In spite of the official explanations that the Federal Transport Oversight Agency (FTOA) currently is the only governmental body to control sea port hydratechnic structures (the letter №MC-41/664 from 09.11.2005), the requirement of other agencies (including the Federal Environment Oversight Agency in the North-Western federal region) concerning the elaboration of a safety declaration for the berth facilities is illegal, Prosecutor’s office in Saint-Petersburg after the revision held in one of the companies – member of the Association passed a recommendation (№23-63-824-05 from 29.12.2005) to prevent the breaking of the law about the hydratechnic structures, including the obligation to make a safety declaration of a berth. 

Therefore the Association sent an official request to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Ustinov V.V. asking to explain:

1. a)what Ministry or governmental agency controls the hydratechnic structures (berths), the part of the petroleum products transshipment complexes;
2. b)the necessity to get the license issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources for the exploitation of the hydratechnic structures (berth);
3. c)the necessity to work out the safety declaration of hydratechnic structures (berths),
4. d)the lawfulness of the information letter of the Federal Environment Oversight Agency in the North-Western federal region with regard to the safety declaration of hydratechnic structure (berth). 

In conclusion the Association kindly asks to annihilate the recommendation №23-63-824-05 from 29.12.2005 issued by the Prosecutor’s office in Saint-Petersburg.