Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 1.08.2023

Federal Law No. 572-FZ of December 29, 2022 on the identification and (or) authentication of individuals using biometric personal data - Questionable companies will not be able to collect and store biometrics

Federal Law No. 583-FZ of December 29, 2022 on amending Article 333.33 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - The signed law clarifies that the state duty shall be paid not for the issuance of certificates but for the recognition of foreign education or foreign qualifications

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 973 of December 29, 2022 on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 100 of March 8, 2022 - Customs duty rates may rise in response to foreign sanctions

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 982 of December 30, 2022 on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 416 of June 30, 2022 on special economic measures in the fuel and energy sector in connection with the unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and international organisations

Federal Law No. 574-FZ of December 29, 2022 on Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union dated May 29, 2014 - On easing of some requirements for migrants from the EAEU

Federal Law No. 585-FZ of December 29, 2022 on amending the Federal Law on Information, Information Technologies and the Protection of Information and the Law on Mass Media - Information about the ways and methods of illegal manufacture of ammunition is forbidden to be distributed in Russia

Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 809-P of November 24, 2022 "On the Chart of Accounts for Credit Institutions and the Procedure for Its Filing": the Bank of Russia has updated the Chart of Accounts for credit institutions. From January 1, 2023, the new Chart of Accounts to be introduced for credit institutions.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 996 of December 31, 2022 N 996 "On additional social guarantees for military personnel and persons with special police ranks undergoing military service in the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, and members of their families"

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2497 of December 29, 2022 "On the Program of State Guarantees of Free Provision of Medical Care to Citizens for 2023 and for the Planning Period of 2024 and 2025"

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-8/1151@ of December 2, 2022 "On approval of forms of claims for payment, as well as forms of documents used by tax authorities when applying interim measures and collecting debts"

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-8/1133@ of November 30, 2022 "On approval of the forms and formats for submitting documents used by the tax authorities and taxpayers, payers of fees, payers of insurance premiums and (or) tax agents when offsetting and return of amounts of funds forming a positive balance of the single tax account, as well as overpaid (collected) state duty"

Federal Law No. 599-FZ of December 29, 2022 - amendments to Articles 2 and 13 of the Federal Law "On the Fundamentals of State Regulation of Foreign Trade Activities"

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2520 of December 29, 2022 "On the specifics of implementation in 2023 of measures of social protection (support) for certain groups of persons"

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-8/1137@ of Novermber 30, 2022 "On approval of the Procedure for informing banks in accordance with parts 17 and 18 of Article 4 of Federal Law No. 263-FZ of July 14, 2022 "On amendments to Parts One and Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation"

Federal Law No. 642-FZ of December 29, 2022 - amendments to the Federal Law "On Education in the Russian Federation"

Federal Law No. 639-FZ of December 29, 2022 - amendments to the Federal Law "On the Turnover of Agricultural Land"

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated January 9, 2023 - the average price of Urals oil for December 2022

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2568 of December 31, 2022 - additional state social support for medical employees of medical organisations that are part of the state and municipal health care systems and participating in the basic state program of compulsory medical insurance or territorial programs of compulsory medical insurance

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 982 of December 30, 2022 - amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 416 of June 30, 2022 "On Application of Special Economic Measures in the Fuel and Energy Sector in Connection with the Unfriendly Actions of Certain Foreign States and International Organisations"

Federal Law No. 620-FZ of December 29, 2022 - amendments to Article 6 of the Federal Law "On Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation" and Articles 32 and 33 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition"

Federal Law No. 601-FZ of December 29, 2022 - amendments to the Federal Law "On Consumer Credit (Loans)"

Communication of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated January 11, 2023 - on the average prices for the past tax period for the relevant types of hydrocarbons produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from December 1 to December 31, 2022

Information statement of the Bank of Russia, dated January 11, 2023 - commentary of the Bank of Russia concerning operations in the domestic foreign exchange market under the budget rule

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 6 of January 10, 2023 - approval of the Rules for making a decision to prohibit or restrict the cross-border transfer of personal data by the authorised body for protection of the rights of subjects of personal data, and also for informing operators of the decision

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 10 of January 13, 2023 "Issues of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation": the President of the Russian Federation approved new Regulations on the Ministry of Justice. In the new Regulations, the authorities and tasks of the Ministry of Justice have been adjusted.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 12 of January 13, 2023 - certain issues related to the provision of social support measures for families with children

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 2-P of January 12, 2023 In the case of checking the constitutionality of Article 227 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, part one and Item 1 of the notes to Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Articles 75, 87 and 88 of the Criminal Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation explained when a find turns into a theft

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 15 of January 13, 2023 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation Федерации No. 1874 of October 20, 2022 - Mobilized businessmen were exempted from statistical reporting

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 1052 of December 2, 2022 - The procedure for preparing school textbooks has been established

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of January 16, 2023 on the export customs duties on crude oil and certain categories of goods manufactured from oil for the period from February 1 till February 28, 2023

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 16 of January 17, 2023 on the temporary procedure for taking decisions by the bodies of some Russian business companies - Large companies operating in the area of energy, engineering and trade can take corporate decisions without taking into account the votes of co-owners from unfriendly countries

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 2-P of January 12, 2023 In the case of checking the constitutionality of Article 227 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, part one and Item 1 of the notes to Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Articles 75, 87 and 88 of the Criminal Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation explained when a find turns into a theft

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 15 of January 13, 2023 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation Федерации No. 1874 of October 20, 2022 - Mobilized businessmen were exempted from statistical reporting

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 1052 of December 2, 2022 - The procedure for preparing school textbooks has been established

Draft federal law No. 279220-8 on termination of international treaties of the Council of Europe with respect to the Russian Federation

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6323-U of December 13, 2022 on amending Items 1.14 and 1.16 of Appendix No. 1 to the Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 431-P of September 19, 2014 - Mobilized people can cancel the policy of third party liability insurance ahead of schedule and return part of the insurance premium

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 18 of January 14, 2023 on approval of the Regulations on state control over the activities of foreign agents

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 39 of January 18, 2023 on cases of admissibility of agreements between credit organisations and insurance organisations, as well as foreign insurance organisations

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 41 of January 18, 2023 on approval of the Rules for the distribution and redistribution of volumes of provision of specialised, including high-tech, medical care included in the basic program of compulsory medical insurance between medical organisations

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2559 of December 31, 2022 - measures to ensure the regime of martial law and specifics of planning and making procurement to meet the state needs of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhyea Region, Kherson Region and the municipal needs of municipalities located on these territories

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 35 of January 18, 2023 - procedure for state registration of genetically modified organisms intended for release into the environment, as well as products obtained using such organisms or containing such organisms, including products imported onto the territory of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 28 of January 17, 2023 - amendments to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 776 of April 29, 2022: the RF Government extended the deferral of insurance premiums for businesses. It is decided to extend, until May 28, 2024, the deadlines for paying insurance premiums, which are calculated from payments and other remunerations in favour of individuals for the II quarter of 2022.

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 6 of January 17, 2023 - establishing the rate of import customs duty of the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to certain products used for animal feeding

Order of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation No. 780 of December 19, 2022 - establishing the procedure for making monthly social payments to citizens of the Russian Federation drafted for military service as a part of mobilisation into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 59 of January 23, 2023 - features of the state final examination in 2023 for educational programs of basic general and secondary general education for citizens that studied abroad and were forced to interrupt their education due to hostile actions of foreign states

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 69 of January 23, 2023 - approval of the list of types of business activities in the field of transportation of passengers and luggage by passenger taxis, buses, trams, trolleybuses and rolling stock of off-street transport, for implementation of which individuals registered as individual businessmen shall submit certificates to the registration authority concerning the presence (absence) of a criminal record and (or) the fact of criminal prosecution or on the termination of criminal prosecution on rehabilitating grounds

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-3/1191@ of December 12, 2022 - amendments to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-3/558@ of October 29, 2014: the VAT return for the first quarter of 2023 to be filed as per an updated form.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-11/1249@ of December 23, 2022 - approval of the form, format of submission in electronic form and the procedure for submitting a notification of an insurance premium payer that obtained after January 1, 2023 the status of a resident of a territory of advanced development located on the territory of the Far Eastern Federal District, or the status of a resident of the free port of Vladivostok, on the right to apply uniform reduced rates of insurance premiums

Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 787n of December 19, 2022 - amendments to the Appendix to Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 638n of October 7, 2022: for new regions, the maximum cost of renting housing for civil servants for 2023 is established.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 74 of January 24, 2023 - conducting an experiment on the territory of the Russian Federation to exclude the technical possibility of selling food, tobacco and nicotine-containing products if such products are put into circulation illegally or if sell-by dates of such products are expired

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-11/1216@ of December 16, 2022 - amendments to Annexes No. 1 and No. 2 to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-11/387@ of September 10, 2015: the Federal Tax Service has expanded the lists of codes for types of income and personal income tax deductions.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-11/1293@ of December 29, 2022 - approval of the form of information on transactions for alienation of digital financial assets and (or) digital rights, including both digital financial assets and utility digital rights, and the format of its filing in electronic form

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-17/1226@ of December 20, 2022 - approval of the List of foreign states (territories) with whose competent authorities automatic exchange of country-by-country reporting to be performed

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 89 of January 26, 2023 N 89 - the functioning of the super-service "Admission to the university online" as part of the admission campaign for the 2023/24 academic year

Resolution of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 10 of January 25, 2023 - amendments to the Rules for Determining the Country of Origin of Certain Types of Goods for the Purposes of State (Municipal) Procurement: EurAsEC approved production terms under which the goods are considered to be produced in the EAEU and can be admitted to public procurement in the member states, for another 55 commodity items.

Resolution of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 7 of January 25, 2023 - establishment of the rate of import customs duty of the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to plasticised PVC for wallpaper manufacturing

Federal Law No. 2-FZ of January 27, 2023 - ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the Mutual Recognition of Visas and Other Issues Related to Entry of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons onto the Territory of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State

Federal Law No. 1-FZ of January 27, 2023 - amendments to Articles 181 and 193 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation: from March 1, 2023, excise taxes on cigarettes and liquids for electronic cigarettes to be increased.

Federal Law No. 5-FZ of January 27, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law on Non-State Pension Funds and to Article 27 of the Federal Law on Investment Funds: NPFs are allowed to provide consulting and information services in the financial market, as well as act as agents.

Federal Law No. 3-FZ of January 27, 2023 - amendments to Article 47 of Part One of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation: the provisions of the Civil Code on registration of civil status acts are updated.

