OREANDA-NEWS. June 04, 2014. Kemerovo Regional Arbitration Court supported a determination of the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Kemerovo Region (Kemerovo OFAS Russia) to fine “Russian Railways” OJSC 3 million RUB.

In August 2013, the antimonopoly body established that the company was forcing consignors to reject services of “Novotrans” Transport Company” Ltd. and use “VSP” car fleet owned by “Federal Freight Company” OJSC, a subsidiary of “Russian Railways” OJSC. Thus, the monopolist heavily abused its dominance depriving consignors of the right of choice.

“Each case against “Russian Railways” OJSC is important for the practice of the Antimonopoly Service because we deal with a holder of natural monopoly establishing its rules on the market”, commented Deputy Head of Kemerovo OFAS Russia, Svetlana Stelmakh.

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Part 1 Article 10 of No.135-FZ Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” of 26.07.2006 prohibits actions (omissions) of dominant economic entities that lead or can lead to preventing, restricting, eliminating competition and (or) infringing the interests of other persons.