Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 30.03.2012

Federal Law No. 9-FZ of February 28, 2012 on the Ratification of the Protocol on the Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus on Avoidance of Double Taxation for the Taxes on Incomes and Capital of December 5, 1998

Refines the above agreement.

Federal Law No. 8-FZ of February 28, 2012 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on Geodesy and Cartography and Article 12 of the Federal Law on the Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on the Issue of Registration of Rights of Citizens for Individual Objects of Immovable Property According to the Simplified Procedure

Specifies the issues of assistance of the bodies of state power in this area.

Federal Law No. 6-FZ of February 28, 2012 on the Amendments to Article 8 of the Federal Law on the Development of Agriculture

The period of programs of development of agriculture will be specified by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Federal Law No. 5-FZ of February 28, 2012 on the Ratification of the Convention between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Chile on Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Evasion of Taxes on Incomes and Capital

Ratifies the above convention.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1208 of December 30, 2011 on the Amendments to the Rules of Cargo Transportation by the Road Transport

Refines the above rules.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 115n of September 21, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation on the Execution by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation of the State Function of State Control (Supervision) of Activities of Self-Regulating Organisations of Auditors

Specifies the above procedures.

Federal Law No. 17-FZ of March 1, 2012 on the Amendments to Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedures of the Russian Federation

Interregional and city drug control departments are empowered with authority of the bodies of interrogation.

Federal Law No. 15-FZ of February 29, 2012 on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Dwelling Space Provided to Orphan Children and Children Finding Themselves without Parental Support

Examines particulars of the above issues.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 142 of February 22, 2012 on the Financial Support and Payment of the Monthly Monetary Compensation Specified in Parts 9, 10, and 13 of Article 3 of the Federal Law on the Monetary Subsistence for Servicemen and Individual Payments to Them

Members of families of servicemen killed in the course of the military service are entitled for compensations.

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. VAS-16795/11 of February 22, 2012

Examines the act having introduced an antidumping duty for the import of steel rolls for rolling mills from the Ukraine.

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 14589/11 of February 21, 2012

Examines the act specifying the list of typical management documents that must be preserved in the bodies of power and organisations.

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. VAS-13754/11 of February 8, 2012

Examines individual norms regulating retail markets of electric energy.

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 2783-U of February 7, 2012 on the Amendments to the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 318-P of April 24, 2008 on the Procedure to Carry out Cash Operations and the Rules of Storage, Transportation and Encashment of Banknotes and Coins of the Bank of Russia in Credit Organisations on the Territory of the Russian Federation

Adjusts the above procedures.

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 5-P of March 1, 2012 on the Case of Constitutionality of Paragraph 2 of Article 215 and Paragraph 2 of Article 217 of the Code of Civil Procedures of the Russian Federation Pursuant to Appeals of Citizens D.V.Brarbash and A.V.Iskhakov

The court does not always need to suspend proceedings in the case of reorganisation of legal entity.

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. VAS-16272/11 of February 13, 2012

The Federal Tax Service of Russia may adopt decisions on the classification of goods according to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities.

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. VAS-13813/11 of February 8, 2012

If VAT is not included in tariff rates for the housing and communal services, it may be claimed separately.

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. VAS-15248/11 of February 3, 2012

Imported bicycle parts are not always classified as incomplete bicycle.

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. VAS-15283/11 of January 25, 2012

The reasons for applying regulation of prices for products sold in canteens of educational institutions.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 1598n of December 22, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation for the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation on the Provided State Service of Assigning Support in the Cases of Obligatory Social Insurance Against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases in the Form of Coverage of Additional Expenses Pertaining to Medical, Social and Professional Rehabilitation of the Insured in the Presence of Direct Consequences of Insured Occurrence

Procedure to cover additional expenses pertaining to medical, social and professional rehabilitation of victims.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 98-e of February 17, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Methodology Directions on the Calculation of Tariff Rates for the Services of Transfer of Electric Energy Fixed Using the Method of Long-Term Indexing of the Necessary Gross Receipts

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Mass Communications of the Russian Federation No. 345 of December 19, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications on the Provided State Service "Organisation of Reception of Citizens, Providing for a Timely and Full Processing of Oral and Written Appeals of Citizens, Adoption of Decisions on Them and Sending Replies to Applicants within the Deadlines Specified in the Legislation of the Russian Federation"

Specifies the above procedures.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 183 of March 3, 2012 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1020 of December 24, 2008

Adjusts the procedure of state registration of contracts for disposal of the exclusive right for the results of intellectual activities.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 179 of March 3, 2012 on the Submission of Consolidated Annual Financial Reports

Organisations issuing securities permitted for circulation at stock exchanges must submit consolidated financial reports to the Federal Service for Financial Markets of Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 171 of March 3, 2012 on the Licensing of Activities of Development and Production of the Means of Protection of Confidential Information

Revises the above procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 169 of March 3, 2012 on the Amendments to Certain Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation Improving Control over Circulation of Narcotic Drugs

