Legal overviews
Penalty for using 2018 FIFA symbols
- Services: Advertising / Marketing / Sponsorship, Antitrust Law
- Date: 18.11.2016
Unlawful use of 2018 FIFA World Cup symbols is violation of the law.
FAS of Russia is going to amend general exclusions applying to agreements between credit and insurance organizations
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 14.11.2016
New terms and conditions for agreements between banks and insurance companies.
Court upholds car distributor’s right to out-of-court unilateral refusal to perform dealer agreement
- Services: Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Antitrust Law
- Date: 21.09.2016
Court: dealer agreement is not an agreement of adhesion.
“Cooling down” the insurance policy
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 12.07.2016
A “cooling down period” for insurance policies has taken effect in Russia, allowing to reject insurance and get a refund of the premium paid.
The Federal Antitrust Service of Russia prepared a draft road map for “Developing competition in health care”
- Services: Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Antitrust Law
- Date: 06.06.2016
The draft road map for “Developing competition in health care” is under public discussion.
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”).
Business activity can be qualified as coordinated even with a vertical agreement between the parties
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 24.03.2016
Federal Antitrust Service worked out a legal position under which even if parties entered into a distribution agreement, actions of a manufacturer can be recognized as violation of antirust legislation by performing coordination of business activity
Self-regulatory organizations on the financial market and requirements of the Competition Law
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 26.02.2016
In the beginning of 2016, the law on self-regulatory organizations regulating establishment and activity of SROs on the financial market entered into force.
The Law can create additional administrative barriers for new and existing participants of the financial market. It has also created a field for potential violations of antitrust law by an SRO and its members.
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
Foreign entities to be subject to AML/CFT control
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 26.11.2015
State Duma is holding discussions over a draft law extending requirements of legislation on Anti-Money Laundering to relations with foreign entities