DP " Precarpathians " filed in the Supreme economic court of Ukraine appeal against the Decision of the economic court of Rivne region, resolved to nationalize land pipeline " Samara - West direction on the square of Ukraine, according to the report of " Transneft ".

Rivne economic court of appeal on November 25, confirmed the legality of the decision to return the property of the Ukrainian pipeline " Samara-West direction ", according to which Ukraine and the EU countries receive diesel fuel from Russia. Pipelines " Samara - West direction is placed on the balance DP " Precarpathians " (included in the structure of JSC " South-West Transnefteproduct " - a subsidiary of JSC " Transneft " ).

" The appeal decision is contrary to government contracts, and Transneft will seek its abolition, working in the legal field, " said the report.

Transneft recalls that the agreement between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on mutual recognition of rights and the regulation of property relations from fifteen January 1993 the pipeline was recognized as the property of Russia. However, since 2005 the legal status of the object DP " Precarpathians " is decided in the courts." The decision on the withdrawal of the network will lead to a complete shutdown of the transit to the European countries, because the legal basis for further investment and technical service infrastructure is excluded ", - noted in Russian organizations.

in addition, Transneft emphasize that the legal debate around the pipeline create obstacles to the beginning of the overhaul and restoration of the network, which creates environmental risks. At the same time increases the amount of fuel thefts, reaching in some months to 1 thousand tons.

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