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The List of Advertising Expenses That Cannot Be Deducted for Profits Tax Purposes Has Been Updated

05 December 2024

On 29 November 2024, Federal Law No. 416-FZ “On Amendments to Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as the “Law”) was officially published. The Law amends the Article 270 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the “Tax Code”) which determines the list of expenses that cannot be deducted for profits tax purposes.

The Federation Council Approved Laws Amending the Criminal Code of The Russian Federation and The Code of Administrative Offences of The Russian Federation and Toughening Liability for Violations of Law in The Area of Personal Data

02 December 2024

On November 20, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade prepared a draft of amendments to the rules for providing access to information contained in state information monitoring system, approved by Government Decree No. 1955 dated 31.12.2019.

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Start Of the Experiment on Monitoring of Manufacturers of Dietary Supplements, Clothing and Footwear

29 November 2024

On November 22, 2024, the Government of the Russian Federation (the “Government”) approved Resolution No. 1607 dated November 22, 2024 (the “Resolution”) on the experiment in the territory of the Russian Federation to conduct monitoring of Russian manufacturers of goods which are subject to mandatory marking with means of identification using the state information monitoring system for the circulation of goods subject to mandatory marking with means of identification (the “Experiment”).

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Lidings Team Wins a Precedent-Setting Dispute on The Cancellation of a Drug Registration Due to Inaccurate Information in The Drug Dossier

28 November 2024

Lidings’ Intellectual Property practice team succeeded in obtaining cancellation of registration of a drug in a dispute against the holder of the marketing authorisation (MA) due to the fact that during the process of registration of a generic drug product the Ministry of Health of Russia received false information from the holder of the MA.

Mentoring Will Be Paid as from 1 March 2025

25 November 2024

On 9 November 2024 the Federal Law No. 381-FZ “On Amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation” was published. Amendments introduce Article 3518 to the chapter regulating the work of other categories of employees (hereinafter referred to as the “Article”). The Article regulates the mentoring in labor relations. The regulation will enter into force on 1 March 2025.

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