On July 11, 2025, a joint letter from the FAS and the Ministry of Health № ТН/61566/25, № 25-7/И/2-13136 dated July 2, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the "Joint Letter") was published, clarifying the procedure for determining the initial (maximum) contract price (IMCP) in the procurement of pharmaceuticals.

Overview of changes in the sphere of information security and personal data (hereinafter referred to as the “PD”) that will affect the activities of organizations involved in the wholesale and retail trade of medicinal products. We remind you that starting from September 1, 2025, consents for PD processing must be stand-alone documents, separate from website Privacy Policies

On September 1, 2025, Federal Law No. 150-FZ dated June 7, 2025, 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation' (hereinafter referred to as 'Federal Law No. 150'), will come into force, introducing a number of changes affecting the regulation of dietary supplements.

On 23 July 2025, a part of the Good Clinical Practice Guideline, GCP E6 (R3), promulgated by the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) comes into force. The development of new technologies, the rapidly evolving clinical trial (CT) ecosystem, and the need to respond quickly to deviations in CT processes have prompted the revision of the current version of GCP ICH E6(R2), which is valid until 22 July 2025.

The new review of the most notable patents disputes in Life Sciences in EAEU and CIS.

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On 6 May 2025, the updated version of the Order of the Ministry of Health dated 9 February 2016 No. 80n “On the Approval of the Procedure for Maintaining the State Register of Medicines for Medical Use” (the “Order”) came into force. The amendments were made in accordance with Order of the Russian Ministry of Health dated 17 March 2025 No. 129n, officially published on 25 April 2025.

The Eurasian Economic Union has published on its official legal website the Order No. 34 dated 08.04.2025 approving the draft decision on the extension of temporary measures related to specifics of medicines circulation in connection with special economic measures (“Draft Decision”).

April 10^th, 2025 annual conference Pharmaceuticals – 2025: Legal Issues will take place in Moscow organized by Pravo.ru. Lidings lawyers take an active part in the event’s program.

As a strategic partner of the conference, we aimed to make the program rich and actual. Together with pharmaceutical industry experts and lawyers, we will discuss how the market has changed in 2024 and what awaits us in 2025.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new partners and counsel!