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31 January 2012
Tax discrimination against foreign investors in Russia
Alongside actively developing cross-border economic, trade and customs law and adjusting to European standards and the WTO principles, Russia is seeing the adoption of rulings actually hampering foreign capital flow into the country. In Jan...
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19 January 2012
Significant changes to the application of Russian thin capitalisation rules
Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Supreme Arbitration Court (the “SAC”) has published on its web site Resolution No. 8654/11 dated 15 November 2011 in the case of OAO Coal Mine Severny Kuzbass touching upon the issues con...
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17 January 2012
The licensing of radio and television broadcasting

Pepeliaev Group advises that 22 February 2011 saw the publication on the website of the Federal Service for Supervision over Telecommunications, Information Technology and Mass Media (“Roskomnadzor”) of its Order No. 048 dated ...

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30 December 2011
Third set of antimonopoly measures: prospects and risks for business

The third set of antimonopoly measures, which comes into force on 6 and 7 January, significantly amends antimonopoly legislation, affecting business across the board. The most important new developments include: antimonopoly law institutions...

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16 December 2011
The Russian Labour Code regime for resolving collective labour disputes has been amended
5 December 2011 saw the entry into force of Federal Law No. 334-FZ dated 22 November 2011 On amending the Russian Federation Labour Code to improve the regime for resolving collective labour disputes. This Law amends the Russian Labour Code...
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13 December 2011
Rates amended for insurance contributions in 2012 – 2013
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 23 November, the State Duma adopted a Federal Law that amends the rates of insurance contributions payable to the state social security funds.
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02 December 2011
The Presidium of the Russian Supreme Arbitration Court (SAC) has indicated to courts that compensation of double the value of goods shall be recovered where a confusingly similar mark

Pepeliaev Group advises that 20 November 2011 saw the publication on the Supreme Arbitration Court’s official website of the Court’s Resolution No. 3602/11 in case No. 08-8099/2009 (Krasny Oktyabr v. Slavyanka).

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02 December 2011
Amendments to legislation on controlling foreign investments in strategic enterprises
Pepeliaev Group advises that Federal Law No. 322-FZ dated 16 November 2011 “On amending article 6 of Federal Law ‘On foreign investments into the Russian Federation’ and Federal Law ‘On the procedure for making foreign inv...
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23 November 2011
On amendments to article 15.25 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences
Pepeliaev Group advises: on 28 November 2011 Federal Law No. 312-FZ “On amendments to articles 3.5 and 15.25 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences” and Federal Law No. 311-FZ “On amendments to article 15.25 of the Russi...