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Russian personal data law amended to address publicly available data and fines
March 2021 brought two significant amendments to Russia’s Personal Data Law: one related to processing of publicly available personal data, and another increasing fines for violations of various data privacy requirements. This article provides a summary of the amendments.
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Biden Administration sanctions target Russian technology and defense sectors and Russian sovereign debt
On 15 April 2021, the U.S. Government announced a number of new sanctions measures against Russia, targeting a variety of “harmful foreign activities” contrary to U.S. foreign policy.
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U.S. broadens sanctions on Russia in connection with poisoning and imprisonment of Alexei Navalny
Over the course of the past few weeks, the U.S. Government has taken several actions against the Russian government in connection with the poisoning of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
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EU extends economic sanctions against Russia by six months
The EU has extended until 31 January 2021 restrictive measures against Russia that target the financial, energy and defence sectors, as well as the area of dual-use goods.
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Coronavirus FAQ: Key legal considerations for Russia
Moscow authorities strongly encourage employers to introduce remote working (work from home) regime where possible. Please make sure you carefully document the new working regime in the addenda to the employment contract or have special internal policy governing this. We may also expect that the ad hoc remote working regulations will be introduced into the law due to the COVID-19 outbreak....
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Coronavirus update: No work order in Russia
On 25 March 2020, the President of Russia announced that next week (30 March – 3 April 2020) will be a non-working but paid week for most employees and companies in Russia to prevent the spread of coronavirus. No quarantine is implemented. But the significant part of the employees in Russia should stay at home next week.
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Coronavirus – additional obligations on the employers in Russia?
The Russian Government has included the coronavirus in the list of the illnesses that are dangerous for the general public. The first person with this infection has recently been found in Moscow. Please see the below overview of possible consequences of the coronavirus if you are a Russian employer.
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Antimonopoly compliance in Russia
On 1 March 2020, the Russian President signed the bill setting forth the legal framework for the internal systems of antimonopoly compliance (the "Compliance Amendments"). The Compliance Amendments will come into force on 12 March 2020.
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Russian consumer protection regulation: electronic equipment sold in Russia will need to have pre-installed Russian software
On 2 December 2019, the Russian President signed the bill that requires electronic equipment sold in Russia to have pre-installed Russian software. This requirement will come into force on 1 July 2020.
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Russia Update: State Duma Adopts Bill Increasing Fines for Violation of Data Protection Laws
On 21 November 2019 a bill imposing multi-million Ruble (RUB) fines for infringing Russian data localization and information security laws passed the last hearing at the State Duma. This likely means that the bill will become the law soon, once it passes the higher chamber of Russia’s Parliament and is singed by the Russian President. The process may take about two weeks.
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U.S. imposes additional sanctions on Russia under Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act
On 2 August the United States announced that it will impose a second round of sanctions on Russia pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (CBW Act) (22 U.S.C. § 5601 et seq.) and Executive Order 13883. Please see full Publication below for more information.
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Online sale of pharmaceuticals in Russia remains prohibited and lawmakers are yet to pass the bill allowing online sales
Russian law currently prohibits the online sale of pharmaceuticals and requires that pharmaceuticals must be sold only in stationary pharmacies operated by a person holding a pharmaceutical licence.
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Digital Battle in Russia: Russian Parliament will consider a Draft Law on Foreign Ownership Restrictions in Significant Internet / Information Resources in Russia
Russia is facing potential restrictions of foreign ownership in digital companies. This follows on similar restrictions over Russian mass media companies and online cinemas which took effect in 2016 and 2017, respectively. These proposed amendments coincide with the announcement of major e-commerce and foodtech JV deals in Russia with participation of Mail.ru, the owner of Russia’s top social...
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Russian Supreme Court unified the approach to the definition of the Russian territory for the purposes of e-commerce
In July 2019, Russian Supreme Court adopted a ruling providing the general guidance on consumer protection issues in e-commerce sector. In particular the ruling clarifies the criteria for determining whether a foreign online store targets consumers residing in Russia and thus must comply with Russian consumer protection legislation.
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New Bill Imposing Increased Fines for Violations of Russian Data Protection Laws Under Consideration
On June 13, 2019, a new draft bill imposing multi-million Ruble (RUB) fines for infringing Russian data localization and information security laws—multiplying the maximum penalty under current law by a magnitude of 240—was submitted to the State Duma (the lower chamber of Russian Parliament).
