In Russia, control over foreign carriers will be tightened from September

Starting from September 1 of this year, control over compliance with the rules for paying for toll roads for foreign carriers is being tightened in Russia. The changes were approved by the Government of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Ministry of Transport reported on June 2.

If the owners of trucks over 12 tons belonging to foreign carriers have outstanding debts for toll roads and compensation for damage caused to them, then the cars will not be able to cross the border of Russia, either at the entrance or at the exit.

Customs officers will check for debts at state border checkpoints. They will have access to up-to-date information from the State Information System on State and Municipal Payments (GIS GMP). If the debt is repaid, the generated accrual is excluded from the system.

"Thus, customs officers will be able to quickly find out if the driver has a debt and make a decision on skipping the vehicle. Also, thanks to integration with GIS GMP, control will become more operational and transparent: the decision on the truck's admission to further traffic will be made on the basis of up—to-date data in real time," the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation noted.

The rules will apply to all international transportation through the territory of the Russian Federation, including transit flights without entering the territory of other EAEU countries.

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As reported on May 29, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Arbitration Court against the state-owned Russian Highways company (Avtodor) for the recovery of about 324 million rubles.