OREANDA-NEWS. May 05, 2014. The 13th Arbitration Appeal Court (St Petersburg) reversed the judgment of the Arbitration Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad region, and pronounced legitimacy of FAS determination to hold “Monitoring Service – the Leningrad Region Ltd. (“SPM - LO” Ltd., a dealer of “Argus-Spektr” CJSC) administratively liable for failure to provide information upon a request of the antimonopoly body.

Earlier, on 14th April 2014, Moscow Arbitration Court pronounced legitimacy of FAS determination to hold “Fire Monitoring Service -64” Ltd. (“SPM-64” Ltd., a dealer of “Argus-Spektr” CJSC) administratively liable for failure to provide information upon a request of the antimonopoly body.

In Q4 2013, FAS imposed administrative fines upon “SPM – LO” Ltd. and “SPM-64” Ltd. - 300,000 RUB - for failure to provide information upon a request of the antimonopoly body.

“SPM - LO” Ltd. and “SPM-64” Ltd. disagreed with the decisions of the antimonopoly body and filed a lawsuit to abolish the determination to hold them administratively liable. The companies argued that FAS requirements were unmotivated and the periods for providing information – insufficient.

“The Court rulings stated that the norms of the Law “On Protection of Competition” do not obligate the antimonopoly authority to describe in detail in its requests the goals and circumstances of materials consideration, organizing inspections and other issues emerging in the course of executing its functions”, commented Deputy Head of FAS Anti-Cartel Department, Konstantin Alyoshin.

In March 2014, Moscow Arbitration Court also pronounced legitimacy of FAS determination on an administrative case against another dealer of “Argus-Spektr” CJSC – “South Monitoring Service” Ltd.