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Title in national language: 
Федеральный закон от 29.04.2008 N 57-ФЗ "О порядке осуществления иностранных инвестиций в хозяйственные общества, имеющие стратегическое значение для обеспечения обороны страны и безопасности государства" (в ред. от 02.07.2021 г.)
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2008
Effective Start Year: 
2021
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Law
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Multi-Sector
Energy Types: 
Oil, Power, Gas, Nuclear
Issued by: 
Adopted by the State Duma - Lower House of the Federal Assembly, endorsed by the Federal Council - Upper House of the Federal Assembly
Notes: 
Unofficial translation into English
Overall Summary: 
The law is ensuring the country's defence and state security establishing withdrawals of a restrictive nature for foreign investors and for a group of persons that includes a foreign investor when they participate in the authorised capitals of business associations of strategic importance and/or when the foreign investor is purchasing a property of the company of strategic importance in the ammount of 25 or more per cent of the balance-sheet value of the assets of the company of strategic importance and/or conclude other transactions, commit other actions resulting in the establishment of control of the foreign investors over such companies.
Investment
Investment climate development: 
The law restricts foreign investment in a number of sectors of strategic importance for national defense and state security (Article 6) [...].
Governance
Energy management principles: 
With a view to ensuring Russian national defence and state security, the Federal Law establishes statutory restrictions for foreign investors and groups of persons that include a foreign investor (further on referred to as a group of persons), which have interest in the equity of the business entities of strategic importance for national defence and state security, and (or) consummate transactions to gain majority interest in the equity of the above economic entities.