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On Oct. 7, a protocol to the tax treaty between Russia and Cyprus was signed. The protocol, which significantly altered the contents of the treaty, is expected to become effective in 2011 or 2012, after its ratification by Russia and Cyprus...

7 October 2010 saw the signing of a Protocol on Amendments to the 1998 Double Taxation Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cyprus. The Treaty was significantly amended by the Protocol. Many of the Protocol’s prov...

On 28 September, Federal Law No. 244-FZ “On the Skolkovo innovation centre” was adopted, together with Federal Law No. 243-FZ of the same date “On amending specific legislative acts of the Russian Federation in connection with t...

Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Ministry of Finance has published on its official website a draft law  proposing to introduce, from 2011, a series of amendments into the VAT calculation regime, concerning settlement differences, th...

Pepeliaev Group hereby informs on changes in the conditions of employment of foreign citizens: the list of positions not subject to the employment quotas has been extended; starting from 1 January 2011 the inviting party is no longer requir...

Pepeliaev Group advises that on 29 October 2010 the Federal Law “On Amending the Federal Law ‘On Communications’” comes into force. This Law amends the legal regulation of transmission of publicly accessible mandator...

Pepeliaev Group advises that Federal Law No. 239-FZ dated 27 July 2010 “On Amending the Russian Code of Administrative Offences” has been adopted.

Pepeliaev Group advises that the State Duma adopted on 9 June 2010 in a second decisive reading the draft law submitted by the Government introducing amendments to Part One and Part Two of the RF Tax Code.

Pepeliaev Group advises that Federal Law No. 147-FZ dated 1 July 2010 entered into force on 5 July 2010. The Law establishes criminal liability for the submission of false data to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, register of ho...