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated January 30, 2023 - on the deflator coefficients to the tax rate for extraction of minerals in coal mining for the first quarter of 2023

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 72 of January 23, 2023 - amendments to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 805 of April 30, 2022: preferential mortgages become available to employees of all certified IT companies. Specialists aged from 18 to 50 (inclusive) are entitled to a preferential loan.

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 9 of January 24, 2023 - establishing the rate of import customs duty of the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union in respect of parts of gas turbines with a capacity of more than 5,000 kW, but not more than 50,000 kW

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 198n of December 29, 2022 - approval of the procedure for accounting by the Federal Treasury of revenues to the budgetary system of the Russian Federation and their distribution between the budgets of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation

Information of the Federal Service for the Alcohol Market Regulation, dated January 30, 2023 "To the attention of participants in the alcohol market!": clarification is updated concerning transportation of ethyl alcohol produced in the EAEU and bulk alcohol-containing products, with ethyl alcohol content of more than 25%, across Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 118 of January 28, 2023 - measures to implement Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 961 of December 27, 2022: since certain hostile countries introduced a "price cap" for Russian oil and oil products, the RF President imposed a ban on the supply of Russian oil and oil products to foreign persons or foreign entities if the contract for such supplies involves the use of a price cap mechanism. The Пovernment has determined the procedure for implementation of this ban.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-11/1264@ of December 27, 2022 - amendments to Annexes to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-11/755@ of August 17, 2021: the Federal Tax Service has updated the application form for confirmation of the right to social deductions with respect to personal income tax.

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 13 of January 31, 2023 - establishment of the rate of import customs duty of the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to embossing foil

Information statement of the Federal Service for the Alcohol Market Regulation, dated January 31, 2023 - for organisations that are members of the Unified State Automated Information System and carry out activities in the retail sale of beer and beer-based beverages

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. BS-4-21/977@ of January 30, 2023 - review of legal positions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on property taxation (for the IV quarter of 2022)

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 198n of December 29, 2022 - approval of the procedure for accounting by the Federal Treasury of revenues to the budget system of the Russian Federation and their distribution among the budgets of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6267-U of September 27, 2022 - forms, procedure and terms for compiling and submitting reports by credit history bureaus to the Bank of Russia

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated February 1, 2023 - on the average price of Urals oil for January 2023

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated February 1, 2023 - on the average prices for the previous tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbons produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from January 1 to January 31, 2023

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 134 of February 1, 2023 - specifics of implementation of a pilot project for prevention of occupational diseases of employees in certain types of economic activity

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-3/1036@ of November 1, 2022 - amendments to annexes to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-3/958@ of December 25, 2020: the form, electronic format and procedure for filling in a declaration to be filed under the simplified taxation system has been adjusted because of amendments made to the Tax Code.

Federal Law No. 8-FZ of February 6, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on State Genome Registration in the Russian Federation and certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - The list of persons subject to mandatory state genomic registration has been expanded

Federal Law No. 10-FZ of February 6, 2023 on probation in the Russian Federation - A system of resocialization of former prisoners shall be created in Russia

Federal Law No. 13-FZ of February 6, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - The rules for access to the information of the state information system for monitoring the turnover of marked goods have been changed

Federal Law No. 15-FZ of February 6, 2023 on amending Article 31 of the Federal Law on Education in the Russian Federation and Article 5 of the Federal Law on Science and State Science and Technology Policy - Scientific organisations are allowed to conduct educational activities under the specialist's degree programs

Decree of the President of the the Russian Federation No. 72 of February 6, 2023 on a special procedure for making settlements between certain resident legal entities when performing international economic activity - Exporters participating in deliveries under intergovernmental agreements are exempted from the mandatory sale of foreign exchange earnings

Decree of the President of the the Russian Federation No. 71 of February 6, 2023 on amending certain acts of the President of the the Russian Federation - The post of Commissioner of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights has been abolished

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated February 3, 2023 On temporary approaches to calculating the size of operational risk

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-21/1284@ of December 29, 2022 On approval of the form, the procedure for filling it out and the format for submitting information about state aircraft and their owners in electronic form

Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 3n of January 10, 2023 on amending Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 777n of December 12, 2022 on allocation of quotas for the issuance of work permits and invitations to enter the Russian Federation for the purpose of carrying out labour activities for foreign citizens arriving in the Russian Federation on the basis of a visa in 2023 - This year, some regions will be able to accept more foreign workers

Resolution of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 16 of February 7, 2023 on approval of a rate of import customs duty of the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to certain types of containers - Zero import duty rate on containers will be valid until the end of 2023

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 6-P of February 7, 2023 In the case of checking the constitutionality of subitem 1 of Item 12 of Article 61.11 of the Federal Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy) and Item 3.1 of Article 3 of the Federal Law on Limited Liability Companies - The Constitutional Court confirmed the right of entrepreneurs to collect debts from persons who controlled the debtor

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-14/2@ of January 9, 2023 on amending Appendices to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-14/354R of May 28, 2020 - Forms and format of bank‘s notification on the change of account details, deposit, corporate electronic payments to tax authorities have been changed

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 34 of January 26, 2023 on the deflator coefficients to the tax rate for the extraction of minerals in the extraction of coal

Information of the Bank of Russia dated February 10, 2023 The Bank of Russia decided to keep the key rate at the level of 7.50% per annum

Order of the Ministry for Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media No. 570 of August 1, 2022 - The procedure for confirming the intended purpose of imported goods for priority investment projects in the area of information and communication in order to exempt from duty has been defined

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6245-U of September 21, 2022 on the content, forms, procedure and terms for compiling and submitting to the Bank of Russia reports of a self-regulatory organisation in the financial market

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated February 10, 2023 - Blocked foreign securities will be withdrawn from existing retail unit investment funds

Information Letter of the Bank of Russia and the Federal Antimonopoly Service Nos IN-03-59/10, AK/9430/23 of February 10, 2023 on disclosing the parameters of financial products on websites - The terms of rates on loans and deposits should be obvious on the websites of banks

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-14/1267@ of December 28, 2022 - One can also send documents for state registration of legal entities or individual entrepreneurs through the application program interface

Decision of the working group of the Bank of Russia on consideration of issues of issuing permits for the implementation (execution) by residents, non-residents of operations (transactions), in respect of which, due to unfriendly actions of foreign states, prohibitions (restrictions) on their performance are established - Exemptions have been introduced for residents on contributions to the property of foreign companies

Order of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation No. 724n of November 3, 2022 on amending Order of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation No. 339n of May 19, 2022 - The commission for determination of the shortage of medicines in connection with the sanctions will work according to the revised regulations

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6244-U of September 21, 2022 on the content of the reporting of a credit rating agency, the form, terms and procedure for its preparation and submission to the Bank of Russia

Information of the Bank of Russia dated February 13, 2023 The Bank of Russia has been raising mandatory reserve ratios since March

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 199 of February 11, 2023 on amending Item 121 of the Regulations on payment of additional expenses for medical, social and professional rehabilitation of insured persons - The procedure for compensation of expenses for medical rehabilitation of victims at work has been clarified

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of February 15, 2023 on the export customs duties on crude oil and certain categories of goods manufactured from oil for the period from March 1 till March 31, 2023 - Export duty on liquefied natural gas has been set to zero for March

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6243-U of September 21, 2022 - From April, a new reporting procedure for investment platform operators will be in effect

Information of the Bank of Russia dated February 15, 2023 The Department for Organisation of International Settlements was created at the Bank of Russia

Information of the Bank of Russia dated February 6, 2023 on the preparation of statements by insurers in connection with the decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia on Temporary Requirements for the Activities of Insurance Organisations and Mutual Insurance Companies

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6270-U of September 27, 2022 - From April 1, the specialized depository will submit reports under the new rules

Federal Law No. 31-FZ of February 17, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on Auditing Activity - The requirements for the independence of auditors have been tightened

Federal Law No. 29-FZ of February 17, 2023 on amending. Article 342.10 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - Exemption of the mineral extraction tax has been established for the extraction of multicomponent ore at deposits in the Krasnoyarsk Territory

Federal Law No. 28-FZ of February 17, 2023 on amending Article 22 of the Federal Law on strategic planning in the Russian Federation - The forecast of scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation is now approved by the President but not the Government

Federal Law No. 24-FZ of February 17, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - Carriers must book in advance the date and time of crossing the state border of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 22-FZ of February 17, 2023 on amending Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - Taxation issues have been settled within the framework of agreements on service risks and on financing management

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 240 of February 16, 2023 - on conducting an experiment on monitoring by customs authorities of information available to them and received from persons participating in such experiment, from goods accounting systems

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 218 of February 14, 2023 - amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1009 of August 13, 1997 and recognising certain provisions of certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation as invalid: the procedure for drawing up and state registration of normative legal acts has been changed.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 101 of February 17, 2023 - specifics of enlisting into institutions and agencies of the penitentiary system of the Russian Federation on the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye Region and Kherson Region

Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 44-rp of February 17, 2023 - amendments to Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 412-rp of December 19, 2022 on Additional Measures of Social Support for Military Personnel and Members of Their Families

Information letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-03-59/17 of February 20, 2023 - servicing bank accounts of military personnel and their families members: banks are recommended to reduce or cancel commissions for operations with respect to accounts of participants in the special military operation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 258 of February 18, 2023 - approval of the Rules for providing dwelling premises to citizens in need of better living conditions, affected by radiation accidents or disasters, participants in liquidation of the consequences of such accidents and persons equated to them

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 111 of February 21, 2023 - recognising as invalid Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 605 of May 7, 2012 "On measures to implement the foreign policy of the Russian Federation": in order to ensure the national interests of the country in connection with the changes taking place in international relations, the Decree of the President on measures to implement Russia's foreign policy is declared invalid.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 257 of February 18, 2023 - payment for vehicles' transit on public toll roads of federal significance, toll sections of such roads (including if the toll section of the highway is a separate artificial road facility) and recognition as lost force of certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 274 of February 18, 2023 - the procedure for preparing and concluding a water use agreement, amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and invalidating certain acts and certain provisions of certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 272 of February 18, 2023 - amendments to the Rules for Issuing Permits for the Remote Retail Sale of Medicinal Products for Medical Use, Trade and Delivery of Such Medicinal Products to Citizens

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6366-U of February 21, 2023 on the Mandatory Reserve Requirements: the Bank of Russia has decided to raise, starting from March 1, 2023, the obligatory reserve ratios

President' Message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (dated February 21, 2023): the RF President analysed the state of the Russian economy in the face of unprecedented sanction pressure and identified the main directions for the development. Among the announced initiatives are the following: to provide businesses with tax incentives when purchasing Russian high-tech equipment; to insure voluntary pension savings of citizens in the amount of up to 2.8 million roubles; supporting children and families; to increase the minimum wage up to 19,242 roubles from January 1, 2024. The President also announced Russia's suspending its participation in the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty.

