Press Center: Legal updates

The Ministry of Justice of Russia has prepared the draft federal law “On Amendments to Article 477 of Part Two of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation”. The draft law was prepared in order to implement Ruling No. 38-P of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dated 9 June 2026 which declared paragraph 2 of Article 477 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation unconstitutional to the extent that it creates uncertainty as to whether a buyer may bring court claims after the expiry of the two-year period for discovering defects, provided that the defects themselves were identified within that period.

Russian pharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly looking toward the GCC and MENA regions. But "entering" and "establishing a foothold" are challenges of entirely different magnitudes.

The two key markets in the region — the UAE and Saudi Arabia — despite their undeniable appeal, require fundamentally different approaches.

Together with the Pharvestnik Magazine, Julia Kuzmenko, Counsel and Head of Regulatory Practice at Lidings, examined the nuances of the regulatory architecture in these two jurisdictions.

On 24 August 2026, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 604 “On Measures to Ensure the Security of Critical Infrastructure Facilities of the Russian Federation” (the Decree) was published and entered into force. The Decree empowers the Government of the Russian Federation, acting upon an instruction of the President, to introduce temporary administration over business entities connected with critical infrastructure facilities.

Lidings' lawyers have prepared a review following the Roskomnadzor "Open Day" held on 14 August 2026, and have compiled the regulator's responses to practical questions from personal data operators. Below are the key findings from the event.

On 26 July 2026, Federal Law No. 246-FZ dated 26 July 2026 “On Amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation” (the “Law”) was adopted, introducing regulation of the employment internships into the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (the “Labor Code”).

The State Duma adopted in the third reading on 21 July 2026 the Federal Law "On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law 'On International Companies and International Foundations' and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" (hereinafter referred to as the "Law").

The amendments introduce Article 20¹ into the Law on Foreign Investments, which enables Russian companies to terminate, through judicial proceedings, their obligations to repurchase assets from former foreign owners. Moreover, a Russian company may initiate the termination of the repurchase right irrespective of whether the former owner has made a demand to exercise it.

On July 8, 2026, the State Duma adopted in the third reading draft law No. 951518-8 on amendments to Article 12 of the Federal Law "On Personal Data" and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.

The approach to forming the list of foreign countries that ensure adequate protection of the rights of personal data subjects ("PD") has been changed.

On 1 July 2026, amendments to Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 719 of 17 July 2015 “On the Certification of the Manufacture of Russian Industrial Products” (hereinafter “Resolution No. 719”) came into force.

On 26 July 2026, Federal Law No. 266-FZ “On Amending Article 6 of the Law of the Russian Federation ‘On the Protection of Consumer Rights’” (hereinafter referred to as “the Law”) was published. The new rules will come into force on 1 March 2027.

On 26 July 2026, the President of the Russian Federation signed and published Federal Law No. 241-FZ of 26 July 2026 (the “Law”), introducing amendments to Federal Law No. 115-FZ of 25 July 2002 “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation”.