OREANDA-NEWS. October 16, 2012. Moscow Arbitration Court pronounced legitimacy of the decision and determination of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) on a case against the Federal Customs Service, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

On 23rd April 2012, the FAS Commission found that the Federal Customs Service violated Clause 2 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”.

The FAS Commission concluded that by stopping to accept “Zelyony Koridor” customs cards for payment of customs charges in November 2011, the Federal Customs Service unreasonably prevented activities of “Tamozhnaya Platyozhnaya Sistema” Ltd. as a coordinator of customs cards issuance.

As the violation was not eliminated at the time of making the decision, FAS issued a determination to the Federal Customs Service to stop violating the antimonopoly law and to exercise actions towards supporting competition.

On 10th October 2012, Moscow Arbitration Court dismissed the claim of the Federal Customs Service, confirming legitimacy and reasonableness of the decision and determination issued by the FAS Commission.

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Clause 2 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” prohibits the federal executive bodies to unreasonably prevent activities of economic entities.