BRIEF-Merck Ltd says received demand notice from NPPA

116.8 million rupees plus interest * says NPPA alleges overcharging of price of formulation, polybion l 100 ml syrup, during period from January 2006 to June 2009 * government has issued demand notice despite the fact that co was neither a manufacturer nor a marketer of the subject drug Source text: Further company coverage: * Says it aims to raise up to 1.4 billion yuan in private placement of shares to fund construction of hospital MOSCOW, Dec 30 Russia has registered outbreaks of bird flu on two poultry farms in its southern regions of Krasnodar and Rostov, the agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said in two statements on Friday.