24.03.2017
On 14 March 2017, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS Russia) recognized Apple's subsidiary in Russia, Apple Rus LLC, guilty of coordinating the economic activities of the Apple iPhone resellers, which led to the establishment and maintenance of prices for these devices, in violation of Article 11 part 5 of the Federal Law No. 135-FZ dated 26 July 2006 "On Protection of Competition".
21.02.2017
GRATA International Moscow office contributed to the International Comparative Legal Guide series - Franchise 2017 with the chapter on Russia.
Administrative liability for the
failure to meet the obligation to
block internet resources in Russia
The Federation Council approved the draft federal law "On the Introduction of Amendments to the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences" , which establishes the administrative liability for a failure by an Internet provider to perform the obligation to limit or resume access to the information access to which should be limited or resumed on the basis of the data received from the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor).
Changes in the rules of subsidising the clinical trials of implantable
medical devices in Russia
The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 37 dated 20 January 2017 amended the Rules for Granting Subsidies from the Federal Budget to Russian Organisations for Partial Compensation of Costs Incurred for the Implementation of Projects on the Arrangement and Conducting of Clinical Trials of Implantable Medical Devices within the Sub-Program 'Development of the Medical Devices Production" of under the State Program 'Development of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry' for 2013-2020 approved by the Decree No. 1046 of the Government dated 1 October 2015.
01.02.2017
On 27 January 2017, the State Duma passed in the final reading the bill on amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations (hereinafter - the 'Administrative Code'). The bill is aimed at enhancing the administrative liability for violation of the procedure for collection, storage, use or dissemination of information on citizens (personal data) established by the Russian Federation.
20.01.2017
The following documents have been published on the web-portal of the Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications ('Roskomnadzor') focusing on the issues of personal data protection
19.01.2017
The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 9 dated 14 January 2017 established bans on the admission of...
18.01.2017
On 1 January 2017 the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 925 dated 16 September 2016 that established the priority of goods of Russian origin, works and services performed and rendered by Russian entities over the goods originating from a foreign country, works and services performed or rendered by foreign entities for the purposes of procuring goods, works and services through a tender, auction and other procurement procedures (except for the single source procurement procedure) by certain legal entities became effective.
Change in the value of assets of
financial institutions for antitrust
control purposes in Russia
The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1518 dated 26 December 2016 amended the value of assets of financial institutions for the purpose of antimonopoly control in Russia of transactions and other actions with respect to such institutions.
Changes in the list of medical
goods not subject to VAT in Russia
The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1581 dated 31 December 2016 amended the list of medical goods, the sale and import of which in the territory of the Russian Federation and other territories under its jurisdiction are not subject to (exempted from) the value added tax.
Counsel, Corporate and Commercial
Москва, Ресей