Within a month CIS Economic Court to start a trial at the suit of Belarus against Russia for export duties on oil products

CIS Economic Court has entertained an action of Belarus against Russia on the invalidity of duties on oil products and oil stock supplied to Belarus which were imposed by the Russian Federation from January 1st. According to the court rules, the date of the trial must be determined at the executive session within 30 days after the claim was noted.

CIS Economic Court has entertained an action of Belarus against Russia on the invalidity of duties on oil products and oil stock supplied to Belarus which were imposed by the Russian Federation from January 1^st. According to the court rules, the date of the trial must be determined at the executive session within 30 days after the claim was noted.

Consideration of the claim of Belarusian government against the government of Russia was launched by CIS Economic Court on April 21^st. The work of the panel session is headed by the president of CIS Economic Court Faizullo Abdulloev while Professor of International Relations Department at St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Professor of State and International Law Department at North-West Academy under the aegis of the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Mishalchenko acts as a general adviser on the case.

Position of the Belarusian party at the trial was presented by Sabit Zholdybaev. He said that in its statement of claim the government of Belarus noted the illegality of collection of customs duties by the Russian party and asked the Economic Court to state the fact that the Russian Federation had broken its international commitments. Moreover, Belarus requests the Economic Court to advise Russia to take steps to abolish export customs duties on oil products.

In his speech the reporting judge also noted that Belarus had sent the Russian party a copy of the statement of claim without attachments which contain the preamble of the claim, but this unfortunate oversight will soon be redressed.