Caspian Report - Issue 06 - Winter 2014

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trations will be abolished by the new
Metropolitan Municipality Law in
March 2014.
“PERMISSION” RATHER THAN
“LICENCES” FOR DEALERS: FROM
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
The licence requirement will be replaced
with a permission requirement
for dealers. According to the
draft, dealers shall obtain permission
from municipalities within the
borders of the metropolitan municipality,
municipality and municipal
adjacent areas.
Refuelling for vehicles shall only be
carried out in liquid fuel stations
that have the necessary equipment.
However, factories, construction areas,
transportation fleets and other
places with similar needs which
have the storage and refuelling capacity
for their own vehicles shall
be granted refuelling permission by
municipalities within the borders of
the metropolitan municipality, municipality
and municipal adjacent
areas or by special provincial administrations
(or Metropolitan Municipalities)
outside those authorities’
jurisdiction.
AUTOMATION ACCESS UNDER
THE MINISTRY
Distributors shall be obliged to implement
effective quality control audits
for the activities carried out under their
registered trademarks, and to establish
and implement an audit system including
technological methods to prevent
the sales of illegal liquid fuel by their
dealers in accordance with the principles
set out by the Ministry.
With the draft, licencees undertaking
distribution and independent
dealers shall be obliged to ensure the
Ministry’s access to the automation
system they establish in their liquid
fuel stations. The Ministry shall ensure
the direct access of the Ministry
of Science, Industry and Technology,
Ministry of Customs and Trade,
Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance,
Ministry of Transport, Maritime
Affairs and Communications,
and other related public institutions
and organizations to this system as
necessitated by their authority and
duties. The Ministry shall provide
the requested information and documents
to abovementioned public
institutions and organizations as necessitated
by their duties.
WITH THE DRAFT, LICENCEES UNDERTAKING
DISTRIBUTION AND INDEPENDENT DEALERS SHALL BE
OBLIGED TO ENSURE THE MINISTRY’S ACCESS TO THE
AUTOMATION SYSTEM THEY ESTABLISH IN THEIR LIQUID
FUEL STATIONS.
Database, software, hardware and
automation infrastructure related
to the functioning of petroleum and
LPG markets by EMRA (Energy Market
Regulatory Authority) shall be
transferred to the Ministry within
one month at the latest following the
effective date of related regulations.
NOTIFICATIONS TO THE MINISTRY
According to the new draft, notification
obligations shall be determined
by the Ministry in order to collect
information regarding market activities.
Appointed Ministry personnel
shall be authorized to access all
kinds of papers, documents and commodities
including books, to take