The Russian side responded positively to the appeal Friday the deputy minister of infrastructure and construction Jerzy Szmit to start talks on rules for the operation of road transport to the Russian Federation and the establishment of a quota of permits for 2016. 1 February in Warsaw meet in this case the teams of international experts, and a day later deputy ministers Polish and Russian.
Meeting of the Polish-Russian Joint Commission. International road haulage will be held 1 February in the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction. The positive outcome of these negotiations will meet the Deputy Minister Szmit with Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Nikolai Assaułem, which was initially scheduled for 2 February 2016.
Deputy Minister Jerzy Szmit sent on Friday a letter to his Russian counterpart from another invitation to talks on rules for implementing road transport to the Russian Federation. Earlier, the Russian side did not show up for a scheduled meeting on the matter, also gave no reasons for the absence.
The Russians have accused Poland of a destructive position, stating in a press the Ministry of Transport that “the Polish party refuses to submit concrete proposals on the exchange of permits and tone of an ultimatum demanding changes in Russian law in relation to the Polish carriers.”
The Russian Ministry of Transport also proposed an extension of the Polish road transport permits until February 15th. It reported that it had provided its new proposals to be agreed quota of permits for 2016. Meanwhile, Polish Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and construction has admitted that 15 days does not solve any problems.
Last year, the Russian truck drove by Poland 160,000 times. Transit through Poland for them practically the only way to Western Europe. In turn, the Polish company annually perform more than 200 thousand. courses to Russia, worth up to EUR 400 million.
Terms of transportation determines the intergovernmental agreement of 1996 r.
The rules implementing the road transport between the Polish and the Russian Federation, including transit to third countries, sets out an intergovernmental agreement of 1996. In December 2015 Russia rules have been adopted for the implementation of the Law on road transport in the Russian Federation. They changed the meaning of the term “carriage to a third country.”
Russia now extends the new rules also on some of the goods produced in Poland, for example in foreign companies. The Russian side considers the goods produced by foreign subsidiaries operating in Poland and transported to Russia by the Polish driver, as the movement from third countries, and permits for this type of transport is very limited.
In 2015, force a quota of 250 thous. permits are divided into three categories: transit traffic, transportation and so-called double-sided. third countries.
Russian permits for Polish carriers will expire on January 31, which means that if no agreement is reached, Polish carriers by the end of this month will have to leave the territory of the Russian Federation. February 4 of this issue with the representative of the European Commission in Brussels will be talking to Minister for Infrastructure and construction Andrzej Adamczyk.
The Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski asked in parliament about the Russian permits for Polish carriers, said: “Unfortunately, it can be malice Russian, because our part, this will be, we want to talk, we want to defend the interests of our carriers, and if Russia closes borders, we will look for a way circular, “- he said.
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