In March, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: the list of federal state institutions of higher vocational training which independently set educational standards was supplemented; amendments concerning concession holders which manufacture goods, fulfill work and render...

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

At the end of 2012, Russia adopted the Law ‘On the State Defense Order.' In its present form, that Law does not have any direct effect in the RF legal system. Moreover, it contains so many blanket and reference norms that analysts have begun to doubt the true intentions behind this legislative...

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 September, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: the amounts of the initial contract price were determined so that a participant in the purchase was obliged to provide a customer with additional information in case those amounts were exceeded; a decision was made to...

In July 2013, amendments were introduced into Part Four of the Civil Code as regards to 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 July, the following main amendments were introduced into the legislation: the periods of re-issuing of the license to carry out educational activities and the certificate of state accreditation have been extended; resources of funds for support of scientific, R&D and innovation activities along...

In November, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: the rules were approved that exclusive titles to outputs of intellectual activities developed under a state contract before 1 January 2008 are vested in performers of that work provided that the customer did not implement...

In October, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: such new as well as updated norms of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation as regulate the civil institute of the international private law will become effective from November 2013; the annual quota on education of foreign...

In July, the following main amendments were introduced into the legislation: the periods of re-issuing of the license to carry out educational activities and the certificate of state accreditation have been extended; resources of funds for support of scientific, R&D and innovation activities along...