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Ilya Shengeliya,
VEGAS LEX’s Southern Directorate Project manager, made an overview of the
judicial practice concerning non-payments in the housing and utility sector at
a round-table meeting of the Publishing House "Кommersant” in
Rostov-on-Don.
On 30 June 2017, in Rostov-on-Don, there was held the
round-table meeting of “Kommersant-South of Russia” on the topic "Non-payments in the housing and utility sector: judicial
practice and topical issues of 2017" at which the regional representatives
of state authorities, energy market and external experts discussed the regional
practice of application of the regulatory and legal framework governing the procedures of settlement between the consumers
of energy resources and gas, heat and electricity supply companies.
Ilya
Shengeliya, VEGAS LEX’s Southern Directorate Project manager, told about the results of practical
application of Federal Law No.307 in the context of the judicial practice
concerning the collection of accounts receivable in the energy sector and in
the housing and utility sector. The expert also mentioned initiatives in the area
of statutory regulation such as simplification of the direct contract conclusion
procedure, raising of responsibility of the management companies and their
officers, establishment of control over information transparency, introduction of the management
companies’ obligation to secure their obligations by a bank guarantee, etc.
The participants also discussed the situation concerning the payment discipline
of the consumers of public utilities and the prospects of introduction of the Geo
Information System “Housing and Utility Sector” (GIS ZhKH) in order to improve the
transparency of settlements in the Rostov Region; the effect of changes in the
housing legislation on the payment discipline in the sector; the judicial
practice concerning debt related disputes between the utility providers, housing
companies and population; the reasons and advantages of transition to the
direct settlements with population for heat supply services; and measures to
ensure the performance of obligations and improve the payment
discipline.
Following the results of the meeting it is planned to prepare a resolution for its
submission to the federal executive and legislative authorities.
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