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.

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.

Join us and fellow experts to explore opportunities and challenges of doing business in Iran.

Join us and fellow experts to explore why MCIA is emerging as a viable platform for Russian businesses in cross-border dispute resolution.

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.

Corruption remains one of the key threats to sustainable business development. Corruption scandals demonstrate the disastrous consequences of corruption revelations for companies: multimillion dollar fines, criminal prosecutions of executives, reputational damage and loss of investor confidence.

As previously communicated to WEX clients, the submission of applications and the compilation of client dossiers were suspended as of September 1, 2024. 

All applications submitted before this deadline have been processed, and the corresponding dossiers have been compiled and submitted to WEX’s management for review. We are pleased to report that significant progress has been made in locating clients, verifying their identities, and obtaining documentation confirming the lawful origin of their funds.

From 01.07.2025 the Federal Law No. 23-FZ dated 28 February 2025 “Concerning Personal Data and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" will enter into force, containing a new version of part 5 of Article 18 of Federal Law No. 152-FZ