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On October 2, 2026, the Official Gazette of Turkey (Resmî Gazete) published amendments by the Turkish Nuclear Regulatory Authority (Nükleer Düzenleme Kurumu, “NDK”) to the Regulation on Licensing Activities for Nuclear Facilities (“Licensing Regulation”) and the Regulation on the Management System for Nuclear Facilities, Radiation Facilities, and Radioactive Waste Management Facilities (“Management System Regulation”). Most of the amendments took effect on the date of publication. The new procedure for making changes at nuclear facilities (Article 41 of the Regulations on Licensing Activities) will take effect on January 2, 2027.

The amendments apply to organizations that carry out activities related to nuclear facilities based on NDK licensing documents (approvals, permits, and licenses). With regard to the Akkuyu NPP, the licensee is Akkuyu Nükleer A.Ş. Organizations within the Rosatom State Corporation that participate in the project as designers, equipment manufacturers, contractors, and service providers are indirectly affected by the amendments through the licensee’s processes and the terms of supply contracts.

Andrey Zelenin, Senior Partner at Lidings, took part in the conference "Corporate Law 2026: Protecting Assets, Decisions and Business," organized by Pravo.ru. The event was held on 15 October 2026.

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.