Pepeliaev Group advises that, from 3 October 2016, amendments come into force to legislation dealing with cultural heritage sites. These introduce a prohibition on the construction and reconstruction of capital construction projects close to cultural heritage sites.
Pepeliaev Group advises that, on 1 January 2017, a Federal Law comes into force, which establishes the procedure for applying VAT to services that foreign companies supply to Russian consumers in electronic form. The Law also establishes a specific procedure for such companies to register with the Russian tax authorities.
Law Firm Pepeliaev Group advises that on 2 August 2016 Yu. P. Trutnev, the Deputy Prime Minister and the authorised representative of the Russian President in the Far East Federal District, announced that a project involving the creation of a fishing cluster is being prepared for implementation in the context of the Free Port Korsakov.
