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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 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 June 1, 2026, the decision of the Bank of Russia Working Group dated June 1, 2026  No. PRG-43-11/1199 (hereinafter – “Decision”) and Presidential Decree No. 377 dated June 1, 2026 “On Amending Presidential Decree No. 95 of March 5, 2022 ‘On the Temporary Procedure for Fulfilling Obligations to Certain Foreign Creditors’” (hereinafter – “Decree No. 377”) were published, introducing changes to the current counter-sanctions regulation.

Join us and fellow experts to explore how the 2026 amendments to corporate law simplify M&A transactions, eliminate the pre-emptive right to purchase shares, and allow the structuring of holding companies without unnecessary restrictions.

Lidings takes high positions in the new rating of the leading legal advisors in Russia based on the analytical research held annually by the “Kommersant” newspaper. In 2026 the firm is ranked among the TOP leading legal advisors in Russia. 

April 9^th,2026 annual conference Pharmaceuticals – 2026: 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 2025 and what awaits us in 2026.