Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 21.12.2009

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1021 of December 16, 2009 on the Import of Beef, Pork and Poultry Meat in 2010-2012

Specifies tariff quotas for the import of beef, pork and poultry meat for the years 2010-2012 that do not apply to the products originating in CIS member-states.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1019 of December 16, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Rate of Import Customs Duty for Soybean Meal

Introduces on the permanent basis a 5-percent rate of import customs duty for soybean meal.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1018 of December 16, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Import Customs Duties for Butter and Individual Types of Dairy Products

Increases the amount of the specific component of the combined import duty for butter, pastes and other fats of milk.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1017 of December 16, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Rate of Export Customs Duty for Non-Alloyed Nickel Exported from the Territory of the Russian Federation Outside the Member-States of the Customs Union Agreement

Increases from 0% to 5% the rate of the customs duty for non-alloyed nickel (code according to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of Russia 7502 10 000 0) exported from the territory of the Russian Federation outside the member-states of the Customs Union agreement.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1016 of December 16, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Import Customs Duties for Individual Types of Milk and Cream

Introduces on the permanent basis an increased rate of import customs duty for milk and cream (code according to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of Russia 0402) in the amount of 20% of the customs cost.

Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 861-rp of December 17, 2009 on the Climatic Doctrine of the Russian Federation

The Climatic Doctrine is a system of views on the goals, principles, essence and ways of implementation of the uniform state policy of Russia on the issues of change of climate and its consequences.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 377-t/15 of December 11, 2009 on the Indexing of Tariff Rates for the Services of Use of the Infrastructure of the Public-Use Railway Transport Rendered by the OAO Russian Railways in Suburban Passenger Transportation in Own (Leased) Rolling Stock

The basic rates are indexed by 12%.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 376-t/14 of December 11, 2009 on the Indexing of the Fees and Payment for the Works and Services in the Sphere of Railway Transportation of Passengers, Luggage, Cargo, As Well As the Storage of the Mentioned Items

Indexes the basic rates of payment and fees for the services and works in the sphere of railway transportation of passengers, luggage, cargo, as well as the storage of the mentioned items.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 370-t/8 of December 11, 2009 on the Amendments to the Orders of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates Nos. 379-t/10 of December 17, 2008, 429-t/4 of December 24, 2008, 475-t/2 of December 30, 2008, 16-t/1 of February 20, 2009, 115-t/1 of June 5, 2009, 118-t/3 of June 10, 2009, 180-t/1 of August 7, 2009, 191-t/4 of August 14, 2009, 218-t/1 of September 26, 2009

Prolongs until March 31, 2010 the exclusive tariff rates (in the form of coefficients to the general tariff rates) for transportation of individual categories of commodities by railways.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 368-t/6 of December 11, 2009 on the Indexing of Tariff Rates, Fees and Payment for the Railway Cargo Transportation

Increases tariff rates, fees and payment for the railway cargo transportation.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 442-a of December 11, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Method for the Bodies of Executive Power of the Subjects of the Russian Federation to Determine the Limiting Wholesale and Limiting Retail-Trade Mark-Ups to the Actual Producer Release Prices for the Vital and Most Important Medicines

Works out a procedure for the regional bodies of executive power to determine the limiting wholesale and retail-trade mark-ups to the actual producer release prices for the vital and most important medicines.