MOSCOW, January 12 (Itar-Tass) — President Dmitry Medvedev has commissioned Igor Artemyev, Director of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), to ensure the monitoring and analysis of the prices of petrol and other types of motor fuel, the presidential press service announced on Thursday.

In the event of revelation of an unfounded overpricing, Artemyev has been assigned "promptly to take measures in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation".