In June, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: a state and municipal contract on supply of goods, fulfillment of jobs and rendering of services may be canceled due to a unilateral refusal of a party to fulfill it; high-skilled foreign experts may reside and work in...

In July 2013, amendments were introduced into Part Four of the Civil Code as regards state regulation of relations in the sphere of intellectual property; procedure was specified for intestate succession of escheat property into ownership of a municipal entity and constituent entity of the...

In March the following changes were made to the effective laws: the establishment of additional grounds for conducting unscheduled inspections of non-profit organisations, in respect of which information has been received on non-compliance with the laws of the Russian Federation; amendments to...

In April, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: the size of severance benefits which are paid to laid off executive officers was limited; a new statute on doctoral studies was developed..

Indicators of output growth in the defense sector have lagged far behind the target figures. Growth in public investment rates is overtaking growth in output, thereby causing abnormal growth in prices of defense industry products and upsurge in corruption. Meeting the President’s requirements...

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.

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...

In November, the following changes were introduced in the legislation: the list of grounds for approval by the Ministry of Justice of a decision on permission to include in the name of a non-profit organization of the official names -- “the Russian Federation “ or “Russia”-- was...

In October, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: amendments were made to protect people’s rights to privatization of housing in which they do not live, but have the right to use it; norms permitting to increase wages and salaries of managers of federal government and...

In February, Article 212 of Part 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation on associations and (unions) was revised and amendments to the legislation on the subsistence level in the Russian Federation were introduced.