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	''Governed by:'' Law on Competition and Restriction of Monopoly Activity on the Commodity Markets’ No. 948-1 of 22 March 1991 last amended 22 October 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).		''Governed by:'' Law on Competition and Restriction of Monopoly Activity on the Commodity Markets’ No. 948-1 of 22 March 1991 last amended 22 October 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).

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''Governed by:'' Law on Competition and Restriction of Monopoly Activity on the Commodity Markets’ No. 948-1 of 22 March 1991 last amended 22 October 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
<ref>Full text of the Act was unavailable in English and thus information is taken from excerpts from the Global Competition Review website, http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/ear/russia.cfm.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

|- class="categorydivision"
| Scope
| Extraterritoriality
| 1
| The Competition Law applies to operations performed outside Russian which have led to the limitation of competition or affects markets in Russia.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| Fines are imposed for certain violations.

|-
|
| Prison Sentences
| 1
| For certain monopolistic violations the court can impose prison sentences.

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 1
| Judicial liquidation is a punishment for certain violations.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 1
| Legislation can be initiated by commercial and non-commercial 3rd parties.

|-
|
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 1
| Companies that violate the Act can be held responsible for the damages their actions caused to other undertakings.

|-
|
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Notification
| Voluntary
| 0
|

|-
|
| Mandatory
| 3
| The Authority must be notified of mergers.

|-
|
| Pre-merger
| 0
|

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 1
| Notification must come within 45 days of the merger.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
| The key factors in deciding whether to allow a merger are whether it will strengthen or create a dominant position or restrict competition.

|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 1
| The key factors in deciding whether to allow a merger are whether it will strengthen or create a dominant position or restrict competition.

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Other
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| Limiting the goods on the market but a dominant undertaking is considered an abusive act.

|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
| Abuses of a dominant position are expressly forbidden by the act.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| Price setting is considered an abusive act.

|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| Discriminatory conditions are considered an abusive act.

|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 0
|

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 1
| Creating obstacles to entry is considered an abusive act.

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| The act provides exemptions when the economic and social benefit outweighs the detriment to competition.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| Price fixing is impermissible.

|-
|
| Tying
| 0
|

|-
|
| Market Division
| 1
| Market division is prohibited.

|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| Refusing to fulfill contracts is prohibited.

|-
|
| Market Sharing
| 0
|

|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 1
| Removing others from the market is prohibited.

|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 1
| Bid rigging is prohibited.

|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| The Act allows an exemption when the activity has a social or economic benefit that outweighs the detriment.

|}

== References ==
<references />

Russia (October 22, 2002) - Revision history

HCargill: updated the 2002 page. Used full translated statute, noted sections where laws appear, and changed scoring. Changed reference links to reference ful statute.

AchalOza at 13:26, 12 October 2007

AchalOza: New page: '''Score = 22''' ''Governed by:'' Law on Competition and Restriction of Monopoly Activity on the Commodity Markets’ No. 948-1 of 22 March 1991 last amended 22 October 2002 (hereinafter ...