The regional authorities of Kaliningrad established a working group comprising representatives of all controlling agencies to work out a possible solution to unregulated issues with the border checkpoints at the seaport of Kaliningrad.
A barrier for several companies emerged after the Border Guard Service of FSB had ordered to suspend the border control of ships at the cargo terminal berths at Kaliningrad port. Those were Union-TTM Ltd., Union-Soya closed company, Lukoil-KaliningradMorNeft JSC, NCP RosBunker CJSC, BaltNafta CJSC, BOC company, the Federal Agency for Arrangement of Russian Federation Border (RosGranitsa) statement said.
All these companies are operating within the borders of Kaliningrad seaport open to foreign vessels. The ban was imposed on Russian ships mooring at the berths of the companies’ six cargo terminals and foreign vessels as well.
"The FSB Border Service of Russia believed that the points of registration of persons, vehicles, cargoes and goods passing through the cargo terminals do not meet the requirements of the RF Government Decree of June 26th 2008 N 482 "On Approving the Rules of establishing, opening, operation (exploitation), reconstruction and the closure of crossing points on the Russian border”, Rosgranitsa statement said.
However, the agency noted, the RF Government orders dated June 26th, 2006 N482, and April 7th, 2008 N253 do not set a timetable for the arrangement of checkpoints for border control and customs clearance at the ports.
As an earlier report said, the regional Governor Georgy Boos had stepped in, proposing to establish a realistic timetable to bring check-points at the port of Kaliningrad to the new requirements and not rushing to ban freight traffic through cargo terminals of the above mentioned companies.
The official had said at his meeting with officials of the federal border, customs agencies, RosGranitsa representatives and Port Authority that administrative barriers should not hamper the regional economy.
A barrier for several companies emerged after the Border Guard Service of FSB had ordered to suspend the border control of ships at the cargo terminal berths at Kaliningrad port. Those were Union-TTM Ltd., Union-Soya closed company, Lukoil-KaliningradMorNeft JSC, NCP RosBunker CJSC, BaltNafta CJSC, BOC company, the Federal Agency for Arrangement of Russian Federation Border (RosGranitsa) statement said.
All these companies are operating within the borders of Kaliningrad seaport open to foreign vessels. The ban was imposed on Russian ships mooring at the berths of the companies’ six cargo terminals and foreign vessels as well.
"The FSB Border Service of Russia believed that the points of registration of persons, vehicles, cargoes and goods passing through the cargo terminals do not meet the requirements of the RF Government Decree of June 26th 2008 N 482 "On Approving the Rules of establishing, opening, operation (exploitation), reconstruction and the closure of crossing points on the Russian border”, Rosgranitsa statement said.
However, the agency noted, the RF Government orders dated June 26th, 2006 N482, and April 7th, 2008 N253 do not set a timetable for the arrangement of checkpoints for border control and customs clearance at the ports.
As an earlier report said, the regional Governor Georgy Boos had stepped in, proposing to establish a realistic timetable to bring check-points at the port of Kaliningrad to the new requirements and not rushing to ban freight traffic through cargo terminals of the above mentioned companies.
The official had said at his meeting with officials of the federal border, customs agencies, RosGranitsa representatives and Port Authority that administrative barriers should not hamper the regional economy.