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Prison terms for damage to war memorials to be captured in Russia’s criminal law

17:08 31/03/2020 The State Duma lawmakers passed a bill on punishment for destruction or damage of war cemeteries and memorials commemorating fallen defenders of the Motherland or devoted to the Days of War Glory of Russia in a final third reading on Tuesday.

Pharma drugs overpricing to result in fines in Russia - bill

16:27 31/03/2020 The lower house of parliament on Tuesday adopted a draft law on fines for overpricing of medicine.

Quarantine breachs, epidemic fake news to be also punishable by administrative law

14:16 31/03/2020 Amendments to the Code on Administrative Offenses stipulating penalties for breaching quarantine, other sanitary and epieniological rules and distribution of life-threatening consequences fake news were adopted by the State Duma in the second and third readings on Tuesday.

Lawmakers agree with broadening Russian Cabinet’s powers at times mass diseases loom

13:43 31/03/2020 The lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday finally adopted a a bill to vest the Cabinet of Ministers with new powers to prevent and respond to emergencies, among them threats of mass diseases outbreaks.

Russian MPs pass bill on prison terms for epidemiological rules breaching

12:22 31/03/2020 The State Duma passed in a final third reading on Tuesday a bill to toughen punishment for violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules up to 7 years in prison. Amendments are proposed to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

State Duma backs special tax regime for self-employed Russians

11:39 31/03/2020 The State Duma adopted on Tuesday a bill extending a special beneficial tax treatment to self-employed persons across Russia. Previously, such a regime applied to the individual earners only in 23 regions.

Constitutional amendments vote date to be set after epidemiological situation normalizing

16:28 27/03/2020 A new date for the All-Russia voting on the amendments to the Constitution will be set after normalization of the epidemiological situation, according to the head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova.

Putin signs bill fixing drug prices during emergencies into law

10:40 27/03/2020 President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on fixing maximum allowed prices of certain medicine during emergencies or outbreaks of infections into law.

Bill broadening Government’s powers at times mass diseases loom reaches State Duma

09:33 27/03/2020 Russia’s Government has submitted to the State Duma a package of amendments to the legislation seeking to vest it with new powers to prevent and respond to emergencies, among them threats of mass diseases outbreaks.

Bill on prison sentence for bribing arbitrators submitted to Russian State Duma

16:42 26/03/2020 A bill on criminal punishment, including long prison terms, for bribing an arbitrator has been introduced into the State Duma.

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Prison terms for damage to war memorials to be captured in Russia’s criminal law

17:08 31/03/2020 The State Duma lawmakers passed a bill on punishment for destruction or damage of war cemeteries and memorials commemorating fallen defenders of the Motherland or devoted to the Days of War Glory of Russia in a final third reading on Tuesday.

Russian Health Ministry ordered to draft proposals on reprofiling of medical facilities

18:01 31/03/2020 Chairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin has ordered the Health Ministry to take an assessment of medical organization and submit proposals on their conversion for the reception of coronavirus-infected patients.

Russia’s Penitentiary Authority seals off pretrial detention facilities

17:34 31/03/2020 Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service has closed access to Moscow pretrial detention centers for lawyers and other visitors; it has also suspended delivery of parcels to convicts with the aim to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus disease.

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