OREANDA-NEWS. July 09, 2012. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) found that “Russian Marine Security Services” Federal State-Financed Organization violated Clause 9 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.  

FAS identified signs of violating the antimonopoly law in actions of “Russian Marine Security Services”: the organization fixed the fee not provided for by the law of the Russian Federation and charged economic entities for expert examination of compliance to the requirements for the organizations authorized to protect vessels sailing under the flag of the Russian Federation, and port facilities.

Investigating the case, the FAS Commission established that services for expert examination of compliance to the requirements for the organizations authorized to protect vessels sailing under the flag of the Russian Federation, and port facilities, are necessary and mandatory for Rosmorrechflot further render state services – issue a certificate of an authorized organization.

FAS established that “Russian Marine Security Services” carried out such expert examinations on a fee-paid basis. The price was negotiable - depending on a number of applied works it varied from 36,940 Rubles to 138,350 Rubles.

According to information from “Russian Marine Security Services”, from 1st January 2008 to 27th February 2012 the organization received 8,690,181.93 Rubles from economic entities for expert examination services. However, normative legal acts of the Russian Federation do not provide for charging a fee for rendering such services.

Having investigated the case, the FAS Commission found that “Russian Marine Security Services” Federal State-Financed Organization violated Clause 9 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” and issued a determination to stop the antimonopoly violation.

The Commission will also send a letter to the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation with recommendations to analyze the existing state services rendered by subordinate federal executive bodies, as well as services that are necessary and mandatory for rendering state services by federal executive bodies.

Reference:
Clause 9 Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” – fixing and (or) charging fees not provided for by the law of the Russian Federation for rendering state or municipal services, as well as services that are necessary and mandatory for rendering state or municipal services.