At the end of 2022 the new Law was adopted, which extended numerous counter-sanctions measures. Among other things it extends the ban on Russian insurers to conclude transactions with number persons until 31 December 2023.

On February 6, 2023, the EU official journal published news about delisting Dmitry Ovsyannikov, the former governor of Sevastopol, from the sanctions list. The exclusion was preceded by the decision of the EU court of 26 October 2022 following the review of Ovsyannikov's appeal.

On 8 February 2023 Alexey Repik, the founder of R-Pharm – Russian pharmaceutical company, producing, among other things, drugs for COVID-19 (e.g. coronavir (favipiravir) and artlegia (olokizumab)) was listed in the UK Sanctions List.

Reasoning behind this decision is that he holds the position of the Chairman of the Board of R-Pharm, which receives financing from the Russian Direct Investment Fund – a Government of Russia-affiliated entity. Moreover, Alexey Repik is also designated as a person associated with Vladimir Putin, the Russian President.

On January 17, 2023, a bill was submitted to the State Duma for consideration. This bill establishes higher responsibility for the sale of medicines subject to quantitative accounting without a prescription.

The relevant bill has been introduced in order to combat drug addiction, which is nowadays widespread, including among minors, as stipulated in explanatory note to the bill.

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The new General license No 6C published by OFAC on January 1, 2023, establishes exceptions from US sanctions related to the spheres of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, or software updates for medical devices.

By March 1, 2023, it is necessary to submit a notification on the implementation of cross-border transfer of personal data.

Based on the Government Decree No. 593 of 5 April 2022 Multiagency Commission on the detection of medicines shortage or a risk of shortage included 88 INN in different forms and dosages (97 names in total) in the relevant list.

On 17 January 2023, the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the temporary procedure for decision-making by the bodies of some business companies" was signed and published. It introduces several changes in decision-making for a number of large Russian companies.