Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 14.10.2009

Federal Law No. 238-FZ of October 13, 2009 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Procedure of Organisation and Carrying out of Joint Antiterrorist Manoeuvres of the Member-States of the Shanghai Organisation of Cooperation

The ratified Agreement is expected to create a legal basis for cooperation in antiterrorist activities in the framework of the Shanghai Organisation of Cooperation.

Federal Law No. 237-FZ of October 13, 2009 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Protection of Secret Information in the Framework of the Regional Antiterrorist Structure of the Shanghai Organisation of Cooperation

The Agreement was signed in Tashkent on June 17, 2004.

Federal Law No. 236-FZ of October 13, 2009 on the Ratification of the Agreement between Member-States of the Shanghai Organisation of Cooperation on the Joint Military Manoeuvres

The Agreement was signed in Bishkek on June 27, 2007.

Federal Law No. 235-FZ of October 13, 2009 on the Ratification of the Convention on the Transfer of Convicts for Further Imprisonment

Ratifies the Convention signed on behalf of the Russian Federation on March 6, 1998 in Moscow.

Federal Law no. 232-FZ of October 13, 2009 on the Amendments to Articles 138 and 325 of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation

Adjusts the procedure of periodic temporary declaring of Russian-made commodities exported by other than the pipeline transport.

Federal Law No. 231-FZ of October 13, 2009 on the Amendments to Articles 69 and 119 of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation

The Government of the Russian Federation is empowered with authority to define the points of transfer through the state border for the purposes of export of individual commodities from the customs territory.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 1691 of September 15, 2009 on the Authority of the Customs Bodies to Carry out Customs Operations for Commodities Moved by the Sea (River) Transport

Specifies some authority of the customs bodies covering the regions including sea and river points of transfer, as well as the ports open for foreign vessels and for international communication.