OREANDA-NEWS. March 14, 2008. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) initiated a case against "Kuzbassnefteproduct" CJSC and the "Tomsknefteproduct" East Oil Company" OJSC for violating Article 11 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" by exercising concerted actions on fixing and maintaining prices on the retail oil products markets in Tomsk.

FAS Russia monitor wholesale and retail prices for oil products in the Russian provinces to reveal violations of antimonopoly legislation.

Analysis of the data obtained in course of price monitoring, FAS Russia established that in 2007 "Kuzbassnefteproduct" CJSC and the "Tomsknefteproduct" East Oil Company" OJSC simultaneously increased prices and maintained the same price level on the retail oil products markets in Tomsk.