Late in December 2012 and January 2013, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: Part 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation was revised; the list of socially oriented non-profit organizations’ activities carried out with state support has been supplemented; amendments...

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...

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, fulfi ll work and render...

In April, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: the procedure for realization of the pre-emptive right to buying equities and issue-grade securities convertible into shares was specifi ed; the specifi cs of regulation of the work of employees who operate beyond the...

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 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...

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 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 April, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: the procedure for realization of the pre-emptive right to buying equities and issue-grade securities convertible into shares was specified; the specifics of regulation of the work of employees who operate beyond the premises...

Late in December 2012 and January 2013, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: Part 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation was revised; the list of socially oriented non-profit organizations’ activities carried out with state support has been supplemented; amendments...