OREANDA-NEWS. February 01, 2013. The Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Kemerovo Region (Kemerovo OFAS Russia) received the full text of the ruling on an appeal lodged by “Vodokanal” CJSC. The ruling reversed the judgment of the Court of First Instance, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

Earlier, on 14th January 2013, the 7th Arbitration Appeal Court in Tomsk supported OFAS position regarding “Vodokanal” CJSC.

On 8th August 2012, having investigated the case, Kemerovo OFAS Russia found that “Vodokanal” CJSC violated the antimonopoly law (Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”). “Vodokanal” CJSC unreasonably charged physical persons for commissioning (examination, sealing installation places and acceptance) of individual cold water metering devices in apartment houses in Novokuznetsk.

“Happened what we expected: the second Court Instance pronounces legitimacy of OFAS decisions regarding the resources supplier, which unreasonably charges a fee for sealing metering devices. This example shows how the antimonopoly body defends the citizens’ interests in practice resolving their problems in the housing-and-utilities sector”, the Head of Kemerovo OFAS Russia, Natalia Kukharskaya, commented the Court ruling.

Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” prohibits actions (omissions) of an economic entity with dominant position that have resulted or can result in preventing, restricting, eliminating competition and (or) infirming the interests of other persons.