Moscow. 22 Dec. INTERFAX.RU Chief administrative court of Lithuania (GASL) on Thursday issued a decision on the appeal of PJSC “Gazprom” concerning the imposed penalty for refusing to sign with the company Lietuvos energija (now – Lietuvos energijos gamyba) agreement on the exchange of gas, according to the materials of the court.
the Court left in force the decision of the competition Council, which in October 2014 was fined “Gazprom” on 35,651 million euros.
After the decision of the competition Council “Gazprom” tried to prove in court that the antitrust authority had misinterpreted the terms of the contract and granted to him in 2004 for permission to acquire the shares of the gas company Lietuvos dujos.
the Vilnius regional administrative court, in November last year rejected the appeal of “Gazprom” about the assigned penalty. According to the court of first instance, the terms signed in 2004 a contract for the purchase of 34% stake in Lietuvos dujos was established for “Gazprom” the obligation not to create Lithuanian consumers barriers to purchase gas from other suppliers. The refusal of Gazprom to hold negotiations with Lietuvos energija, said the court, was contrary to that commitment and created the conditions for the preservation of the monopoly of Russian companies.
In early 2012, Lietuvos energija found an opportunity of purchase of fuel on more favorable conditions in Western Europe and appealed to the company “Gazprom export” with the request to allow to exchange: part of the gas, which “Gazprom export” were supplied to Poland via Belarus, would be sent to Lithuania, and Lietuvos energija would compensate for Gazprom’s gas in Poland purchased in Europe, passing the Russian concern. They did not allow Lithuanian companies to buy gas from other suppliers, Gazprom has created her obstacles and violated the terms of the contract, considered the competition Council and the court of Vilnius.
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