On 7 December 2023 the results of the annual Pravo-300 law firms’ ranking were announced at an awarding ceremony at The Carlton Hotel in Moscow. This year Lidings expertise is highly praised in 15 key practice areas.

This review is prepared based on the EEC reports on the state of competition in cross-border markets and measures taken to curb violations of the general rules of competition in those markets in 2020-2022 (in Russian).

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Federal Law No. 301-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”” (the “Law”) was signed by the President of the Russian Federation on 10 July 2023 and will enter into force on 1 September 2023. As follows from the explanation note, the Law provides a set of norms aimed to improve antitrust regulation in the digital economic development. The main amendments of the fifth antitrust package you can find in this legal update.

Legal update on general ad requirements in CIS countries, Georgia and Mongolia.

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From 1 September 2022 a new regulation in the field of advertising has been enacted. Federal Law No. 38-FZ “On Advertising” was supplemented by provisions, according to which Internet advertising should be marked and is subject to registration in the Unified Register of Internet Advertising, the operator of which is Roskomnadzor.

The Antimonopoly Service (FAS) expressed its position on its website regarding organic integration on the Internet and informed when the requirements for advertising on the Internet can be applied to the integration.

Federal Law No. 347-FZ dated July 2, 2021, has created new obligations for advertisers, advertising distributors, and operators of advertising systems.

Review of the most notable advertising disputes in Life Sciences in Russia (in Russian).

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The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved a bill (Bill) providing amendments to the legislation on the protection of competition in the first reading.

The Q&A provides an overview of Digital Healthcare regulations applicable in Russia.

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