MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, has approved the second reading of amendments that make it legal for the Russian President to introduce temporary management with respect to property held by persons from unfriendly countries.
Relevant norms are formalized as amendments to the second reading of a draft law on staged reforms of the institute of individual investment accounts.
Such measures are currently governed by a presidential decree.
According to the approved document expanding the authority of the head of state to introduce economic measures in view of unfriendly actions of foreign nations, the President will be entitled to set a separate procedure for the transactions of Russian nationals and legal entities with nationals and companies from unfriendly countries or controlled by unfriendly states.
The head of state will have the right to introduce temporary management for movable and immovable properties on the territory of Russia, securities, participation interests in authorized capital of Russian legal entities and property rights held by people from unfriendly foreign countries. The President will be granted the authority to introduce a special procedure for recovering money, securities, and other property, and a special procedure to oblige people from unfriendly states to fulfill their obligations.
The head of state will also be conferred with the authority to establish measures on the creation, restructuring, liquidation and legal standing of Russian legal entities, including as regards the disclosure of information about their operations and performance of transactions. Powers of the Russian President will be expanded on account of an opportunity of setting a special procedure of currency regulation and currency control, including as regards currency transactions of residents and nonresidents.
The norms come into force the day of promulgation if approved and will cover any legal relations since February 24, 2022.