FINE TO A RUSSIAN SUBSIDIARY OF “SAMSUNG”
The company will pay 2,500,000 RUB for coordinating resellers
FAS found that “Samsung Electronics Rus Company” Ltd. unlawfully coordinated economic activities of Samsung smartphones and tablets resellers, which resulted in fixing and maintaining prices for smartphones and tablets sold via retail facilities (Part 5 Article 11 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”).
The staff of “Samsung Electronics Rus Company” Ltd. who were directly involved in control over resellers’ prices are held administratively liable.
In the course of the investigation, the company stopped coordinating economic operations and assisted FAS Commission, which was taken in account when fixing the size of the fine.