Federal Law No. 37-FZ of February 23, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law "On Amendments to the Budgetary Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation, Suspending Certain Provisions of the Budgetary Code of the Russian Federation, Recognising Certain Provisions of Legislative Acts as Invalid and on the Establishment of Specifics for Execution of Budgets of the Budgetary System of the Russian Federation in 2023": a new type of budget loans is being introduced - special treasury loans (for 15 years at 3% per annum).

Federal Law No. 36-FZ of February 23, 2023 - amendments to Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation: oil and gas companies in Yamal may receive a tax credit. Amendments have been made to the Tax Code, envisaging a tax credit to companies producing hydrocarbons in Yamal through deduction of MET in the amount of 1.111 billion roubles.

Joint Information Statement of the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Bank of Russia Nos AK/11522/23, IN-03-59/15, dated February 17, 2023 - specifics of disclosure of information on funded products: information on the savings accounts offered by the bank should disclose the full range of possible rates.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 296 of February 22, 2023 - amendments to the Regulations on State Accreditation of Russian Organisations Operating in the Field of Information Technology: IT developers in the field of natural and technical sciences are entitled to state support.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 292 of February 22, 2023 - approval of the Regulations on the procedure for conducting an experiment involved in retail sales of medicinal products for medical use, that are dispensed upon prescription in a remoted way

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 295 of February 22, 2023 - state support for companies involved in investment projects aimed at production of overriding products: the Government launched a program of concessional lending to companies involved in investment projects aimed at the production of overriding industrial products.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-26/109@ of February 13, 2023 - approval of the format of the electronic charterage (freightage) agreement

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6222-U of dated August 17, 2022 - the Rules for providing cash services by the Bank of Russia to credit institutions and legal entities that are not credit institutions

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 126 of February 27, 2023 - amendments to the Strategy for development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and ensuring national security for the period until 2035

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-26/116@ of February 17, 2023 - approval of the electronic route sheet format

Information letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-018-53/18 of February 28, 2023 N IN-018-53 - certain cases of early termination of OSAGO agreements

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 18 of January 25, 2023 - approval of the procedure for applying state, registration and accounting identification marks for civil aircraft, as well as trademarks on civil aircraft

Order of the Ministry of Public Healthcare of the Russian Federation No. 27n of January 26, 2023 N 27n - approval of the application form for transfer by the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund to the budget of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation of other interbudgetary transfers for special social payments to certain categories of medical employees of medical organisations included into the state and municipal healthcare systems and participating in the basic program of compulsory health insurance or territorial programs of compulsory health insurance, and medical organisations that are part of the state and municipal healthcare systems and located on the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhye Region and Kherson Region

Federal Law No. 53-FZ of February 28, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law on Transport Security

Federal Law No. 43-FZ of February 28, 2023 - termination of international treaties of the Council of Europe with respect to the Russian Federation: this is due to the termination of our country’s membership in the mentioned organisation from March 16, 2022. Since that date, 21 international treaties have been terminated with respect to Russia, including the Charter of the Council of Europe, the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe, Convention for Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, European Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism, European Charter of Local Self-Government, European Social Charter etc.

Federal Law No. 42-FZ of February 28, 2023 - Russia denounces the Convention on Criminal Liability for Corruption: previously, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe terminated the full membership of the Russian Federation in the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), which, in accordance with the Convention, is responsible for supervision over its implementation by the contracting parties.

Federal Law No. 41-FZ of February 28, 2023 - ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Uniform Principles and Rules for Circulation of Medical Devices (Medical Devices and Medical Equipment) within the Eurasian Economic Union

Federal Law No. 40-FZ of February 28, 2023 - denounciation of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital

Federal Law No. 38-FZ of February 28, 2023 - Russia's suspended the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States of America on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated March 1, 2023 "On the average prices for the previous tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbons produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from February 1 to February 28, 2023"

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated March 1, 2023 "On the average price of Urals oil for February 2023"

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 28 of January 31, 2023 - approval of the Rules defining the conditions, procedure for issuing and verifying a certificate of insurance or other financial security of liability for the removal of sunken ships

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 48 of February 17, 2023 - approval of the Federal Aviation Rules, containing the requirements for legal entities, individual entrepreneurs refueling civil aircraft with aviation fuels and lubricants and (or) processing with special liquids, as well as the the form and procedure for issuing a document confirming the compliance of a legal entity, an individual entrepreneur carrying out refueling of civil aircraft with the requirements provided for by the federal aviation rules

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 138 of March 3, 2023 - additional temporary economic measures related to the circulation of securities

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 139 of March 3, 2023 - certain issues of carrying out activities of business entities participating in implementation of the state defence order

Information statement of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market, dated March 2, 2023: information concerning obtaining federal special stamps - useful for manufacturers of alcohol beverages and importers of alcohol beverages

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 7-P of March 2, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Item 2 of Article 17 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation - Compensation for non-pecuniary damage due to the death of a father can also be recovered in favour of a child born after his death

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 327 of March 1, 2023 on amending Appendix No. 2 to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 313 of March 9, 2022 - The procedure for applying the ban on the export of wood in the form of chips or shavings to unfriendly countries has been clarified

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 1-P of January 10, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Article 15 and Item 2 of Article 1248 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, Article 106 and Part 1 of Article 110 of the Arbitration Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court allowed to reimburse the costs of resolving disputes in the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property as court costs

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 3, 2023 on the national insurance information system - The Central Bank of the Russian Federation will establish an AIS insurance operator

Information of the Bank of Russia dated March 6, 2023 The Bank of Russia extended for another six months, until September 9, 2023, restrictions on the withdrawal of cash foreign currency

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 3, 2023 on the fee when issuing cash foreign currency to individuals - The ban for banks to charge individuals fees when issuing cash from deposits or accounts has been extended until September 9, 2023

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6358-U of January 12, 2023 on amending Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 732-P of September 24, 2020 on the Payment System of the Bank of Russia - The Faster Payments System will be available not only through mobile applications but also in online banks

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 2 of February 8, 2023 on the immunization of the population of the Russian Federation against diphtheria infection

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 1 of February 8, 2023 on the clean-up immunization against measles in the territory of the Russian Federation

Information of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market dated March 9, 2023 on the procedure for accounting for the production and turnover of cognac distillate and alcohol products made from it in the Unified State Automated Information System

Instructions following the meeting of the President with members of the Government - Tour operators will be exempted from paying VAT until June 30, 2027

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Healthcare No. 11464 of December 5, 2022 - approval of the forms of certificates confirming the right to import (export) narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 369 of March 9, 2023 - amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on housing (mortgage) lending to citizens of the Russian Federation: more opportunities for preferential mortgage programs.

Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 806-P of September 28, 2022 - establishing Requirements for calculation by non-state pension funds of the amount of liabilities under compulsory pension insurance agreements and non-state pension provision agreements on the basis of an internal document

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science Nos 86/194 of February 13, 2023 - specifics of the state final examination for educational programs of basic general and secondary general education in 2023

Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 768n of December 7, 2022 - approval of the Procedure for registration and deregistration of policyholders with the territorial bodies of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation and the Procedure for registration and deregistration with the territorial bodies of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation of persons that voluntarily entered into legal relations on compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with motherhood

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 161 of March 13, 2023 - amending the Concept of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Field of International Development Assistance, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 259 of April 20, 2014

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 376 of March 11, 2023 - amendments to the list of technological equipment (including components and spare parts for it), analogues of which are not produced in the Russian Federation and the import of which onto the territory of the Russian Federation is not subject to taxation with value added tax

Information statement of the Federal Tax Service, dated March 13, 2023 - details for calculation of amounts to be paid as mineral extraction tax and additional income tax, as well as excise on crude oil, for February 2023

Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 684 of March 2, 2023 - amendments to the List of Goods (Groups of Goods) with respect to which the provisions of subitem 6 of Article 1359 and Article 1487 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation do not apply, subject to introduction of these goods (groups of goods goods) into circulation outside the Russian Federation by the right holders (patent holders), as well as with their consent, approved by Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 1532 of April 19, 2022

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated March 16, 2023 - export customs duties on oil and certain categories of goods produced from oil for the period from April 1 to April 30, 2023

Information statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, dated March 15, 2023: the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Ministry of Finance take the initiative to suspend double taxation agreements with unfriendly countries

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6347-U of January 9, 2023 on Securities and Derivative Financial Instruments Intended for Accredited Investors

Information statement of the Bank of Russia, dated March 17, 2023: the Bank of Russia decided to keep the key rate at the level of 7.50% per annum

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 372 of March 10, 2023 - amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and recognising as invalid a provision of an act of the Government of the Russian Federation: uUntil 2030, scheduled business inspections will be carried out only at high-risk facilities.

Federal Law No. 83-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on Insuring Deposits Made with Banks of the Russian Federation - You can apply for the payment of insurance compensation on deposits remotely

Federal Law No. 82-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - Liability for illegal export occurs if the exported objects can be used for the purposes of mass destruction weapons development, arms and military equipment

Federal Law No. 78-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - Amendments on the liberalization of criminal liability for tax evasion have been signed

Federal Law No. 74-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending Article 7 of the Federal Law on Countering the Legalisation of Illegal Earnings (Money Laundering) and the Financing of Terrorism - It was decided to cancel the identification of citizens when paying for purchases in foreign online stores, if the transfer amount is less than 15 thousand roubles

Federal Law No. 70-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - The Bank of Russia is authorised to issue acts defining the procedure for compliance by the head of the financial ombudsman‘s support service with anti-corruption prohibitions, restrictions or requirements

Federal Law No. 64-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending Article 105.26 of Part One and Article 427 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Article 33.4 of the Federal Law on Obligatory Pension Insurance in the Russian Federation - Insurance premiums were reduced for participants of industrial clusters under special investment contracts

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 17, 2023 Rules for the return of Russian securities from abroad have been established

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 17, 2023 The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has set new rates of interbank fees and maximum fees for transferring money by individuals in favour of organisations, individual entrepreneurs and self-employed in the Faster Payments System

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 17, 2023 on establishing the procedure for interaction between credit institutions when transferring funds - When transferring funds within the country, banks will use only domestic financial infrastructure

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 420 of March 18, 2023 on the temporary ban on the export of rapeseed seeds from the Russian Federation

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 8-P of March 15, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of part three.1 of Article 72 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - If, during the review of the sentence, the type of colony was replaced with a less severe one, the time served should be set off on a preferential basis!

