OREANDA-NEWS. June 03, 2011. The FAS Russia’s Expert Council on Railway transport held a meeting attended by FAS Russia’s Experts, representatives of freight owners, representatives of the federal executive bodies, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Transport and “Russian Railways” OJSC, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The agenda included the following items:

1. The Ministry of Transport executing the instructions for drafting normative legal acts regulating transportation of empty cars, not-owned by the carriers, under Clause 7 of No.ISh-P9-50pr Protocol of the meetings at the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Igor Shuvalov, on 28, 29 September - 1st October 2010 (further on referred to as the Protocol).

2. Current situation with accepting and approving by the carrier – “Russian Railways” OJSC – applications (GU-12 form) submitted for inventory stock (“P” list) and engaging “Russian Railways” OJSC for the above car transportation that belong under the rights of property and (or) any other legal rights to various legal persons (both included and not included in the group of persons to “Russian Railways” OJSC). The Regulations for providing cars by the group of persons comprising: “Russian Railways” OJSC, “PGK” OJSC and “VGK” OJSC to consignors (particularly, for car freights).

The following decisions were made at the meeting:

1. To take into account a number of comments put forward by participants of the meeting regarding the body of the text of a draft Order of the Ministry of Transport “On Introducing Amendments to Some Acts of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation”, drafted by the Ministry of Transport under Clause 29 of the Actions Plan for the Structural Reform on Railway Transport in 2010-2011, approved by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, S. Ivanov, on 28th May 2010 (No. 2515p-P9 Protocol), under Clause 7 of No.ISh-P9-50pr Protocol of the meetings at the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Igor Shuvalov, on 28, 29 September - 1st October 2010.

2. To improve, on a tight schedule, jointly with “Russian Railways” OJSC and users of the services of railway transport – consignors, owners of rolling stock, the “Regulations for providing cars by the group of persons comprising: “Russian Railways” OJSC, “PGK” OJSC and “VGK” OJSC to consignors (particularly, for car freights)”, submitted by “Russian Railways” OJSC to FAS Russia for approval in accordance with No. АG/31555 Letter of FAS Russia of 20th September 2010 (the FAS Russia’s decision on extending the period for considering a petition of “Russian Railways” OJSC about creating “VGK” OJSC).