“MOEK” PJSC BREACHED THE ANTIMONOPOLY LAW

On 3 April 2018, FAS found that the company violated the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” (Clause 10, Part 1, Article 10).

At the end of 2017, FAS opened a case against “MOEK” PJSC upon signs of breaching the pricing procedure with regard to the volume of heating energy to be paid by a consumer.

FAS received a complaint from a branch of “Zdorovie” Moscow Prosthesis and Rehabilitation Centre” of “Moscow Prosthesis-and-Orthopedics” Federal State Unitary Enterprise, the Ministry of Labour, against “MOEK” PJSC.

The antimonopoly authority established that “MOEK” PJSC and the unitary enterprise concluded a heating supply contract. According to it, the amount of supplied heating energy and heating carrier are determined on the basis of heating meter readings, which is fully in compliance with the normative legal acts passed by the Government of the Russian Federation.

“MOEK” PJSC wrongly determined the volume of heating energy, infringing the consumer interests.

FAS issued a binding injunction. Within a month “MOEK” PJSC must stop violating the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” and calculate the heating energy for “Zdorovie” Moscow Prosthesis and Rehabilitation Centre” of “Moscow Prosthesis-and-Orthopedics” Federal State Unitary Enterprise, the Ministry of Labour, in line with the requirements specified in the normative legal acts passed by the Government of the Russian Federation.

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“MOEK” PJSC is an economic entity that has the dominant position on the market of heating supply services.