Pharma drugs overpricing to result in fines in Russia - billThe lower house of parliament on Tuesday adopted a draft law on fines for overpricing of medicine.16:27 31.03.2020
Quarantine breachs, epidemic fake news to be also punishable by administrative lawAmendments to the Code on Administrative Offenses stipulating penalties for breaching quarantine, other sanitary and epieniological rules and distribution of life-threatening consequences fake news were adopted by the State Duma in the second and third readings on Tuesday.14:16 31.03.2020
Lawmakers agree with broadening Russian Cabinet’s powers at times mass diseases loomThe lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday finally adopted a a bill to vest the Cabinet of Ministers with new powers to prevent and respond to emergencies, among them threats of mass diseases outbreaks.13:43 31.03.2020
Russian MPs pass bill on prison terms for epidemiological rules breachingThe State Duma passed in a final third reading on Tuesday a bill to toughen punishment for violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules up to 7 years in prison. Amendments are proposed to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.12:22 31.03.2020
State Duma backs special tax regime for self-employed RussiansThe State Duma adopted on Tuesday a bill extending a special beneficial tax treatment to self-employed persons across Russia. Previously, such a regime applied to the individual earners only in 23 regions.11:39 31.03.2020
Bill broadening Government’s powers at times mass diseases loom reaches State DumaRussia’s Government has submitted to the State Duma a package of amendments to the legislation seeking to vest it with new powers to prevent and respond to emergencies, among them threats of mass diseases outbreaks.09:33 27.03.2020
Bill on prison sentence for bribing arbitrators submitted to Russian State DumaA bill on criminal punishment, including long prison terms, for bribing an arbitrator has been introduced into the State Duma.16:42 26.03.2020
Bill on tough sentence for quarantine violation reaches Russian State DumaA bill on tough punishment for violating sanitary and epidemiological rules resulting in the crowd disease or poisoning has been submitted to the lower house of parliament.11:51 25.03.2020
Russian doctors to diagnose patients using telemedicine – billMembers of the State Duma and the Federation Council have drafted a bill enabling doctors to screen and diagnose patients as well as prescribe treatments, if necessary, using telemedicine technologies.14:52 24.03.2020
Russia’s State Duma toughens penalties for e-trade in falsified medicinesThe State Duma has approved in the third and final reading a bill amending the Criminal and Administrative Offences Codes in a way toughening punishments for online trafficking in falsified and poor-quality drugs.18:32 19.03.2020
Russian MPs propose criminal sanctions for breach of quarantineLawmakers from the United Russia political party plan to draft abill to fix criminal responsibility for creating a threat of mass infection or poisoning of citizens.16:27 19.03.2020
Bill permitting convicts serve sentences near home passed by State DumaThe State Duma passed a bill allowing transfer of convicts to penitentiary facilities located near places of residence of their close relatives in a final third reading on Thursday.15:15 19.03.2020
State Duma lawmakers back medicine overpricing prevention draft lawThe State Duma passed a bill on the prevention of overpricing in pharmacies in the face of an epidemic in the first reading on Tuesday.17:34 17.03.2020
Russian MPs adopt bill on sanctions for violations at Constitution amendments votingThe State Duma passed a bill on punishment for violations during the All-Russia voting on amendments to the Constitution in a final third reading on Tuesday.13:21 17.03.2020
Bill obliging debt collectors to communicate with debtors only reaches State DumaA Deputy Chair of State Duma Irina Yarovaya has presented a bill aimed at obliging debt collection organizations to communicate exceptionally with debtors.12:11 16.03.2020
Amateur sports development bill reaches Russia’s State DumaA package of bills to develop mass and amateur sports in Russian has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, by a group of lawmakers.15:50 13.03.2020
Parliament's lower house approves purchase of Sberbank stock by Russian governmentThe State Duma adopted two bills on the purchase of the Sberbank shares by the Russian government in a final third reading on Thursday.16:27 12.03.2020
State Duma backs punishment for violations at Constitution amendments votingThe State Duma passed a draft law on punishment for violations during the All-Russia voting on amendments to the Constitution in the second reading on Thursday.15:13 12.03.2020
Russian child rights commissioner favors extension of state obligations for minorsRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has supported extension of the state obligations for families and minors. She has also called to take full responsibility for the corresponding amendments proposed to the Constitution.13:02 11.03.2020
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on amendments to ConstitutionThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, passed a bill on amendments to the Constitution in the third and final reading on Wednesday.11:17 11.03.2020