The State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine suspended the actions of special permits for Storm and Odesa PJSC GAO Chernomorneftegaz for a debt on rent in the amount of more than 23 million UAH. It is said in the release of the regulator.

It is noted that the State Fiscal Service has submitted a submission to the Service on the suspension of special permits through the debt of Chernomorneftegaz on rent. In turn, the State Secretary was obliged to suspend the operation of special permits.

Earlier, the State Geology Committee gave the enterprise 30 days to resolve the violation. However, the subsoil user did not use the given term.

"In accordance with the current legislation, the State Geogenerator must respond to the submission of the fiscal service for the debt of any subsoil user. The debt to the state "Chernomorneftegaz" is more than 23 million UAH. In due time the Service gave 30 days for the elimination of violations. The company did not use this right. Now we are forced to stop the action of special permits.

I hope that these are temporary measures, "explains the head of the State Geoscience Nikolai Boyarkin.

The Service emphasizes that there is no mention of the cancellation of special permits.

"To resolve the situation, Chernomorneftegaz needs to turn to the fiscal service. After reaching a compromise, the GFS sends us a letter on the absence of debt and we immediately raise the issue of resuming the operation of special permits. The way they are updated, provided by law, which is one for everyone, "Boyarkin said..