OREANDA-NEWS. October 26, 2011. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) initiated a case against the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation and Orenburg regional branch of the Social Insurance Fund upon the signs of violating Clause 5 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

FAS Russia indentifies the signs of violation in setting restrictions for buyers of rehabilitation equipment who select economic entities that provide such goods. The above organizations refused to compensate expenses to Mrs. Petrova for buying a verticalizer manufactured by Fumagalli S.r.l. (Italy) and referring her to “Orenburg Prosthetic and Orthopedic Enterprise” Federal State Unitary Enterprise of the Ministry of Health and Social Development to fabricate a “verticalizer support”.

The case is scheduled on 15th November 2011.