Legal overviews
News in regulating document workflow in the course of state registration of legal entities starting from January 1, 2016
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 04.02.2016
Starting from January 1, 2016, a new procedure for involving notaries in submission of documents for state registration of legal entities became effective.
Draft law restricting state support to foreign and certain Russian legal entities adopted in third reading
- Date: 03.02.2016
The state support to foreign legal entities and certain Russian legal entities is restricted
How 2016 started for LLCs and non-commercial organizations
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 01.02.2016
The first month of 2016 was marked by certain amendments to corporate law, which have taken effect. Here we draw your attention to the most important and interesting ones.
Crisis management: New Year surprise from Russian lawmakers
- Services: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership, Contract Law
- Date: 29.01.2016
Starting from January 01, 2016, the parties are granted an ability to change under a special procedure the terms of state contracts which expire in 2016. The special procedure is subject to approval by the Russian Government.
Simplified contesting procedure in the areas of construction, organization of tenders and procurement to becomes effective in Russia
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 25.01.2016
Amendments to the Competition Law regarding simplified procedure for contesting in the area of construction are entered into force
Capital amnesty extended until June 30, 2016
- Date: 25.01.2016
On December 29, 2015, a federal law became effective, extending until June 30, 2016 the period for submitting declarations for capital amnesty
Federal Law No.224-FZ “On public-private partnership…” dated July 13, 2015 and regulatory acts specifying certain provisions of the law have taken effect
- Service: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership
- Date: 19.01.2016
Starting from January 1, 2016, Federal law No.224-FZ “On public-private partnership…” dated July 13, 2015 and regulatory acts specifying certain provisions of the law have taken effect
Weak ruble is grounds for amending a lease agreement
- Service: Real Estate and Construction
- Date: 14.01.2016
Court recognizes devaluation of the ruble as reason for amending a lease agreement
List of cases for entering into a life cycle contract is expanded
- Service: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership
- Date: 11.01.2016
Government Decree expands the list of cases for entering into life cycle contracts
Green light for Islamic finance
- Date: 05.01.2016
On December 22, 2015 Dmitriy Savelev, deputy of the State Duma, introduced two bills which, if adopted, will allow the use of certain Islamic financial instruments on the territory of the Russian Federation.