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 409 of March 18, 2023 on amending the Rules for Issue of Permits by the Governmental Commission for Control over Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation for the Implementation of Additional Temporary Economic Measures for Ensuring the Financial Stability of the Russian Federation and of Other Permits Envisaged by Certain Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, as Well as Implementation of Other Powers for the Specified Purposes - The list of transactions that require permission from the government commission has been expanded

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 440 of March 21, 2023 on amending the list of objects, the placement of which can be carried out on land or land plots that are in state or municipal ownership, without the provision of land plots and the creation of state servitudes

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 9-P of March 23, 2023 In the case of verification of the constitutionality of part 3 of Article 17 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dealt with when short-term rental of housing develops into the provision of hotel services

Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 81-rp of March 22, 2023 on a special decision on making transactions by a public joint stock company National Bank "TRUST" - The President allowed the Trust Bank to buy back the shares of Trans-Oil and Ingi from the Ruspetro oil company

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6262-U of September 26, 2022 on the procedure for Russian banks to send an application for registration with the tax authority of a foreign organisation or an application for a change in the information about such an organisation on the grounds provided for in Item 4(9) of Article 83 and Item 3 of Article 84 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 10-P of March 24, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Item 4 of Article 1370 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and Item 3 of the Rules for the Payment of Remuneration for Service Inventions, Service Utility Models, Service Industrial Designs - The Constitutional Court called to take into account individual performance of authors when they receive bonus for the creation of inventions

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6360-U of January 23, 2023 on amendments to Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 753-P of January 11, 2021 on Mandatory Reserves of Credit Organisations - From April 1, 2023,It is provided for the allocation of liabilities of credit institutions in the currencies of unfriendly countries into certain subcategories as part of each of the categories of liabilities in foreign currency.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 435 of October 27, 2022 - establishment of rules for maintaining a ship's log and engine log (for a ship with a mechanical engine operated by members of the ship's crew without combining positions)

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6262-U of September 26, 2022 - the Procedure for Russian banks to file with tax authorities an application for registration with a tax authority of a foreign entity or an application for changing information on such entity on the grounds provided for in Item 49 of Article 83 and Item 3 of Article 84 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 444 of March 24, 2023 - amendments to the Rules for providing subsidies for payment for housing and utilities

Decree of the President of Russia No. 197 of March 27, 2023 - specifics of entering the service in the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation on the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhye Region and Kherson Region

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 477 of March 27, 2023 - amendments to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2353 of December 20, 2022: quota for exports of ammonium nitrate is increased.

Order of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation No. 117 of February 22, 2023 - approval of the state requirements of the All-Russian physical culture and sports complex "Ready for Labour and Defense" (GTO)

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6300-U of October 24, 2022 - amendments to Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 758-P of May 11, 2021 "On the Procedure for Forming a Credit History"

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6317-U of November 17, 2022 - approval of the Procedure and Terms for Disclosing Accounting (Financial) Statements and an Auditor's Report on the Annual Accounting (Financial) Statements of a Microfinance Company

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6316-U of November 16, 2022 - approval of the Forms, Deadlines, and Procedure for Compiling and Submitting Reports and Other Documents and Information of Microfinance Companies and Microcredit Companies to the Bank of Russia

Information of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market, dated March 29, 2023 - a new opportunity to apply for obtaining and early termination of a license using an interactive form through the Federal State Information System 'Unified web-portal of state and municipal services (functions)'

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6369-U of February 22, 2023 - amendments to Item 12 of Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 5864-U of July 16, 2021 "On Requirements for the Format, Procedure, and Channels for Transferring Information by a Central Counterparty to the Bank of Russia and the Contents of Such Information"

Official Clarification of the Bank of Russia No. 1-OR of March 28, 2023 on non-application of subitem 1.11 of Item 1 of Official Clarification of the Bank of Russia No. 2-OR of March 18, 2022, regarding transactions (operations) with securities

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 219 of March 30, 2023 - amendments to the State Program to Assist Voluntary Resettlement to the Russian Federation of Compatriots Living Abroad, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 637 of June 22, 2006

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 229 of March 31, 2023 - approval of the Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 437 of March 20, 2023 - application in 2023 of payment rates for the negative environmental impact

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 500 of March 29, 2023 - measures to settle debts in the payment of taxes, fees, insurance premiums, penalties, fines, interest established by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, in 2023

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 89 of March 20, 2023 - approval of the Federal Aviation Rules "Rules for Civil Aircraft Ground Handling"

Federal Law No. 103-FZ of April 3, 2023 on amending Articles 12.21.1 and 23.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation - Amounts of fines for violation of truck traffic rules has been clarified

Federal Law No. 101-FZ of April 3, 2023 on amending Part One and Part Three of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation" - These amendments clarifies the rules for certifying powers of attorney, wills or statements of acceptance of inheritance

Federal Law No. 94-FZ of April 3, 2023 on ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on Pension Provision for Citizens of the Russian Federation Permanently Residing in the Republic of Abkhazia

Resolution of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 30 of March 30, 2023 on amending Resolution of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 107 of December 20, 2017 - The threshold of duty-free import of goods for individuals of 1,000 euros has been extended

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 13-P of March 31, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Item "b" of part two of Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and part one of Article 17 of the Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 111-FZ of April 3, 2023 on amending Article 53.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - The age of convicts who can be assigned forced labour has been raised in Russia

Federal Law No. 107-FZ of April 3, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on Transport Safety and certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - Shops and cafes at airports will have to comply with transport security requirements

Decision of the Governments of the Russian Federation No. 497 of March 29, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Governments of the Russian Federation - It will become easier for compatriots from unfriendly states to join the state program of voluntary resettlement in Russia

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 247 of April 5, 2023 on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 723 of October 7, 2022 on the Application of Additional Special Economic Measures in the Fuel and Energy Sector in Connection with the Unfriendly Actions of Certain Foreign States and International Organisations - The deadline for the sale of shares of foreign shareholders of the Sakhalin-1 project has been extended

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 14-P of April 3, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Items 2 and 3 of Article 428 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court calls on the courts to proportionally collect a discount from the buyer in case of his/her refusal from the contracts imposed when buying a car

Decision of the Governments of the Russian Federation No. 532 of April 3, 2023 on - The RF Government has regulated the rules of federal state seed control (supervision) when seeds of agricultural plants are imported to Russia from states that are not members of the EAEU

Decision of the Governments of the Russian Federation No. 534 of April 3, 2023 on amending Appendix No. 2 to the Regulations on Licensing of Production of Medicinal Products - The rules for licensing the production of medicines will change from March 1, 2024

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6242-U of September 21, 2022 on the procedure for opening mobile offices by banks (their branches), the procedure for entering information about them in the State Register of Credit Institutions, as well as on the list of banking operations that a mobile office is entitled to carry out

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 4n of January 13, 2023 on approval of the Federal Accounting Standard FSBU 28/2023 "Inventory"

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation dated April 4, 2023 on the average price of Urals oil for March 2023

Information of the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation dated April 6, 2023 for manufacturers and importers of alcoholic beverages on issues of obtaining federal special stamps - The process of issuing federal special stamps is fully automated

Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation No. 907 of December 23, 2022 on approval of the Rules for the development of a program to improve environmental efficiency

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 3n of January 12, 2023 - amendments to the Procedure for issuing and receiving invoices in electronic form via telecommunication channels using an enhanced certified digital signature, approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 14n of February 5, 2021

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 466 of November 23, 2022 - establishment of the rules for maintaining ship's papers

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 551 of April 6, 2023 - amendments to Appendix No. 14 to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 353 of March 12, 2022: validity periods of verifications for on-board devices that are put into operation before December 31, 2023 and intended for collection of fees for compensation for damage caused to federally significant public roads by transport vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of more than 12 tons, should be extended for 24 months from the date following the date of expiry of specified validity periods.

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 37 of January 19, 2023 - amendments to the Procedure for Conducting State Final Attestation in Educational Programs of Secondary Vocational Education, approved by Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 800 of November 8, 2021

Order of the Federal Road Transport Agency No. 144 of October 20, 2022 - approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Federal Road Trasport Agency for rendering public services involved in provision of land plots to citizens and legal entities within the right of way of a federal highway for placement of road service facilities

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated April 6, 2023 - the average prices for the previous tax period for the relevant types of hydrocarbons produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from March 1 to March 31, 2023

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 529 of April 3, 2023 provides for: 1) amendments to the Rules for providing subsidies from the federal budget to Russian organisations for financial support for the costs of research and development work on modern technologies as part of implementation of innovation projects by such organisations; 2) invalidation of certain provisions of acts of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 544 of April 5, 2023 - amendments to the List of public services provision of which is arranged under the one-stop principle in multifunctional centers for the provision of state and municipal services by federal executive authorities and state extra-budgetary funds

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 528 of April 3, 2023 - approval of the specifics of admission to study under educational programs of higher education with state accreditation, programs for the training of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel in post-graduate studies, in 2023

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 577 of April 10, 2023 provides for the following: 1) approval of the Rules for development and maintenance of the state information system "Register of organisations engaged in educational activities under the state-certified educational programs"; 2) recognising Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 438 of May 24, 2013 as invalid

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 565 of April 8, 2023 detemines the procedure for the following: 1) filing documents and information on medicinal products for veterinary use introduced into civil commerce; 2) issuing permits to enter into civil commerce an immunobiological medicinal product for veterinary use; 3) test reports proving the compliance of immunobiological medicinal product batches for veterinary use with the quality requirements provided for by the regulatory act

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 572 of April 8, 2023 approves the standard terms of contracts for the performance of work involved in repairs of roads and artificial road structures and facilities

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 579 of April 10, 2023 establishes specifics of the procedure for providing security for applications intended for participation in the procurement of goods, works, services to meet state or municipal needs by participants in such procurements that are foreign entities of foreign persons

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 580 of April 10, 2023 - on the development and approval of professional standards

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 192n of December 21, 2022: amendments to Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 157n of December 1, 2010 'On Approval of the Single Chart of Accounts for public authorities (governmental bodies), local self-government bodies, administrations of state non-budgetary funds, state academies of sciences, state (municipal) institutions, and also Instructions for its use'

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 16-P of April 11, 2023 'On the case of checking the constitutionality of Article 236 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation and the second paragraph of the first part of Article 327.1 of the Civil Procedural Code of the Russian Federation in connection with the complaint of citizen I.B. Sergeev': the provisions of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation are recognised unconstitutional, in as much as the mentioned provisions do not allow recovering compensation from the employer when the payments due to the employee were not accrued in a due time, and the court confirmed the right to such compensation.

