"Daughter" of Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi" suspected of cartel arrangement

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In the Center of Firm Transport Service (CFTS) which is included into structure of Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi", the day before appeared suddenly employees Federal antimonopoly service. According to the representative of this department, Federal antimonopoly service carries out an inspection upon the possible anti-competitive agreement of operators of a rolling stock.

Results of the carried-out inspection antimonopoly department promises to publish div not earlier than in a month.

As are noted by sources in the market of rail transportation, reasons for the begun check can be two. The case opened of Federal antimonopoly service in 2016 concerning the Federal Freight Company (FFC) and Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi" on signs of abuse of a dominant position in the market, and to the second - the complaint of the acting chapter of Republic of Karelia Arthur Parfenchikov is called the first. In February he reported in Federal antimonopoly service that shortage of gondola cars made noncompetitive the enterprises of a mining complex of the region.

the Owner of the First Freight Company (FFC) Vladimir Lisin refused to give to p comments on the matter. Thus the source close to the company, reported that Federal antimonopoly service did not initiate checks of the operator. In FGK quickly could not answer questions. In "Reyltransholding", in turn, declared that Federal antimonopoly service did not carry out at them inspections and they know nothing about yesterday's actions of department.

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"TsFTO is checked regarding possible coordination of participants of this agreement" — were declared by an anonymous source in Federal antimonopoly service, having specified that in Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi", probably, about existing arrangement do not suspect and checks concerning the company is not conducted. The representative of TsFTO declared that he did not see the staff of Federal antimonopoly service withdrew documents. "It not dredging. There takes place the next check of Federal antimonopoly service which will last not less than a month, all necessary documents are provided, the company renders assistance to representatives of department" — declared, meanwhile, in Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi". About the reasons which became a reason for checks, in Federal antimonopoly service, in Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi" do not report.

according to InfoLine, the largest operators of a rolling stock in size of park are UCL Rail (includes PGK) Vladimir Lisin, FGK (is a part of Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi"), JSC "RTKH-LOGISTIC" (Shpak Sergei) are a part of "Reyltransholding" and RTK (enters into "Transles").

According to information from a site of Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi", TsFTO was created 20 years ago for formation of marketing policy and realization of services of railway transport in the sphere of a cargo transportation. During the reforms which have concerned federal railway transport, TsFTO became part of Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi" where carried out functions of marketingo-marketing structure.

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of TsFTO are provided by a full range of services during the forming and implementation of orders for transportation of goods. Besides, the company carries out contractual work with the forwarding organizations, owners of the rolling stock and other participants of the transport market. we Will remind p to

, the antimonopoly service opened matter in FGK relation in November of last year. In Federal antimonopoly service the company suspected of abuse of a dominant position in the market. Then the antimonopoly service had doubts concerning justice of service price on granting gondola cars for transportation of mineral and construction freights on the internal directions.

For a number of the freight companies of a rate by granting cars in a year grew by 2–2,5 times. Validity of such increase generated questions at anti-monopolists. It was thus noted that the list of respondents in the this case can extend.

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As emphasized in department, FGK is the price leader of the market of cargo gondola cars, other players in this market, establishing the prices, are guided by it. Thus, believe in Federal antimonopoly service, unreasonable rise in prices becomes a reason for growth of rates in other companies carriers.

Slobodyan Anna
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Arthur Parfenchikov
Last position: Head (Government of the Republic of Karelia)
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Vladimir Lisin
Last position: Chairman of the board of directors (PJSC NLMK)
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Shpak Sergei
Slobodyan Anna