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Lidings announces the launch of a new Regulatory Practice. The practice will be headed by the firm's Counsel Julia Kuzmenko.

The creation of the new practice continues the development of Lidings' industry expertise and responds to the growing demand from businesses for comprehensive support amid increasingly complex government regulation and new mandatory requirements.

On 26 July 2026, Federal Law No. 246-FZ dated 26 July 2026 “On Amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation” (the “Law”) was adopted, introducing regulation of the employment internships into the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (the “Labor Code”).

The State Duma adopted in the third reading on 21 July 2026 the Federal Law "On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law 'On International Companies and International Foundations' and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" (hereinafter referred to as the "Law").

The amendments introduce Article 20¹ into the Law on Foreign Investments, which enables Russian companies to terminate, through judicial proceedings, their obligations to repurchase assets from former foreign owners. Moreover, a Russian company may initiate the termination of the repurchase right irrespective of whether the former owner has made a demand to exercise it.

On July 8, 2026, the State Duma adopted in the third reading draft law No. 951518-8 on amendments to Article 12 of the Federal Law "On Personal Data" and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.

The approach to forming the list of foreign countries that ensure adequate protection of the rights of personal data subjects ("PD") has been changed.

On 1 July 2026, amendments to Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 719 of 17 July 2015 “On the Certification of the Manufacture of Russian Industrial Products” (hereinafter “Resolution No. 719”) came into force.

On 26 July 2026, Federal Law No. 266-FZ “On Amending Article 6 of the Law of the Russian Federation ‘On the Protection of Consumer Rights’” (hereinafter referred to as “the Law”) was published. The new rules will come into force on 1 March 2027.

On 26 July 2026, the President of the Russian Federation signed and published Federal Law No. 241-FZ of 26 July 2026 (the “Law”), introducing amendments to Federal Law No. 115-FZ of 25 July 2002 “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation”.