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Russia: Issued ruling upholding FAS fine against Google for breaching competition rules

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Issued ruling upholding FAS fine against Google for breaching competition rules

On 6 July 2023, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced that the Arbitration Court of the Moscow District upheld the legality of the fine imposed against Google for breaching competition rules. The FAS imposed a RUB 2 billion fine i…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2021-04-19
under deliberation

On 19 April 2021, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened an investigation into Googl…

2022-02-15
under investigation

On 15 February 2022, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) closed the investigation into G…

2022-07-26
in force

On 26 July 2022, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) issued a fine of RUB 2 billion (USD…

2023-06-27
in force

On 27 June 2023, the Moscow Presnensky District Court issued a penalty of RUB 4 billion against Goo…

2023-07-06
in force

On 6 July 2023, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced that the Arbitration Court…