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.

The Russian Constitutional Court in its Ruling of 10 January 2023 No. 1-P  stated that art. 1248(2) of the Russian Civil Code along with art. 106 of the Russian Commercial Procedure Code are inconsistent with the Russian Constitution insofar they prevent a party in a court case on appealing the Rospatent decision to reimburse legal costs borne by this party in administrative dispute on annulling registration of intellectual property objects or means of individualization previously resolved by Rospatent.

From September 01, 2023, changes in the procedure for conducting medical examinations before, during and after a workday (shift) come into force. Namely, starting from September, employers will be granted the right to conduct such examinations remotely – using medical devices that provide automated remote transmission of information about the health status of employees and remote monitoring of their health status.

On December 27, 2022, the rules for cash settlements between residents and non-residents came into force.

Until the end of 2023, special rules have been extended for transactions on acquisition or lease of additional retail space for trading by entities engaged in food retail through the organization of a retail network.

On 5 December 2022, Federal Law “On Amendments to Article 56 of the Federal Law “On Circulation of Medicines” Regulating the Activities of production Pharmacies in Russia was officially published. 

On 19 December 2022, Federal Law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and Suspension of Certain Provisions of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation” extending previously introduced economic measures and establishing a number of anti-crisis innovations was published.