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The Russian Government has determined the procedure for the Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment in the Russian Federation (the ‘Government Commission’) to issue permissions for transactions (operations) with respect to membership interests in Russian LLCs involving non-residents (persons they control) from hostile states.

Public discussions are being held of the draft amendments to the List of goods (groups of goods) to which the provisions do not apply of articles 1359(6) and 1487 of the Russian Civil Code, provided that these goods (groups of goods) are released into circulation outside Russia by right holders (patent holders) or with their consent. The List was approved by Order No. 1532 of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade dated 19 April 2022.

Starting from 8 September 2022, Decree No. 618 of the Russian President dated 8 September 2022 has established new requirements for completing transactions (operations) the subject matter of which are membership interests in the charter capital of Russian limited liability companies (LLCs).

The State Duma has adopted in the first reading a draft law  that enables companies classified as small and medium-sized enterprises that meet a number of criteria to terminate their activity in accordance with a simplified procedure without undergoing a lengthy procedure of voluntary liquidation. 

Commonly abbreviated in Russian as “Roskomnadzor” or “RKN” has issued clarifications on the timeframes for operators to send notifications about the processing of personal data. The authority has also published electronic forms for operators to notify the fact of an illegal or accidental transfer of personal data that resulted in a violation of the rights of subjects, as well as the implementation of their cross-border transfer.

Pepeliaev Group advises that, on 1 September 2022, Federal Law No. 430-FZ “On amending Part I of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation” dated 21 December 2021 (“Law No. 430-FZ”) came into force with respect to the legal regulation of immovable things.