Adopted law amends and supplements rules for state regulation of trade.

Law adopted changes state regulation of communications and cargo transport activity.

Use of another person’s money now costs more, but is free by default, and calculation of interest is made simpler.

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.