Law & Legislation

Drug usage to be considered crime

The Federal Drug Control Service has drafted a law allowing for the introduction of criminal responsibility for drug usage.

15:03 19.03.2012

Parliament to ratify amendments to EurAsEC Court statute

President Dmitry Medvedev has introduced to the State Duma a protocol on ratifying amendments to the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Court's statute.

14:43 19.03.2012

Government to decrease excise duty for gasoline

The government will consider the amendments to the tax code meant to decrease excise duty for gasoline in the light of global oil prices rise.

12:18 19.03.2012

Draft law on control over officials' revenues goes online

A draft federal law forcing officials to declare not only their revenues, but also large expenses was posted online for public discussion on Wednesday.

16:25 14.03.2012

Investment climate in Russia to be improved by reducing pressure on business

Experts involved in developing the social-economic strategy of Russia until 2020 (Strategy 2020) submitted a report proposing a number of measures aimed to improve the business climate in Russia.

11:01 14.03.2012

Medvedev proposes to establish lobbyism in Russia

President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Economic Development Ministry and Justice Ministry to consider establishing a lobbyism institution together with other interested governmental bodies.

18:03 13.03.2012

Excessively-spending officials may be deprived of property

The bill providing for control over civil servants' revenues implies that an official who is unable to explain how he spends more than he earns may be discharged and deprived of his property.

17:28 13.03.2012

Ukrainian opposition proposes draft law designed to release Yulia Tymoshenko

Leader of Ukraine's Front for Change opposition party Arseniy Yatsenyuk submitted to the parliament a draft law on amnesty, which if approved would release former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and ex-Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko from prison.

16:21 13.03.2012

President receives draft law on Audit Chamber

The Audits Chamber has completed its work on the draft law, "On the Audit Chamber," and submitted it for agreement.

14:20 13.03.2012

Presidential elections expose gaps in Russian legislation

The violations allegedly committed during the presidential elections became possible due to a gap in the legislations, Lyudmila Sinelschikova, a member of the Moscow City Election Commission.

11:14 13.03.2012

Top news

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