Law & Legislation

Enforcing copyright: With or without the government?

President Dmitry Medvedev routinely speaks about the overriding need to ensure compliance with copyright law. However, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) learned that this multi-dimensional task is handled by just four federal employees with very limited authority.

14:10 06.06.2011

Lawsuit filed by Auchan against antimonopoly watchdog postponed

The Moscow Commercial Court has adjourned hearing the lawsuit filed by Auchan and Atac against the Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) until July 13.

18:31 03.06.2011

Putin: laws to be sifted through red-tape filtering review process

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that both the current laws and laws in the drafting stage should be scrupulously reviewed for red-tape hurdles, especially those which are strongly criticized by the business community or have the potential to impede business and investment activities.

10:25 27.05.2011

New law on notary practice to prevent real estate fraud in Russia

Notarization will play a greater role in Russia following the adoption of a new law on notaries and notary practice, Presidential Adviser on Legal Issues Veniamin Yakovlev said today. This will help to prevent real estate manipulations, he added.

18:12 26.05.2011

Russian parliament to consider bill on crime victims’ rights

A bill focused on protecting crime victims’ rights is expected to be introduced to the Lower House of Russian Parliament by the end of May.

13:31 26.05.2011

Demise of Russian tax reform

The Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) invites legal professionals, members of parliament and executives from the interested government agencies to take part in discussing tax law issues. The first in our series of publications is an analysis by Vadim Zaripov, an authoritative expert on the Russian tax system who has reviewed its condition over the recent 15 years.

14:49 16.05.2011

Medvedev ratifies Eurasian Economic Community court status

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law ratifying the status of the Eurasian Economic Community Court. The document defines the court’s structure and composition, judge appointment procedures, scope of authority, privileges and immunities of its judges officers and its secretarial staff.

17:10 04.05.2011

Russian President signs law on bribery fines

President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law levying fines as a multiple of bribes.

16:45 04.05.2011

Russian lower house to debate National Payment System Bill

State Duma Deputy and Russian Association of Regional Banks head Anatoly Aksakov said the lower house of parliament will soon hold the second reading of the National Payment System Bill.

15:30 04.05.2011

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