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Russian counter-sanctions regulations: changes to application form

The Sub-Commission of the Government Commission for Control over Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation, the ultimate decision-making body in many matters concerning the counter-sanctions regime, has updated the application form for the approval of qualified transactions. The updated form was published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Finance on 17 October.

Read in detail in the alert at the link:

https://www.stonebridgelegal.ru/media/files/Alert_Changes_to_application_form_October_ENG.pdf

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