More than 400 advertising structures are illegally installed and operated in Sevastopol

The Department did not take action to dismantle advertising structures with expired permits. Currently, more than 400 advertising structures are illegally installed and operated in the city of Sevastopol without permits for installation and operation. The inaction of the Department to dismantle advertising structures with expired permits impedes equal access to the market for services for the distribution of outdoor advertising in the city of Sevastopol and deprives business entities of the opportunity to compete and have the same criteria for pricing, equal and fair conditions for doing business, and creates discriminatory conditions for market for outdoor advertising distribution services in Sevastopol,” noted the department’s press service.

If guilt is established, antimonopoly measures will be taken against the Department**.

** on grounds of violation of Part 1 of Article 15 of the Federal Law of July 26, 2006 No. 135-FZ “On the Protection of Competition”

** administrative liability is provided for in Article 14.9 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses

source: press service of the Crimean interregional OFAS Russia