Starting from January 1, 2016, a new procedure for involving notaries in submission of documents for state registration of legal entities became effective.

The state support to foreign legal entities and certain Russian legal entities is restricted

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.

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.

Amendments to the Competition Law regarding simplified procedure for contesting in the area of construction are entered into force 

On December 29, 2015, a federal law became effective, extending until June 30, 2016 the period for submitting declarations for capital amnesty

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

Court recognizes devaluation of the ruble as reason for amending a lease agreement

Government Decree expands the list of cases for entering into life cycle contracts 

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.