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Green Light for “Matryoshkas”

27 June 2025

On June 24, 2025, the President of the Russian Federation signed Federal Law No. 178-FZ "On Amendments to Part One and Article 846 of Part Two of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation" ("Law"), which introduces amendments to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation ("Civil Code"), allowing one legal entity to be the sole participant or shareholder of another company, even if both are having the sole person in it.

Guideline For Good Clinical Practice (Ich E6 R (3)): Overview of Key Changes in The New Edition

17 June 2025

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.



Effective From 1 January 2026: Amendments to the Procedure for Accepting Appeal Complaints in Courts of General Jurisdiction

27 May 2025

On 1 April 2025, the President of the Russian Federation signed Federal Law No. 49-FZ dated 01.04.2025 “On Amending the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as the “Law”).

The key amendments concern the procedure for reinstating missed procedural deadlines, including those for filing appeals, and the procedure for accepting appeals for consideration.

The Government Has Defined Criteria for Assets of Financial Organizations Subject to Antimonopoly Control

19 May 2025

On May 14, 2025, the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation № 608 dated 08.05.2025 (hereinafter - “Resolution”) was published on the Official Portal of Legal Information. It establishes the threshold values of the assets of financial organizations supervised by the Bank of Russia; exceeding these amounts, organizations shall obtain the prior consent of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (hereinafter - “FAS of Russia”) is required.

Amendments to the Procedure for the State Register Medicines Maintaining: What Has Changed?

15 May 2025

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.