Cryptocurrency to be invested, not used as payment instrument – Russia’s State DumaThis Wednesday, the State Duma adopted in the third and final reading a bill on digital financial assets and digital currency defining cryptocurrency as a set of e-data in an information system, which is not a unit of Russian currency and with respect to which there is no a liable party.18:03 22.07.2020
Russian lawmakers step up to restrict use of e-cigarettes and hookahsThe State Duma MPs have finally adopted a bill restricting the use of electronic cigarettes and hookahs.17:26 22.07.2020
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on regulatory sandboxThe lower house of Russia’s Parliament has approved in the third and final reading a bill envisaging the possibility of introduction of experimental legal regimes, the so-called regulatory sandboxes in the digital innovations sphere.17:09 22.07.2020
State Duma adopts amendments protecting Russia’s territorial integrityBills establishing punishments for actions aimed at cession of Russia’s territory and calls for such actions have passed its final third reading in the State Duma.15:55 22.07.2020
MPs to discuss bill on youth policies in RussiaA bill on youth policies envisaging that persons up to 35 years old are to be put in this category has been submitted to the State Duma, according to a document published on the database of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament.14:22 22.07.2020
State Duma amends Civil Code as concerns state registration of intellectual property rightsThe State Duma has approved in the third and final reading amendments to Russia’s Civil Code concerning the state registration of intellectual property rights.18:13 21.07.2020
Fines for nicotine mixtures sale to be increased in RussiaAmendments to the Administrative Offense Code envisaging raise in fines for selling chewing tobacco (naswar) and tobacco sucking packets (snus) has been adopted by the lower house of Russian parliament.17:47 21.07.2020
State Duma MPs back mitigation of punishment for convicted mothers, pregnant womenA bill mitigating punishment for pregnant women and women with children under the age of three years convicted of non-serious crimes passed second and third readings in the State Duma.17:04 21.07.2020
Russia’s security service officers to be banned from professional secret breakingThe State Duma passed a bill prohibiting officers and veterans of the Federal Security Service (FSB) from breaking so-called professional secrets in the second and third readings on Tuesday.16:51 21.07.2020
State Duma adopts amendments permitting to cast votes over course of up to 3 daysThe State Duma has approved in the third and final reading amendments to the electoral laws envisaging that the voting may be carried out within the space of several (but no more than three) days.15:32 21.07.2020
Draft law on e-visa for foreigners passed by lower house of Russian parliamentThe State Duma adopted a bill on e-visa for foreigners in a final third reading on Tuesday.14:42 21.07.2020
Bill on fiscal measures aimed to aid IT industry reaches State DumaThe government of Russia has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging amendment of the Tax Code to the effect of establishing a favorable fiscal environment for the IT business.13:14 17.07.2020
State Duma to discuss steep fines for failures to remove banned information from webA bill envisaging introduction of hefty administrative fines for failures to limit access to or remove banned information, for instance that containing calls for extremism, has reached State Duma.13:43 16.07.2020
Bills envisaging responsibility for alienation of Russia’s territory reach State DumaBills establishing punishments for actions aimed at cession of Russia’s territory and calls for such actions have been submitted to the State Duma.10:18 16.07.2020
Tougher criminal punishment proposed for inducement to drug use in RussiaA bill stipulating criminal punishment for inducing to drug use through the Internet has been brought before the State Dum.17:11 09.07.2020
Bill on prompt blocking of access to extremist and terrorist posts reaches State DumaA draft law on prompt restriction of access to extremist and terrorist information containing has been introduced into the lower house of Russian parliament.14:24 09.07.2020
More complaints filed in criminal field than in social and economical – MoskalkovaThe number of complaints concerning social and economical sphere filed with federal ombudsman reduced in 2019 as compared to a previous one; however, there was a rise in applications related to the criminal field, according to Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova.13:13 09.07.2020
Bill on fines up to $2,000 for officials insulting citizens backed by State DumaA bill envisaging fines up to 150,000 rubles ($2,000) or disqualification for up to 2 years for public and municipal officials if they insult citizens passed its first reading in the State Duma on Tuesday.17:20 07.07.2020
Russian parliament’s lower house adopts bill on land oil spills prevention and liquidationRussia’s lower house of parliament passed a bill aimed at prevention and liquidation of oil and oil products spills on land in the third and final reading on Tuesday.17:00 07.07.2020
Russia’s State Duma passes National Guard oath billThe State Duma adopted a draft law on the National Guard oath in a final third reading on Tuesday.16:14 07.07.2020