Delovoy Petersburg published its annual Lawyers Rating on November 17. The Forte Tax & Law team was awarded the first place in Customs Law category for its win at the Russian Supreme Court.

A business meeting was held on October 26 to discuss customs regulation at SPIBA.

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.

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.