Provided legal support to a Chinese company to develop a coalmine

The team of Pepeliaev Group’s Environmental Practice provided full-fledged legal support to the Chinese party to a Russian-Chinese joint venture which had been set up to develop, construct and operate a coalmine in Zabaykalye.

Our lawyers performed a comprehensive audit of the special-purpose company’s activity in terms of whether it was complying with environmental legislation. They provided relevant recommendations and drafted separate guidelines that contained an overview of Russian environmental regulation, including issues of whether the enterprise was liable in the field of the environment. 

This project has special importance for developing bilateral relationships since the coal deposit which is being mined has been included in the roadmap for strengthening Russian-Chinese cooperation.