UPDATE: Russian antitrust can go to court for new fine for Google

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MOSCOW, Nov 29 (PRIME) -- Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service will go to court with a lawsuit to force Google to fulfil the authority’s warrant ordering it to mend its violations on the mobile application market and will decide on opening of an administrative case on a new fine for disrespect, a service spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The service has not received any information on the fulfilment of its order by Google, expected by Monday.

The antitrust service’s Director Igor Artemyev said earlier on Tuesday that the watchdog will not put up with the disobedience of Google and will ask court to force it to improve.

“Google has challenged all our fines…The Russian government will never tolerate disrespect to court decisions. That is why, as one more measure, not the final one, will be address of the Federal Antimonopoly Service to court to make our warrant fulfilled. As you know, the law stipulates criminal punishment of the top managers who ignore a decision,” Artemyev said.

The antimonopoly service had been waiting until Monday for Google to report on mending its violations on the local market of preinstalled application stores, for which the U.S. company was fined 438 million rubles. Artemyev said earlier that the authority could punish Google with one million rubles for missing the deadline and go to court.

Google and the service are involved in a number of court proceedings at the moment.

(64.9153 rubles – U.S. $1)

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