FAS Russia: Daughter of Gazprom abused a dominant position in the market of Ulyanovsk Oblast
June 26, administration of FAS Russia in the Ulyanovsk region acknowledged the abuse of dominant position by LLC Ulyanovskregiongaz belonging to a group of persons of Gazprom. In particular, the company applied to the housing rates for natural gas for industrial enterprises, while TSZH serves no business, and citizens, for whom the rates below.
Ulyanovsk UFAS has fixed similar violations of the Ulyanovskregiongaza, occupying a dominant position in the relevant market, regarding several TSZH region. Moreover, the legitimacy of the outcome of the competition authority of previous cases have been confirmed by courts. The aggregate amount of the sanctions imposed on UFAS gas supplier for the data breach, has moved closer to 145 million rubles.
According to the new case the Commission has recognized the Ulyanovsk UFAS Ltd. Ulyanovskregiongaz in violation of part 1 of article 10 of the Law on Protection of Competition. The case was filed claims TSZH Region - A and TSZH Navigator to the actions of LLC Ulyanovskregiongaz for the application to them of the gas tariffs for industrial consumers, while the gas used for heating and hot water supply of homes, using self-boiler.
Commission UFAS, it was decided to give us the requirements, which will contain the requirement to cease violations of antitrust laws, in this case to abolish the use of the said housing the gas tariff for industrial consumers. In addition, at this moment considering instituting proceedings on administrative violations under the Administrative Code 14.31, which is why companies are threatening further penalties.
We consider it intolerable that dominate the market entity, regardless of court decisions, continues to repeatedly violate the antitrust laws by using the application in the first instance courts for minor Clause 2.9 the Administrative Code of Russian Federation, - said the head of the Ulyanovsk UFAS Gennadij Spirchagov .
In turn, the FAS Russia points out that indications of such violations with respect to housing associations by the regional gas suppliers, members of the group of persons of Gazprom, has also been reported in other regions of Russia. In particular, in Samara, Ivanovo and Kostroma regions. According to the facts of the territorial offices of FAS Russia initiated the case on violation of antimonopoly legislation and investigate.
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