AGREEMENT OF SIMPLE COMPANY AND ITS TYPES:
RUSSIAN LAW IN A COMPARATIVE LEGAL ASPECT

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A.A. GOREVA,
Junior Researcher, Alexeev Private Law Research Center under the President of the Russian Federation, Postgraduate Student,
Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government
of the Russian Federation, Master of Private Law

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DOI: 10.24031/1992-2043-2020-20-6-30-66

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This article is devoted to the construction of a simple partnership agreement under Russian law. As a basis for the study, we took such key features of a simple partnership agreement as (1) association of persons, (2) making contributions and forming common property, (3) joint implementation of activities and (4) focus of activities on achieving a common goal. As a result of the analysis of these signs, it is possible to identify the shortcomings of the legal regulation of relations associated with a simple partnership agreement. Comparison of the legal regulation of a simple partnership agreement and its types: an investment partnership agreement, an agreement between participants in a syndicate of creditors, a mining partnership agreement shows that the use of the economic criterion in the construction of legislative material leads to various collisions.

Keywords: simple partnership agreement; investment partnership agreement; agreement between participants in a syndicate of creditors; mining partnership agreement.

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Goreva A.A. (Moscow, Russia) – Junior Researcher, Alexeev Private Law Research Center under the President of the Russian Federation, Postgraduate Student, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, Master of Private Law (8, Bldg. 2 Ilyinka St., Moscow, 109012, Russia; e-mail: anastasgm@gmail.com).

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