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 17-P of April 13, 2023 'On the case of checking the constitutionality of part 2 of Article 17.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation in connection with the request from the Kostroma Regional Court': 1) the cited provisions deemed corresponding with the Constitution of the Russian Federation; 2) the Constitutional Court confirmed the right of a bailiff to set a new deadline for execution of the judgment before the entry into force of a decision to impose a fine.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 588 of April 12, 2023: amendments to the Rules for providing public services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings

Information from the Bank of Russia, dated April 11, 2023: the Bank of Russia will limit risky mortgage programs with extremely low rates

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 47 of April 11, 2023: amendments to the Common Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union, with respect to certain types of machines and mechanisms

Resolution of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 47 of April 11, 2023 - The EEC Collegium zeroed out the import duty rate for trenchers for expansion slots in mine workings

Federal Law No. 113-FZ of April 14, 2023 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - Smuggling and illegal circulation of especially valuable Red Book plants and mushrooms will be punished under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 116-FZ of April 14, 2023 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - Opportunities for exemption from criminal liability for damages have been expanded for businesses

Federal Law No. 119-FZ of April 14, 2023 on amending Article 31.1 of the Federal Law on Non-profit Organisations - Sites of socially oriented non-profit organisations will be protected from hacker attacks

Federal Law No. 125-FZ of April 14, 2023 on amending Part One of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - Citizens and tax authorities will be able to exchange documents through the public services portal

Federal Law No. 132-FZ of April 14, 2023 on amending Articles 6 and 7 of the Federal Law on amending the Federal Law on the Central Bank of the Russian Federation - Individuals and small businesses can apply for credit holidays until the end of 2023

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of April 16, 2023 on the Export Customs Duties on Crude Oil and Certain Categories of Goods Manufactured from Oil for the Period from May 1 till May 31, 2023

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media No. 27 of February 28, 2023 on approval of the methodology for determining the number of users of information resources per day

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 594 of April 14, 2023 on amendments to the list of codes for goods for children in accordance with the All-Russia Classifier of Products by Type of Economic Activity - The reduced VAT rate applies to the sale of baby beds made of any material, not just wood

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 18-P of April 18, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Part 3 of Article 6 of the Federal Law on Amendments to Part One of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation - Amendments concerning the registration of rights to parking spaces in a building or structure were contested.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 107 of February 21, 2023 on state registration of inventions

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 19-P of April 19, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of part one and Item "c" of part two of Article 178 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, as well as Item 1 of the notes to this article - The Constitutional Court agreed with the definition of the cartel's income as the price of the contract

Order of the Ministry for Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation No. 974 of December 22, 2022 on amending the classifier of programs for electronic computers and databases - A section on industry-specific application software has been added to the classifier of computer programs

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6299-U of October 24, 2022 - approval of the Rules for compiling and submitting to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation accounting (financial) and statistical reporting by credit institutions, as well as reporting of banking groups compiled and submitted by parent credit institutions of banking groups

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 624 of April 20, 2023 - approval of the Rules for granting temporary state accreditation of educational activities to organisations engaged in educational activities located on the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhye Region and Kherson Region

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. EA-4-15/5128@ of April 20, 2023 - changing the recommended application form according to Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. EA-4-15/3971@ of April 1, 2022: the amendments concern applications for excise and VAT refunds to be filed under a uniform form.

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 21-P of April 26, 2023 - on the case of checking the constitutionality of Article 440 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, as well as Articles 42 and 45 of the Federal Law on Enforcement Proceedings in connection with the complaint of citizen R.R. Gafarov: the Constitutional Court has limited the period for resuming the previously suspended enforcement proceedings.

Overview of the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation for the first quarter of 2023 - for your attention acts in which constitutionality was assessed or the meaning of individual rules of public and private law, labour law and law on social protection, as well as criminal justice was revealed.

Overview of judicial practice in resolving insolvency (bankruptcy) disputes for 2022 (approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on April 26, 2023): the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has formulated key positions on bankruptcy cases.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 302 of April 25, 2023 - on introduction of the temporary management of certain property: if Russia, or Russian legal entities, or citizens, are deprived of the right of ownership of property in unfriendly countries, property rights, or in case of restriction of such rights or the threat of such deprivation (restriction), temporary management to be introduced with respect to the assets of persons from unfriendly countries. A list of assets has been established for which temporary management is being introduced. It includes blocks of shares in Unipro PJSC and Fortum PJSC owned by foreign shareholders.

Order of the Federal Security Service of Russia No. 140 of March 25, 2023 - approval of the Procedure for implementation of federal state control (supervision) in the field of fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources in terms of marine biological resources

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 313 of April 27, 2023 - amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 592 of October 22, 2018 on the Application of Special Economic Measures in Connection with Unfriendly Actions of Ukraine against Citizens and Legal Entities of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 136-FZ of April 27, 2023 - amendments to Articles 342.6 and 343.2 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Article 3.1 of the Law of the Russian Federation on Customs Tariff: the Tax Code now provides for the base price of oil for calculating the deduction for MET.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 120 of April 11, 2023 - approval of the Federal Aviation Regulations "Rules for maintenance of unmanned aerial systems and (or) their elements subject to mandatory certification, civil aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, with the exception of light, ultralight civil aircraft not engaged in commercial air transportation and aviation work"

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 109 of March 31, 2023 - approval of the Federal Aviation Rules "Requirements for legal entities, individual entrepreneurs engaged in maintenance of unmanned aerial systems and (or) their elements subject to mandatory certification, civil aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, with the exception of light, ultra-light civil aircraft not engaged in commercial air transportation and aviation work. The form and procedure for issuing a document confirming the compliance of a legal entity, an individual entrepreneur with the requirements of the federal aviation regulations. The procedure for suspension and cancellation of a document confirming the compliance of a legal entity, an individual entrepreneur with the requirements of federal aviation regulations"

Federal Law No. 143-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to Article 2-1 of the Federal Law on the Procedure for Financing Payments from Pension Savings

Federal Constitutional Law No. 1-FKZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to certain Federal Constitutional Laws: the term for accepting inheritance in new regions is extended for a year.

Federal Law No. 142-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to Article 2 of the Federal Law on Amendments to the Federal Law on Industrial Policy in the Russian Federation, with respect to regulation of special investment contracts

Federal Law No. 141-FZ of April 28, 2023 - ratification of the Fourth Protocol on Amendments to the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of October 7, 2002

Federal Law No. 139-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law on the Procedure for Foreign Investments in Strategically Significant Business Companies for Ensuring the Defense of the Country and the Security of the State

Federal Law No. 138-FZ of April 28, 2023 "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation" - the new Law, entering into force on October 26, 2023, provides for five grounds for acquiring Russian citizenship:<br> - by birth,<br> - as a result of admission to citizenship,<br> - as a result of being recognised as a citizen of our country,<br> - as a result of choosing Russian citizenship when changing the state border,<br> - in accordance with an international treaty.<br>

Information Statement of the Bank of Russia, dated April 28, 2023 - the Bank of Russia decided to keep the key rate at the level of 7.50% per annum

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 307 of April 27, 2023 - specifics of the legal status of certain categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation

Information Statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated April 28, 2023 - on the deflator coefficients to the tax rate for the extraction of minerals in coal mining for the II quarter of 2023

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1113-r of April 28, 2023: from May 1 to December 31, 2023, electricity transmission tariffs will be increased (by 6.3%) compared to those being in effect as of April 30, 2023

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 317 of April 28, 2023 - amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 961 of December 27, 2022 "On Application of Special Economic Measures in the Fuel and Energy Sector in Connection with the Establishment by Certain Foreign States of the Limit Price for Russian Oil and Oil Products": the President allowed supplies of oil to friendly countries under contracts providing for a "price ceiling".

Federal Law No. 178-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to certain legal acts of the Russian Federation: Russia has introduced a complete ban on the sale of vapes to minors.

Federal Law No. 177-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law "On Environmental Protection" and the Federal Law "On Conducting an Experiment on Pollutant Emission Quotas"

Federal Law No. 176-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law "On the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Russian Federation"

Federal Law No. 175-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation: amendments have been made to the Code of Administrative Offences in terms of punishment for over-the-counter dispensing of drugs and for the sale of cigarettes.

Federal Law No. 173-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to Chapter 21 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation: zero VAT rate may be applied when selling goods to foreigners from foreign warehouses.

Federal Law No. 170-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to Article 19.3 of the Federal Law "On Licensing Certain Types of Activities": starting from September 1, 2024, periodic confirmation of compliance with licence requirements to be provided for licensees that are engaged in collection, transportation, processing and disposal of waste of hazard classes I-IV.

Federal Law No. 168-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law "On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic Products and Alcohol-Containing Products and on Limiting the Consumption (Drinking) of Alcohol Products"

Federal Law No. 167-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Financial Leasing (Leasing)" and Article 7.1 of the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs"

Federal Law No. 146-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to Articles 8 and 22 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On Subsoil": users of the subsoil plots should bear responsibility for protection of flora and fauna on such plots.

Federal Law No. 145-FZ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to the Fundamentals of the Legislation of the Russian Federation on Notaries: notaries are prohibited from remotely certifying a decision of the sole participant of a legal entity and issuing extracts from the register of orders to cancel powers of attorney.

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated May 3, 2023 - on the average price of Urals oil for April 2023

Information statament of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated May 3, 2023 - report on the average prices over the previous tax period for the relevant types of hydrocarbons produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from April 1 to April 30, 2023

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-23/163@ of March 13, 2023 - approval of the Procedure for access by tax authorities to organisations' information systems

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 682 of April 29, 2023 - amendments to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1140 of June 25, 2022: the procedure is simplified with respect to issuance of a fan ID for children under 14, disabled persons and pensioners.

