Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 30.10.2020

Order of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation No. 661n of June 30, 2020 on approval of the Procedure for importation of medical devices onto the territory of the Russian Federation for the purpose of state registration

Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 533n of August 24, 2020 on approval of specifics of presenting information on labour activities by state bodies with respect to certain categories of registered persons

Regulatory approval of the Bank of Russia No. 1-OR of September 30, 2020 on the application of certain norms of Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 5515-U of July 28, 2020 on the insurance rates for compulsory civil liability insurance of transport vehicle owners

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1558 of September 28, 2020 on the state information system for ensuring urban development activities in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 313-FZ of October 1, 2020 on Amendments to the Federal Law on the Use of Cash Register Equipment for Payments in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 312-FZ of October 1, 2020 on Amendments to Part One of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of October 2, 2020 on the average price of Urals crude oil for September 2020

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of October 2, 2020 on average prices for the previous tax period for the relevant types of hydrocarbon raw materials produced at the new offshore hydrocarbon field within the period from September 1 to September 30, 2020

Order of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation No. 785n of July 31, 2020 on approval of the Requirements for organising and implementation of internal control of quality and safety of medical activities

Order of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography No. P/0281 of August 6, 2020 on approval of the Procedure for the calculation and placement of real estate market indices

Order of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography No. P/0283 of August 6, 2020 on approval of the Procedure for formation and provision of lists of real estate items

Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 719-P of June 4, 2020 on requirements for ensuring information security when making money transfers and on the procedure for the Bank of Russia to supervise over compliance with information security requirements when making money transfers

Information of the Bank of Russia of October 2, 2020: TEMBR-BANK has lost its licence to carry out banking operations

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1583 of October 1, 2020 on approval of the Rules for the circulation of generic drugs, similar biological medicinal products (biosimilars) before the end of the period established for conducting studies of their bioequivalence or therapeutic equivalence, or amending the instructions for medical use as part of determining interchangeability

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1589 of October 1, 2020 on approval of the Rules for the conservation or liquidation of a hydraulic structure

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1587 of October 1, 2020 on the prolongation of the term of the moratorium on the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings at the request of creditors in relation to individual debtors

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation dated October 2, 2020 on the average price of Urals grade oil for September 2020

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation dated October 2, 2020 on the average prices for the past tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbon raw materials produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field, for the period from September 1 to September 30, 2020

Order of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation No. 785n of July 31, 2020 on approval of the Requirements for the organisation and conduct of internal quality control and safety of medical activities

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 614 of October 6, 2020 on the creation of the All-Russian public-state organisation "Fund for the Protection of Children"

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision in Healthcare No. 6720 of July 28, 2020 on approval of the Administrative Regulations for the implementation of federal state supervision in the area of drug circulation

Resolution of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 121 of September 29, 2020 on amending the Combined Commodity Classification of Foreign-Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union - Fortified wheat flour is included in a separate subheading of the CC FEA.

Resolution of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 119 of September 29, 2020 - For certain types of magnetrons, a zero rate of import duty has been introduced again.

Resolution of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 117 of September 29, 2020 on amending the Combined Commodity Classification of Foreign-Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to certain types of cabs used for assembly of lorries

Resolution of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 116 of September 29, 2020 on amending the Combined Commodity Classification of Foreign-Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to certain types of forest products

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2571-r of October 6, 2020 - A permanent list of foreign states has been defined, whose citizens are issued a single electronic visa.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-20-15/129@ of October 6, 2020 on conducting desk audits of VAT tax returns - The term of a desk audit of VAT declarations for prompt payer has been reduced to a month.

Letter of the Federal Treasury No. 07-04-05/05-19403 of September 25, 2020 on assigning a code to the form of the Card of samples of signatures for treasury accounts

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 573 of September 7, 2020 on amending orders of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 763 of November 28, 2016 and No. 125 of March 14, 2019 in terms of support for individuals applying the special tax regime "Tax on Professional Income"

Order of the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare No. 5721 of July 7, 2020 on approval of the Administrative Regulations for the provision of public services for the Issue of a permit for the market circulation of a batch or lot of immunobiological medicinal products

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1577 of October 1, 2020 on approval of the Rules for the conclusion, amendment, termination of agreements on the protection and encouragement of investment, maintaining the register of agreements on the protection and encouragement of investment

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1604 of October 5, 2020 on approval of requirements for ensuring transport security, taking into account the safety levels for air vehicles

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 5536-U of August 28, 2020 on the procedure, composition and format of submission, sending information and documents by the authorised bank to the unified information system of the state defense order

