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Russian competition law: new developments

On 10 July 2023, the Russian President signed into law new amendments to the Law On the Protection of Competition. The amendments, also known as the Fifth Antimonopoly Package, will come into effect on 1 September 2023 and will affect, among other things, the merger control rules.

Read in detail in the alert at the link:

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

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