This paper examines issues of legal regulation in the railway freight transport market as an active participant in economic activity, in particular in the delivery of goods, resources, food, and other cargo in the Russian Federation.
The rail freight market plays a key role in the economic activity of the Russian Federation, being an integral part of the service sector between producers and consumers. Freight transportation (in particular, rail and road) occupies a key position in the turnover of goods and the redistribution of resources among the five types of freight transportation. The legal basis for regulating competition in the freight transportation market as a whole is based on a strict hierarchy of interrelated regulatory acts, built on the principle of “from general to specific”. First and foremost, this is the general theory of competition and antitrust law, as well as national legislation and the industry specifics of freight transportation.
The author analyzes regulatory acts, in particular, whether the requirements of antitrust legislation are complied with, whether violations are prevented, and whether practical recommendations are developed for identified legal gaps and conflicts arising at the intersection of general and special regulation. In addition, using the example of rail freight transportation, an analysis was conducted of the consistency of industry legislation in the field of freight transportation with basic antitrust norms, identifying systemic legal gaps and conflicts that hinder the development of.
The article was prepared based on the results of research conducted with budgetary funding under the state assignment of the Financial University.