Information Statement of the Federal Service for Supervision over Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications, dated May 5, 2023 - Roskomnadzor named messengers prohibited for transferring payment documents and personal data of Russians citizens

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 703 of May 4, 2023 - approval of the criteria for classifying buildings and structures as buildings and structures for auxiliary use

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-23/86@ of February 7, 2023 - amendments to the Annexes to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-23/478@ of May 11, 2021: the forms of documents used in the declarative procedure for VAT and excise refunds are updated.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 336 of May 10, 2023 on the invalidation of Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 287 of June 21, 2019 on certain measures to ensure the national security of the Russian Federation and protect citizens of the Russian Federation from criminal and other unlawful acts - The ban on flights to Georgia has been lifted

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 335 of May 10, 2023 on the procedure for entry into the Russian Federation and exit from the Russian Federation of citizens of Georgia - President introduces visa-free entry to Russia for Georgian citizens

Information of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media of May 5, 2023 - Government agencies and banks are prohibited from transferring personal data of Russians via Telegram or WhatsApp

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 701 of May 4, 2023 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 862 of July 30, 1999 and on invalidation of certain provisions of Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 653 of May 11, 2020 - The procedure for admitting experimental aircraft to commercial flights has been updated

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 694 of May 4, 2023 on approval of standard terms of state contracts for the provision of services for the storage, destruction, examination, assessment of the market value of property converted into state ownership

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 342 of May 12, 2023 on amending the concept of the state migration policy of the Russian Federation for 2019 - 2025, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 622 of October 31, 2018 - Russia will take additional measures to reduce out-migration of the population

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 343 of May 12, 2023 on some issues of improving the system of higher education - A pilot project to improve higher education starts in the new academic year

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 350 of May 15, 2023 on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 690 of September 30, 2022 - Foreigners who have entered into a contract during special military operation will be able to obtain citizenship in a simplified manner

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 736 of May 11, 2023 on approval of the Rules for the provision of paid medical services by medical organisations - New rules for the provision of paid medical services have been established

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 740 of May 12, 2023 on approval of the Rules for the implementation of federal state control (supervision) over ensuring the safety of fuel and energy complex facilities that have been assigned a hazard category

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1217-r of May 12, 2023 - Organisations of people with disabilities got even more opportunities in the field of public procurement. If an organisation of people with disabilities becomes the winner of a tender for a state order, then a contract for the purchase of its goods and services is concluded at a price 15% higher than that offered by the organisation itself

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of May 15, 2023 on the export customs duties on crude oil and certain categories of goods manufactured from oil for the period from June 1 till June 30, 2023

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 715 of May 6, 2023 on amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - The RF Government has simplified the procedure for the export of certain types of goods from the territory of Russia

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 23-P of May 16, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Item 1 of Article 250 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court defended the rights of bona fide purchasers of a share of the property of a bankrupt citizen at public auction

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 358 of May 17, 2023 on the integrated child safeguarding strategy in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 24-P of May 17, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Article 12.18, part 2 of Article 12.24 and Item 7 of part 1 of Article 24.5 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences - The Constitutional Court striked the right balance between fairness and a ban on double punishment for a driver for pedestrian knockdown

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. DV-7-14/297@ of May 5, 2023 on approval of the composition of information on deregistration of an individual with tax authorities due to death - Tax authorities must report the deregistration of individuals due to death to banks where accounts or deposits are opened.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1266-r of May 18, 2023 - Airports where civil flights are temporarily suspended will receive additional financial support to partially offset operating costs

Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation of May 18, 2023 on the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 766 of May 16, 2023 on amending the Regulations on licensing the production of medicines - The Regulations on licensing the production of medicines has been updated. The requirement for the presence of precisely an encrypted and certified digital signature when sending an application for a licence to the licensing authority has been eliminated

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 272 of April 14, 2023 - approval of accreditation ratios, as well as methods for calculating and applying accreditation ratios for educational programs of secondary vocational education

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 271 of April 14, 2023 - approval of accreditation ratios, as well as methods for calculating and applying accreditation ratios for basic general education programs - educational programs of primary general education, basic general education and secondary general education

Resolution of the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 11 of May 18, 2023 - on the practice of court consideration of criminal cases on crimes against military service

Resolution of the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 12 of May 18, 2023 - amendments to Resolution of the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 3 of April 3, 2008 "On the practice of court consideration of criminal cases on evasion of conscription for military service and military or alternative civilian service"

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 753 of May 16, 2023 - approval of the list of criteria for sole suppliers (contractors, performers) when purchasing medicines for medical use, and the list of criteria for selecting medicines for medical use when making purchases from a sole supplier (contractor, performer)

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 364 of May 22, 2023 - amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 430 of July 5, 2022 On the repatriation of foreign currency and the currency of the Russian Federation by residents that are participants in foreign economic activity

Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 256n of April 3, 2023 - approval of the Instructions on the procedure for maintaining individual (personalised) records of information on registered persons

Information statement of the Bank of Russia, dated May 24, 2023 - scheduled termination of temporary measures of regulatory support for banks

Information statement of the Bank of Russia, dated May 23, 2023- the Bank of Russia is raising the required reserve ratios from June 2023

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 262 of April 12, 2023 - approval of the Procedure and Conditions for the transfer of students in the event of termination of activities of an institution engaged in educational activities with respect to educational programs of secondary vocational education, cancellation of a corresponding licence, deprivation of its state accreditation for the relevant educational program or termination of state accreditation to other institutions carrying out educational activities on educational programs of secondary vocational education

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-26/263@ of April 19, 2023 - amendments to the Appendix to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-6/16@ of January 18, 2017: the format for electronic document workflow in the field of tax legal relations is updated.

Order of the Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation No. 321/147 of March 29, 2023 - approval of Standard Requirements for the Action Plan for integration by owners or other operators of technological communication networks with a unique identifier of the set of communications and other technical means in the Internet of technical means that ensure implementation of established actions during law enforcement intelligence operations

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6397-U of April 4, 2023 on amending certain regulatory acts of the Bank of Russia - It will become easier for financial institutions to interact with foreign clients

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 821 of May 27, 2023 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2353 of December 20, 2022 - Quotas for the export of some mineral fertilizers have been increased

Federal Law No. 179-FZ of May 29, 2023 on the renunciation by the Russian Federation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

Federal Law No. 182-FZ of May 29, 2023 on ratification of the Agreement for the Establishment of the Eurasian Reinsurance Company

Federal Law No. 184-FZ of May 29, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - The President signed the amendments on electoral issues.

Federal Law No. 188-FZ of May 29, 2023 on amending Article 14 of the Federal Law on Developing Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship in the Russian Federation - The state will support the extraction and sale of mineral water

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 27-P of May 30, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of the provisions of Article 3.3 of the Federal Law on the Entry into Force of the Land Code of the Russian Federation, Item 18 of part 1, parts 3 and 4 of Article 14 and Item 14 of part 1 of Article 15 of the Federal Law on the General Principles of the Organisation of Local Government in the Russian Federation, Articles 10 and 51 of the Federal Law on Protection of Environment, Item 1 of Article 22 of the Federal Law on Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of Population, Item 2 of Article 9 and Items 1 and 2 of Article 13 of the Federal Law on Production and Consumption Waste, and Items 16-18 of the Rules for handling municipal solid waste - Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: it is necessary to clarify who and at whose expense should clean up unauthorised dumping ground in municipalities

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 277 of April 25, 2023 on the coefficients-deflators to the tax rate for the extraction of minerals in the extraction of coal

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated May 22, 2023 on establishing credit rating levels for the purpose of applying Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 626-P of December 28, 2017 and Instructions of the Bank of Russia No. 135-I of April 2, 2010 - The minimum levels of credit ratings have been revised to assess the financial position of the founders (participants) of credit institutions

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 129 of April 17, 2023 on the establishment of the procedure for the captain of the seaport to prohibit the entry of a foreign ship into the seaport if such a ship is included in the list of ships whose activities are related to fishing in violation of the rules and requirements provided for by international treaties of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 858 of May 29, 2023 on conducting an experiment on the territory of the Russian Federation on labelling with means of identification of certain types of non-alcoholic beverages, including those with juice, and juices

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1347-r of May 27, 2023 - Border checkpoints have been named, for travel through which one will need to reserve a date and time

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 833 of May 27, 2023 on the introduction on a temporary basis of a ban on the export of certain goods outside the Russian Federation - Export of cartridges for rifled firearms from Russia is temporarily prohibited

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 891 of May 31, 2023 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 855 of May 12, 2022 - The Council of Ministers extended some relief for motor manufacturers

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 881 of May 31, 2023 on approval of the Rules for the calculation and collection of fees for negative environmental impact

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 797 of May 19, 2023 on approval of the Regulations on state accreditation of educational activities - From September 1, a certificate of state accreditation of educational activities can be obtained remotely

Order of the Federal Agency for State Property Management No. 108 of May 30, 2023 on amending the Administrative Regulations for the provision of public services for the provision of ownership, lease, permanent use, gratuitous use of land plots that are in federal ownership - The terms of granting federal land without bidding have been shortened

Order of the Ministry for Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media No. 453 of May 12, 2023 the new procedure for processing biometric data of individuals has been approved

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation dated June 1, 2023 on the average price of Urals oil for May 2023

Resolution of Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 28-P of May 31, 2023 in the case of verification of constitutionality of Articles 248 and 249, Item 1 of Article 251 and Article 271 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, as well as Items 1 and 3 of Article 5 and Item 2 of Article 134 of the Federal Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy) - The Constitutional Court ordered to determine the priority of payment of income tax from the sale of bankrupt property

Order of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation No. 104-od of December 15, 2022 on approval of requirements for registration of licences - The procedure for licensing the import and export of military products has been updated

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6433-U of June 1, 2023 on mandatory reserve requirements

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 868 of May 30, 2023 on establishing the maximum amount of credit (loan) for credits (loans), under which the borrower has the right to apply to the creditor to change the terms of the loan agreement (loan agreement) concluded before March 1, 2022 - The maximum amounts of loans for the provision of credit holidays has been increased

Official Clarification of the Bank of Russia No. 3-OR of June 2, 2023 on the application of certain provisions of certain decrees of the President of the Russian Federation - The Central Bank clarified in which cases a person is considered to be under the control of foreign persons allied to unfriendly states for the purposes of applying certain presidential decrees

Review of the practice of consideration in 2022 by regional and equal courts of cases on the adoption of children by foreign citizens or stateless persons, as well as citizens of the Russian Federation permanently residing outside the territory of the Russian Federation

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 11 of January 18, 2023 on approval of the Rules for the state registration of civil aircraft in the Russian Federation

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 170 of May 15, 2023 on the establishment of the Procedure for the accreditation of legal entities as transport security units and requirements for them

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 824 of May 27, 2023 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 593 of April 5, 2022 - The simplified procedure for state registration of medicines has been extended.

