Cartels in Russia: Fight Chronicles
| Date | 01 December 2011 |
| Published date | 01 December 2011 |
| DOI | 10.1177/203228441100200407 |
| Author | Elena A. Kremyanskaya |
| Subject Matter | Analysis and Opinions |
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CARTELS IN RUSSIA: FIGHT CHRONICLES
Way to Success
E A. K *
ABSTRACT
e author describes de velopment of Russian competit ion and criminal law in the
context of cartel regul ations, discusses known ca ses and analyses further perspec tives in
this area, following the pa ssing of the “ird Antimonopoly Package”, signed by
President Medvedev on the 5th of Decembe r 2011.
Keywords: c artel regulations in Russia; Rus sian competition law
“People of the same trade seldom me et together,
even for merriment and diver sion, but the conversation ends
in a conspiracy ag ainst the public,
or in some contrivance to r aise prices.”
Adam Smith
(An Inquiry into the Nature and Cau ses of the Wealth of Nations, 1776)
1. INTRODUCTION
e history of the term “cartel” in Russian legislation as it denes the horizontal
agreement between competitors dates f rom 5December 2011, namely the date the so
called “ ird Antimonopoly Pac kage”1 consisting of several laws, amend ing the set of
competition and crimi nal laws, was signed into law by the Russian President. Does
* Elena A. Kremya nskaya, PhD in Law Asso ciate Professor, Moscow State Inst itute for International
Relations (Universit y).
1 is package means Fe deral Law, dated 6 December 2011, 401-FZ “On Introduction of the
Amendments to the F ederal Law “On Prote ction of Competit ion” and Several L egal Acts of the
Russian Federat ion”. By this Federal L aw amendments are int roduced to the Feder al Law “On
Protection of Compe tition”, Crimina l Code of the Russi an Federation, Co de on Administ rative
Oences of the Rus sian Federation, Federa l Law “On Mineral Resou rces”, etc.
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