From November 1, 2020, marking tires and tires with a unique DataMatrix code in Russia becomes mandatory. It is expected that this will help buyers to purchase only high-quality goods and report illegal products to regulatory authorities through a special…
The State Customs Service of Ukraine has presented a new register of objects of intellectual property rights – applications will be submitted online, instead of paper filing, as it was before. The new register accepts applications in electronic form through…
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine called on the Odesa Cognac Factory to refuse to distribute on the labels of its products designations that can mislead consumers about the French origin of drinks. Comments were caused by the products “Champagne of…
On October 13, 2020, the government of Ukraine adopted an order “On the National Intellectual Property Body”, according to which the functions of the National IP Agency will be performed by the state enterprise “Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property”. Minister…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson signed an Agreement on Political Cooperation, Free Trade, and Strategic Partnership between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on October 8, 2020.…
On October 7, 2020, the European Parliament recognized the Ukrainian seed certification system as equivalent to EU requirements. This will make it easier for Ukrainian producers to export seeds to the EU countries. In April, the European Commission, based on…
Investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine together with the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine stopped the scheme of illegal movement of tobacco products through the customs territory of Ukraine. Searches were conducted…
One of the largest Ukrainian TV channels “1+1” and “Ukraine” in 2020 entered the struggle to buy the rights to the format of the American show The Masked Singer. Channel “Ukraine” won this battle, but “1+1” did not retreat. The…
The President of Russia signed a bill on the creation of a national system of traceability of goods. The government-drafted law should help combat smuggling and tax evasion in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The government will approve the list…
On September 17, 2020, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted amendments to the law On Medicines, which regulated the implementation of electronic retail trade in medicines. In March 2020, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution on the temporary…