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Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Supreme Court has applied a differentiated approach in a case concerning the demolition of an unauthorised construction. The court laid down new approaches, previously absent from court practice, to examining cases in the relevant category (Ruling No. 308-ES15-15458 of the Russian Supreme Court's Judicial Panel for Economic Disputes dated 10 March 2016 in case No. А32-22681/2014).
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 17 March 2016 the Russian Government signed two Resolutions that two new priority development areas be established in the Sakhalin Region.
Law firm Pepeliaev Group advises that new amendments have come into force to the tax rules regarding deoffshorisation and repatriation.
The new amendments answer certain questions regarding the procedure for applying the rules which were adopted earlier. However, some questions remain unanswered and new issues have arisen. It is expected that during the spring session the State Duma will adopt one more set of amendments (the third one). In the meanwhile, one year after the deoffshorisation rules have come into force, they still lack clarity and definition. This compels businesses to hold off adopting and performing specific decisions aimed at adapting to the new tax conditions.
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 16 February 2016 the State Duma passed a law which amends the Russian Commercial (Arbitration) Procedure Code (the “Code”) and unifies the procedural rules applied by general jurisdiction courts and state commercial (arbitration) courts.
Law firm Pepeliaev Group advises that Resolution No. 1 of the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court dated 21 January 2016 “On certain aspects of applying legislation on the compensation of costs, connected with a case being considered” has been officially published.
The industry agreement was adopted at federal level for Russia's coal industry for 2013 to 2016 (the “Agreement”). The Agreement sets additional obligations and automatically extends to companies in Russia's coal industry. On 26 October 2015, an agreement was concluded to extend the term of the Agreement so that it will remain in force until 31 December 2018 (the “Extension Agreement”).