OREANDA-NEWS. June 06, 2014. The Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow District upheld the judgment of Moscow Arbitration Court and the ruling of the 9th Arbitration Appeal Court, and dismissed the claim of “Amilko” Ltd.: “Cargill A.O.” CJSC and “Cargill” Ltd. (a subsidiary of an international company Cargill) did not abuse the dominant position on the market of glucose syrup.

In December 2012, one of the leading producers of corn starch in Russia - “Amilko” Ltd. filed a petition to the Federal Antimonopoly Service that “Cargill” companies abused dominance on the market of glucose syrup. FAS, however, did not reveal any signs of violating the law on competition protection in the actions undertaken by the companies: neither by fixing monopolistically high prices for glucose syrup, nor by imposing disadvantageous contract conditions upon counteragents or fixing different prices for the same goods without any technological justification (Article 10 of No.135-FZ Federal Law).

“Cargill’s behavior on the market of glucose syrup complied with the antimonopoly law”, said earlier the Head of FAS Department for Control over Chemical Industry and Agro-Industrial Complex, Anna Mirochinenko.

“Amilko” Ltd. disagreed with FAS decision and challenged it. The Courts of two instances, however, dismissed the claim, confirming legitimacy of the decision issued by the antimonopoly body.

Then “Amilko” Ltd. lodged a cassation appeal of the judgment of Moscow Arbitration Court of 6th November 2013 and the ruling of the 9th Arbitration Appeal Court of 12th February 2014. The Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow District, however, also dismissed the claim and upheld the FAS decision.