1. Adoption and entry into force of the Russian Federation Code
of Administrative Procedure dated March 8, 2015, No. 21-FZ
The Russian Federation Code of Administrative Procedure (the
Administrative Procedure Code) entered into force on September 15,
2015. It is important that this legal act governs only procedure in
the courts of general jurisdiction; disputes arising out of public
relationships, which are under the jurisdiction of the commercial
(arbitrazh) courts, continue to be considered according to the
rules of the RF Commercial Procedure Code. The Code also does not
apply to administrative offense cases. Among important disputes
that will be considered according to the rules of the
Administrative Procedure Code we may note practically all cases
challenging regulatory acts (other than cases challenging acts
concerning exclusive rights, which are under the jurisdiction of
the Intellectual Property Court), cases challenging cadastral
valuations, and also cases
