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Damages

— Law of contracts

Actual loss and lost profits claimed for breach of contract.

Declarant

— Customs Law

Person declaring the goods or in whose name the goods are declared by the customs representative.

Designated purpose of the land plot

— Land law

Category of land plot allocated depending on its prescribed use (e.g. agricultural land, residential land, commercial land, land located beneath a protected object, forestry land, water-front land, reserve land).

Desk tax audit

— Taxation

Audit conducted at the tax authorities' own premises on the basis of tax returns filed by the taxpayer.

Dismissal

— Employment

Unilateral termination of employment contract by the employer due to employee’s fault or based on economic grounds.

Distance work employment contract

— Employment

Employment contract for the performance of work by the employee outside employer’s premises.

Distribution agreement

— Sale and Purchase Agreements

Contract under which the distributor undertakes to regularly purchase goods from the manufacturer (seller), and market, promote and resell them at its own expense, usually in a pre-defined territory.

Dividend

— Corporate

Profits issued to the holders of shares in a LLC or JSC.

Domain name

— Intellectual property (IP)

Unique name identifying a website, which cannot contain registered trademarks, company names, or other methods of individualisation of goods and services.

Dominant entity

— Competition

An entity is presumed dominant if its market share exceeds 50%; an entity is deemed dominant if its market share is at least 35% but no more than 50%, provided its dominant position has been established by competition authorities; an entity is generally presumed non-dominant if its market share does not exceed 35%, save for a few exceptions.

Double Taxation Treaty (DTT)

— Taxation

Agreement between two States aimed at eliminating double taxation of income or gains arising in one State and paid by residents of another State.

Damages

— Law of contracts

Actual loss and lost profits claimed for breach of contract.

Declarant

— Customs Law

Person declaring the goods or in whose name the goods are declared by the customs representative.

Designated purpose of the land plot

— Land law

Category of land plot allocated depending on its prescribed use (e.g. agricultural land, residential land, commercial land, land located beneath a protected object, forestry land, water-front land, reserve land).

Desk tax audit

— Taxation

Audit conducted at the tax authorities' own premises on the basis of tax returns filed by the taxpayer.

Dismissal

— Employment

Unilateral termination of employment contract by the employer due to employee’s fault or based on economic grounds.

Distance work employment contract

— Employment

Employment contract for the performance of work by the employee outside employer’s premises.

Distribution agreement

— Sale and Purchase Agreements

Contract under which the distributor undertakes to regularly purchase goods from the manufacturer (seller), and market, promote and resell them at its own expense, usually in a pre-defined territory.

Dividend

— Corporate

Profits issued to the holders of shares in a LLC or JSC.

Domain name

— Intellectual property (IP)

Unique name identifying a website, which cannot contain registered trademarks, company names, or other methods of individualisation of goods and services.

Dominant entity

— Competition

An entity is presumed dominant if its market share exceeds 50%; an entity is deemed dominant if its market share is at least 35% but no more than 50%, provided its dominant position has been established by competition authorities; an entity is generally presumed non-dominant if its market share does not exceed 35%, save for a few exceptions.

Double Taxation Treaty (DTT)

— Taxation

Agreement between two States aimed at eliminating double taxation of income or gains arising in one State and paid by residents of another State.