The press service of the St. Petersburg Department of the Federal Bailiff Service reported that by the decision of the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, the retail outlets recognized as illegal were liquidated in Apraksinny Dvor. The company that owns them was supposed to dismantle them on its own, but did not do so.
Before the bailiff service intervened in the situation, the company was fined twice, first for 30 thousand rubles, and then for 50 thousand rubles. The owner was also obliged to pay an enforcement fee of 50 thousand rubles. Only after the authorities threatened with criminal liability, the pavilions were dismantled. After all the work was done, the bailiffs were provided with a photo report and other documents.
In January, the authorities of St. Petersburg dismantled the trading rows with souvenirs, located near the Church of the Savior on Blood. And in early February, the St. Petersburg Committee for the Improvement of St. Petersburg stated that the trade in paintings near the entrance to St. Catherine's Church violated local and federal laws.