OREANDA-NEWS. August 28, 2008. The Moscow Arbitration Court dismissed the claim of the Moscow Government on invalidating the decision and determination of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia), in the part related to the Moscow Government, according to which the Moscow Government violated Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" and Article 16 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" by engaging in concerted actions with the Moscow State Inspectorate for Traffic Safety, of the Main Department of Internal Affairs, the "Gormost" State Unitary Enterprise, the "Mosvodokanal" Moscow State Unitary Enterprise, and "Moskovskaya Gorodskaya Elektrosetevaya Kompania [Moscow City Grid Company]" OJSC, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia. 

The case was initiated upon petitions of economic agents involved in water use in the area of the Moskva-river, based in the incenses and contracts for water use, that employed floating landing stages and motor ships as floating hotels and restaurants.

In September 2007, FAS Russia received a complaint from "KRTs Inflotel" CJSC, "MAIS" Ltd., "Finance Grad" Ltd., "Tair" Company" CJSC, "Alba Intel" Ltd. and "Tsentr Granat" Ltd. against the actions of the Moscow Government, "Mosvodokanal", "Gormost", the Moscow State Inspectorate for Traffic Safety, of the Main Department of Internal Affairs, and "Moscow City Grid Company" OJSC.

The Moscow Government violated the antimonopoly legislation by unreasonably preventing activities of economic entities that used floating landing stages and other waterborne platforms and crafts in the area of the Moskva-river. The Moscow Government, "Mosvodokanal", "Gormost", the Moscow State Inspectorate for Traffic Safety, of the Main Department of Internal Affairs, and "Moscow City Grid Company" OJSC were engaged in concerted actions to unreasonably prevent activities of economic entities that used floating landing stages.

Based on the FAS Russia's decision of 25th April 2008, all persons involved in the case were issued a determination to stop the antimonopoly violations.

The Moscow Government disagreed with the FAS Russia's decision and determination, in the part related to the Moscow Government, and appealed.

The Moscow Arbitration Court dismissed the argumentation of the Moscow Government and found the FAS Russia's decision and determination legitimate and justified.