Law & Legislation

Cafes and restaurants with revenues below $28 mln to be exempted from VAT in Russia

The State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a draft law exempting cafes and restaurants earning annually less than 2 billion rubles ($28 million) from paying VAT.

13:49 16.06.2021

Russian MPs back harsh punishment for arms traffic

The lower house of Russian parliament finally passed an initiative on severe punishment for illegal trafficking in weapons and explosives on Wednesday.

12:37 16.06.2021

State Duma adopts bill on prosecutors' right to represent Russia in foreign courts

The State Duma adopted a presidential draft law empowering the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts in a final third reading on Wednesday.

12:01 16.06.2021

Putin toughens responsibility for disclosure of data of law enforcement officers

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill on severe punishment for disclosure of information on safety measures taken in relation to law enforcement and supervisory bodies officials and their relatives into law.

18:47 11.06.2021

Moskalkova exasperated by crack down on rights of Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine

A bill on indigenous peoples of Ukraine submitted by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to the Verkhovna Rada ignores Russians as natives of the country, according to Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova.

17:39 11.06.2021

Legislative proposal to ban surrogacy services for foreigners moves onward in Russia

A draft law prohibiting surrogacy services for foreigners has been submitted to Russia’s State Duma.

15:10 11.06.2021

State Duma adopts bill on geolocation data use in search for missing persons

State Duma lawmakers adopted amendments to the Law Concerning Investigative Activities permitting the use of geolocation data in order to facilitate search for missing persons in the third and final reading on Thursday.

17:35 10.06.2021

Russian Government backs introduction of cards similar to FAN ID for sports events spectators

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved an initiative to introduce personalized cards for those attending sports competitions, following the example of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

16:03 09.06.2021

Decriminalization of inadvertent drug circulation violations approved by Russia’s MPs

The lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, on Wednesday finally adopted a government bill on the humanization of criminal legislation in relation to persons who had committed violations of the rules for the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the course of medical activities.

15:07 09.06.2021

Bill to ban public identification of USSR with Third Reich adopted by State Duma

A legislative proposal to ban public identification of the role of the USSR and Nazi Germany in World War II passed its third and final reading in the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.

14:20 09.06.2021

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.

17:20 17.01.2023

Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

16:17 12.10.2022