OREANDA-NEWS. August 28, 2014. FAS warned seven travel agencies not to exercise actions that can result in breaching the antimonopoly law: “WELL” Ltd (“WELL” network of beach-related rest agencies), “Turisticheskie Tekhnologii” Ltd. (“Global Travel” network of travel agencies), “Sputnik” Group” Ltd., “Tour-Proekt” Ltd. (“1001 Tour” network), “Travel Business Service” Ltd., “Goryachie Tury” CJSC, and “Set’ Magazinov Goryaschikh Putyovok” Ltd.

The companies’ officials published a collective open letter at the Internet describing their common position with regard to their partnership with “Coral Travel” tour operator, as well as an address to network and independent tour agencies to support this position and when promoting and selling tour products give preferences to those tour operators whose procedures for working with travel agencies are different from the working procedures of “Coral Travel” tour operator.

FAS warns not to exercise the planned actions (omissions) since such conduct can result in violating Clause 5 Part 1 Article 11 and Notes to Clause 5 Part 1 Article 11 of No.135-FZ Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” of 26.07.2006.

The texts of the warnings can be seen here:

http://solutions.fas.gov.ru/ca/upravlenie-kontrolya-sotsialnoy-sfery-i-torgovli/ia-34156-14

http://solutions.fas.gov.ru/ca/upravlenie-kontrolya-sotsialnoy-sfery-i-torgovli/ia-34161-14

http://solutions.fas.gov.ru/ca/upravlenie-kontrolya-sotsialnoy-sfery-i-torgovli/ia-34154-14

http://solutions.fas.gov.ru/ca/upravlenie-kontrolya-sotsialnoy-sfery-i-torgovli/ia-34162-14

http://solutions.fas.gov.ru/ca/upravlenie-kontrolya-sotsialnoy-sfery-i-torgovli/ia-34154-14

http://solutions.fas.gov.ru/ca/upravlenie-kontrolya-sotsialnoy-sfery-i-torgovli/ia-34164-14

http://solutions.fas.gov.ru/ca/upravlenie-kontrolya-sotsialnoy-sfery-i-torgovli/ia-34158-14

http://solutions.fas.gov.ru/ca/upravlenie-kontrolya-sotsialnoy-sfery-i-torgovli