In July, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: amendments concerning the electronic signature; the effective date of the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation on issues of state registration of titles to real property was postponed; the per capita minimum...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia has offi cially published a list of enterprises operating in the Russian Defense Industry Complex (DIC), thereby making it possible to assess the key indicators of the DIC’s size which have changed insignifi cantly over the past six months. However,...

The following key amendments to the Russian regulatory framework were made in August 2014. Owners of living quarters will be legally bound to noti fy the Federal Migrati on Service of Russia of other individuals residing in the living quarters in legally established cases; under the Federal Law...

In February, the following main amendments were introduced into the legislation: a procedure for notification by the employer of conclusion of a contract with an individual who fi lled in certain public and municipal service positions was updated; holders of the right to outputs of intellectual...

In March, amendments were introduced in Part One of the RF Civil Code concerning norms in the fi eld of the law of obligations; the conditions of recognizing foreign citizens to be highly qualifi ed specialists were defi ned in more precise detail; the rules for changing, in 2015, by agreement...

In June, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: the list of grounds for carrying out extraordinary inspection of non-profi t organizations; amendments aimed at expansion of the methods of provision of insurance services by means of electronic sales by individual types of...

In November, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: the federal law determining the legal status, authorities and functions of the Russian Research Fund was signed; the procedure for licensing of educational activities in the Russian Federation was updated.

The priorities of a new National Arms Program for 2016–2025 have been published. However, the well-known issues are unlikely to see a successful resolution, because this area is extremely sensitive to information disclosure. The Russian President’s demand to create a transparent defense...

Late in December and in January, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: the specifics of the legal status and activities of nongovernment pension funds in the form of joint-stock companies were determined; the list of non-profit organizations which do not need to secure a...

In December, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: the minimum amount of wages and salaries was increased; from the New Year a new composition and volumes of the consumer goods basket in the Russian Federation in general were formed, and the subsistence level in the Russian...