Seven filling stations in Floresti district, which worked without a license, illegally made 1 million lei in several days. The violations were identified by specialists of the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) during inspections carried out in northern Moldova, in concert with the fiscal authorities, IPN reports.
ANRE director Sergiu Ciobanu told a news conference that the Agency cannot guarantee the quality of the oil products sold illegally and that the economic entity obeyed the price formation principle. He referred to Agrocom-Oil, which holds a license for importing oil products into Moldova and a month ago asked for a license for selling oil products through the seven filling stations in Floresti district.
The ANRE discovered a number of irregularities in the company’s activity and refused to issue a license for selling oil products. Nevertheless, the company started to retail these products.
The Agency can take two measures in this case: to withdraw the import license, and to impose a fine of 10,000 lei, notwithstanding the damage caused.
The Floresti company is also liable to fines of 100% of the revenues earned illegally, which can be imposed by the tax authorities.
The inspections at filling stations in Moldova will continue during the next few weeks.
