Letter from 12.08.2013 № 01-06/1164/2013
Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine (SECU) in its communication of 12.08.2013 № 01-06/1164/2013 for supplementing information letter from the Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine of 15.03.2011 № 01-06/249 "On the rulings of the Supreme Court of Ukraine adopted as a result of judicial review of commercial courts" explained legal position of the Supreme Court of Ukraine set forth in the resolutions adopted as a result of revision of judgments by economic courts in the manner prescribed by section XII 2 EPCU, in disputes arising in the provision of utility services, in contract delivery, in the provision of electricity, drainage and gas supply services, in corporate legal relations, in legal relations involving the use of legislation on information and business reputation.
Among other, the letter states that accrual of interest on using other people's money under the supply contract on the basis of the third Art. 692 of the Civil Code of Ukraine in the amount prescribed by Art. 1 1048 of the Code, is groundless, as supply agreements and loan agreements are different in their legal nature and regulate different types of civil legal relations (Resolution of 02.07.2013 N 18/1372/12).