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• May the current situation be regarded as force majeure and how can parties to a lease use their opportunities in practice?
• How to ensure safety and outline the rules of the game for those involved in the real estate market and for regulators? How are the landlord and tenant held liable if any adverse incidents are identified in office premises?
• What kind of lease agreement may protect tenants in future if business processes are changed?
• Which factors will ensure sustainable business in the area of commercial real estate for investors and developers?

Pepeliaev Group informs you about the procedure and conditions for the granting of deferred payments of rent under lease agreements of real estate and in connection with the outbreak of the coronavirus infection.

Pepeliaev Group advises that amendments are pending adoption to a number of legal provisions regulating individual aspects of the activities of a public joint-stock company, and the procedure and timeframes for submitting and disclosing consolidated financial statements against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the context of the pandemic and different measures taken by the authorities, a number of amendments have been made to the provisions of the Code of Administrative Offences which significantly increase administrative sanctions for legal entities.

Pepeliaev Group advises that on 25 March 2020 the Government’s Resolution came into force establishing a procedure for maintaining information systems supporting town-planning activities (abbreviated in Russian as ISOGD), which contains town-planning information, documents and materials. The Resolution also defines the rules for providing such information, documents and materials to the entities involved in town-planning activities.