OREANDA-NEWS. May 25, 2011. The Commission of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) found that the Federal Service for Regulating Alcohol Market (Rosalcoholregulirovanie) violated Clause 2 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The case was initiated upon a complaint of “Alliance” Ltd. that Rosalcoholregulirovanie refused to reissue its license on the grounds not provided for by the law of the Russian Federation.

In course of the antimonopoly investigation, the FAS Russia’s Commission concluded that Rosalcoholregulirovanie set excessive requirements to “Alliance” Ltd. considering its application for reissuing the license. As a result, “Alliance” Ltd. was unable to start buying, storing and supplying alcohol products in new, separate premises.

Having investigated the case, FAS Russia issued a determination to Rosalcoholregulirovanie to stop the violation.

FAS Russia considered four cases against Rosalcoholregulirovanie upon the signs of antimonopoly violations. Under Article 14.9 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Violations, violating the antimonopoly law by officials of the federal executive bodies is punishable by an administrative fine; and if an official is repeatedly held administratively liable, such official can be disqualified for a period of up to three years.

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Clause 2 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” prohibits unreasonable prevention of activities of economic entities, particular by fixing requirements to the goods or economic entities that are not provided for by the law of the Russian Federation.