The state Duma Committee blesed amendment allowing Gazprom to pay for the transit of gas through debt of Naftogaz

The state Duma Committee on financial market on Tuesday In preparation for the second reading of the draft law On accounting supported the amendment, which allows Gazprom to pay for the transit of gas through Ukraine due to the debt of Naftogaz.
according to the document, the resident will be entitled to be credited to their accounts in the authorized banks of foreign currency or the currency of the Russian Federation In the conduct of offsetting obligations arising from convicts between residents exporters of natural gas in the gaseous state, and non-residents of contracts providing for the sale of gas and the provision of non-residents services transit passes TASS. The amendment, supplementing the law " On currency regulation and currency control "made by the Deputy head of the Duma Department of energy Paul Landslide. Initially this proposal was made by Gazprom. The amendment is most relevant in connection with problems arising When paying for Russian gas supplied to Ukraine. It allows you to pay for the transit of gas from Russia through Ukraine due to the debt of Naftogaz for gas, moreover, without mandatory enrollment of the proceeds from the sale of gas to Ukraine by Gazprom in the authorized Bank. This, for its part, allows Gazprom to protect penalties for failure to comply with the requirements of the law on compulsory transfer of proceeds for the sale of gas to his account in the Bank in case, when the gas delivered but not paid. Currently, When carrying out foreign trade activities, residents are obliged, except in particular cases, to provide a receivable from non-residents on their Bank accounts in the authorized banks of foreign exchange or currency of the Russian Federation due Under conditions of prisoners contracts. For failure to comply within the prescribed period of this duty is subject to administrative liability. The penalty for officials and legal entities established in the amount of 1/150 of the refinancing rate of the CBR on the amount of money credited to the accounts in the authorized banks with infractions of the term, for every day of delay in the amount of from 3/4 to one amount of money is not credited to accounts in authorized banks. on September 29, Naftogaz said that Kyiv has not yet made decisions on the results of negotiations Russia, Ukraine and the EU, to discuss the plan of temporary gas dispute settlement and uninterrupted transit of Russian gas to the European Union. The head of Naftogaz Andrey Kobelev said that Kiev refuses to guarantee uninterrupted transit of Russian gas deliveries via Ukraine, if not will have concluded a new transit agreement. September 27, Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak also said that Gazprom will supply Ukraine 5 billion cubic meters of gas on terms of prepayment in the case of making all the Berlin agreements. However, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that the repayment of Ukraine's debt for gas from Russia as long as there is no clarity.

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