Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 2.03.2009

Federal Law No. 26-FZ of February 26, 2009 on the Amendment to the Federal Law on the Federal Budget for the Year 2009 and for the Planned Period of 2010 and 2011

According to the Council of the Federation, the given Federal Law revises the program of state financial and export credits for the year 2009 and for the planned period of 2010 and 2011.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 154 of February 24, 2009 on the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcohol Market

Defines the authority and procedure of organisation of activities of the newly created Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcohol Market.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 153 of February 24, 2009 on the Validity until July 1, 2009 of the Passports of the Citizen of the USSR of the Specimen of 1974 for Certain Categories of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons

Extends until July 1, 2009 the period of validity of the passports of the citizen of the USSR of the specimen of 1974.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 144 of February 24, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Import Customs Duties for Individual Types of Equipment for the Medical Industry

Introduces on the permanent basis the zero rate of import customs duties for individual types of equipment for the medical industry.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 28n of January 29, 2009 on the Agreements to Grant Subsidies from the Federal Budget to the Budget of the Subject of the Russian Federation for the Financial Support in 2009 of Expenses to Implement the State Order for Hi-Tech Medical Aid to Citizens of the Russian Federation Rendered at the Expense of the Federal Budget by Medical Institutions Supervised by the Subject of the Russian Federation and Municipal Formations Located on Its Territory

Continues in 2009 the financing of the state order to render hi-tech medical aid to citizens.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 146n of December 25, 2008 on the Activities of State Financial Control

Endorses the Regulation on the requirements to the activities of the federal bodies of executive power pertaining to the financial control of in the sphere of budget relations.