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  • First anti-trust provisions regulating mergers in China

    China 27.11.2002
    The recently released provisional rules on foreign mergers and acquisitions contain, for the first time, anti-trust provisions to regulate foreign mergers and acquisitions transactions in excess of a certain...
  • Russia erased from International Financial Blacklist

    Russia 22.11.2002
    On 11 October 2002, Russia was removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) International Blacklist of countries failing to take sufficient precautions against money laundering. At the same...
  • New procedure for share registration in Russia

    Russia 12.11.2002
    On 1 November 2002, the Russian Duma adopted, in its first reading, a draft law legalising all those shares which have been issued but which have not yet been registered. Further, it specifically stipulates...
  • Changes to Russian trademark legislation 1

    Russia 11.11.2002
    On 25 October 2002 the Russian Parliament passed in the second reading a new law On Introducing Amendments (the "Amendments") to the Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Names of Origin of Goods (the "Trademark...
  • New law on the legal status of foreigners in Russia 2

    RussiaUnited Kingdom 07.11.2002
    The new law, which comes into force on 31 October 2002, is designed to regulate the legal status of foreign citizens and their stay, residency, employment and entrepreneurial activities in the Russian...
  • Russia declares war on piracy

    Russia 06.11.2002
    Recognising the problems of protecting intellectual property rights, especially in the field of software, music and film piracy, the Russian government has recently set up a special commission to protect...
  • Issuing permits for receipt of export proceeds in Russia

    Russia 31.10.2002
    Although the authority to issue permits for the receipt of export proceeds that are outstanding for over 90 days was passed from the Russian Central Bank to the Government back in 1998 (further to an amendment...
  • Amendments to the law on joint-stock companies in Russia

    Russia 28.10.2002
    On 16 October 2002, the Russian Federation Council approved the Bill to amend the Federal Law On Joint-Stock Companies after it was passed by the State Duma in three consecutive readings on 11 October...
  • Setting up a drug enterprise in China

    China 24.10.2002
    To set up a Sino-foreign joint venture or a wholly foreign owned enterprise (the "Enterprise") in China, investors of an Enterprise (the "Applicants") have to go through the following procedures: 1 Preliminary...
  • New law on the legal status of foreigners in Russia 1

    Russia 21.10.2002
    On 29th July 2002 the Russian President signed the bill "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation". For details of the bill, please copy and paste/click on the following link:...