The decree of the Ukrainian government on the quota of import of coal and coke is recognized as illegal - ISD

In accordance with the decision of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv of June 10, 2013, the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 225 of March 13, 2013 "On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of December 19, 2012 No. 12" (on coal quotas) was declared illegal. This was reported by the press center of the ISD Corporation.

In the event that the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers does not appeal the decision of the Kyiv court of first instance on appeal, then the corresponding court decision will enter into force 10 days after the parties to receive the full text of such a decision (the full text of the court decision should be provided to the parties no later than June 17, 2013).

The ISD press release emphasizes a number of gross violations committed in the preparation and adoption of an appealed resolution and, in particular, indicate that "the consideration of the adoption of a resolution of KMU No. 225 was carried out without submission by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, which is the main body in the system of central executive authorities for the implementation of state policy in the field of foreign economic activity."

In addition, Ukraine, represented by the Cabinet of Ministers, has committed a gross violation of the main legal document of the World Trade Organization (WTO), ignoring the General Agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT), namely part 1 of Article 9, which says that "no prohibitions or restrictions, except for customs duties, taxes, or other fees, in particular in the form of welds, import or export licenses or other measures, should not be installed or applied by any party regarding the import of any product that occurs from the territory of any other side ... "

The ISD emphasizes that the quota of importing, regardless of the result of the distribution of quotas, is an absolutely unacceptable tool for restrictions on the freedom of foreign economic activity for metallurgical and coxochemical enterprises of Ukraine, as well as for numerous suppliers of coal and cokes from different countries, whose implementation may have serious economic consequences for the metallurgical industry of Ukraine, as well as also, as well as Negative consequences for the reputation of Ukraine as a state in the international arena.