Law & Legislation

President Putin signs law providing for legalization of parallel imports of goods

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill providing for the legalization of parallel imports of goods into law.

17:56 28.06.2022

Russia’s State Duma proposes to tighten responsibility for display of Nazi symbols

Propaganda or public display of Nazi symbols or paraphernalia may be punished with imprisonment for up to four years, according to an amendment to the national law on treason, introduced earlier to the lower house of the Russian Parliament. The State Duma Committee on Legislation and State Building recommended the document for adoption in the second reading.

13:48 27.06.2022

Government pushes for development of Russian app store

Russia's government has submitted a bill requiring the development of a Russian mobile app store and its pre-installation on electronic devices and smartphones to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.

15:10 23.06.2022

Russian President signs decree on external debt payment

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.

17:20 22.06.2022

Russia’s upper house of parliament approves legalization of parallel imports

The Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, has approved a government bill providing for the legalization of parallel imports of goods.

14:45 22.06.2022

State Duma adopts bill toughening punishment for torture

The lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on tough sentence of up to 15 years in prison for tortures in a final third reading on Wednesday.

13:05 22.06.2022

Russia’s lower house of parliament backs legalization of parallel imports

Russia’s State Duma has adopted a bill on the legalization of parallel imports.

17:01 21.06.2022

State Duma passes bill banning foreign companies from tapping mineral resources in Russia

The State Duma adopted a draft law imposing a ban on the issuance of licenses for developing Russia’s vital mineral resources to foreign companies in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

16:20 21.06.2022

Russian Justice Ministry pushes for creation of unified arbitration registry

Russia’s Justice Ministry has proposed a bill envisaging creation of a unified national registry where all information on Russian and foreign arbitration institutions will be systemized.

13:14 15.06.2022

Lower house of Russian parliament passes bill on punishment for battery

The State Duma lawmakers adopted a draft law specifying criminal liability for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

13:49 14.06.2022

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Russia imposes sanctions against members of U.S. President’s family

Russia has once more extended its retaliatory restriction list adding 25 Americans to it, including members of the family of the U.S. President Joe Biden.

12:24 28.06.2022

Russian Supreme Court pushes for streamlining procedures governing judges’ career advances

A plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has proposed to submit to the State Duma a bill that would allow judges to be assigned a higher grade without taking into account the place of work of the judge and without observing the sequence of assignment of grades.

13:26 28.06.2022

President Putin signs law providing for legalization of parallel imports of goods

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill providing for the legalization of parallel imports of goods into law.

17:56 28.06.2022