Kleschev, A.S. Legal aspects for the energy-saving contract and its regulation under the Civil Code of the Russian Federation

Abstract: Currently it is hard to overestimate the role of the energy supply in the everyday life of the society. Great social value of this process causes interest to this legal institution. The author views the legal aspects and topical issues of the energy supply contract, its nature and contents. The author also describes various points of view of Russian and foreign civil law lawyers on this type of contract. The author studies the role of energy within the system of objects of civil law, he analyzes the judicial practice on the disputes regarding this contract. The author also pays attention to the balance of rights and obligations of the party, who joins the energy supply contract. The article includes evaluation of the current legislation in the sphere of energy supply. The author comes to a conclusion that there is need to specificate the nature of the contract for supply of energy and to provide a specific place for energy within the system of objects of civil law at the legislative level, he also makes propositions for the improvement of the civil legislation.

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