Adjusts the list of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors controlled in the Russian Federation.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 184n of December 22, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Forms of Documents Used for Registration of Objects of Taxation for the Tax on the Gambling Business

Endorses new forms of the application and certificate of registration.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 191 of March 6, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Determination of the Customs Cost of Goods Exported from the Russian Federation

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 795-e of December 12, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation for the Federal Service for Tariff Rates on the Provided State Service of Processing of Disputes between the Bodies of Executive Power of Subjects of the Russian Federation in Charge of the State Regulation of Tariff Rates, Bodies of Local Government of Residential Settlements, Urban Districts, Organisations Engaged in Regulated Types of Activities and Consumers and Adoption of Decisions Obligatory for Execution

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-3/13@ of January 23, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Tax Declaration for the Uniform Imputed-Income Tax for Individual Types of Activities, Its Filling Procedure, As Well As the Format for Submission of the Tax Declaration for the Uniform Imputed-Income Tax for Individual Types of Activities in the Electronic Form

Endorses a new such form.

Report of the Human Rights Commissioner of the Russian Federation of March 6, 2012

Report of activities for the year 2011.

Information of the Bank of Russia of March 13, 2012

The rate of refinancing of the Central Bank of Russia remains the same making 8%.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 297 of March 13, 2012 on the National Plan for Combating Corruption for the Years 2012-2013 and on the Amendments to Certain Acts of the President of the Russian Federation in This Area

Specifies the above plan of actions for the nearest two years.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 178 of March 3, 2012 on the Amendments to Certain Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Privatisation of State or Municipal Property

Refines certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation in this area.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 172 of March 3, 2012 on the Simplified Procedure to Carry out Customs Operations for the Goods Accepted by the Air Carrier for Transportation in Attended Luggage with the Place of Departure on the Territory of the Russian Federation to the Place of Destination Outside the Customs Territory of the Customs Union with an Intermediate Landing in the Place of Departure from the Territory of the Russian Federation

Specifies the terms permitting to simplify customs operations for luggage transfer.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 196 of March 6, 2012 on the Amendments to the Rules for Carrying out Tenders (Auction, Contest) for the License for Communication Services

The request may sent in the electronic form.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 195 of March 6, 2012 on the Amendments to the List of Technological Equipment (Including Component and Spare Parts for It) Not Produced in the Russian Federation and Exempted from VAT in the Cases of Import to the Territory of the Russian Federation

Updates the codes of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of the Customs Union.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 174 of March 3, 2012 on the Organisation of Artificial Reproduction of Aquatic Biological Resources, As Well As the Preparation and Conclusion of the Contract for Artificial Reproduction of Aquatic Biological Resources (no yet entered into force)

New organisational rules.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 297-r of March 3, 2012

Specifies the main goals, tasks and directions of the state policy in the area of use of the land stock for the years 2012-2017.

Order of the Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 135 of February 17, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation of the Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation on the Provided State Service of Issuance of Licenses and Other Permissions for the Export and/or Import of Individual Types of Goods, As Well As the Forming and Keeping of the Federal Databank of Issued Licenses

Endorses the above regulation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 201 of March 15, 2012 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 581 of July 20, 2011

Shifts the days-off from Saturday, May 5 to Monday, May 7 and from Saturday, May 12 to Tuesday, May 8.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 193 of March 6, 2012 on the Licensing of Individual Types of Activities on the Sea and Internal Water Transport

New rules of issuance of licenses.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-6/155@ of March 14, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Format for Submission of Application for Registration of Cash Registers in the Electronic Form

Endorses a new such form.

Order of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 87 of March 14, 2012 on the Amendments to the Technology of Exchange of Documents in the Electronic Form Using the Electronic Digital Signature to Transfer Accrued and Paid Insurance Contributions in the System of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation Endorsed by the Order of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 19 of February 12, 2010

Refines the technology of acceptance of Form-4 FSS in the electronic form.

Order of the Federal Service for Financial Markets No. 12-2/pz-n of January 17, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Amendments to the List of Information Included in Insider Information of the Persons Mentioned in Items 1-4, 11 and 12 of Article 4 of the Federal Law on the Combating of Illegal Use of Insider Information and Manipulation of the Market and on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Endorsed by the Order of the Federal Service for Financial Markets of Russia No. 11-18/pz-n of May 12, 2011

Adjusts the list of insider information of issuers.

Information Letter of the Federal Tax Service of March 19, 2012 on the Information Necessary for the Calculation of the Tax on Extraction of Mineral Resources for Oil for February 2012

Increases the rate of the tax on extraction of mineral resources for oil.

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 2785-U of February 10, 2012 on the Amendments to the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 262-P of August 19, 2004 on the Identification by Credit Organisations of Clients and Beneficiaries for the Purposes of Combating Legalisation (Laundering) of Incomes Obtained in a Criminal Way and Financing of Terrorism

Adjusts the above regulation of the Central Bank of Russia.

