Russian State Duma ratifies protocol on oil, petroleum product supplies to Kyrgyzstan

MOSCOW. Sept 16 (Interfax) - The State Duma ratified a protocol on amending the agreement between the Russian and Kyrgyz governments on cooperation in oil and petroleum product supplies at a meeting on Tuesday.

The government submitted the document (N971280-8) to parliament in July.

The protocol provides for extending and permanently establishing the application of temporary periodic customs declarations for supplies of oil and petroleum products by pipeline transport. According to the explanatory memorandum, this is dictated by the technological features of the transportation process using this type of transport and its customs administration. In the agreement that was previously in effect, the special declaration procedure was envisaged only for 2019-2024.

The document states that from January 1, 2025, it is necessary to ensure the declaration of oil and petroleum products by submitting a temporary declaration upon their export from Russia to Kyrgyzstan by pipeline transport in accordance with indicative balances.

Since the protocol establishes this customs procedure indefinitely and also contains rules that differ from Russian legislation, it was subject to ratification in accordance with the federal law on international treaties of the Russian Federation.

The protocol has been applied temporarily since December 31, 2024.