OREANDA-NEWS. December 29, 2008. FAS Russia initiated an administrative case against the "Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy System of Russia" OJSC under Article 14.31 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Violations, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The company violated the antimonopoly legislation in technological connection of No.3 oil pumping station of a section of the oil pipeline of the 2 Baltic pipeline system ("Transneft" AK" OJSC), to the electric mains.

On 9th December 2008, the FAS Russia's Commission found that the "Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy System of Russia" OJSC violated the following provisions:

1) Sub-Clause 5 Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" - evasion from signing a contract for technological connection of No.3 oil pumping station of the oil pipeline of the 2 Baltic pipeline system ("Transneft" AK" OJSC), to the electric mains of "FSK UES" OJSC;

2) Sub-Clause 9 Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" - actions (lack of actions) resulted in preventing entry of "Transneft" AK" OJSC to the markets of electrical energy and oil transportation;

3) Sub-Clause 10 Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" - actions (lack of actions) in determining the fee for technological connection of No.3 oil pumping station of the oil pipeline of the 2 Baltic pipeline system ("Transneft" AK" OJSC), to the electric mains of "FSK UES" OJSC, resulted in breaching the pricing procedures established by regulatory legal acts;

4) Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" - actions (lack of actions) resulted in infringing the interests of "Transneft" AK" OJSC.

Article 14.31 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Violations, imposes administrative liability in the form of a fine in the amount from one hundredth to fifteen hundredth of the proceeds gained by the violator from the sales of goods (works, services) on the market where the violation was committed, but no more than one fiftieth of the total proceeds of the violator from the sales of all goods (works, services).