Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development DAF/COMP/AR(2019)51 Unclassified English - Or. English 9 May 2019 Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs COMPETITION COMMITTEE Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the Russian Federation -- 2018 -- 5-7 June 2019 This report is submitted by the Russian Federation to the Competition Committee FOR INFORMATION at its forthcoming meeting to be held on 5-7 June 2019. JT03447207 This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. 2 │ DAF/COMP/AR(2019)51 Table of contents Russian Federation ................................................................................................................................ 4 1. Part 1. Changes to competition laws and policies, proposed or adopted ...................................... 4 1.1. Summary of new legal provisions of competition law and related legislation ............................. 4 1.1.1. The Resolution of the President of the Russian Federation and National Competition Development Plan ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.1.2. Antimonopoly compliance ..................................................................................................... 6 1.1.3. The fifth antimonopoly package ............................................................................................. 7 1.1.4. Legislation in the field of procurement ................................................................................ 10 1.1.5. Draft Law on Antimonopoly Control Procedure for the Creation of State and Municipal Unitary Enterprises ......................................................................................................................... 11 1.1.6. Draft Law on the State Regulation of Prices (Tariffs) ......................................................... 11 1.2. Other regulatory measures, including methodological recommendations (administrative provisions, etc.) .................................................................................................................................. 12 1.2.1. Housing sector ...................................................................................................................... 12 1.2.2. Pharmaceutical market ......................................................................................................... 14 1.2.3. Guidelines of the FAS Russia Presidium ............................................................................. 14 1.3. Government proposals for new legislation ................................................................................. 15 2. Part 2. Enforcement of competition law and policy ..................................................................... 16 2.1. 2.1. Actions against agreements and concerted actions .............................................................. 17 2.1.1. 2.1.1. Summary of activities of competition authorities and courts ..................................... 17 2.1.2. Description of significant cases ............................................................................................ 17 2.2. Actions against abuses of dominant positions ............................................................................ 20 2.2.1. Summary of activities of competition authorities and courts ............................................... 20 2.2.2. Description of significant cases ............................................................................................ 20 2.3. Mergers and acquisitions ............................................................................................................ 22 2.3.1. Summary of activities ........................................................................................................... 22 2.3.2. Description of significant cases ............................................................................................ 23 2.4. Actions against unfair competition ............................................................................................. 26 2.4.1. Summary of activities of competition authorities and courts ............................................... 26 2.4.2. Description of significant cases ............................................................................................ 27 2.5. Actions against public authorities’ anticompetitive conduct ...................................................... 29 2.5.1. Summary of activities of competition authorities and courts ............................................... 29 2.5.2. Description of significant cases ............................................................................................ 30 2.6. Summary of courts’ action .......................................................................................................... 33 2.6.1. Summary of activities of competition authorities and courts ............................................... 33 3. Part 3. Conducted market studies .................................................................................................. 35 3.1. Market studies of Bayer/Monsanto deal ..................................................................................... 36 3.2. Market studies of MegaFon/Mail.Ru.Group deal ....................................................................... 37 3.3. International comparative study on medicine prices ................................................................... 38 4. Part 4. International cooperation ................................................................................................... 38 4.1. Interaction with international organizations ............................................................................... 38 4.2. Bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Competition Authorities ......................................... 41 ANNUAL REPORT ON COMPETITION POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Unclassified DAF/COMP/AR(2019)51 │ 3 4.3. Development of competition legislation and its enforcement at regional and multinational level .................................................................................................................................................... 42 4.3.1. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) ....................................................................... 42 4.3.2. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) .............................................................................. 43 4.3.3. BRICS .................................................................................................................................. 46 5. Part 5. Competition advocacy ........................................................................................................ 47 5.1. Meetings of the FAS Russia’s executives with the Heads of subjects of Russia ........................ 48 5.2. Exchange Committee under the FAS Russia .............................................................................. 48 5.3. Measures for the advocacy of competition on electric power markets ....................................... 50 5.3.1. Method of reference costs for calculating sales premium of guaranteeing suppliers ........... 50 5.4. Measures for the advocacy of competition on advertising markets and preventing unfair competition ........................................................................................................................................ 50 5.4.1. Recommendations on the compliance with the law on advertising non-prescription medicines ........................................................................................................................................ 50 5.4.2. Development of antimonopoly practice for the protection of rights holders’ rights in the organization and running of international sports events................................................................. 52 5.5. Measures for the advocacy of competition on financial markets ................................................ 54 5.5.1. Changes in the formation of the Central Depository Service User Committee .................... 54 5.5.2. Development of the institution of joint letters of regulators aimed at preventing competition restriction .................................................................................................................... 55 5.5.3. Extending the areas of cooperation between the FAS Russia and the Bank of Russia ........ 56 5.6. Policy on information openness .................................................................................................. 57 5.6.1. Work with profile printed and electronic international publications .................................... 57 5.6.2. Participation in research projects and educational events .................................................... 58 5.6.3. Winning the Competition Advocacy Contest of the World Bank and the International Competition Network ..................................................................................................................... 60 5.7. Presidium of the FAS Russia approved recommendations on applying waivers of confidentiality when considering merger control transactions .......................................................... 60 6. Part 6. Resources overall ...............................................................................................................