Bill on foreign ships entry in Russia's internal waters submitted for public hearings
The draft federal law "On Amendments to Article 4 of the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation and Article 11 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On the state border of the Russian Federation" has been scheduled for a public hearing, a federal lawmaking activity information website said.
The public discussion on the bill will continue until May 23, 2015.
The bill, in order to settle the procedures a single or multiple entry of foreign vessels in the waters or in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation, proposes to amend Article 4 of the Merchant Shipping Code by specifying all the activities in the field of merchant shipping. This will allow entry of foreign vessels on the basis of a permit issued in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation. The draft law also includes amendments to Article 11 of the Law "On the State Border of the Russian Federation" to allow carry out border / customs control procedures for vessels outside the Port-of-Entry posts.