CASSATION COURT SUPPORTED FAS IN A CASE AGAINST A CARTEL OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS SUPPLIERS
The Arbitration Court of the Moscow District upheld the rulings of the Courts of Lower Instances. All Courts supported the position of the antimonopoly body in the case on an anticompetitive agreement between “Pharm SKD” Ltd. and “Novopharm” OJSC.
In December 2016, FAS recognized that the above suppliers had concluded and implemented the anticompetitive agreement to maintain prices at 465 e-auctions for supplying medicinal products for the needs of medical facilities of the Russian Federation – in total more than 420 million RUB.
“Pharm SKD” Ltd. is held administratively liable and must pay over 85 million RUB; the fine imposed upon “Novopharm” OJSC exceeds 5 million RUB.
The case materials are also forwarded to the Chief Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department of the Ministry of Interior for a pre-investigation check and opening a criminal case upon elements of an offence under Part 2 Article 178 of the Criminal Code.