What actions could lead to liability for organizing a cartel, and what can be done to minimize the risk of being held liable?

Programme:

• What is meant by a cartel pursuant to Russian law, and what actions and consequences are prohibited
• What provisions of agreements and what actions of a company or its employees could be interpreted as a sign that a cartel is being organized
• Rules and recommendations to be followed by company employees to minimize the risks of the company being prosecuted for organizing a cartel. Establishing an internal compliance system in this regard
• Liability of the company, its managers and employees for cartel agreements, and possible ways to reduce this liability
• Procedure for holding a company liable for organizing a cartel in the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia
• Challenging a decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia to hold the company liable for organizing a cartel
• What to do if competitors have organized a cartel, causing losses for the company: procedure for applying to the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and further steps (court proceedings, involving the law enforcement agencies)

Date of the business breakfast in Russian: 20 April 2016, from 9.45 to 13.00, address: Prospekt Andropova, 18, building 6, Moscow (conference-room of German Centre Moscow).