Russia'sfoodsafetywatchdogsaid it was looking at possiblebreaches ofsanitaryrulesat McDonald's as it shut down four of its fast-food restaurantsinMoscow.
When that body mentioned corruption as a problem in the Russian financial system, Moscow raised no objection (and is said to have toughened its rules since joining).
To keep them out, Moscow's mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, has managed to retain rules that force out-of-towners to register for residence, despite the Constitutional Court's ruling that they should not have to.