Legal overviews
Changes in regulation of special assessment of work conditions
- Date: 30.05.2016
Lawmakers are continuing to improve the procedure for conducting special assessment of work conditions.
Forewarned is forearmed: coming changes in tax inspections and tax documents
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 26.05.2016
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.
Russian Supreme Court clarifies customs law
- Services: Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Customs Law
- Date: 25.05.2016
Plenum of Russian Supreme Court for the first time explains issues concerning courts applying customs law
Environmental fee rates are approved
- Services: Natural resources / Energy, Food industry, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 19.05.2016
Environmental fee to be paid by goods manufacturers and importers which do not independently dispose of waste formed due to use of the goods
Tax-free shopping to be introduced in Russia
- Date: 06.05.2016
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov instructed government agencies to prepare measures to implement tax-free shopping in Russia.
Code of good practice for the pharma industry is adopted in Russia
- Services: Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Antitrust Law
- Date: 05.05.2016
The Association of European Businesses together with the Russian Federal Antitrust Service (FAS) has developed and on April 19, 2016 officially presented the Code of Good Practice in the Pharmaceutical Industry (the “Code”).
On application of professional standards starting from July 1, 2016
- Service: Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 29.04.2016
On July 1, 2016 Federal Law No.122-FZ will become effective, supplementing the Russian Labor Code with provisions on the procedure for applying professional standards.
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs will handle foreign employees issues
- Service: Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 18.04.2016
On April 5, 2016, Decree No.156 of the Russian President became effective, pursuant to which the Federal Migration Service will be liquidated and all its duties will be assigned to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
List of states/territories not providing exchange of tax information
- Date: 04.04.2016
On April 1, 2016 Order No.ММВ-7-17/117@ of the Russian Federal Tax Service “On approval of the List of states/territories not providing exchange of information for tax purposes with the Russian Federation” dated 04.03.2016 (hereinafter the “list”) entered into force.
Position of appeals court on notorious lease dispute: no surprises
- Service: Real Estate and Construction
- Date: 01.04.2016
Appeals court did not recognize ruble devaluation to be grounds for amending the lease agreement