OREANDA-NEWS. February 11, 2013. Moscow Arbitration Court upheld the determination of the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Nizhny Novgorod Region (Nizhny Novgorod OFAS Russia) on imposing an administrative fine upon the “Federal Passenger Company” OJSC for violating the antimonopoly law in the course of transporting passenger by “Burevestnik” train, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.   

On 27th July 2011, Nizhny Novgorod OFAS Russia found that the “Federal Passenger Company” OJSC and “Russian Railways” OJSC violated the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” (Part 1, Article 10): abusing dominant position on the market of railway transportation services.

The violation of the antimonopoly law concerns passenger transportation by “Burevestnik” train on the Nizhny Novgorod – Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod route. The passengers were forced to pay 170 Rubles for cold food products when buying train tickets.

The “Federal Passenger Company” OJSC tried to challenge the decision of Nizhny Novgorod OFAS Russia and filed a lawsuit; but Courts of three instances dismissed the carrier’s claim.

The “Federal Passenger Company” OJSC is held administratively liable and is fined 100,000 Rubles.

The “Federal Passenger Company” OJSC also filed a claim to Moscow Arbitration Court, which pronounced legitimacy and reasonableness of the determination of the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.