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Fines for anti-tobacco law violations amount to $1.5 million in 2016

11:35 31/10/2016 Russia’s consumer rights agency Rospotrebnadzor imposed fines worth 93 million rubles ($1.5 million) for violations of anti-tobacco legislation in the first nine months of 2016.

Russian lower house adopts bill on donated blood storage

18:00 19/10/2016 The State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill on storage of donated blood.

Russian Healthcare Ministry to require legal liability for overpriced medications

12:01 04/08/2015 Russian Minister of Healthcare Veronika Skvortsova has instructed the concerned officials to draft a bill requiring legal liability for overpriced essential and vital medications.

Putin orders government to toughen law to combat online drugs advertising

10:32 23/07/2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to amend the legislation to introduce criminal liability for spreading information on Internet about acquisition and obtaining of drugs.

Russia’s agricultural watchdog seeks ban on Dutch flowers

13:37 21/07/2015 Russia's agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor proposes to ban the import of flowers from the Netherlands after discovering a pest in shipments.

Russian lawmakers propose strengthening penalties for GMO labeling violations

10:32 26/05/2015 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers introduced a bill which contains penalties of up to two years in prison for violations of labeling of genetically modified foods, Izvestia newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Bill banning private abortions reaches Russian parliament

16:47 19/05/2015 A bill introducing fines of up to 2.5 million rubles (about $50,500) for abortions in private hospitals has been submitted to Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma.

Bill on violence against ambulance workers reaches Russia's lower house

15:36 23/03/2015 Russian lawmakers Yelena Afanasyeva and Maxim Shchepinov introduced legislation on Monday that would make attacks on ambulance workers a criminal offence punishable by 10 years in prison.

Alcoholic energy drinks to be banned in Moscow

11:37 05/02/2015 Energy drinks containing alcohol will be banned in Moscow and the Moscow Region starting April 1, says Kirill Shchitov, Chairman of the Moscow City Government Commission for Physical Fitness, Sports and Youth Policy.

Russian government approves bill banning genetically modified crops

16:24 30/01/2015 Russia’s government has approved a bill proposed by the Ministry of Science and Education prohibiting the cultivation of genetically modified crops and organisms.

Russia's health ministry pledges not to disclose school drug test results

15:58 30/01/2015 Russia's Health Ministry will guarantee the confidentiality of the results of mandatory drug testing in public schools, according to Tatyana Klimenko, an aide to the health minister.

Bill mandating drug testing for school students reaches Russian parliament

10:32 29/01/2015 Irina Chirkova, a lawmaker of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, has submitted a bill mandating drug testing for students of public schools.

Russian consumer protection agency bans Ukrainian salt imports

10:27 26/01/2015 Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) has imposed a ban on salt produced by Artyomsol (Ukraine) with a 24% share in the Russian market.

Bill to prohibit GMO cultivation backed by Russian authorities

10:59 20/01/2015 The government's legislative commission has approved a bill to prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified plants and animals in Russia.

Wine and beer ads could be back on Russian TV

14:22 20/12/2014 Russian government proposed to amend the Federal Law "On Advertising", to allow previously banned alcohol ads back on television.

Duma to consider bill introducing Office of disability services ombudsman

10:30 03/12/2014 A group of lawmakers from Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a bill introducing the post of ombudsman for people with disabilities.

Russian lawmakers consider banning snus

14:29 01/12/2014 The State Council of Tatarstan has submitted a bill to the State Duma to prohibit the retail and wholesale trade of sucking tobacco (snus).

Russia bans cattle and meat imports from Montenegro

11:50 18/11/2014 Starting November 18, Russia is issuing a ban on import of cattle, meat and meat products from Montenegro, Interfax reported on Tuesday, citing food and agricultural regulator deputy head Sergei Dankvert.

Spanish Ebola survivor demands EUR 150,000 for alleged defamation

15:33 10/11/2014 Spanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero, an Ebola survivor, has filed a lawsuit for €150,000 ($187,000) in compensation from Madrid’s health minister for making comments that damaged her reputation, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing Spanish media

Bill toughening penalties for counterfeit medicines submitted to Russian parliament

14:55 10/11/2014 A bill proposing that production, transportation and sale of counterfeit medicines be singled out as a separate crime with a tougher punishment has been filed to State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.

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