OREANDA-NEWS. October 20, 2008. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) recognized that "Stolichny Doctor" Ltd. violated Parts 1 and 2 Article 18 of the Federal Law "On Advertising" and issued a determination to eliminate the violations, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

"Stolichny Doctor" Ltd. violated the law by advertising in Moscow in June-August 2008 the services of the "Vse Svoi" dental clinic via telecommunication networks using automatic redial and without obtaining prior consent of the subscribers for receiving the advertisement.

Administrative charges for such type of offence are specified in Article 14.3 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Violations.

Reference:
Part 1 Article 18 of the Federal Law "On Advertising" allows advertising via telecommunication networks, including telephone, fax, or mobile radiotelephone communication, only upon prior consent of a subscriber or an addressee for receiving the advertisement. If the advertiser cannot prove that such consent was obtained, the advertisement has been disseminated without prior consent.

Part 2 Article 18 of the Federal Law "On Advertising" forbids using telecommunication networks for advertising through the means of automatic selection and (or) dialing subscribers' numbers (automatic redial, automatic sending).