OREANDA-NEWS. On February 15, 2008 Karagandy Zharyk LLP (Karaganda), bonds of which are traded in the official category "B" list of Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE), furnished KASE with a copy of the order of Business Competition Protection Committee of the Ministry of industry and trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana, hereafter - "the Committee"), dated February 7 of 2008, reported the press-centre of KASE.

According to the presented document, the Committee gave its permission to incorporated company German Limited Liability Partnership for the economical concentration ad seciam about giving consent for a blind trust of 100% stake participation in the authorized capital of Karagandy Zharyk LLP providing that the last entity applies a justified price for consumers on the services, offered in the monopolistic way (supply and allocation of electric power) and does not abuse its ascendancy (monopolistic position).

The given requirement was set aiming at protection of consumers' rights and lawful interests and is efficient till the moment of tariff change in the order, regulated by antimonopoly legislation.