OREANDA-NEWS. December 13, 2010. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) initiated a case against Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control) upon the signs of violating Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

Rosselkhoznadzor established the list of organizations authorized to carry out the works for disinfecting quarantine facilities for quarantine and phytosanitary purposes by gasification and to carry out degasification works on such facilities. According to FAS Russia, these actions by Rosselkhoznadzor have the signs of antimonopoly violations.

The case was initiated upon a petition of “Tsentr Pravovogo Obslyzhivania” Ltd.

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Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” prohibits federal executive bodies, executive bodies of the constituent territories of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies, other bodies and organizations exercising the functions of the above bodies, as well as state extra-budgetary funds and the central bank of the Russian Federation to pass acts and (or) exercise actions (omissions) that lead or can lead to preventing, restraint or eliminating competition.