Review of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of March 14, 2012 "Review of Judicial Practices of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation for the IV Quarter of 2011"

Revises the results of work of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in the last quarter of 2011.

Review of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of March 14, 2012 "Review of Enforcement Practices of the Penal Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation for the II Quarter of 2011"

Analyses enforcement practices in criminal cases.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 37n of March 1, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Forms and Deadlines for Submission of Documents Containing a Report of Microfinancial Activities and the Personal Composition of the Management Bodies of the Microfinancial Organisation

Endorses the above form.

Order of the Ministry of Mass Communications of the Russian Federation No. 360 of December 28, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation of the Ministry of Mass Communicators on the Provided State Service of Confirmation of Authenticity of Electronic Digital Signatures of Authorised Persons of Certification Centres in the Key Signature Certificates Issued by Them

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service No. 85 of February 13, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Application to Revise the Decision Adopted by the Antimonopoly Body and/or the Order in the Case of Violation of the Antimonopoly Legislation Issued on Its Basis

Specifies the above application submitted in the case of presence of newly opened circumstances.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. YeD-4-3/4552@ of March 19, 2012 on the New Form of the Tax Declaration for the Uniform Imputed-Income Tax for Individual Types of Activities

The new form applies beginning with estimates for the I quarter of 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 205 of March 21, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Export Customs Duties for Raw Oil and Individual Categories of Goods of Oil Exported Outside the Territory of the Russian Federation and the Territories of Member-States of the Customs Union Agreements

Increases the rate of export customs duty for oil from April 1, 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 204 of March 21, 2012 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1155 of December 27, 2010

Reduces the rate of export customs duty for propylene trimers and tetramers from April 1, 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 213 of March 21, 2012 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 982 of December 1, 2009

Refines the goods requiring obligatory certification and those requiring declaration of compliance.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 208 of March 21, 2012 on the Cost of Insurance Year for the Year 2012

Specifies the cost of insurance year for the purpose of calculation of the fixed monthly payment of obligatory pension insurance.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 26-s/1 of March 13, 2012 on the Endorsement of Tariff Rates for the Services of Postal Communication to Transmit Internal Written Correspondence (Post Cards, Letters, Parcels) Submitted to FGUP Mail of Russia

Increases tariff rates for the services of postal communication.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-3/83@ of February 14, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Codes of Types of Operations for the Value Added Tax Necessary for the Keeping of the Logbook of Received and Put Forward Invoices

The new form of logbook.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 216n of March 12, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Form of Estimate for Accrued and Paid Insurance Contributions for Obligatory Social Insurance in the Cases of Temporary Disability and Maternity and for Obligatory Social Insurance against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases, As Well As for Expenses to Pay out Insurance Support and Its Filling Procedure (not yet entered into force)

The new form is applied from the I quarter of 2012.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 1386n of November 22, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Method of Determination of the Amount of Payment for the Expert Evaluation and Testing of Medical Items for the Purpose of State Registration of Medical Items and the Limiting Amounts of Payment for the Expert Evaluation and Testing of Medical Items for the Purpose of State Registration of Medical Items

Specifies the above procedures.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 218 of March 21, 2012 on the Federal Service for Intellectual Property

Endorses a regulation on the above service – the powers, procedure of work.

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 163 of March 2, 2012 on the Endorsement of Forms of State Documents of Higher Professional Education and the Technical Requirements to Them

Specifies the forms of diplomas.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 221 of March 21, 2012 on the Licensing of Individual Types of Activities on the Railroad Transport

Updates the licensing procedure for activities on the railroad transport.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 232n of March 15, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Form of Estimate for Accrued and Paid Insurance Contributions for Obligatory Pension Insurance to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, Insurance Contributions for Obligatory Medical Insurance to the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance for the Payers of Insurance Contributions Making Payments and Paying out Other Rewards to Natural Persons and Its Filling Procedure

The new form applies from the I quarter of 2012.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 6 of January 16, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Federal Aviation Rules "Organisation of Planning of Use of the Air Space of the Russian Federation"

Specifies the above procedures.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 211 of March 21, 2012 on the Endorsement of the List of Measures Expected to Ensure Fulfilling of Duties Specified in the Federal Law on the Personal Information and the Normative Legal Acts Adopted in Pursuance of It by Operators Being State or Municipal Bodies (not yet entered into force)

Specifies procedures for operators of personal information.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 260 of March 28, 2012 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 60 of February 1, 2007

Refines the procedure for publication of the federal assessment standards.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 244 of March 28, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Fixing of Control Figures for Admission of Citizens for Study at the Expense of the Federal Budget for Institutions of Secondary Professional and Higher Professional Education Having a State Accreditation

Specifies the above rules.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 240 of March 28, 2012 on the Licensing of Development, Production, Testing and Repair of Aircraft Equipment

Endorses the above regulation.

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision over Public Health and Social Development No. 547-Pr/12 of February 15, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Forms of Documents Used by the Federal Service for Supervision over Public Health and Social Development When Licensing Pharmacy Activities

Endorses new forms of documents.