Bill on state control of personal data processing reaches Russian parliament
Russian government has approved and submitted a bill to the State Duma a bill that would authorize the Ministry of Communications and Media to set a procedure of state control and supervision over compliance of personal data processing with law, the Cabinet’s official website announced on Thursday (July 14). According to an explanatory to the bill, the legislation is aimed at removal of legal uncertainties about an agency responsible...
Russian senators propose $78,000 fines for illegal lending
Members of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, Sergei Ryabukhin and Nikolai Zhuravlev, have submitted a bill to the State Duma introducing fines of up to 5 million rubles ($78,000) for carrying out illegal consumer loan application, RIA Novosti reported on Friday (July 8). Under the bill, granting of consumer loans (excluding banking) by those who have no right to implementation of such activities would result...
Russian regional MPs propose to tighten penalties for illegal sale of alcohol
Lawmakers from Russia’s city of Perm have submitted a bill to the State Duma to increase fines for unlicensed trade of alcohol, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday (July 7). The current penalties for this crime include fines of up to 2,500 rubles ($39) for individuals and up to 5,000 rubles ($77) for officials with confiscation of goods manufactured, instruments of production and materials. Such penalties are minor, according to the...
Putin Signs Law Limiting Russia’s Beer Sales
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill banning the production and sale in Russia of beer in plastic bottles larger than 1.5 liters, the RBC news website reported Friday (June 24). The bill was passed by the State Duma in early June, and bans the production of such bottles from Jan. 1, 2017 onwards. Sales will be banned from June 1, 2017. Initially, the law would have banned bottles over 0.5 liters, but was changed after...
This might be the Maximum Penalty in Russia
Perhaps, what we are just about to mention is the maximum penalty in Russia, for many reasons, the most significant of them is: it is related to betraying the country. What are we talking about?… Well, today, State Duma’s website mentioned that “an amendment proposed for the second reading of a package of anti-terror bills in the lower house of Russia’s parliament will strip Russians of their citizenship for their hire for...
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