Based on a request from the Competition Committee, the fee unjustifiably raised by "Food City Tashkent" LLC using its dominant bargaining power was annulled.

A business entity engaged in the sale of ice products within the territory of "Food City Tashkent" LLC appealed to the Competition Committee, stating that artificial barriers were being created by the market administration.

In particular, it was noted that the fee for bringing packaged and unpackaged ice into the market area had been increased several times, with the daily fee set at 737,000 soums, and that this was an attempt to force the entrepreneur out of the market.

Regarding the circumstances stated in the appeal, the Committee conducted an investigation and sent a request to the market administration. As a result of discussions held during the review of the case, an agreement was reached between "Food City Tashkent" LLC and the entrepreneur. Consequently, the issue raised in the appeal was resolved positively, and the unjustifiably increased fee amount was canceled.

In this regard, the Competition Committee warns all entities with superior bargaining power, regardless of their form of ownership.

According to Article 14 of the Law "On Competition," the existence of the possibility for a business entity or group of persons that does not hold a dominant position to unilaterally determine the terms of an agreement, the territory where goods are sold, or the price is recognized as superior bargaining power. Abuse of superior bargaining power leads to the application of financial sanctions in accordance with the procedure established by the Law "On Competition."