MOSCOW, September 20 - RAPSI, Alyona Yegorova. A federal commercial court has remanded for reconsideration a lawsuit to invalidate the antimonopoly service's order to a department store to remove adverts containing the foreign word "SALE," the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency. (RAPSI)

The Federal Antimonopoly Service declared TsUM's adverts reading "-30 percent; -50 percent; SALE" illegal on October 21, 2010 as they contain foreign words with the potential to mislead customers. The store was ordered to stop using the advertisements.

Earlier, the watchdog repeatedly stated that advertisers may only use foreign words if they provide a translation in Russian.

The TsUM Department Store is the oldest and most well-known store in Moscow. It was established by the Muir and Mirrielees trading house in 1885. TsUM sells goods from over 1,000 world brands. The Mercury Group, which trades in luxury items, is its majority shareholder.