The head of Rosstandart has promised to deliver the Russians from “testing the bondage”
The head of Rosstandart Alexey Abramov in an interview to “the Russian newspaper” told about the plans to release the population from the duty to monitor the correctness of indications of devices of accounting of public resources.
“The situation with domestic counters turned inside out. It’s as if you existed a duty to come to the market with their weights, and Yes even to listen to the demands of the seller that your scales were calibrated…”, he said.
“Therefore, together with the Ministry of industry, Ministry of construction and Ministry of economic development, we will this year initiate amendments which fully exempt the citizens from what was known as “testing the bondage”,” said Mr. Abramov. The only thing in the case of the amendments is required from the owners or tenants, is to provide access intrahouse counters for resource supply specialists or management company.
From 1 July 2020, the responsibilities for metering of electricity in apartment buildings imposed on the guaranteeing suppliers, and to other consumers on the grid company. The cost of acquisition, installation, replacement of metering devices and other necessary equipment will be included in the tariffs of guaranteed suppliers and grid companies.
Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of construction wants to make smart meters mandatory from 2019.
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