OREANDA-NEWS. Omissions by the City Authority excluded legitimate rivalry on the market of managing apartment houses in Cheboksary and created advantageous conditions for economic activities of “Udacha” Managing Company” Ltd.

The conclusion was made by the First Arbitration Appeal Court that pronounced legitimacy of the decision made by Chuvashia OFAS Russia reversed the judgment of the Arbitration Court of the Chuvashia Republic, which had invalidated the OFAS decision.

In March 2013 Chuvashia OFAS Russia found that omissions by Cheboksary City Authority violated Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”: Cheboksary City Authority failed to organize an open tender to select a managing organization to manage a returned to service apartment house at No.4, R. Luxemburg St.

In the course of investigation of the case, initiated upon a petition of an equity holder of the apartment house, Cheboksary City Authority did not submit materials and documents confirming that within ten days after putting into service the house a tender shall be organized to select a managing company for the house, as well as documents on concluding a contract for house management with the tender winner.

“The First Arbitration Appeal Court stated that a tender must be organized on the principles of equal conditions for participation of legal entities regardless of their organizational legal form and individual entrepreneurs”, clarified the Head if the Department of Chuvashia OFAS Russia for Control over the Authorities and Advertising, Lyudmila Zhelezina.