From 1 September 2022 a new regulation in the field of advertising has been enacted. Federal Law No. 38-FZ “On Advertising” was supplemented by provisions, according to which Internet advertising should be marked and is subject to registration in the Unified Register of Internet Advertising, the operator of which is Roskomnadzor.

On May 23, 2023, the Government submitted to the State Duma a bill designed to simplify the procedure for voluntary liquidation of small and medium businesses companies.

According to the draft Federal Law “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On the Basics of State Regulation of Trade Activities in the Russian Federation" (the “Draft”), Russian retail chains must ensure the availability of a certain number of non-food products of Russian origin.

In reply to economic and financial sanctions within the last 15 months the Russian state has introduced various restrictions for persons from ‘unfriendly’ states. These limitations also affected their corporate rights in Russian companies – disposal of shares, receipt of dividends and other aspects of corporate management. 

Lidings in cooperation with Pravo Tech, an innovative educational project in Russia, will run a free webinar Subsidiary Liability in 2023: New Approaches in Judicial Practice scheduled to take place on Friday, 12 May 2023, at 11:00 MSK.

11- 13 May 2023 the 11^th International Legal Forum will take place in St. Petersburg. The event is a major platform for dialogue among members of the legal, business, political and law-enforcement communities.

On April 25, Russian President signed a decree on the introduction of temporary asset management of persons from unfriendly states in response to the seizure or restriction of rights to Russian property abroad.

Decree No. 529 of the Russian Government dated April 3, 2023 entered into force on April 18, 2023. It amends the Rules for Granting Subsidies for Research and Development in the Realization of Innovative Projects, approved by Decree No. 1649 of the Russian Government dated December 12, 2019.

On 22 February 2023 the Government has approved the rules for conducting an experiment on the remote sale of prescription medicines. The experiment is carried out in the territory of Moscow, Moscow and Belgorod regions from 1 March 2023 to 1 March 2026.