Russia: Launch of investigation into Booking.com for alleged abuse of dominance regarding price parity clauses after a public complaint
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Launch of investigation into Booking.com for alleged abuse of dominance regarding price parity clauses after a public complaint
On 31 December 2019, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) launched investigations into the Dutch booking service Booking.com, for allegedly violating antitrust rules. In February 2019, the public organization Opora Rossii made a complaint about Booking.com with the agency. The FAS is now investigating if Booking.com did indeed apply unfavourable price parity obligations in contracts with hotels and hostels that if proven, would represent an abuse of the dominance that Booking.com holds in the market.
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Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2019-12-31
under deliberation
2020-12-22
under investigation
2021-02-01
under appeal
2021-08-26
in force