OREANDA-NEWS. March 11, 2014. The Governor and the Government of the Samara region notified the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) about timely execution of a determination.

On 10th December 2013, the FAS Commission investigated the case and established elements of violating Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” and Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Trade” by the Governor and the Government of the Samara region. Having investigated the case, FAS issued a determination to eliminate violations.

Under the framework of executing the determination, the Government of the Samara region introduced the necessary changes to the regional normative acts aimed at excluding violations of the law and developing competition on the market of sales of alcohol products.

“Apart from the quality platform, the Samara region guaranteed compliance with the principles of fair competition and free movement of goods in the region to all market participants”, pointed out the Government of the Samara region, Nikolai Merkushin.

“FAS would like to draw attention of all constituent territories of the Russian Federation that the unity of economic space, free movement of goods, works and financial assets, competition support, and freedom of economic activity are guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Any intervention by the authorities not based on the norms of law in competitive markets performance shall not be neglected”, emphasized the Head of FAS Department for Control over the Authorities, Vladimir Mishelovin.