Events are developing rapidly, and the President of Russia signed yesterday (February 28, 2022) a decree putting in place special economic measures in connection with the unfriendly actions of the United States of America and foreign states and international organizations that have joined them.

The Ministry of Health has relaxed the requirements set out in the decree regulating the procedure for foreign nationals to go through medical examinations.

This time of the year has come again when companies need to approve their financial results for the previous year.

Numerous legislative changes usually enter into force at the beginning of the year, and 2022 was no exception. We have outlined in this review the main changes in the regulations that will become effective in 2022.

We have compiled in this newsletter all currently available information regarding the new rules for fingerprinting, photo taking and medical examinations applicable to foreign nationals, which will take effect on December 29, 2021.

The Russian legislation regulating electronic document management (EDM) is being changed and improved to better serve labor relations.

Following a flurry of discontent and concerns that arose among foreign nationals and business communities, the Ministry of Health recently published interesting explanations of how frequently foreign nationals should have medical examinations in Russia.

Amendments to St. Petersburg Government Decree No. 121 providing for anti-coronavirus measures were published on October 18, 2021. These amendments have introduced the following obligations.

On October 12, 2021, St. Petersburg Chief State Sanitary Doctor adopted Order which affects a significant number of entities operating in St. Petersburg.

Roskomnadzor requirements for the content of consent given by data subjects for the dissemination of their personal data become effective on September 1, 2021.