Legal overviews
Penalty for using 2018 FIFA symbols
- Services: Advertising / Marketing / Sponsorship, Antitrust Law
- Date: 18.11.2016
Unlawful use of 2018 FIFA World Cup symbols is violation of the law.
FAS of Russia is going to amend general exclusions applying to agreements between credit and insurance organizations
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 14.11.2016
New terms and conditions for agreements between banks and insurance companies.
Russian goods suppliers to have priority in procurement under 223-FZ
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 28.09.2016
Starting from January 1, 2017, Russian goods will have priority in procurement under 223-FZ.
Court upholds car distributor’s right to out-of-court unilateral refusal to perform dealer agreement
- Services: Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Antitrust Law
- Date: 21.09.2016
Court: dealer agreement is not an agreement of adhesion.
No risk, no inspection: a risk-oriented approach for state supervisory activity
- Services: Food industry, Anti-Corruption Law / Compliance, Labor and Migration Law, Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution
- Date: 19.09.2016
A risk-oriented approach will be used for purposes of improving and enhancing effectiveness of control and supervisory activity in the course of inspections.
Implementation of professional standards
- Service: Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 05.09.2016
Starting from July 01, 2016, the Russian rules on professional standards came into full legal force.
Central Bank develops bill on regional banks
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 09.08.2016
The Russian Central Bank has developed a bill that introduces a new type of credit organization – the regional bank, which will in fact be instrumental in bringing about a two‑tier banking system in Russia – at the federal level and at the level of the Russian regions.
Provision of housing to an employee is not subject to insurance fees
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 01.08.2016
Provision of housing to employees and payment of rent are of a social nature and are not subject to insurance fees.
Reform for corporate actions
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 29.07.2016
From July 4, 2016, the procedure for corporate actions in joint stock companies has changed.
Roskomnadzor sends notices to take down information from payment service sites
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 19.07.2016
Roskomnadzor is actively using its powers to block sites containing banned information.