OREANDA-NEWS. February 19, 2014. The Commission of Arkhangelsk OFAS Russia found that “Rosgosstrakh” Ltd. violated Clauses 3 and 5 Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” (abusing market dominance). The insurance company refused to conclude agreements for mandatory civil liability motor-vehicle insurance with physical persons without mandatory purchasing accident insurance policies of “RGS-Fortuna” “Avto”.

Upon the fact of violation, the antimonopoly body issued a determination to the insurance company to stop the violation by 17th March 2014.

The case materials were transferred to an official of Arkhangelsk OFAS Russia to initiate an administrative case to determine the sanctions – the size of the fine.

Reference:

Article 10. Prohibitions of abusing market dominance by an economic entity

1. Actions (omissions) of an economic entity with dominant market position that lead or can lead to preventing, eliminating, restricting competition and (or) infringing the interests of other persons are prohibited, particularly the following actions (omissions):

3) Imposing disadvantageous contract conditions upon a counteragent, or conditions irrelevant to the contract subject (economically or technologically unjustified and (or) not directly provided for by the federal laws, normative legal acts of the President of the Russian Federation, normative legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation, normative legal acts of the authorized federal executive bodies or judicial acts requirements on transferring financial assets, other property, including property rights, as well as consent to conclude contract subject to including the provisions on the goods, in which a counteragent is not interested, and other requirements)

5) Economically or technologically unjustified refusals or avoiding to conclude contracts with particular buyers (customers) if there is possibility to manufacture or supply goods, or if such refusals or avoidance are not directly provided for by the federal laws, normative legal acts of the President of the Russian Federation, normative legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation, normative legal acts of the authorized federal executive bodies or judicial acts