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

Last Friday, Rossiya 24 TV channel aired an evening news report about the discontinuation of the Doing Business rating which used to be published by the World Bank every year.

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

It used to be mandatory for foreign nationals arriving in Russia to have a negative PCR test taken no more than 3 calendar days prior to their arrival in Russia

An article on the perennial topic of business splitting and its validity was published last week on RBK Pro portal. The authors presented 6 real recent court cases brought on to examine the validity of business splitting. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, shared his opinion on these cases.

Last week, pravo.ru published an article on the hot topic of compulsory vaccination which has already been introduced in several regions. Julia Talagaeva commented to pravo.ru on how employers should announce vaccination within specific timeframes.

Federal Law No. 236-FZ was signed, published, and entered into force immediately on July 1, 2021. This Law provides for mandatory requirements, prohibitions, and restrictions on foreign entities operating on the internet in Russia.

Pravo.ru published an article on business splitting on June 22 after having invited Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, to comment on this topic.

Presidential Decree No. 364 dated June 15, 2021 has extended again the duration of temporary stay in Russia for foreign nationals.

Today the international rating Best Lawyers published its annual list of Best Lawyers in Russia 2022.