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17 November 2015
Joining the Federal Industry Agreement for companies in the chemical, petrochemical, biotechnological and chemical and pharmaceutical industries in Russia for 2016-2018
At federal level, the industry tariff agreement has been adopted which sets additional obligations and automatically extends to companies in Russia's chemical industry. To refuse to join the agreement, a well-grounded refusal should be submitted...
Alerts
11 November 2015
The Supreme Court has clarified certain issues relating to the bankruptcy of individuals
Pepeliaev Group advises: On 13 October 2015, the Russian Supreme Court adopted its Plenum’s Resolution No. 45 "On certain issues relating to procedures being brought into effect to be used in insolvency (bankruptcy) proceedings involving...
Articles and comments
06 November 2015
Pepeliaev Group Expands China Practice
The Pepeliaev Group has launched a Chinese Desk to provide legal assistance for Chinese investors in Russia and has announced that the firm is opening associated offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. The Pepeliaev Group’s representative...
Legal overviews
02 November 2015
Overview of tax events for November 2015
The Russian State Duma has adopted amendments to the Russian Tax Code that clarify specific aspects for confirming that the zero VAT rate is justified and that approve tax rates for excisable goods. 
Alerts
30 October 2015
A draft law to improve VAT
Pepeliaev Group advises that Russian Ministry of Finance has placed, for public consultation a draft law "On amending Chapter 21 of Part II of the Russian Tax Code (regarding the procedure for determining the tax base when an advance payment...
Articles and comments
28 October 2015
B2B: Applying Constitutional Principles in Customs Work
Ruling No. 417-O of the Russian Constitutional Court dated 3 March 2015 is of great legal importance. Not only does it deal with how a specific decision of the Customs Union's Commission should be applied when it is the subject matter of ...
Articles and comments
21 October 2015
Tax on Inbound Investment
Russian law recognizes an acquisition of stock or of another ownership interest (a share deal) as well as an acquisition of the assets and liabilities of a business.
The latter type takes the form of the acquisition of what Russian law...
Articles and comments
15 October 2015
B2B: Electronic Salary — to Pay or Not to Pay?
Electronic payment systems are gaining popularity, and clients often ask us whether they can use electronic money to pay salaries to their employees. This question is of particular interest to companies engaging teleworkers and temporary ...
Alerts
13 October 2015
Joining the Federal Industial Agreements regarding russian timber companies for 2015-2017
At the federal level, industrial agreements have been adopted setting additional obligations and automatically extending to companies engaged in the timber industry in Russia. To refuse to join the agreements, companies should submit well-grounded...