Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s courts have upheld a Competition Committee ruling against the Bukhara branch of Hududgaztaminot, which required it to recalculate 547.9 million soums in charges imposed on businesses, the committee reported.
The committee’s territorial office in Bukhara region found that the gas supplier had violated Article 18 of the Law on Competition. The investigation covered the terms for the sale and purchase of goods and the charges for services.
According to the committee, the branch had imposed discriminatory conditions when selling or purchasing goods and forced consumers to accept certain terms of their use. It also charged for services that had not actually been provided or should have been free of charge.
Following the investigation, the regional office ordered the branch to return the excess charges to businesses and adjust the relevant amounts. The total disputed sum was 547,938,880 soums.
The recalculation covered four businesses. Bukhoro Oziq-Ovqat was charged 434.4 million soums, individual entrepreneur A. Nasirov 10.6236 million soums, Sitorai Mohi Khosa LLC 72.96328 million soums and Mahmud Abdullo Quruvchi LLC 29.952 million soums.
The committee said Hududgaz Bukhara had carried out the recalculations and ensured that the corresponding amounts were credited.
Hududgaztaminot appealed the regional office’s decision through cassation and supervisory review proceedings. The court examined the company’s arguments and, according to the committee, confirmed that the regional office’s decision was lawful and justified.
