OREANDA-NEWS. May 27, 2010. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) initiated a case against the Privolzhie Office of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Control (the Privolzhie Office of Rostechnadzor) for the signs of violating Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition", reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

FAS Russia received a complaint from "Ecolog-Ch" Ltd. regarding actions of the Privolzhie Office of Rostechnadzor, which had unreasonably refused to grant a licence for waste collection, use, neutralization, transportation and disposal (I - IV classes of hazard) in the Republic of Chuvashia.

FAS Russia suspects that the Privolzhie Office of Rostechnadzor violated the antimonopoly law.

The case is scheduled for 4th June 2010.

Reference:
Article 15 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" prohibits competition-restricting acts and actions (omissions) of the federal executive bodies, the authorities of the constituent territories of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies, other bodies or organizations exercising the functions of the above bodies, as well as state extra-budgetary funds, and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.