The actions of the Department of Municipal Services of the Kherson City Council were found to be violations of the law.
This was reported on the website of the Southern Interregional Territorial Department of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
On May 29, the agency’s administrative collegium adopted a decision on violations of the law on the protection of economic competition by the Department of Municipal Services of the Kherson City Council, as provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 50 and the first part of Article 15 of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of Economic Competition”, in the form of anti-competitive actions by a local self-government body that may lead to the prevention of competition in the market for household waste collection and removal services.
The Antimonopoly Committee found violations in the area of waste removal in Kherson. The Department of Municipal Services did not hold the mandatory tenders to determine carrier companies. As a result, two municipal enterprises — “Parks of Kherson” and “City Road Management” — were granted the right to collect and remove household waste without a tender.
Thus, the city department artificially restricted market access for other relevant companies that could have participated in the tender and lawfully competed with the municipal enterprises.