The Arbitration Court of Appeal at its ninth session, attended by representatives of Russian Association of Marine and River Bunker Suppliers has considered an appeal filed by the Central Energy Customs (CEC) of Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia to reverse the decision of the Arbitration Court of Moscow on March 7, 2014 in the case No A40-141073/2013 that invalidated the CEC Chief Pavel Strelnikov's teletypogram (No 01-17/6123, 08.22.2013) on limitation of offshore bunkering operations at Russian seaports.
The Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the court of trial jurisdiction and dismissed the appeal of CEC. Thus, the trial court's decision came into force.
On August 22, 2013 CEC's chief Pavel Strelnikov in his teletype order instructed the customs departments to carry out control and clearance procedures for onboard fuel stores, including bunkers at special places, authorizing to conduct bunkering operations only at SPMs of dedicated terminals of Russian oil companies, which actually banned bunker fuel supply to tankers at offshore anchorage.
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