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-19/631@ of September 3, 2020 - An application form for the issuance of certificates on the status of tax settlements has appeared.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1588 of October 1, 2020 on approval of the Rules for the admission of Russian carriers to the international carriage by road - From 2021, admission to international carriage by road is issued according to new rules.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1576 of October 1, 2020 - 44-FZ: the procedure for maintaining the register of decisions on inspections has been clarified and rules for control in relation to procurement participants have been established.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1614 of October 7, 2020 on the approval of the Rules for fire safety in forests - From 2021 new rules for fire safety in forests are introduced.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1612 of October 7, 2020 - Low-quality and dangerous food products should be removed from circulation.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 313 of August 18, 2020 on approval of the Procedure for the establishment and use of right-of-way for federal

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1643 of October 9, 2020 on amending the list of periodicals and books related to education, science and culture, subject to value added tax at the rate of 10 percent - Discounted VAT rate extended for e-books related to education, science and culture.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1629 of October 8, 2020 on Amending the a list of strategically important goods and resources for the purposes of Article 2261 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - The Council of Ministers clarified the types of timber, for which smuggling on a large scale will be punished under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1656 of October 12, 2020 on approval of the rules for maintaining the Federal Register of Individuals Eligible for Provision of Medicines, Medical Devices or Specialized Health Food Products at the expense of budgetary allocations from the federal budget

Order of the Federal Service for Accreditation No. 84 of April 29, 2020 on approval of the Administrative Regulations for the provision of public services for the accreditation of legal entities or individual entrepreneurs in the national accreditation system

Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service No. 769/20 of August 21, 2020 on approval of the Administrative Regulations for the systematic monitoring of compliance with mandatory requirements in the performance of activities by legal entities or individual entrepreneurs in the field of state regulation of prices (tariffs, surcharges) in the electricity industry

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 126n of June 30, 2020 on approval of the federal public finance accounting standard "Reports on Transactions of the Treasury Payment System"

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1625 of October 8, 2020 on licensing activities for the organisation and conduct of gambling in bookmakers or totalizators

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1649 of October 10, 2020 on approval of the Regulations on the procedure for consideration by the Government of the Russian Federation of applications for the determination of the sole supplier (contractor, performer) of goods, works, services in the implementation of their purchases for state needs

Order of the President of the Russian Federation dated October 10, 2020 - The President gave instructions in the areas of tourism, labelling of goods and the provision of public services.

Order of the Federal Agency for Tourism No. 263-Pr-20 of August 31, 2020 on approval of the form of the decision to provide a tourist with emergency assistance or refusal to provide it to a tourist

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2649-r of October 14, 2020 - Citizens of Cuba, Serbia and Japan can now fly to Russia.

Federal Law No. 320-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Article 146 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - The procedure for applying VAT benefits in bankruptcy has changed.

Federal Law No. 322-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Article 430 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - The President of the Russian Federation signed the Law on insurance premiums in a fixed amount for 2021-2023.

Federal Law No. 323-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Article 264 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - Terms of taxation for mass media and publishers have changed.

Federal Law No. 324-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Articles 333-31 and 333-32 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - The collection of state duties in the production and turnover of precious metals will be handled by the Federal Assay Office.

Federal Law No. 325-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Article 3-1 of the Law of the Russian Federation on Customs Tariffs - With regard to oil with special physical and chemical characteristics, special rates of export duties will be cancelled but the tax on additional income from hydrocarbon production will be introduced.

Federal Law No. 329-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Articles 6 and 6-1 of the Federal Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation - The Government will approve the procedure for the distribution of the quotas for permits for temporary residence of foreign citizens in Russia.

Federal Law No. 336-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Article 28-1 of the Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - The procedure for terminating the criminal prosecution of tax evaders in connection with compensation for damage has been clarified.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1648 of October 10, 2020 on the transfer of weekends in 2021

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of October 15, 2020 on the Export Customs Duties on Crude Oil and Certain Categories of Goods Manufactured from Oil for the Period from November 1 till November 30, 2020

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1661 of October 12, 2020 on licensing the operation of explosive and fire hazardous and chemically hazardous production facilities of I, II and III hazard classes

Federal Law No. 342-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Chapters 25.4 and 26 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - The Tax Code: Amendments on the tax on additional income from hydrocarbon production and mineral extraction tax were adopted.

Federal Law No. 341-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Article 13.20 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation - Fines for violation of the rules of storage, acquisition, registration and use of archival documents, shall be increased 10 times.

