Legal Dispute Between Megapolis and Russian Ministry of Industry

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Jul.19.2024
Legal Dispute Between Megapolis and Russian Ministry of Industry
Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade sues Dutch tobacco distributor Megapolis in Moscow arbitration court.

According to a report from the TASS news agency on July 19th, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has filed a lawsuit against the Dutch tobacco distributor Megapolis in the Moscow Region Arbitration Court. The specific details of the dispute are not available in the arbitration case database, but the lawsuit was filed on July 18th.


Megapolis Distribution B.V. is the parent company of "Megapolis" distributors, which supplies tobacco products from JTI, PMI, and other tobacco giants to the Russian market.


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