The Russian division of Samsung, Samsung Electronics Rus, coordinated its activities in the sales of smartphones and tablets in Russia. came to this conclusion The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia based on the results of inspections, the agency’s press service told Interfax.

The consideration of the case was postponed until April 22, the FAS clarified.

In 2018, the FAS conducted an unscheduled on-site inspection of Samsung’s Russian subsidiary and came to the conclusion that it coordinates the activities of retailers that sell the company’s equipment. According to the department, in this way the company maintains a single price for certain lines of smartphones and tablets and violates Part 5 of Art. 11 of the Law “On Protection of Competition”. The maximum penalty under this article provides for a fine of 5 million rubles.

The Antimonopoly Service has repeatedly identified violations of the law in the Russian smartphone market, in particular by Apple and LG. In 2017, the FAS fined Apple's Russian subsidiary, Apple Rus, 1.75 million rubles. for coordinating prices for iPhone 5th and 6th generations. At the beginning of 2018, the department accused LG’s subsidiary LG Electronics Rus of the same violation and fined the company 2.5 million rubles.

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FAS found the Russian subsidiary of Samsung guilty of coordinating prices for gadgets