OREANDA-NEWS. On September 02, 2008 the Moscow Arbitration Court dismissed the claim of the Moscow State Inspectorate for Traffic Safety, of the Main Department of Internal Affairs, to invalidate the decision and determination of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia), in the part related to the Moscow State Inspectorate for Traffic Safety, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

FAS Russia concluded that the Inspectorate violated Article 16 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" by engaging in concerted actions with the Moscow Government, the "Gormost" State Unitary Enterprise, the "Mosvodokanal" Moscow State Unitary Enterprise and "Moskovskaya Gorodskaya Elektrosetevaya Kompania [Moscow City Grid Company]" OJSC.

The case was initiated upon petitions of economic agents involved in water use in the area of the Moskva-River, based in the incenses and contracts for water use, that employed floating landing stages and motor ships as floating hotels and restaurants.

The Moscow Government, the "Mosvodokanal" Moscow State Unitary Enterprise, the "Gormost" State Unitary Enterprise, the Moscow State Inspectorate for Traffic Safety, of the Main Department of Internal Affairs, and "Moscow City Grid Company" OJSC violated the antimonopoly legislation by engaging in concerted actions and unreasonably preventing activities of economic agents, that used floating landing stages.

Based on the FAS Russia's decision of 25th April 2008, all respondents were issued a determination to stop the antimonopoly violations.

The Moscow State Inspectorate for Traffic Safety, of the Main Department of Internal Affairs, disagreed with the FAS Russia's decision and determination in the part related to the Moscow State Inspectorate for Traffic Safety and appealed.

The Moscow Arbitration Court dismissed the argumentation of the claimant and pronounced the FAS Russia's decision and determination valid and justified.