Changes to Russia’s competition law will come into force on 6 January, clarifying and developing current regulation and reining in some administrative requirements.

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) is investigating two rival mobile telephone companies for allegedly colluding on the price of Apple iPhones.

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) held its second annual Competition Day earlier this month, bringing together antitrust law specialists from around the world.

Russia’s State Duma has approved a third package of antimonopoly amendments, making important changes to the competition laws that govern mergers between foreign companies.

Russia’s State Duma is considering a new package of amendments to the country’s competition law, which includes reduced controls on foreign-to-foreign mergers.

Moscow’s Commercial Cassation Court has dismissed Renaissance Insurance Group’s appeal against a decision by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) that found the company guilty of cartel activity.

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined a local electricity company 1.8 million roubles (€43,539) for impeding access to its infrastructure.

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) is at loggerheads with Russian Post over new proposals to liberalise the market – a step the incumbent claims will threaten services to remote areas.

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced yesterday it is investigating three of the country’s five largest oil companies over alleged price fixing on domestic diesel and aviation fuel.

Brazil’s Secretariat of Economic Law (SDE), the investigative branch of the Brazilian competition enforcement regime, has announced that it will focus on the pharmaceutical sector, using the European Commission’s pharmaceutical inquiry as the basis for its investigation. Emily Gray in Brussels