A “cooling down period” for insurance policies has taken effect in Russia, allowing to reject insurance and get a refund of the premium paid.

Law adopted setting VAT obligation for foreign companies rendering e‑services to individuals in Russia.

On July 3, 2016, the Russian President signed amendments to the Federal Law “On public-private partnership and municipal-private partnership and on amending certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.”

On June 23, 2016, a law was adopted forcing companies to obtain, renew, store and provide on request of state bodies the information on their beneficial owners.

The draft road map for “Developing competition in health care” is under public discussion.

Mandatory pre-trial procedure and court orders in commercial arbitration courts are familiar notions in a new form.

Lawmakers are continuing to improve the procedure for conducting special assessment of work conditions.

On June 2, 2016, Federal Law No.130-FZ “On amending Part I of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation” dated 01.05.2016 (hereinafter the “Law”), amending and clarifying the provisions of the Russian Tax Code as regards tax inspections and tax documents, entered into force.

Plenum of Russian Supreme Court for the first time explains issues concerning courts applying customs law

Environmental fee to be paid by goods manufacturers and importers which do not independently dispose of waste formed due to use of the goods