OREANDA-NEWS. June 25, 2009. "Znamya" Moscow Machine-Building Plant" OJSC executed the determination, issued by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia), by entering into a contract with "356 АRZ" OJSC for supplying components for helicopter repair, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

Earlier FAS Russia found that "Znamya" Moscow Machine-Building Plant" OJSC violated Clause 5 Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" by refusing or evading contracts with certain buyers (customers) without any economic or technological justification, and issued a determination to eliminate the violations.

The case was initiated upon a petition of "356 АRZ" OJSC, which is mainly involved in repair of aviation equipment.

"Znamya" Moscow Machine-Building Plant" OJSC is involved in manufacturing of components to military and civil aviation equipment. The company violated the law by refusing and evading to enter in the contract with "356 АRZ" OJSC for supplying components for hydraulic helicopter systems.

According to the FAS Russia's determination, "Znamya" Moscow Machine-Building Plant" OJSC had to eliminate the antimonopoly violation by signing a contract with "356 АRZ" OJSC for supplying components required to repair "Mi" helicopters.

Within the designated period, "Znamya" Moscow Machine-Building Plant" OJSC presented documents to FAS Russia confirming that the company had executed the determination.

Reference:
Clause 5 Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" prohibits refusing or evading contracts with individual buyers (customers) without economic or technological justifications provided there are possibilities of producing or supplying relevant goods, and if such refusing or avoiding of a contract are not directly provided for by the federal laws, the normative legal acts of the President of the Russian Federation, the normative legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation, the normative legal acts of the authorized federal executive bodies or judicial acts.