Legal overviews
New uniform rules for pharmaceutical circulation
- Service: Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry
- Date: 30.07.2015
Review of legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union: July 2015
New unified rules for pharmaceutical circulation within the Eurasian Economic Union
Review of changes in legislation on state and municipal control and supervision over small business
- Date: 21.07.2015
Federal Law No.246-FZ dated 13.07.2015 entered into effect to provide 3‑years free from control for small businesses and a risk-oriented approach to state control/supervision. New profit thresholds for small and medium-size businesses
Review of changes in legislation on financial markets
- Date: 20.07.2015
Bank of Russia establishes procedure for maintaining state register of microfinance organizations
Starting from 2016, financial organization must join self-regulatory organizations
Informational purging
- Services: Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Protection of information and trade secrets
- Date: 17.07.2015
Russian President signs law obliging operators to delete certain information from search engines
Review of amendments to Competition Law. July 2015
- Services: Commercial real estate, Antitrust Law
- Date: 16.07.2015
Procedure for extending lease agreements for state and municipal property with small and medium businesses in Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol is established
Independent behavior is punishable
- Services: Real Estate and Construction, Construction
- Date: 15.07.2015
On July 13, 2015, the Russian President signed a Federal Law to amend the legal regime over unauthorized construction
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation clarifies disputable issues on contesting cadastral value
- Services: Real Estate and Construction, Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Construction
- Date: 13.07.2015
Supreme Court clarifies issues on contesting results of cadastral valuation
Review of labor law: July 2015
- Service: Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 11.07.2015
A 7-day period is fixed for employers to inform of grounds for denial of employment and an obligation is imposed to extend a fixed-term agreement until the end of maternity leave
Amendments to corporate legislation
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 10.07.2015
Federal Law No.210-FZ “On amending certain regulatory acts of the Russian Federation and declaring void certain provisions of the regulatory acts of the Russian Federation” and Federal Law No.209-FZ “On amending certain regulatory acts of the Russian Federation as regards allowing legal entities to use standard charters” enter into force
Review of changes in advertising law and clarifications from the FAS of Russia: July 2015
- Services: Antitrust Law, Advertising / Marketing / Sponsorship
- Date: 09.07.2015
Provisions of the Advertising Law are detailed as regards limiting the sound level for advertisements entered into effect on May 25, 2015
Illegal use of intellectual property in advertising does not violate advertising laws
Stricter liability for credit institutions for violations in advertising financial services