Ukraine's energy independence. The draft law provides for the authority of the Regulator to restrict or prohibit the import of electricity from the aggressor country. In the Committee's view, the bill does not conflict with European Union law and the Association Agreement. At the same time, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Annex XXVII-A of the Association Agreement, Ukraine is obliged to consult with the European Commission on the compatibility of the bill with the provisions of EU law. Therefore, consideration of the bill should be postponed until the relevant opinion of the European Commission. The same conclusion was reached by two alternative bills - No. 5208-1 and No. 5208-2. The draft law No. 5208-1 proposes, among other things, to set clear deadlines for the integration of the United Energy System of Ukraine into the continental European zone ENTSO-E.
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