Claim Google to FAS will be reviewed in court on December 20

The Moscow arbitration court on 20 December will consider the claim of Google is challenging the fine imposed by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia. About it reports RNS, citing trusted sources.

The court also decided to reject the petition Google about suspension of court proceedings on challenging the penalty to Google Inc. A petition was filed by Google in connection with what is currently in court for intellectual property rights is the appeal of the Internet company in a dispute with FAS.

Google also applied for a stay of the proceedings behind closed doors. On this motion the judge will make a decision before conducting the main hearing on the merits.

Recall, November 2, FAS has imposed two fines on the structure of Google for a total amount of 1 million rubles for failure to comply with the requirements in the case of Android. The decision was taken on the basis of an administrative investigation initiated by the FAS in relation to Internet companies in September 2016.

"FAS Russia has attracted Google Inc. and Google Ireland Limited to administrative responsibility for violating the regulations. The Agency has fined both companies in 500 thousand RUB, the company Informed the regulator rejected Google's extension of the term of execution of orders", — stated in the FAS.

On 18 November Google filed two complaints against the FAS. As the plaintiffs were made by Google Inc. and Google Ireland, with a demand to recognize the decision of the FAS, in particular fines to 438 million rubles and 1 million rubles for violating the Antimonopoly law, illegal.