OREANDA-NEWS. July 26, 2011. The Federal Arbitration Court of the Volga-Vyatka District pronounced legitimacy of the determination of the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Republic of Mari El (Mari El OFAS Russia) that fined “Russian Post” Federal State Unitary Enterprise over 500,000 Rubles, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

Earlier Mari El OFAS Russia found that “Russian Post” Federal State Unitary Enterprise, in the person of the Office of the Federal Postal Service of the Republic of Mari El (a branch of “Russian Post” Federal State Unitary Enterprise), violated Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”. “Russian Post” requested that in order to receive correspondence it was necessary to submit a copy of a power of attorney with a postal notice.

Mari El OFAS Russia issued a determination holding “Russian Post” Federal State Unitary Enterprise administratively liable and imposing a fine under Article 14.31 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Violations.

“Russian Post” filed a lawsuit challenging the determination of the antimonopoly body.

The Courts of the First and Appeal Instances confirmed the rightness of the position taken by Mari El OFAS Russia.

“The unlawful requirement to submit additional documents in order to receive correspondence infringes consumer interests and prevents efficient economic activities of service receivers”, commented the Head of Mari El OFAS Russia, Evegeny Kostyushin.

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According to Articles 33 and 34 of the Postal Service Rules, postal items are delivered to the addressees specified in them and are handed over to the addressees upon presenting identity documents. Thus, a power of attorney remains with the authorised person and must be presented by an applicant (a representative of a legal entity) every time to receive registered postal items.