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On 14 November 2023, the FAS of Russia approved the Guidelines for complying with the mandatory requirements “Definition of advertising” and published several drafts of other guidelines in the field of advertising.

On 02 November 2023, the President of the RF signed Federal Laws No. 514-FZ and No. 515-FZ which provide for expanding the list of exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG)./

On 8 August 2023, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 595 “On the Russian Federation’s suspension of certain provisions of international agreements on taxation to which the Russian Federation is a party” was published.

On 4 August 2023, Federal Law No. 470-FZ was adopted introducing a special procedure that allows for the corporate rights of foreign holding structures in economically significant Russian organizations to be restricted, as well as for the direct ownership in such organizations to be acquired by Russian beneficiaries and for them to receive dividends directly. The law comes into force on 4 September 2023.

The new minutes of the meeting of the Governmental Sub-Commission No. 171/5 was published on 12 July 2023 establishing new rules for obtaining clearance for transactions with shares (participatory interests) in Russian companies if carried out with a party to such a transaction that is deemed as “unfriendly” person.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has passed the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 1 June 2023 N 15 "On Certain Issues of the Courts Taking Measures to Enforce the Claim, Interim Measures and Preliminary Protection Measures".

In Russian case law, the approach to recovering damages from sanctioned banks which occured due to payments made by Russian entities to foreign contracting parties being blocked by foreign correspondent banks is changing.

On 27 March 2023, the new protocol No. 143/4 of the meeting of the Government Sub-Commission was published, amending the guidelines on clearing share deals with foreign elements.

On 17 January 2023, the President signed Decree No. 16 “On an interim procedure for the governing bodies of certain Russian companies to adopt resolutions.”

On 30 December 2022, Sub-Commission of the Government Commission on control of foreign investments in Russia established new rules for clearances.