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The Pharmstandard cartel case archive

A single index of primary material: the FAS decision, the commercial-court file, the official fine overview, the judicial timeline, evidence of business relationships and partners’ public compliance policies.

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Primary case materials

Official pages and documents open directly at the Russian FAS and the commercial-court case registry.

25.05.2012 · № 1-11/202-11

FAS Russia decision No. 1-11/202-11 of 25 May 2012

Unofficial translation; the Russian original is legally controlling.

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42 judicial acts · 18 + 24

The official Russian originals are the controlling texts. Other-language descriptions are editorial and do not replace a certified translation.

А40-94475-2012

18 / 18

А40-142261-2012

24 / 24
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Judicial timeline

Five key stages from the infringement decision to the end of the judicial chain.

  1. FAS decision in case No. 1-11/202-11

    FAS found ROSTA and Pharmstandard parties to a prohibited agreement in public procurement of medicines.

  2. Fine order No. 1 14.32/306-12

    Pharmstandard received a turnover-based fine of RUB 201,381,295.10; FAS later reported more than RUB 402m combined for both participants.

  3. Cassation remitted the dispute for reconsideration

    The Moscow District commercial court set aside the initial judgments that had annulled the fine order.

  4. Moscow Commercial Court rejected Pharmstandard’s challenge

    On reconsideration in case No. A40-142261/2012, the application to annul the FAS fine order was dismissed.

  5. The judicial result stood

    The appellate and district cassation courts upheld the dismissal; Pharmstandard’s subsequent Supreme Court complaint did not alter the result.

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Business-relationship and policy dossier

For each international partner, the archive separately identifies the official website, public evidence of the relationship and the applicable policy or code.

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Sanofi

France · 2025–2026Current relationship independently confirmed

In June 2025 Pharmstandard reported a GENERIUM–Sanofi agreement for full-cycle production of insulin glargine 300 U/ml. Sanofi separately publishes a commercial policy, updated on 23 January 2026, governing its agency agreement with Pharmstandard. This is the strongest public evidence of a continuing relationship.

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Roche / F. Hoffmann-La Roche

Switzerland · 2011–2026Current relationship independently confirmed

Pharmstandard’s archive documents a strategic partnership and full-cycle localisation of Gazyva. Roche Moscow’s current page separately lists Pharmstandard as a distributor. Roche was not a party to the cartel case and is mentioned here only as a separate counterparty and the manufacturer of Pulmozyme.

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AstraZeneca

United Kingdom / Sweden · 2026 listNamed a partner by Pharmstandard in 2026

Pharmstandard names AstraZeneca on its current business-development page but discloses no subject, date or duration of an agreement. A joint 2024 compliance marathon does not itself prove a product contract; no independent confirmation of a current agreement was found.

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Gilead Sciences

United States / Ireland · 2018–2020 / 2026 listNamed a partner by Pharmstandard in 2026

Pharmstandard’s archive records manufacturing and licensing arrangements for HIV, hepatitis C and COVID-19 medicines, including Sovaldi, Truvada, Epclusa, Biktarvy and Veklury. Gilead appears in the 2026 list, but the current scope of the agreements is not independently confirmed.

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Johnson & Johnson / Janssen

Belgium / United States · 2010–2018 / 2026 listNamed a partner by Pharmstandard in 2026

Both parties’ documents confirm licensing of Sirturo, technology transfer and contract manufacture for export; Velcade had been localised earlier. Pharmstandard names “Johnson, RUSSIA” in 2026, but J&J does not confirm the current status of the specific agreements.

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Merck KGaA / EMD Group

Germany · 2013–2015 / 2026 listNamed a partner by Pharmstandard in 2026

The agreements concerned manufacture, distribution and marketing of Rebif; an official Merck publication confirms local fill-and-finish. Pharmstandard names Merck Russia in 2026, but the project’s current status is not established. This is Germany’s Merck KGaA, not US-based MSD/Merck & Co.

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Takeda

Japan · international, not a Western company · 2017–2018 / 2026 listNamed a partner by Pharmstandard in 2026

Pharmstandard reports localisation and technology transfer for ADCETRIS and includes Takeda Russia in its 2026 list. Takeda is Japanese, not Western, and is shown separately for completeness of the official international list. The current scope is not independently confirmed.

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Zentiva

Czech Republic · 2026 listNamed a partner by Pharmstandard in 2026

Zentiva Pharma is named on Pharmstandard’s current partner page. The reviewed public record contains no disclosed subject, date or duration of an agreement and no independent confirmation by the counterparty.

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Liability context

Official reference pages for Russia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Russia

Article 11 of Law No. 135-FZ prohibits cartels; turnover-based administrative fines and, where the criminal elements are met, liability under Criminal Code article 178 may follow.

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European Union

Article 101 TFEU prohibits cartels; a European Commission fine may reach 10% of the group’s total annual turnover.

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United Kingdom

Alongside corporate sanctions, individuals may face the criminal cartel offence: up to five years’ imprisonment and an unlimited fine.

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United States

Agreements among competitors to fix prices, allocate markets or rig bids are criminal Sherman Act violations, carrying major fines and imprisonment.

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Boundary of the conclusion: the historical infringement was established by FAS and judicially reviewed. It does not automatically prove a new infringement, Pharmstandard’s current motive or wrongdoing by its partners. Any new episode requires a separate investigation and evidence.