In this letter we provide information on amendments to and clarifications of antitrust regulation in Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union (“EAEU”) which appeared in Q4 2018. This information letter will be of interest to management of companies, lawyers and specialists of compliance departments responsible for legal and compliance issues of companies in Russia and the EAEU.

In this information letter you can find out about the following aspects:

• Amendments to antitrust legislation: the establishment of a uniform procedure for the extension of lease agreements for state and municipal property for a new period;
• Regulations: the entry of information on inspections by antitrust authorities in the unified inspections register, etc.;
• Clarifications, letters and recommendations of the state authorities: abuse of the dominant position by economic entities deemed collectively dominant, recommendations on antitrust compliance, etc.;
• Antitrust regulation in the EAEU: the annual report of the Eurasian Economic Commission on the state of competition on the cross-border markets of the EAEU during 2017, etc.