Moscow Arbitration Court upholds FAS decision on violation of anti-monopoly legislation by Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot and Rosnefteflot

On 9 December 2016, Moscow Arbitration Court completed investigating case No А40-116286/2016-92-993 opened upon the application of the Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot and Rosnefteflot JSC seeking a cancellation of the decision of Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia dated 04.03.2016 concerning the case No 1-11-62/00-13-15 on violation of anti-monopoly legislation, Russian Association of marine and river Bunker Suppliers (RosMorRechBunker) told IAA PortNews.

The association involved in the investigations as the third party was represented by Vladimir Sergeyev, Chairman of RosMorRechBunker Council.

The Court refused to cancel the decision and the requirements of FAS concerning the case No 1-11-62/00-13-15 (dated 04.03.2016) on violation of the anti-monopoly legislation.

Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) initiated a case against the Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot and Rosnefteflot JSC concerning a violation of anti-monopoly legislation (Case No 1-11-62/00-13-15) upon the application of Russian Association of marine and river Bunker Suppliers. 

Having investigated the case, FAS found that the Marine Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot and Rosnefteflot JSC had violated anti-monopoly legislation by using their dominant position and fixing monopolistically high prices for services on oil spill response alert for bunkering companies. FAS then issued a requirement to remedy a violation of the anti-monopoly legislation.