Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 26.03.2008

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 195 of March 23, 2008 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 604 of October 12, 2005

Introduces a special customs duty for the import from the Ukraine to the Russian Federation of chewing gum containing 60% or more of saccharose by weight, except for the one in stripes (code according to the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of Russia 1702 90 990 0).

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 184 of March 19, 2008 on the Procedure of Registration of Vessels of the Fishing Fleet, the Catches of Aquatic Biological Resources and Products of Their Processing and the State Control in the Sea Ports of the Russian Federation

A notification procedure and selective state control shall be applied to the vessels and products in the sea ports of the Russian Federation.

Order of the Ministry of the Industry and Power Supplies of the Russian Federation No. 68 of February 22, 2008 on the Amendments to the Rules of Testing of Gambling Machines with a Monetary Reward to Endorse the Type and Control Their Compliance with the Endorsed Type Endorsed by the Order of the State Standards Committee of Russia No. 22 of January 24, 2000

The amendments are stipulated by the adoption of the Federal Law No. 244-FZ of December 29, 2006 having introduced a new regime of state regulation of activities of organisation of games of chance.

Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation No. 677 of December 29, 2007 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Organisation of the Veterinary Enforcement of the Import, Processing, Storage, Transportation and Sale of Imported Meat and Raw Materials

Endorses the rules specifying the procedure of enforcement of the import, processing, storage, transportation and sale of imported meat and raw materials.