FAS opened 58 cases against oil companies and participants of the fuel market: agreements on fuel prices with independent filling stations signed by 15 regions of the Russian Federation

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened 58 cases against oil companies and independent participants in the oil products market for violating the law on protection of competition. Business entities were issued 91 warnings, told Kommersant in the FAS.

Most of the violations were committed by independent participants of the retail market.

The service also stressed that they continue to work on a government decree on concluding agreements on stabilizing fuel prices between the regional authorities and independent operators of filling stations. So far, agreements have been concluded in 15 regions.