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Ban on use of non-statutory construction schemes and other developments in Russian construction laws

  • Dechert LLP
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  • Russia
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  • October 1 2010

Since Federal Law No. 214-FZ “On Participation in Participatory Share Construction of Multi-Apartment Residential Buildings and Other Real Estate and on the Amendment of Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation,” dated December 30, 2004 (as amended) (the “Participatory Share Construction Law”), was adopted more than six years ago, it has been subject to frequent and severe scrutiny and discussion between the business community, legal practitioners, and scholars

Increased liability for building safety in the pipeline for owners, lessors and developers

  • CMS, Russia
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  • Russia
  • -
  • March 31 2011

Draft Law No. 417505-4, intended to impose material liability on an owner or another legal possessor of a building for harm caused to a third party as a result of destruction or damage to a building, was introduced in the State Duma on 22 February 2011

Amendments to the technical regulation

  • CMS, Russia
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  • Russia
  • -
  • August 30 2011

On 21 July 2011, the President of the Russian Federation signed Federal Law No. 255-FZ "On Amending the Federal Law 'On Technical Regulation'"

New rules on bankruptcy of developers: making participatory construction safer for participants at the expense of banks?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Russia
  • -
  • September 1 2011

New Law on "Amendments to the Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy) and Articles 17 and 223 of the Arbitrage Procedural Code with respect to establishment of special rules for bankruptcy of developers attracting money from participants in construction" was adopted on July 12, 2011 (the "Amendments"

Second life of foreign design documentation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Russia
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  • November 30 2011

On 18 October 2011 the State Duma passed the draft Federal Law No. 598619-5 "On amending the Russian Urban Planning Code and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation" (the "Bill") in the first reading

The Russian Government approves the rules for the temporary shutdown of capital construction projects

  • CMS, Russia
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  • Russia
  • -
  • October 31 2011

On 30 September 2011, the Government of the Russian Federation issued a decree on approving the rules on the temporary shutdown (konservatsiya) of capital construction projects

Procedure specified for carrying out state inspection of construction

  • CMS, Russia
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  • Russia
  • -
  • February 29 2012

The authority of the respective executive bodies of the City of Moscow (the Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic Supervision of the Russian Federation; the Ministry of Defence; the Federal Security Service; and other federal executive bodies) to inspect the construction and reconstruction of special facilities (defence and security facilities; foreign embassies; culturally important federal historical sites; as well as other major construction sites) has been extended until 1 January 2013 as per a decree (the “Decree”) of the Government of the Russian Federation

Doing business in Russia

  • CMS, Russia
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  • Russia
  • -
  • April 6 2012

Under the Constitution of the Russian Federation, adopted on 12 December 1993 (as amended), the President is the Head of State

Investing in construction: one year after the decree of the plenum of the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation on future real estate was adopted

  • CMS, Russia
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  • Russia
  • -
  • August 2 2012

It has been a year since Decree No. 54 of the Plenum of the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation (the “SCC”) “On certain issues of resolving disputes arising from agreements relating to properties to be built or purchased in the future” (the “Decree”) was adopted

Moscow City Government clarifies the list of construction works not requiring permits

  • CMS, Russia
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  • Russia
  • -
  • September 28 2012

The Moscow City Government has adopted a decree on approving the types, parameters and features of land improvement structures as well as alterations to major construction works that do not require construction permits