MOSCOW. July 30 (Interfax) - The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened two cases - concerning Raspadsky Coal LLC and Evraz Holding LLC - on evidence they violated fair competition laws, the FAS said in a statement.

MOSCOW. Feb 27 (Interfax) - The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has approved Renault's acquisition of a stake in Avtovaz (RTS: AVAZ), FAS head Igor Artemyev told journalists. (c) 2008 Daily News Bulletin; Moscow - English. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.

MOSCOW. Feb 27 (Interfax) - The Federal Antimonopoly Service will order Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) and Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) to sell some of their assets in the regions during the course of approving their coal asset merger, FAS chief Igor Artemyev said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 27 February: The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) will oblige Gazprom and the Siberian Coal Energy Company [SUEK] to sell a number of their regional assets as part of the deal to merge their coal assets, the FAS director, Igor Artemyev, told a news conference today.

MOSCOW. Feb 28 (Interfax) - The head of Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service's said he thought a merger of the electricity- related assets of Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) and Siberian Coal and Energy Company (SUEK) would jeopardize electricity reform.