OREANDA-NEWS. September 19, 2011. Governed by Articles 28 and 33 of No.135-FZ Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” of 26th July 2006, the Federal Antimonopoly Service considered a petition of “Federal Passenger Company” OJSC (location: 12, Novoryazanskaya St., Moscow, 107228; main activities: major passenger railway transportation) in acquiring 50.01% shares in the authorised capital of “RZhD-Travel” Ltd. (location: build. 1, 15 Krasina Perulok, Moscow, 123056; main activities: investments in securities), reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

Governed by Clause 2 Part 2, Part 3 Article 33 of Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”, FAS has extended the period for petition consideration till 15th November 2011 in order to obtain additional information. Interested persons can submit information to the antimonopoly body as to how the above transactions can affect the state of competition.