The National Agency for Energy Regulation (NAER) said the price ceilings for July 11-25 will remain the same as during the past two weeks – 19.10 lei/liter of gasoline A-95 and 17,00 lei/liter of diesel fuel. The decision was taken after the Chisinau City Court suspended the Agency’s July 10 order that announced higher price ceilings – by 0.39 lei per liter of gasoline and by 0.25 lei per liter of diesel fuel, IPN reports.

The Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure said that together with the Agency for Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance, they submitted an additional application by which they challenged the NAER’s order to raise the fuel price ceilings.

They also asked to suspend the order until an irrevocable court judgment is passed on the civil lawsuit filed on June 12. The Chisinau City Court thus suspended the Agency’s July 10 order. The court decision is executed immediately, but can be disputed in the Chisinau Appeals Court within 15 days.

On June 12, the Agency for June 13-26 announced a price ceiling of 19.49 lei/liter of gasoline, up 0.34 lei, and a price ceiling of 17.41 lei/liter of diesel fuel, up 0.32 lei. After the given order was issued, the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure challenged this in court and the order was suspended. Later the NAER announced that it restored the fuel price ceilings announced in the middle of May.