OREANDA-NEWS. On July 24, 2008 the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Kursk region (OFAS Russia) fined "Kurskregiongaz" Ltd. 28 671 820 Rubles for abusing dominant position, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

Earlier Kursk OFAS Russia recognized that "Kurskregiongaz" Ltd. breached Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" (abusing dominant position) and issued a determination to eliminate the violations.

Kursk OFAS Russia established that "Kurskregiongaz" Ltd. signed gas supply contracts for 2008 (2008-2012) with consumers - legal persons and individual entrepreneurs, according to which the customers must pay for consuming gas over the negotiated daily amount from 15th April to 15th September - applying 1.9 penalty factor to the cost of gas and from 16th September to 14th April - 1.5 penalty factor. "Kurskregiongaz" Ltd. also changed goods price set by the state regulator.

Having processed the case, Kursk OFAS Russia classified the company's actions as abusing dominant position in terms of violating the statutory pricing procedures.