The RF Government has adopted a resolution dated April 23 2008 No 293 on state regulation and control of prices (tariffs and charges) for services provided by natural monopolies at transport terminals, sea and river ports as well as for services related to the use of infrastructure of inland waterways, press center of the RF Government reports.
By December 1 2009, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation is to develop and approve (in accordance with the established procedure and upon coordination with the Federal Tariff Service, the Ministry of Economic Development and Federal Antimonopoly Service) the procedure for separate accounting of income and costs per types of activities related to services provided by natural monopolies at transport terminals, sea and river ports as well as services in the sphere of inland waterways’ infrastructure. Besides, within the 6-month period it is to develop and approve the list of charges to be collected from the vessels in each river port (port charges), as well as the list of charges for services related to the use of infrastructure of inland waterways.