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Fashion law insights with chair and vice-chair of Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Intellectual Property Committee of the Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was elected at a meeting on 22 November 2018, dedicated to the legal protection of intellectual property assets in the fashion industry.
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Russia sanctions: Remove an oligarch, return to business
On 19 December 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) submitted a notification to Congress that it plans to terminate sanctions on three major companies originally designated for their ownership and control by Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska, permitting Western companies to breathe a sigh of relief. Please see full Publication below for more...
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Win some, lose some: U.S. Russia sanctions developments
The past two weeks have entailed a flurry of sanctions developments related to Russia, including the issuance of a new executive order, and the designation of a number of entities by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security. It was not all bad news for business,
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United States to impose new sanctions on Russia for use of nerve agent on former Russian spy
On 8 August, the U.S. Department of State announced that new sanctions would be imposed on Russia pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (CBW Act). The sanctions relate to the Russian government's alleged attempt to assassinate a former Russian intelligence operative and his daughter now living in the United Kingdom using a nerve agent. These...
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian individuals, their companies, and Russian government officials
Today, the Trump Administration designated multiple Russian targets, including several wealthy individuals and their companies, as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs). These designations of major companies represent the strongest action to date by the Trump Administration against Russia and will have both symbolic and economic impact. Please see full Publication below for more information.
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Russia: Main Takeaways from Roskomnadzor’s Open Doors Day
Recently, the Russian Data Privacy Authority (Roskomnadzor) organized an Open Doors Day in honor of the International Data Privacy Day.
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Russian Constitutional Court comments on parallel import issues
On 13 February 2018 the Russian Constitutional Court checked the compliance of the following provisions of Russian Civil Code (the “CCR“) related to parallel import with the Constitution of Russia...
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Hogan Lovells Moscow Life Sciences team secures major win in a precedent patent case for Novartis against a generic producer in Russia
Led by partner Natalia Gulyaeva, the Hogan Lovells Moscow team represented Novartis in a precedent case for pharma business proving that one can obtain an injunction using patent rights against a generic in Russia before the generic starts sales.
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Russia Partially Releases 2018 Data Privacy Inspection Plans
Two weeks ago, certain territorial divisions of the Russian Data Protection Authority, Roskomnadzor, published their 2018 plans for conducting inspections of local companies’ compliance with Russian data privacy requirements, including with Russia’s data localization requirement. The inspection plans contain a number of prominent multi-national and Russian companies.
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.RU and .PФ show healthy growth whilst deterring cyber criminals
The Coordination Center, which is responsible for the management of the Russian country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) .RU and...
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U.S. releases public guidance on entities tied to Russian Defense and Intelligence sectors
On 27 October, the U.S. Department of State published guidance with respect to Russia’s Defense and Intelligence sectors under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries The Sanctions Act (CAATSA). Section 231 requires the imposition of certain sanctions on persons determined to have knowingly engaged in a “significant transaction,” on or after 2 August, the date that CAATSA was enacted,
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A road map to Life Sciences M&A in Russia
U.S.-based life sciences companies considering transactions in Europe may easily become overwhelmed with the complexity of Europe’s various jurisdictions. In this series, members of our European Life Sciences Transactions Team provide country-specific perspective and guidance to help you navigate the jurisdictional challenges and differences that you may run into when acquiring a European life...
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Russian Data Protection Authority Publishes Privacy Policy Guidance
On 31 July, the Russian data protection authority, Roskomnadzor, issued guidance for data operators on the drafting of privacy policies to comply with Russian data protection law. Russia’s 2006 privacy law – Federal Law No. 152-FZ of 27 July 2006 “On Personal Data” (Personal Data Law) – requires, among other things, that Russian data operators must adopt a privacy policy that describes how they...
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Russia Increases Fines for Violations of Data Protection Laws
On 7 February 2017, the Russian President signed into law a bill (link in Russian) introducing amendments to the Russian Code on Administrative Offences that increases the amount of the fines imposed for violating Russian data protection laws and differentiates the relevant offences’ types. The greatest increase raises maximum fines for certain violations from RUB 10,000 to 75,000 (approx. USD 170
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Russia Releases 2017 Data Privacy Inspection Plans; Microsoft Passes 2016 Inspection
At the end of 2016, territorial divisions of the Russian Data Protection Authority, Roskomnadzor, published their 2017 plans for conducting inspections of local companies’ compliance with Russian data privacy requirements, including data localization. The inspection plans contain a number of prominent multi-national and Russian companies.