OREANDA-NEWS. April 20, 2012. The Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Leningrad Region (Leningrad OFAS Russia) found that “Russian Railways” OJSC imposed disadvantageous technical conditions and obligations towards developing infrastructure of railway transport in common use, and prevented entry to the market of using railway transport infrastructure and the market of transshipment of oil products, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.  

The case was initiated in January 2012 upon a petition of “Petrotrans-Primorsk” Ltd. The petitioner approached “Russian Railways” OJSC, as the owner of infrastructure in common use, to approve the project of connecting non-public railway trucks to transport oil products to a sea port. “Russian Railways” OJSC issued a technical assignment to “Petrotrans-Primorsk” Ltd. obligating the company to take measures towards developing railroad network in common use.

In March 2012, the antimonopoly body issued a warning to “Russian Railways” OJSC to stop unlawful actions.

“Russian Railways” OJSC failed to execute the warning of Leningrad OFAS Russia.

The Commission of the antimonopoly body found that “Russian Railways” OJSC violated Clauses 3 and 9 Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”.

“Through unlawful actions in course of issuing technical conditions, natural monopolies prevent economic activities of economic entities, which reduces economic attractiveness of the Leningrad region”, emphasized the Head of Leningrad OFAS Russia, Gleb Konnov.