On Thursday, January 27, an online training was held in English for member companies of the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce doing business in Russia.

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.

These changes will be effective from December 29, 2021 onwards and will affect almost all foreign nationals who come to Russia to work or staying over 90 days in Russia.

Pravo.ru-300 rating awarding ceremony was held in Moscow on December 02, 2021. The expertise of Forte Tax & Law was highly praised in several areas of law.

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.