The need for a sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply has long been recognized within the Community, and has been addressed on numerous occasions, notably in the Green Papers elaborated by the Commission in 2000 and 2006. Recent supply crises and rapidly escalating fuel prices have...

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...

One year has passed since the Russian Defense Ministry established the National Defense Control Center, similar to that of the EMERCOM. According to the point of view prevailing in mass media, the NDCC has since then proved efficient command and control center for military training and...

In November, the following changes were introduced into the legislation: a limitation has been lifted for Crimean legal entities incorporated with state participation as regards reregistration of founding documents in compliance with the Russian legislation; a law on legal regulation of...

The new National Security Strategy preserved the pattern and logical shortcomings of the previous one. The new strategy was also published amid a dramatic economic slump and that immediately threw into question a number of its provisions. Lack of foundation in terms of the Strategy of Social and...

Late in December 2015 and January 2016, the following main amendments were introduced into the legislation: requirements to the procedure for and conditions of carrying out voluntary medical insurance (hereinafter, VMI) of foreign nationals who arrived in the Russian Federation to work on the...

This paper intends to compare the Brazilian and the Russian legislations applicable to the protection of undisclosed information, particularly to what may be defined as a trade secret, as further explained. By analyzing and discussing how each country applies the TRIPS provisions set forth in...

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 filled in certain public and municipal service positions was updated; holders of the right to outputs of intellectual...

In January 2015, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: the procedure for employment in the Russian Federation of high skilled workers – foreign nationals was specified; additional requirements to a leasing agreement concluded by state or municipal entities were set; the...

In the new version of the Military Doctrine, the topical issues of the Russian Military Doctrine remained unchanged in general, however, such objectives as optimization of defense expenditures, efficient planning and allocation of financial and material resources were excluded from its text,...