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Articles and comments
16 June 2014
The PSA for the Khvalynsk Deposit Is Pivotal for Russia's Oil and Gas Sector
Experts acknowledge that the drafting of a production sharing agreement to govern the development of the Khvalynsk deposit has been one of the most dramatic events in the oil and gas sector in Russia over the past several decades.
Articles and comments
16 June 2014
Russia: a medtech market in transition, but there is growth ahead

The new regulatory system for medical devices in Russia will lead to improvements all around, but industry needs more guidance ay present. So says Vladimir Sokov, a senior partner and head of corporate division at Moscow-based legal firm ...

Articles and comments
15 June 2014
How investment projects have evolved - lawyers' views
After the economic boom years form 2005 and 2008, lean times and a shortage of cash have hit the economy across the board.  Only the most decisive and best resourced investors have carried on with their projects or even begun new ones. There...
Articles and comments
09 June 2014
B2B: Customs Benefits for Foreign Investors Localizing Manufacture in Russia
The effective customs legislation of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan envisages the following customs benefits for foreign investors who would like to localize manufacture of goods in Russia.
Alerts
03 June 2014
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has set the conditions for foreign goods to be admitted to take part in state and municipal procurement.
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 1 June 2014, Order No.155 of the Ministry of Economic Development dated 25 March 2014 ‘On the conditions for releasing goods originating from foreign states for the purposes of purchasing goods, work and...
Articles and comments
02 June 2014
New Law Bans Temporary Agency Work, But Allows For Secondment
HR professionals were alarmed when a draft law to ban temporary agency work (TAW) was put before the State Duma in December 2010. Thanks to the business community working together with great dedication, this draft law remained a draft for almost...
Legal overviews
31 May 2014
Overview of tax events for May 2014

On 23 May, the following draft laws were put before the State Duma

Legal overviews
31 May 2014
Overview of tax events for April 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed Federal Law No. 81-FZ dated 20 April 2014 "On amending the Second Part of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation", which is aimed at simplifying tax accounting and harmonising the rules ...
Articles and comments
30 May 2014
Protection of Shareholders in the Context of Takeovers
Russian legislation in the M&A sector is actively developing.  Two main M&A trends can be highlighted which may often not be mutually compatible.  On the one hand, any legislator aims at facilitating M&A activity by way of setting...