MOSCOW REGIONAL OFAS OPENED A CASE AGAINST A CARTEL ON THE MARKET OF HOUSING REPAIR
The case involves 26 municipalities and the Capital Repair Fund for Common Property of Apartment Houses
Having analyzed the materials, obtained from the Prosecutor’s Office of the Moscow Region, the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Moscow region (Moscow Regional OFAS) found elements of violating the antimonopoly law by the Fund for capital repair of apartment blocks and 26 municipal authorities of town districts in the Moscow regions.
OFAS is considering a fact of possible oral agreement concluded to coordinate the actions to carry out capital repair of apartment houses without competitive bidding.
Based on the results of the examination of the received materials, Moscow Regional OFAS opened a case on violating Article 16 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”*. The case will be heard on 9 December 2019.
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*Article 16 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” bans competition-restricting agreements or concerted actions by federal executive bodies, regional authorities, local self-government bodies, other bodies and organizations exercising the functions of the above bodies as well as state extra-budgetary funds, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.