On December 9, 2009 the Russian Parliament (the State Duma) passed the Federal Law No. 310 - FZ “On amendment of article 4 of the Federal Law “On amendment of part one of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and certain legal acts of the Russian Federation”. The terms granted for the re-registration of Articles of Association of legal entities are prolonged be the Law. On June 1, 2009 amendmentments to part one of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and to the Federal Law of February 8, 1998 No. 14-FZ “On limited liability companies” entered into force. The Articles of Association of all legal entities should have been brought into compliance with the new requirements by January 1, 2010. This term is currently abolished and the Articles of Association of legal entities should be brought into compliance with the new requirements at the time of their first alteration. These new terms are applied to limited liability companies, whose Articles of Association have not yet been re- registered by the time of entry of the Federal Law of December 17, 2009 No. 310 - FZ into force. This Federal Law enters into force on the day of its official publication.

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