OREANDA-NEWS. December 09, 2011. Yaroslavl Regional Arbitration Court upheld the determination of the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Yaroslavl region (Yaroslavl OFAS Russia) to hold “Russian Post” Federal State Unitary Enterprise administratively liable, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The case was initiated upon a complaint of the Department for Social Support of the Population and Labor Protection, Yaroslavl Mayor’s Office, regarding actions of the monopolist. “Russian Post” insisted on a possibility to unilaterally refuse to execute obligations under a delivery contract. “Russian Post” unlawfully refused that the contract included a clause on the procedures for accepting the goods by the customer and verifying that the quantity, set, volume and quality of the goods match the standards specified in the contract.

Having investigated the case, Yaroslavl OFAS Russia found that “Russian Post” violated Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” (infringing interests) and issued a determination to conclude a contract with the Department for Social Support of the Population and Labor Protection, Yaroslavl Mayor’s Office.

The Courts of three Instances confirmed conclusions of the antimonopoly body.

Yaroslavl OFAS Russia fined “Russian Post” 3.2 million Rubles.

“The content of the contract should not contravene the general principles and provisions of the civil law. This norm is formalized in Clause 2 Article 421 of the Civil Code. No one has the right to act only to one’s own benefit; it is impossible to live where everybody does only what everybody wants”, commented Deputy Head of Yaroslavl OFAS Russia, Ivan Pautov.