Federal Law No. 340-FZ of October 15, 2020 on Amending Article 343.2 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - The state will stimulate oil production in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 204n of September 17, 2020: approves the Federal Accounting Standards FSBU 6/2020 "Fixed Assets" and FSBU 26/2020 "Capital Investments"

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1642 of October 8, 2020: approves the requirements for ensuring transport safety, including requirements for anti-terrorist protection of facilities (territories), taking into account security levels for various categories of transport infrastructure facilities for road transport

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1682 of October 14, 2020 on licensing works related to active influence on hydrometeorological and geophysical processes and phenomena

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1641 of October 8, 2020: approval of the requirements for ensuring transport safety, including requirements for anti-terrorist protection of facilities (territories), taking into account security levels for various categories of infrastructure facilities for off-street transport (in terms of underground railway system)

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1633 of October 8, 2020: approval of the requirements for ensuring transport security, including requirements for anti-terrorist protection of facilities (territories), taking into account security levels for various categories of railway transport infrastructure facilities

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 256 of July 27, 2020: approval of the Rules for carriage of goods, empty freight wagons by rail, containing the procedure for redirecting transported goods, empty freight wagons with a change in the consignee and (or) railway station of destination, drawing up acts for the transport of goods, empty freight cars by rail, drawing up a railway waybill, terms and procedure for storing goods, containers at the destination railway station

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1698 of October 16, 2020 on amendments to the list of sectors of the Russian economy most affected by the worsening of the situation as a result of the spread of the new coronavirus infection: the Government will support the operation of electric trains during a pandemic

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1680 of October 13, 2020: issues related to ensuring the financial stability of a single development institution in the housing sector

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1701 of October 17, 2020: approval of the Regulations on acquisition, storage and use of means of active influence by specialised organisations of active influence on meteorological or other geophysical processes

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1702 of October 17, 2020: approval of the Regulations on state supervision over works related to active influence on meteorological or other geophysical processes

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 226n of October 5, 2020 on enforcement of the document of International Financial Reporting Standards "Lease concessions related to the Covid-19 pandemic (Amendment to IFRS 16)" in the Russian Federation"

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 158n of July 31, 2020 – endorses the Model Regulations on enlistment by contract

Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 2351 of July 22, 2020 on approval of the procedure for conducting an on-site inspection for examination of telecommunications equipment on the applicant's territory

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1715 of October 20, 2020 on development, coordination and approval of design (project) documentation for development of technologies for geological studies, exploration and production of hard-to-recover minerals

Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 2906 of August 28, 2020 on approval of the procedure for creating and maintaining the Federal Information Fund to ensure the traceability of measurements, transferring information to it and making changes to such information, providing documents and information contained therein

Information of the Bank of Russia dated October 23, 2020: the Bank of Russia has decided to keep the key rate at 4.25% per annum

Information of the Bank of Russia dated October 23, 2020: Rosbiznesbank has lost the licence for banking operations

Resolution of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 131 of October 20, 2020 on approval of the rate of import customs duty of the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to coconuts, desiccated - The rate of import duty for desiccated coconuts has been reduced to zero.

Order of the Federal Assay Office No. 91n of September 4, 2020 on approval of the forms of documents used in the process of licensing the processing of scrap and waste of precious metals and the purchase of jewellery and other products made of precious metals or precious stones from individuals

Federal Law No. 352-FZ of October 27, 2020 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Article 151 of the Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - Bribery of an arbitrator threatens with criminal punishment.

Federal Law No. 351-FZ of October 27, 2020 on amending Articles 157 and 157.2 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation in terms of regulating the procedure for changing the amount of payments for utilities provided in violation of the established requirements

Federal Law No. 350-FZ of October 27, 2020 on amending Article 5 of the Federal Law on the State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Businessmen - Organisations and entrepreneurs will have seven business days to notify about changes in the information contained in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities or in the Unified State Register of Individual Businessmen.

Federal Law No. 349-FZ of October 27, 2020 on amending Article 12 of the Law of the Russian Federation on the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Russian Federation and the Federal Law on Developing Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurship in the Russian Federation - Chambers of commerce and industry have officially entered into the infrastructure for supporting small and medium-sized businesses.

Federal Law No. 348-FZ of October 27, 2020 on amending Article 5 of the Federal Law on Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements - The unified list of measurements will be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1732 of October 24, 2020 on amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on compensation to credit and other organisations for lost income on housing (mortgage) loans issued to citizens of the Russian Federation - Mortgage at 6.5% per annum will be available until July 1, 2021.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 31 of October 16, 2020 on additional measures to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19 during the seasonal rise in the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections and influenza

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1731 of October 24, 2020 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1915 of December 27, 2019 - An additional selection of private clinics to provide assistance to senior citizens starts on November 1.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 645 of October 26, 2020 on the strategy for the development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and ensuring national security for the period up to 2035

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 44-P of October 27, 2020 in the case of checking the constitutionality of Item 1 of Article 7 of the Federal Law on Trade Unions, Their Rights and Guarantees - The Constitutional Court indicated that the state should not interfere in the activities of trade unions.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1750 of October 28, 2020 on the approval of the list of technologies used in the framework of experimental legal regimes in the field of digital innovation

Order of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation No. 472 of September 14, 2020 on approval of the Digital Signature Format, mandatory for implementation by all means of digital signature