Evgenia Seregina
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The professional path of Evgenia Seregina has been associated with Arzinger for more than 15 years.
Evgenia has conducted HR audits and created document management from scratch for 50 companies, adapted foreign policies on bonus accrual and application of stock options, RSU and other financial instruments for more than 40 companies. She regularly helps clients to prevent and resolve conflict situations between representatives of company management, as well as disputes with employees.
Based on customer requests Evgenia conducts anti-corruption trainings, explains labor law «on fingers» and helps with the development of necessary polices, guidelines and recommendations.
Evgenia Seregina is successfully practiced the banking and financial law, meeting the requirements and standards of European, Chinese and local banks and borrowers. Evgenia is engaged in drafting and reviewing banking and finance contracts, including subjecting to foreign law. Evgenia can also assist with structuring complex multi-jurisdictional project finance models.
Evgenia is also focused on women’s business initiatives, she is one of the key architects of the recommendations for women in small and medium-sized business (the project was launched with the support of IFC and the British Embassy in Belarus).
In 2021 Evgenia Seregina was ranked by Legal 500 in the Banking, finance and capital markets practice area.
News
Starting from 19 November 2024 foreign companies will be allowed to establish branches in Belarus
Amendments to the Civil Code came into force on 19 November 2024, enabling foreign legal entities and representative offices to open branches in Belarus
Approval of the Regulation on the Representative of Bondholders, the Procedure for Carrying out the Activities of the General Meeting of Bondholders
On 23 July 2023, the Resolution No. 447 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus approving the Regulation on the representative of bondholders, the procedure for the general meeting of bondholders (the “Regulation”) entered into force.
Amendments to the Law on External Labor Migration
On July 1, 2023, the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 233 enters into force, amending the Law “On External Labor Migration”. The Law introduces significant changes to regulation of labor activity for both immigrants and emigrants, amends powers of the President and certain state bodies.
New in Remote Work
There were different points of view regarding remote work of employees residing out of Belarus for Belarusian employers.
The Authorized Body for Protection of Data Subjects’ Rights has been Established
The Presidential Edict No. 422 dated 28 October 2021 complemented the existing regulation on personal data protection and determined the authorized body for protection of data subjects’ rights. The National Center for Personal Data Protection (“the Center”) became such a body. Alongside that, the new requirements for trainings of employees were introduced together with the monitoring procedure of personal data legislation’s execution.
Review of Amendments to the Tax Code of Belarus
On September 28, 2021, a draft Law “On Amendments to Certain Laws of the Republic of Belarus” was published on the website of the Ministry of Finance. The act is mostly devoted to the Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus amendments, which can be adopted at the ongoing autumn session of the Parliament.
This review focuses on the most significant amendments planned for individual entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals and craftsmen.
Updated Measures of Economy Support
On January 8, 2021, amendments to the Presidential Edict of April 24, 2020 No. 143 "On Economy Support" (hereinafter - the Edict) came into force. The Edict does not provide for a decisive expansion of the list of measures, but extends validity period of some benefits, such as those for lessees and loan recipients who provide household services or activities that are most affected by a difficult epidemiological situation. Important changes can be found in our review.
Budget accounts first
The new Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus "On Ensuring Budget Accounts" No. 381 (hereinafter – the Decree No. 381) comes into force on October 26, 2020. Our lawyers are going to tell you what it is about and how it can influence your business.
Changes to Reimbursement of Business Trip Expenses
On September 22, 2020 the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus adopted the Resolution No. 550 “On amendments to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 176 of March 19, 2019,” which governs the procedure and regulates reimbursement amounts of business trip expenses, guarantees and compensations.
Austrian IFN Group acquired more than 80% in Danish Skanva Group with a production in Belarus
Skanva Production LLC is a FEZ “Minsk” resident since January 31, 2019. The company specializes in manufacturing of wooden windows, doors and double-glazed windows per Scandinavian technology. The production lines are located in Borisov
Belarusbank Attracted 30 mln. EUR from Roseximbank
The cooperation became possible after the signing of the framework agreement between two financial institutions. It envisages the procedure for providing credit loans for the purpose of Belarusian-Russian projects financing, as well as allows to simplify and optimize procedures for the supply of Russian goods and services to the Republic of Belarus.
Owners of Captive Power Plants will be Entitled to Sell Electricity to Other Business Entities
The draft Edict "On the Development of Competition in the Electric Power Industry" (hereinafter – the Edict) was submitted for public discussion. The provisions provide owners (or management / supervising authorities) of captive power plants with the right to sell "surplus" electricity to other legal entities or private entrepreneurs for them to ensure their economic activity. Conditions to be met for the sale and the ways of implementation – in our analysis.
New Visa Regulations
The Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of June 24, 2020 No. 364 came into force on July 1, 2020, together with the new edition of the Visa Regulations of the Republic of Belarus. Although the document has significantly changed its structure and size, the content has not been amended substantially.
Migration Under the New Regulations
The amendments to the law on the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons entered into force on July 1, 2020 aiming to increase the country’s tourism and investment attraction. Our team helps figure out the most interesting of them.
Decree No. 178: temporary subsidies from the state for the payment of salaries to employees
On May 30, Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 178 “On temporary measures of state support of employers and certain categories of citizens” dated May 28, 2020 (hereinafter - Decree No. 178) was published.
The supporting measures of the economy have also touched the sphere of public procurement. New in labor legislation
The Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated April 8, 2020 No. 208 introduced a restrictive measure on the territory of Belarus - self-isolation
Lawyers in cooperation with IFC spoke at a series of seminars for women planning to start small business
The events are held in the framework of collaboration between the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) and the British Embassy in Belarus, with the support of ProWomen.By, a community created for the development of women’s entrepreneurship.
Electronic Employment Record Books: “Ink does not Burn out and Paper does not Rub, is it”?
For almost a year there have been discussions on implementation of electronic employment record books in the Republic of Belarus. In our review you can find pros and cons and other aspects of this process.
Projects
An American health-care unicorn
Legal support of introduction of non-standard clauses in contracts and local normative legal acts, for example, the condition on the employee’s "availability" for the possibility of solving urgent issues beyond office hours, advising on changes regarding the legal status of personnel after the Customer is admitted to the High-Tech Park.
A representative office of a Swiss pharmaceutical company
Performance of two legal audits in the Representative Office on the issues of HR documents and a number of additional issues, advising on minimization of risks revealed. Development and introduction of local normative legal acts, legal support of current working issues.
A Spanish fashion retailer
Support of current working issues, advising and legal support for bringing a number of local normative legal acts into compliance with the Belarusian law and their enforcement.
A telecommunications company
Legal support of the company’s economic activities since its incorporation, including managing personnel issues.
Embassy of the State of Israel in Minsk
Advising on certain issues of the working hours regime, guarantees and compensation, termination of employment relations with employees.
Department of Promoting Trade and Investments of the Polish Embassy in Minsk
Legal support of termination of employment relations with Belarusian employees of the DPTI in the course of the DPTI liquidation.
A Belarusian bank
For many years, Arzinger lawyers drew up legal opinions on the issues of raising loan facilities from: Komerční banka, a.s. (Czech Republic), Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena SpA (Italy), AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbH (Germany) for the amount of €106.235 million, from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Poland) for the amount of €45.4 million.