Corporate law / M&A
Alerts
10December2020
The option has become available on the Gosuslugi portal to submit documents to the federal bailiff service electronically
Pepeliaev Group advises of the launch of a new service that enables remote interaction with the Federal Court Bailiff Service (“FCBS”) and its structural subdivisions.
07December2020
Amendments have been proposed that aim to improve corporate procedures in JSCs and LLCs, including by extending to 2021 the temporary regulations adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic
Pepeliaev Group advises that a draft law has been put before the State Duma that provides for amendments to corporate legislation, including to establish procedures for the holding of purely online meetings in JSCs (joint-stock companies) and LLCs (limited liability companies) and to extend to 2021 the effect of the set of temporary anti-crisis measures adopted in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic.
30November2020
The Ministry of Economic Development has published a summary of best practices to prevent the spread of COVID
Pepeliaev Group advises that the Ministry of Economic Development, together with business associations, has issued a summary of best practices of preventive measures aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus, “Business against COVID”.
19November2020
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development is preparing amendments with regard to the shareholders who have not exercised their rights for a long time
Pepeliaev Group advises that a new draft law on “lost shareholders” has been issued.
13November2020
The new specifics of the regulation of corporate relationships in 2020 for NFPs
Pepeliaev Group advises that some amendments are expected to be made to the procedure for remotely holding meetings of NFPs' management bodies.
02November2020
The procedure for maintaining the register of SMEs has been changed
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 27 October 2020 the Russian President signed a Law providing for a possibility to enter into the the Unified Register of SMEs (the “SME register”, the “register”) data on companies and individual entrepreneurs (“IEs”) on a monthly basis.
02November2020
The law on the state registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs has been amended
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 27 October 2020 the Russian President signed a Law whereby the registration authority will independently (without the involvement of a legal entity) update the data in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (the “LE Register”) concerning the name of the legal entity when it is included in the data regarding other legal entities. Also, the timeframe has been extended for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs to inform the registration authority about changes that have been made to the data concerning them that is set out in the LE Register/ the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs (the “IE Register”).
24September2020
The forms of and the requirements for the documents to be filed for the state registration have changed
Pepeliaev Group advises that Order No. ED-7-14/617@ of the Russian Federal Tax Service (the “Federal Tax Service”) dated 31 August 2020 has approved new forms of and requirements for drawing up the documents to be filed with the registration authority for the state registration of legal entities, individual entrepreneurs and farm businesses.
17September2020
Registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs will be simplified
Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Government has approved a draft law to simplify the state registration procedure for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.
09September2020
A procedure is suggested to be set for conducting general meetings of shareholders online
Pepeliaev Group advises that the Ministry of Economic Development has suggested that companies should be permitted to conduct general meetings of shareholders remotely, using information and communications technologies.
27August2020
Amendments are being prepared to the accreditation procedure for branches and representative offices of foreign legal entities
Pepeliaev Group advises that a draft law has been put before the State Duma that is aimed at improving the accreditation procedure for branches and representative offices of foreign companies.
26August2020
Rules are made more clear for imposing administrative fines below the lower threshold
Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Government has submitted to the State Duma a draft law allowing for administrative fines to be imposed below the lower threshold determined under Russian constituent entities' laws on administrative offences.