Mixtures with synthetic cannabinoids are not medicinal products - ECJThe EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled that the mixtures of herbs containing synthetic cannabinoids consumed as a marijuana substitute are not medicinal products. The court announced its decision in a statement on Thursday.15:58 10.07.2014
Russian court orders paralyzed fraud convict’s release from prisonThe Sverdlovsky District Court in Kostroma on Thursday ordered the release of Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed man sentenced to four years in prison for fraud, defense attorney Svetlana Sidorkina told RAPSI.10:36 04.07.2014
Russian parliament to consider penalties for illegal abortionOn June 18, the State Duma will hold a second reading of a bill on penalties for illegal abortion. The date was proposed by a committee for the Chamber on Constitutional Legislation and State-Building.16:32 09.06.2014
Sheremetyevo Airport to close down smoking areas on court orderA Moscow Region court has ruled that smoking areas at Sheremetyevo Airport, one of Europe’s 20 largest airports, should be closed, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on its website on Tuesday.15:50 03.06.2014
Unsanitary sandwiches fine imposed on Burger King subsidiary upheldThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the fine imposed on “Burger Rus” company which is a subsidiary of one of the largest worldwide fast food chains, Burger King, for the above limit amount of microorganisms in company’s sandwiches, the court told RAPSI on Thursday.11:46 15.05.2014
Russian lawmakers review ban on online retail sale of alcoholLawmaker Viktor Zvagelsky has submitted a bill to the State Duma to prohibit the online retail trade of alcohol, his press service announced. In September 2013, the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation proposed amending the law on the state regulation of the production and marketing of alcohol and the law on information to prohibit the online sale of alcohol and surrogate alcohol.16:16 25.04.2014
EU turns to WTO to challenge Russian ban on pork importsThe European Union initiated a dispute in the World Trade Organization (WTO) challenging Russia’s ban on EU pork imports, the European Commission has announced on Tuesday.17:49 08.04.2014
Consumer protection watchdog suggests tougher penalty for vague GMO markingThe Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) suggests toughening the penalty for unclear GMO (genetically modified organism) marking on food products through a bill published on the provisional legislation website Tuesday.16:37 08.04.2014
Russian cheese factory closed for 40 days after employees bathe in milkA court has ordered the temporary shutdown of an Omsk cheese factory after employees posted online a photo of themselves bathing in milk, RIA Novosti reported.11:51 03.04.2014
Burger King subsidiary appeals unsanitary sandwiches fineThe Moscow Commercial Court has registered an appeal by “Burger Rus” company which is a subsidiary of one of the largest worldwide fast food chains, Burger King, against the fine imposed on “Burger Rus” for the above limit amount of microorganisms in company’s sandwiches.17:45 02.04.2014
Bill on children as organ donors drafted in RussiaA bill on organ donation, which the Healthcare Ministry has submitted to the government, stipulates that children above one year of age can become organ donors, but only with the approval of their parents, a ministry official told RIA Novosti.10:58 02.04.2014
Cheese factory faces criminal charges for employees bathing in milkLocal prosecutors are probing an Omsk cheese factory after plant employees posted online a photo of themselves bathing in milk, the Omsk Prosecutor General’s Office announced Tuesday.17:20 01.04.2014
All Chernobyl cleanup workers to receive benefitsRussia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday invalidated a regulation that denied Chernobyl cleanup worker an accompanying benefit status to members of student construction teams who took park in cleanup operations after the 1986 nuclear plant accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine, who were not dispatched there by executive decision.12:50 01.04.2014
Schizophrenic man’s psych ward conditions constituted rights violation – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held on Thursday that the rights of a young man with schizophrenia were violated in connection with his stay in a psychiatric ward in the Russian city of Kazan.17:50 27.02.2014
US prison prepares a reply to Russian pilot’s health requestOfficials at a US prison where Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko is serving a term for drug trafficking are preparing a response to a request for medical assistance for the convict, attorney Alexei Tarasov told RIA Novosti.12:00 19.02.2014
Drug authority pushes for more control over addicts in RussiaRussia’s Federal Drug Control Service has submitted a proposal to the government that would amend legislation to allow the drug agency to require diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation under a government-financed program for drug users suspected of administrative crimes, Izvestia newspaper writes on Tuesday.11:54 18.02.2014
Russian police to purchase $16.4mln worth of breathalyzers - reportThe Interior Ministry has drafted a bill that would allow the police to test pedestrians and passengers, in addition to drivers, for intoxication. To take advantage of the law, the ministry plans to purchase over 11,400 breathalyzers at 572 million rubles ($16.4mln).14:08 11.02.2014
Russian lawmakers consider banning use of surrogate mothers by single menRussian lawmakers are working on a set of amendments that would effectively ban single men from using the services of surrogate mothers, governmental daily Rossiskaya Gazeta reports on Tuesday.14:29 04.02.2014
Paralyzed fraud convict taken to Moscow hospitalVladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed man sentenced to six years in prison by a Moscow court, has been transferred from the detention facility to a city hospital.15:37 17.01.2014