Resolution of Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 29-P of June 1, 2023 in the case of verification of constitutionality of part 12 of Article 30 of the Federal Law on Proceedings on the Execution of Judgements - The Constitutional Court: while the writ of execution cannot be executed due to an error in it, the delay fee cannot be collected.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 57n of April 27, 2023 on amending Appendices No. 1 and No. 2 to Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 174n of December 16, 2010 - The Ministry of Finance has adjusted the chart of accounts of accounting and instructions for use of it

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated June 5, 2023 - the average prices for the previous tax period for the relevant types of hydrocarbons produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from May 1 to May 31, 2023

Information letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-08-12/41 of June 5, 2023 - specifics of application of certain provisions of Instructions of the Bank of Russia No. 181-I when settling with non-residents in cash

Information of the Federal Service for the Alcohol Market Regulation, dated June 5, 2023 - for the attention of alcohol market participants engaged in retail sales of alcoholic products (except for beer, beer drinks, cider, poiret and mead) when providing catering services

Order of the President of the Russian Federaion No. 174-rp of June 6, 2023 - additional measures of social support for servicemen that entered into a contract providing for the service in volunteer formations and contributing to the fulfillment of tasks assigned to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as persons serving in the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation and their family members

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-21/292@ of April 28, 2023 - amendments to the Appendix to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-21/866@ of September 27, 2022 "On Approval of the Tax Notice Form": starting from July 1, 2023, notifications on property taxes and personal income tax will be available through personal accounts on the Single Public Services Web-Portal. In this regard, the Federal Tax Service specified the form of such notifications.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 64n of May 5, 2023 - amendments to Annexes Nos 1 and 2 to Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 183n of December 23, 2010 "On Approval of the Chart of Accounts for Accounting of Autonomous Institutions and Instructions for its Application"

Information of the Federal Service for the Alcohol Market Regulation, dated June 7, 2023 "To the attention of participants in the alcohol market!": the Federal Service for the Alcohol Market Regulation has posted on its website clarifications on the supply of alcohol to new regions.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 58n of May 2, 2023 - amendments to 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 "Reporting on Treasury Payments System Operations"

Information statement of the Bank of Russia, dated June 9, 2023 - the Bank of Russia has decided to keep the key rate at the level of 7.50% per annum

Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation No. 839 of April 4, 2023 - approval of the list of historical settlements that are highly important for the history and culture of the Russian Federation

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 302 of May 5, 2023 - approval of the list of types of items and facilities of the tourism industry

Federal Law No. 206-FZ of June 13, 2023 on the renunciation of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on cooperation in the use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait

Federal Law No. 202-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending Article 32.4 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation - Confiscated light industry goods will not be destroyed if the law provides for the possibility of their gratuitous transfer

Federal Law No. 205-FZ of June 13, 2023 on the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of China on cooperation in the field of natural gas supplies from the Russian Federation to the People's Republic of China along the Far East route

Federal Law No. 215-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending Article 12 of the Federal Law on Refugees and Articles 8 and 15-1 of the Federal Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation - Residents of the Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic are no longer considered foreigners

Federal Law No. 212-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on the Procedure for Exiting and Entering the Russian Federation - The law fixed the grounds for the invalidity of foreign, diplomatic or service passports

Federal Law No. 260-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending Article 7 of the Federal Law on Countering the Legalisation of Illegal Earnings (Money Laundering) and the Financing of Terrorism - Identification requirements for various types of insurance have been relaxed

Federal Law No. 258-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - The prosecutor's office received new powers in the field of combating corruption

Federal Law No. 249-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending federal laws on the State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs and on Limited Liability Companies - From July 1, the procedure for removing a small and medium-sized business entity from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities is simplified

Federal Law No. 247-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending Article 29 of the Federal Law on Wildlife Protection - A register of zoological collections will be created in Russia

Federal Law No. 245-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on Industrial Policy in the Russian Federation - The state will stimulate the activity of technoparks in the field of high technologies

Federal Law No. 243-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (the Bank of Russia) - The Central Bank will control the transition of financial organisations to domestic software

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-3/238@ of April 12, 2023 on amending Order of the Federal Tax Service No. SA-7-3/765@ of September 27, 2017 - The Federal Tax Service has clarified the form of the declaration on indirect taxes when importing goods to Russia from the territory of the EAEU members

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6436-U of June 6, 2023 on amending Instructions of the Bank of Russia No. 199-I of November 29, 2019 - The Bank of Russia takes measures to support lending to technological sovereignty projects

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 977 of June 14, 2023 on the peculiarities of legal regulation in the area of labelling of medicines with means of identification in the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye Region and the Kherson Region - The Cabinet of Ministers temporarily allows the sale of medicines in new regions without labelling

Instructions of the President of the Russian Federation based on the results of the participation of the President in events on the development of unmanned aerial systems - The Russian market of unmanned aerial systems should develop

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 969 of June 10, 2023 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2535 of December 29, 2021 - The regulations on licensing services for the employment of Russians abroad will be valid until the end of February 2024

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 960 of June 10, 2023 on amending the Regulations on the experiment on the labelling of alcoholic products imported into the Russian Federation with federal special brands - Tatarstan became a participant in an experiment on labelling imported alcohol

Federal Law No. 259-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending Article 63 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation - For the employment of adolescents, the consent of the guardianship authorities is no longer necessary

Federal Law No. 255-FZ of June 13, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on Protection of Atmospheric Air - The procedure for reporting on air emissions has been clarified

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 985 of June 15, 2023 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2595 of December 31, 2021 - The tariff quota for the export of grain is divided into two parts, and foreign economic activity participants can refuse part of the quota allocated to them

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 32-P of June 15, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of the second part of Article 135 and the first part of Article 193 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: the employee should not be deprived of all incentive payments while the disciplinary sanction is in effect

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 86n of June 5, 2023 on approval of the List of states and territories that provide a preferential tax regime for taxation and (or) do not provide for the disclosure and provision of information when conducting financial transactions (offshore zones) - The Ministry of Finance recognized the US and EU countries as offshore zones.

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, date June 16, 2023 - on the rates of export customs duties with respect to oil and certain categories of goods producedd from oil, for the period from July 1 to 31, 2023

Order of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation No. 382 of April 17, 2023 - approval of the new Rules for rendering postal services

Information of the Federal Notarial Chamber, dated June 20, 2023 - make an appointment with a notary now is available via the Public Services

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-3/262@ of April 19, 2023 - approval of the form, procedure for filling in and format for submitting tax returns in electronic form, with respect to excises on ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and (or) excisable alcohol-containing products, sugar-containing drinks, and also for grapes

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 470 of June 26, 2023 on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 961 of December 27, 2022 - The ban on oil supplies under contracts providing for a price cap on oil has been extended

Federal Law No. 262-FZ of June 24, 2023 on amending Article 149 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - The Circle of Kindness Foundation is exempt from VAT on the transfer of unregistered medicines for seriously ill children and adolescents

Federal Law No. 261-FZ of June 24, 2023 on amending Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - Ship repair enterprises will be exempted from VAT when investing in the development of their production

Federal Law No. 277-FZ of June 24, 2023 on amending the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation - Illegal use of foreign messengers will be fined

Federal Law No. 268-FZ of June 24, 2023 on amending Article 5 of Part One and Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - Tax benefits introduced for free economic zone participants in new regions

Federal Law No. 266-FZ of June 24, 2023 on the free economic zone in the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye region and the Kherson region

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 35-P of June 27, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of the provisions of the first part of Article 152 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation and the second paragraph of Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation on the minimum amount of wage increases for night work - The Constitutional Court ordered to accrue compensation for overtime work in excess of salary, not fixed remuneration

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1023 of June 24, 2023 on conducting an experiment on the creation of electronic diplomas and certificates will be held in 2023 in an expanded format

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1026 of June 24, 2023 On the calculation of average earnings - The procedure for calculating average earnings for the appointment of unemployment benefits has been updated

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 980 of June 14, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - The RF Government has simplified obtaining opinions on industrial products that have no domestic analogues

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 59n of May 3, 2023 on amending Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 75n of May 17, 2022 - The Ministry of Finance introduced new budget classification codes

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 74n of May 22, 2023 on amending the Instructions on the procedure for compiling, submitting annual, quarterly financial statements of state (municipal) budgetary or autonomous institutions - For budgetary and autonomous institutions, the rules have been established for compiling balance sheets and accounting records during reorganisation or liquidation

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 36-P of June 28, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of the fourth part of Article 24 and Item 5 of the first part of Article 27 of the Criminal Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - The victim can demand in court to initiate a criminal case of private prosecution, even if the police department has already refused him/her this

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1025 of June 24, 2023 on amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - Pensioners of the Far North will receive bonuses on an unclaimed basis from 2024

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1034 of June 26, 2023 on certain types of goods for which quantitative restrictions on import into the territory of the Russian Federation may be applied - From October 1 to December 31, Russia may restrict the import of seeds of nine agricultural crops from unfriendly states

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1056 of June 28, 2023 on approval of the Rules for maintaining a unified state register of the main technological equipment for the production of tobacco products, raw materials, nicotine-containing products and nicotine raw materials

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1024 of June 24, 2023 on amending the rules for making settlements in cash between residents and non-residents - It is possible to sell cash foreign currency received from non-residents not only at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated June 23, 2023 on the levels of credit ratings established in accordance with Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 658-P of November 1, 2018 - Levels of credit ratings required for the activities of a qualified central counterparty have been updated

Information from the Federal Air Transport Agency, dated June 30, 2023 - the temporary procedure for the transfer of admission to international air transportation has been revised.

