Review of Russia's Economic Legislation in June 2013

In June, the following amendments were introduced into the legislation: a state and municipal contract on supply of goods, fulfillment of jobs and rendering of services may be canceled due to a unilateral refusal of a party to fulfill it; high-skilled foreign experts may reside and work in Russia without a patent which is issued to a foreign national who arrived in Russia in accordance with the procedure which does not require a visa; exclusive rights of the Russian Federation to intellectual outputs will be assigned more actively to nationals of the Russian Federation and legal entities; the procedure for execution and issuing by the Federal Migration Service of Russia of invitations to foreign nationals and stateless persons for entry into the Russian Federation has been updated.