Overviews of legislation and court practice

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 2 – 15 September 2024 Aspects of central and municipal government control have been clarified; a simplified confirmation of conformity procedure has been extended for imported / released products; Rospatent will be entitled not to publish information about owners of IP.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 19 August – 1 September 2024 The procedure for out-of-court appeals has become compulsory for a number of permissions; how will the arrangement of the national regime work in procurement?

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 5–18 August 2024 The Russian President has signed a number of laws, including on simplifying the procurement procedure for Russian products, on specific aspects of regulating corporate relationships in economically significant companies and on establishing differentiated fines for obstructing anti-cartel inspections.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 22 July – 4 August 2024 A procedure has been introduced for issuing permissions regarding transactions that involve exclusive rights being acquired from persons from unfriendly states; the police have lost the power to instigate cases based on certain offences; administrative liability can be lifted if a person fulfils an agreement with a public authority.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 8–21 July 2024 Large-scale amendments have been prepared to Law No. 44-FZ; specific aspects have been adjusted of central and municipal government control and new initiatives have been implemented in the field of carrying out government control.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 24 June – 7 July 2024 The temporary procedure has been updated of how economically significant enterprises should disclose and submit information; fines can be multiplied for violating the requirements for protecting restricted information; the mechanism is expected to be modified for having orders of the Federal Antimonopoly Service reconsidered

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 10–23 June 2024 Economically significant companies will be fined for a breach of requirements in the sphere of corporate relationships; information security services from hostile states have been banned; the list of resources where it is prohibited to place advertisements may be expanded.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 27 May – 9 June 2024 Liability can be toughened for non-notification of the start of activity; it has been determined how carriers and consignors should work with electronic documents; parties to foreign trade will be able to file complaints via the One Window system.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 13–26 May 2024

The temporary procedure has been established for performing transactions aimed at acquiring exclusive rights to use IP / means of identification from hostile states; The Government will determine the rules for damage to be compensated in connection with hostile actions of the USA; the specifics of state control have been adjusted.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 29 April – 12 May 2024 The list of goods has been developed that, if customs payments are avoided in relation to them, result in such avoidance being treated as an offence involving a large amount; joint-stock companies owned by regions become public customers for the purpose of procuring medicines and medical devices; the amount of a penalty in favour of a consumer may be restricted.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 15-28 April 2024

Fines can be increased for non-compliance with the notification procedure relating to entrepreneurial activity; the rules will be updated for issuing permissions to export individual types of industrial products from Russia.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 4-17 March 2024

The requirements have been updated for how residents make contributions to the issued capital of foreign companies; amendments have been proposed to the specifics of conducting state control; the use has been postponed of the State Information System of Electronic Shipping Documents for making a reservation during international haulage.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 19 February - 3 March 2024 Advertising will be banned on a foreign agent’s information resources; rules have been adjusted for entering into special investment contracts (SPICs); conditions will be updated for making investments under an IPPA.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 5-18 February 2024 The Government will form a sub-commission for the use of IP items; the procedure has been simplified for Russian companies to be authorised to carry out international road haulage; the procurement procedure for Russian products will be made more efficient.

Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 15 January – 4 February 2024 The Government Commission will determine the procedure for frozen assets to be exchanged; economically significant companies may opt not to disclose information; and cases of public procurement from a single supplier will be extended. 

Overview of tax events for August 2022 In the issue: the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and the Mass Media has published the results of online meetings with representatives of the IT industry regarding the law on amendments to the Russian Tax Code.

Overview of tax events for July 2022 The Russian President has signed a law allowing, from 1 January 2023, all taxes to be paid in a single payment; they will be reflected on a single account.

Overview of tax events for May 2022 The State Duma has adopted a law according to which the profit tax benefit will be extended in respect of income in the form of intellectual property rights; The Russian Government has extended the deadline for financial market institutions to submit to the Russian Federal Tax Service the information required for international automatic exchange.

Overview of tax events for April 2022 The Russian President has signed the law granting an exemption from VAT with regard to transactions to dispose of exclusive rights under a franchise agreement; a protocol has been ratified regarding the deferral for VAT with regard to imports of goods from the EAEU; The Russian Finance Ministry has developed amendments to the federal standard relating to accounting for capital investments.

Overview of tax events for March 2022 The Federal Tax Service has put into operation on its website an updated version of the service Register of Disqualified Entities; The Russian Federal Tax Service has summed up the results of pre-judicial dispute settlements in 2021; The Russian Federal Tax Service and the Belarusian Ministry for Taxes and Levies have launched an exchange of information about the traceability of goods.