Codes of the Russian Federation

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The World Factbook

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Russian Customs

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The Civil Code of the Russian Federation

The Civil Code of the Russian Federation

Russian Business Law by A. Shashkova

The present book gives an overview of Russian business law. The book presents in detail information on the following matters: the Russian legal system, the subjects of law, law of contract, non-contractual obligations, property rights, company law, labour and employment law and legal status of foreign persons in the Russian Federation.

The book is directed to Russian and foreign lawyers, heads of legal entities, financial directors, chief accountants, auditors, using English, and to any person, interested in Russian business law.

Useful Sources of Information

Government resources
www.kremlin.ru/ – Official presidential site
www.gov.ru/ – Official governmental portal (Russian)
www.duma.ru – Official site of the parliamentary lower house (Russian)
www.council.gov.ru/eng/index.html – Official site of the parliamentary upper house
www.cbr.ru – Central Bank of Russia
www.economy.gov.ru/wps/portal/english – Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://www.rost.ru/ – National Priority Projects

Associations and business groups
www.amcham.ru – The American Chamber of Commerce in Russia
www.rbcc.com – The Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
www.aebrus.ru/ – The Association of European Businesses
www.rspp.ru/ – The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
http://eng.tpprf.ru/ – The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
www.invest2russia.com; www.b2russia.ru – project aimed at facilitating investment exchange between Russia and global investors

Other
www.waytorussia.net/ – Independent guide to Russia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm – BBC country profile

Business Law by J.D. Emerson Robert W.

Both students and persons actively engaged in business will find simple, understandable explanations of subjects related to business law and the legal environment. An opening chapter discusses the origin and nature of law. Chapters that follow cover contracts in their many forms, negotiable instruments, banking procedures, types of business organization, legal definitions of crimes and torts, the concept of property, environmental law, labor-management relations law, intellectual property and computer law, and much more. The newly expanded and updated. Business Review books are designed for classroom use, but are also valuable as self-teaching volumes for businesspersons engaged in various fields. When used in college business courses, these titles make fine supplements to main textbooks. Instructors in adult education and brush-up programs often choose these books as their main classroom text. Each title includes review questions with answers.