Article 118. Distribution of the court expenses

Court expenses shall be charged to the persons participating in the case, in proportion to the sums of satisfied claims.

The party in favor of which the judgment was made shall be reimbursed at the expense of the other party for all court expenses incurred in the case, even if this party was exempted from paying state duty.

The state duty from payment of which the plaintiff has been exempted in the established order, shall be collected from the respondent and credited to the republican budget proportionally to the amount of satisfied stated claims, unless the respondent has been exempted from payment thereof.

If the case has arisen as a result of violation by a person participating in the case of the pre-trial (claim) procedure for resolving a dispute with the respondent, provided for by law for this category of disputes or by a contract (leaving a claim unanswered, not sending the requested documents), the court has the right to charge this person with court expenses regardless of the outcome of the case.

If the respondent voluntarily satisfies the claims of the plaintiff after the latter's submission of the claim to the court, the court expenses shall be covered by the respondent.

If the plaintiff had reasonably stated a claim for the recovery of a penalty, but its amount was reduced by the court in accordance with the right granted to him by law, the court expenses shall be charged to the respondent based on the amount of the penalty that would have been subject to recovery without taking into account its reduction.

In case of refusal to satisfy or partial satisfaction of claims brought by state bodies and other persons exempted from paying state duty in the interests of legal persons and citizens, the state duty shall be collected from the persons in whose interests the claim is brought, in proportion to the part of the claim satisfaction of which has been denied.

Upon agreement of the persons participating in the case on distribution of the court expenses, the court shall make its judgment in accordance with this agreement.

The court costs incurred by the persons involved in the case in connection with the filing of an appeal, cassation appeal shall be distributed in accordance with the rules set forth in this article.