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The Ukrainian parliament approved a bill in the first reading on Tuesday to split the national energy company Naftogaz into production and transportation divisions and prohibit rental or privatization of the gas transportation system. Naftogaz should be split according to the provisions of the EU Third Energy Package, which requires the separation of energy production, transportation and sales, as Ukraine is a member of the European Energy Community. The Ukrainian government approved the bill last week.

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