The eighth package of EU sanctions against Russia related to the escalation of the situation in Ukraine was published on 6 October 2022. Here are the most important restrictions: Blocking sanctions on around 30 Russian individuals, including Ella Pamfilova, Alexander Dugin, Oleg Gazmanov and Nikolay Rastorguev. A price cap on maritime transport of Russian crude […]
The Russian government on 30 September 2022 issued the decree “On Approval of the Regulations on State Accreditation of Russian Organisations Conducting IT Activities”[1]. The decree took effect on October 1. After a two-month break (the accreditation service was temporarily suspended since 1 August) it is again possible to undergo the IT company accreditation procedure,
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Lawyers from Nordic Star have analyzed the scope of Presidential Decree No. 618 dated 9 August 2022 “On a special procedure for the implementation (execution) of certain types of transactions (operations) between certain persons” (the “Decree”). They came to the following conclusions regarding whether the prohibition established by the Decree applies to the disposal of
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Since 1 March 2022, Russia has had a special procedure for real estate transactions[1] involving persons from “unfriendly” countries[2]. That procedure has been somewhat liberalised for individuals[3] Continuing a trend, on 7 September the Government Commission for the Control of Foreign Investment (the “Commission“) decided to allow residents to carry out (execute) transactions (operations) entailing
The Russian government on 5 September 2022 announced the launch of a new business support measure: industrial mortgages. The related government Resolution No. 1570 came into force on 7 September[2]. Mortgage loans to buy new production premises (industrial real estate) will generally be issued to Russian companies and individual entrepreneurs whose activities fall under section
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Yesterday, on 8 September 2022, Decree No. 618 of the President of the Russian Federation (the “Decree”) was published. The Decree provides that permission from the Government Commission[1] needs to be obtained for any transactions with membership interests in limited liability companies (“LLCs”) that have as participants foreign persons “associated with states undertaking unfriendly actions
Amendments to Article 18.1 of the federal law “On Advertising”[1] came into force on September 1, 2022. These amendments oblige certain categories of persons to report information about a placed advertisement to Roscomnadzor (“RCN“). The law will apply to: – advertisers; – advertising distributors, including owners of social networks, audiovisual services (online cinemas), news aggregators
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On September 1, 2022, a new article 18.1[1] of the federal law “On Advertising”[2] will take effect. According to this amendment, advertisers, distributors of advertising and operators of advertising systems who have placed advertising on the Internet, will be obliged to provide information about this advertising to the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere
New amendments to Russia’s Tax Code exclude yet another category of income from the corporate income tax base determination. They are contained in the Law “On Amending Articles 251 and 262 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation” [1] (the Law), effective 28 May 2022. Now income in the form of
On 27 May 2022 Russia’s President signed a decree “On the temporary procedure for fulfilling obligations to certain copyright holders”[1] (hereinafter referred to as the Decree). The Decree allows Russian companies to fulfil obligations in rubles to copyright holders who: are associated with unfriendly countries or are under the control of such foreign copyright holders, support
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