Rights and obligations of a natural gas consumer
A consumer who is not a household consumer has the right, in particular, to:
- free choice of supplier;
- free change of the supplier, except for the cases provided for in the second paragraph of the first part of Article 14 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Natural Gas Market";
- obtaining information about the general terms of delivery (including prices), the rights and obligations of the supplier and the consumer, indication of legislative acts that govern the relationship between the supplier and the consumer, available ways of pre-trial resolution of disputes with the supplier;
- Obtaining natural gas of the proper quality and quantity, the physical and chemical parameters of which comply with the established standards, in accordance with the terms of the concluded contracts, except in cases of termination (restriction) of natural gas supplies in accordance with the requirements of the legislation and the terms of the contracts;
- free receipt of information on the volumes and other indicators of own consumption of natural gas;
- Early termination of the supply contract, if the supplier has notified the consumer of the intention to amend the supply contract in terms of delivery conditions and the new delivery conditions turned out to be unacceptable for him.
- for the simultaneous conclusion of several contracts for the supply of natural gas, if its annual volume of natural gas consumption exceeds 30 million cubic meters. meters;
- to receive information about natural gas supplier prices and payment procedures free of charge;
- independently stop (restrict) the extraction of natural gas for own needs in compliance with the requirements of the current legislation, of which he must notify in writing all subjects of the natural gas market with whom the relevant agreements have been concluded;
- to demand the resumption of natural gas supplies in the prescribed manner after the elimination of violations and compensation for payment for services for disconnection and connection, if the gas supply was interrupted without terminating the natural gas supply agreement;
- Other rights provided by applicable law.
A consumer who is not a household consumer is obliged, in particular:
- conclude an agreement on the supply of natural gas;
- ensure timely and full payment of the cost of natural gas in accordance with the terms of the supply agreement;
- prevent unauthorized extraction of natural gas;
- ensure unhindered access of authorized representatives of the gas transmission system operator, gas distribution system operator to natural gas metering stations and in order to establish gas metering stations;
- stop (limit) the consumption of natural gas in accordance with the requirements of the law and the terms of contracts;
- ensure compliance with the discipline of selection (consumption) of natural gas in the volumes and on the terms determined by the agreements;
- implement a set of measures aimed at preventing the occurrence of a threat to life or injury, damage to equipment and products, negative environmental consequences, etc.
- to independently limit (stop) the consumption of natural gas in the following cases:
- violation of the terms of payment under the contract for the supply of natural gas;
- absence or insufficiency of a confirmed volume of natural gas allocated to the consumer;
- exceeding daily allowance and/or monthly confirmed volume of natural gas without agreement with the supplier;
- absence of a concluded contract for the supply of natural gas;
- In case of violation or failure to fulfill its obligations, the consumer is liable under the law.