. Association of Internet Commerce (AKITA), Association of retail trade (ACORT) and the Association of trade organizations and manufacturers of consumer electronic and computer equipment (RATEK) has addressed in Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS) of the Russian Federation with the petition to initiate proceedings concerning payment systems Visa and Mastercard, the proper message of the three associations is at the disposal of Last news . The Association believes that signs of a crime on the protection of competition discernible in the actions of payment systems to establish the size of the interbank Commission (IBC). The interbank Commission, for its part, has an impact on the size of the trade concessions - the total fee that the Bank-member of payment system charges the seller of goods or supplier of services. "The actions of the defendants in the payment card market, which is the subject of this statement, expressed in the establishment by the defendants of the size of the interbank Commission, which has a negative impact on competition in other markets where payment cards are used in payments between sellers and buyers, mostly on the retail market ", - the document says. Association in the form of example interbank Commission Mastercard, indicating that relative to retail sales of non-food items apply higher rates than for retail outlets of other formats, where they have the opportunity to sell similar products. In the end, the sellers, with respect to which apply lower rates MBK have the opportunity to obtain " an unfair advantage over their competitors ". "The establishment of high rates MBK for plants retail non-food items is, thus, evidence of the creation of discriminatory conditions, what was the abuse," the statement reads. In conclusion, the Association asked the FAS to initiate proceedings concerning Visa and Mastercard on the grounds of violation of the ban, which is set by the legislative act on the protection of competition. <span style="color:darkgray