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Import and repairing aircraft: customs issues

Under Resolution No. 130 of the Commission of the Customs Union dated 27 November 2009, there is an exemption from import duty for civil passenger aircraft classified under the codes 8802 40 003 2 and 8802 40 004 2 which are imported into Belarus and Kazakhstan.

The Lawyer ranked Pepeliaev Group among the best law firms The respected publication, The Lawyer, has included Pepeliaev Group in the list of finalists competing for the title of Russia’s best law firm in 2012. The winner will be announced in October of this year.

Pepeliaev Group strengthens its Real Estate and Construction Practice Alexey Konevsky, the Head of Pepeliaev Group’s Real Estate and Construction Practice, has been elected a Partner of the firm.

Protection of personal data and other confidential information Pepeliaev Group lawyers from the firm’s practice groups dedicated to the legal protection of information and the administrative law defence of business have published ratings of the main events of 2011-2012 in the area of the legal protection of information. The ratings focus on events that have had the greatest resonance in the business environment as well as commenting on the results of compliance checks carried out by regulator Roscomnadzor in relation to personal data protection legislation in 2011.

Taxand takes home six awards at the ITR EUROPE AWARDS 2012 Taxand, the world’s largest global organisation of independent tax advisors to multinational businesses, has been voted ‘European Private Equity Tax Team of the Year’ by the International Tax Review (ITR) magazine, at its eighth annual European Tax Awards in London on 16th May.

Road map to improving customs administration On 23 May 2012, in the Russian Managers Association’s conference hall, a session was held of the Committee on Cross-Border Trade. Chaired by Galina Balandina, a partner and the head of customs law and foreign trade regulation at Pepeliaev Group, it was devoted to the topic: ‘A road map to improving customs regulation. Can major improvements be made in the customs sector?’