OREANDA-NEWS. Revision performed by law-enforcement authorities in the Republic of Mordovia with the participation of postal security service of AFPS of Russian Post in the region showed the facts of sale of false postage payment impressions, reported the press-centre of  Russian Post. Expertise of stamped envelopes from special control purchase that was made in points of sale indicated that the products are pirated. The envelopes were not produced by the order FSUE Publishing & Trading Centre "MARKA" by the enterprise "GOSZNAK" belonged to the Ministry of Finance. It is the enterprise in the country to produce state postage payment impressions and distribute them by the network of postal communication agencies. As a result legal authorities brought a suit of administrative responsibility against the pirates.


Despite the performed revision facts of false envelopes sale still occur. A range of juridical persons in the republic hold tenders and place requests for price quotation on false envelopes delivery. In particular one of the enterprises announced the request for quotation on delivery of 15 000 stamped envelopes. A. Korolev, individual entrepreneurs from Volzhsk in the Republic Mariy El and LLC "Kantselyarskiy mir" directed the requests for participation in delivery along with AFPS in the Republic of Mordovia. This fact contravenes acting legislation. As Federal Law "Of postal service" authorizes federal executive authorities in the field of communications services to produce and distribute state postage payment impressions. Thus outside companies and individuals couldn’t participate in stamped production delivery.


Still the most crucial fact is that criminal case on pirated stamped production sale against A. Korolev has been opened earlier in Samara region. A lot of stamped envelopes were found and taken from A. Korolev. Now law-enforcement authorities are to authenticate postal payment impressions and find out how the entrepreneur has got them. There are similar cases on distribution of stamped envelopes in other regions. Currently, criminal cases are opened and investigation on pirated postal production sale is held in Astrakhan, Voronezh, Samara and other regions. In these regions outside companies also sold false production. Price for stamped envelope is unified within the territory of the Russian Federation. It includes both cost of the envelope and correspondence sorting and delivery expenses. Distribution of false stamped envelopes by the outside companies causes damage both to post and the state as a whole. In the first case it happens due to insufficient revenues, in the second case due to tax returns reduction. Unfortunately, customers can’t authenticate stamped envelopes. Thus Russian Post strongly recommends buy postal payment impressions in post offices and by postmen.