Customs officers will have the right to stop vehicles with curb weight of 3.5 tons in the area of the new road sign “Сustoms control point»

From December 14, 2018, Russian customs officers will have the right to stop vehicles with a curb weight of 3.5 tons, including those not engaged in international transportation, for customs control in places designated by the road sign 7.14.1 ” Customs control point», as the press service of the Federal customs service of Russia.

The necessary changes have been made to the traffic Rules of the Russian Federation by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 4, 2018 № 1478. Drivers of the specified vehicles will be obliged to stop at the request of customs officers and to show to check the vehicle, goods and documents on them.

Workers of customs bodies, stopping the vehicle in the area of the sign “customs control Point” should be in uniform and be used to stop the disk with a red signal or with a reflector. For refusing to stop the driver can be brought to administrative responsibility under part 2 of Art. 12.25 of the administrative Code.