OREANDA-NEWS. June 23, 2009. The Head of the Tyumen Regional Office of the FAS Russia Mr. Dmitry Shalabodov participated part in the Workshop on Restrictive Agreements organized by the OECD-Hungary Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest (RCC) in association with the Albanian Competition Authority. The seminar was held in Tirana, Albania, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The Workshop consisted of the series of presentations on key issues of the application of the competition legislation in restrictive agreements cases considered by the competition authorities. The main attention was focused on the correct methodology of the evaluation of potential distortions of competition resulting from both horizontal and vertical agreements. Also participants discussed the procedures of cartel cases investigation and the kinds of evidence that form the basis for them.

The participation in the similar workshops provides the FAS Russia's representatives with an opportunity to be aware of the recent changes in the worldwide competition policy and also to inform foreign colleagues on the main directions of the Russian competition law and enforcement of development.