The CLS food industry practice group advises on a wide variety of Russian legal issues that are of importance to international food companies, including:

• developments in Russian food quality requirements
• the impact of the new Russian law on trade on the food industry
• restrictions on advertisements of food products
• food price regulation
• appealing against bureaucratic interference in the food industry
• intellectual property issues in the food industry
• tax incentives for food production in Russia
• tax planning for food manufacturers and distributors in Russia
• tax planning for food exporters
• tax planning for importing agricultural equipment and food production equipment