Concept of heat-purchasing agreement and its place in system of civil legal agreements

The regulation of relationships in the heat-purchasing sphere is possible today in Russia because of existing some laws, one of most important is «The heat-purchasing law». The content of the article is about heat-purchasing agreement and its place in Russian civil law. There were marked features, those can determine this agreement as kind of selling agreement. At the same time there were marked features those differ this agreement from other contracts in Russian civil law. In this article were presented views of different authors in different historical periods about heat-purchasing agreement such as M.M. Agarkov, B.M. Seinaroev, S.M. Korneev, S.A. Svirkov. Besides there were determined that between inhabitant and heat-purchasing organization usually there is no direct contact. The inhabitants have an agreement with the organization that render heating service, at the same time these organizations are buyers in the heat-purchasing agreement. In this article were marked also that this agreement is public. This feature let buyer require entering into agreement if he has all necessary conditions for this agreement.