List of instructions following the meeting with members of the All-Russian public organisation "Business Russia" (approved by the President of the Russian Federation on June 29, 2023 under No. Pr-1293) - the President gave a number of instructions aimed at supporting business, including the following:<br> - to finance preferential leasing programs for domestically produced mainline truck tractors, as well as to establish a maximum subsidy for the purchase of such tractors - 10% of their cost;<br> - not to bring to administrative responsibility for non-fulfillment by the supplier (contractor, performer) of obligations under the contract due to force majeure caused by sanctions;<br> - to develop a comprehensive program for development of domestic engineering;<br> - to extend for 2024-2025 a moratorium on application of liability to residents for non-compliance with the requirements of the currency legislation of the Russian Federation, if such non-compliance is due to anti-Russian sanctions.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 264 of May 2, 2023 - approval of the Procedure for implementation of supervision over compliance by road users with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on road safety

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1066 of June 29, 2023 - the standard terms of contracts for construction, reconstruction, overhaul or demolition of a capital construction facility

Order of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 908 of May 26, 2023 - approval of application forms and notifications, instructions for filling them in, the procedure for bringing to the attention of insured persons these application forms, notifications and instructions for filling them in

Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 23 of June 27, 2023 - application by the courts of the rules on the charge over things

Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 22 of June 27, 2023 - application by the courts of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation regulating the jurisdiction of a criminal case

Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 24 of June 27, 2023 - some issues arising when the courts consider administrative cases on protection of electoral rights and the right of the Russian citizens to participate in a referendum

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1077 of June 30, 2023 - amendments to Item 2 of Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 500 of March 29, 2023: the deadline for non-calculation of penalties for errors in tax notices has been extended.

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated July 4, 2023 - on the average price of Urals oil for June 2023

Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 26 of June 29, 2023 - on the specifics of application by courts of the rules on guarantee in cases of insolvency (bankruptcy)

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6363-U of February 16, 2023 - formation and approval of the Statistical Methodology, List of Respondents, Forms of Federal Statistical Observation, and the Procedure for compiling and submitting primary statistical data in accordance with these forms by respondents to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for compiling the balance of payments of the Russian Federation Federation, international investment position of the Russian Federation, statistics of foreign trade of the Russian Federation in services, external debt of the Russian Federation, direct investment in the Russian Federation and direct investment from the Russian Federation abroad

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6381-U of March 27, 2023 - Requirements for a non-state pension fund operating in non-state pension provision and registered in the system of guaranteeing the rights of participants in non-state pension funds, to which the obligation to pay non-state pensions and means of guarantee compensation may be transferred

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1102 of July 4, 2023 - features of disclosure and (or) provision of information subject to disclosure and (or) provision in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Law on Joint-Stock Companies and the Federal Law on the Securities Market

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 88n of June 6, 2023 - approval of the List of risk indices of violation of the mandatory requirements for federal state control (supervision) over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the use of cash registers, including accounting - in full volume - for revenue of organisations and individual entrepreneurs

Information of the Federal Service for the Alcohol Market Regulation, dated July 5, 2023 - "To the attention of participants in the alcohol market!"

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 495 of July 6, 2023 - some issues related to the peculiarities of the legal status of citizens of the Russian Federation that are also citizens of the Ukraine

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated July 7, 2023 - average prices for the previous tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbons produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from June 1 to June 30, 2023

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 37-P of July 7, 2023 - checking the constitutionality of subitem 14 of part one of Article 27 of the Federal Law on the procedure for exiting from and entering into the Russian Federation: the Constitutional Court remarked that the marital status of a foreigner should be taken into account when banning entry into Russia due to violation of migration deadlines

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 198 of May 30, 2023 - approval of the procedure for closing public railways, including low-intensity lines and sections

Federal Law No. 292-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law on the Development of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 290-FZ of July 10, 2023 - ratification of the Protocol on Amending the Convention of the Commonwealth of Independent States on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of May 26, 1995

Federal Law No. 289-FZ of July 10, 2023 - ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on the settlement of issues of dual citizenship

Federal Law No. 288-FZ of July 10, 2023 - accession of the Russian Federation to the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Procedures for Cross-Border Paperless Trade in the Asia-Pacific Region

Federal Law No. 286-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation: non-compliance with anti-corruption restrictions and prohibitions will not be punished if this happened due to circumstances beyond the person's control

Federal Law No. 301-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law on Protection of Competition

Federal Law No. 302-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to Article 8 of the Federal Law on Advertising

Federal Law No. 309-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law on Credit Histories

Federal Law No. 312-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to Article 2 of the Federal Law on the Security of the Critical Information Infrastructure of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 316-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 319-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to Articles 349-1 and 349-2 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 315-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to Article 16 of the Federal Law on Organised Trading and the Federal Law on Combating the Misuse of Insider Information and Market Manipulation

Federal Law No. 318-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to Article 24-1 of Part One and Article 278-2 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Information letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-02-05/46 of June 30, 2023 - recommendations for developing a methodology and assigning ESG ratings (sustainable development ratings)

Order of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 980 of June 5, 2023 - approval of the forms of documents for granting a deferral (installment plan) for payment of insurance premiums, penalties and fines to the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation

Order of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 1000 of June 6, 2023 - approval of the forms of documents used in identifying arrears and ensuring the fulfillment of the obligation to pay insurance premiums for compulsory social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases

Federal Law No. 323-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Articles 150 and 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation: criminal liability is provided for illegal actions of debt collectors

Federal Law No. 325-FZ of July 10, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law on Free Legal Assistance in the Russian Federation and Article 44 of the Federal Law on the General Principles of Organisation of Public Power in Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1138 of July 12, 2023 - approval of the Rules for maintaining the state register of issued, suspended and canceled licenсes for production and circulation of tobacco products, nicotine-containing products and raw materials for their production

Order of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 1027 of June 7, 2023 - approval of the forms of documents used when offsetting or returning the amount of overpaid (collected) insurance premiums for compulsory social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases, penalties and fines

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 372 of May 18, 2023 - approval of the Federal Educational Program of Primary General Education

Information statement of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 24-03-08/65656 of July 13, 2023 - benefits to organisations of the disabled when making purchases using the positions of the catalogue of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6398-U of April 6, 2023 - amendments to Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 431-P of September 19, 2014: the form of the OSAGO policy has been updated. The list of representatives of the insurer in the regions will no longer be issued.

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6404-U of April 6, 2023 - amendments to Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 4190-U of November 14, 2016: possibilities of remote interaction between insurers and citizens within the framework of OSAGO have been expanded.

Information of the Federal Service for the Alcohol Market Regulation, dated July 13, 2023 - to the attention of alcohol market participants engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic products (except for beer, beer drinks, cider, poiret and mead) when providing catering services

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 518 of July 14, 2023 - additional social guarantees for persons performing works on the territories of certain constituent entities of the Russian Federation and members of their families: it is decided to provide additional social guarantees to persons performing work related to the fortification equipment of borders in the border areas, as well as to their families' members.

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 41-P of July 14, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of the first paragraph of Item 2 of Article 105.17 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: it is necessary to clarify the deadline for the tax audit of controlled transactions when adjusting the notification

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. EA-7-6/396@ of June 14, 2023 on approval of the Procedure for sending documents submitted by a taxpayer who is an individual to the tax authority in electronic form through a personal account on a unified portal of state or municipal services

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 208 of June 9, 2023 on amending Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 348 of August 31, 2020 on approval of the Procedure for the implementation of weight and dimensional control of vehicles - From March 1, 2024, the procedure for weight and dimensional control of vehicles will change

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 42-P of July 17, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of part 2 of Article 1.7 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences - The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: the retroactive effect of the law may also take place in case of early payment of an administrative fine

Information Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-02-28/44 of July 13, 2023 on recommendations for financial institutions to disclose information in the area of sustainable development

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of July 17, 2023 on the Export Customs Duties on Crude Oil and Certain Categories of Goods Manufactured from Oil for the Period from August 1 till August 31, 2023 - Crude oil export duty rate will rise in August

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1133 of July 10, 2023 on amending Appendix No. 18 to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 353 of March 12, 2022 - The simplified procedure for confirming the conformity of imported and manufactured products has been extended for a year

Overview of the judicial practice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 2 (2023) - Another case law analysis of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation was carried out. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation summarized the practice in civil, criminal, administrative cases

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation dated July 17, 2023 on the Istanbul understanding - Black Sea Initiative has ceased to function since July 18, 2023

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 540 of July 20, 2023 on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 100 of March 8, 2022 on the Application of Special Economic Measures in the Area of Foreign Economic Activity for the Purposes of Ensuring Security of the Russian Federation - The ban on the export from Russia and the import of certain products has been extended until the end of 2025

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 43-P of July 20, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of the second paragraph of part 2 of Article 85, Articles 96 and 97, part six of Article 98 of the Civil Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: it is necessary to deal with the costs of examinations carried out without prepayment in civil proceedings

Information of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market dated July 19, 2023 - A licence is required for the production and circulation of grape must with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 0.5% of the volume of finished products

Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation No. 567 of June 14, 2023 on approval of the permitted volume of import of goods into the Russian Federation and on the application of special economic measures in relation to the Republic of Turkey - The Ministry of Agriculture increased the permitted volume of imports of fresh or chilled tomatoes to Russia from Turkey from 350,000 to 500,000 tons

Information of the Bank of Russia dated July 21, 2023 The Bank of Russia decided to raise the key rate by 100 bp to 8.50% per annum

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1937-r of July 20, 2023 - A list of high-tech equipment has appeared, the cost of which is taken into account with a coefficient of 1.5

Information of the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcohol Market dated July 20, 2023 - Producers of alcohol were given recommendations on passing an inspection when receiving federal special marks

Federal Law No. 327-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending the Law of the Russian Federation on the Exportation and Importation of Cultural Valuables and the Federal Law on the Museum Fund of the Russian Federation and Museums in the Russian Federation - A state information system in the area of preserving cultural values will be created in Russia

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia of July 21, 2023 on the levels of credit ratings established in accordance with Instructions of the Bank of Russia No. 199-I of November 29, 2019 and Instructions of the Bank of Russia No. 183-I of December 6, 2017 - The rules for the formation of identifiers of state contracts have been supplemented

Information of the Bank of Russia of July 21, 2023 "Statement of the Bank of Russia on Operations in the Foreign Exchange Market Related to the Investment of Funds of the National Wealth Fund in Permitted Financial Assets Denominated in Roubles"

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 96n of June 21, 2023 on amending the procedure for the formation of an identifier of state control, a contract (agreement) in the case of treasury support of funds

Federal Law No. 339-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending Articles 128 and 140 of Part One, Part Two and Articles 1128 and 1174 of Part Three of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation - The law on the digital rouble has been signed

Federal Law No. 344-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending Articles 126 and 134 of the Federal Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy) - Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy): a mechanism for extraordinary payment of energy resources is provided to maintain the operation of hazardous facilities

Federal Law No. 341-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending Article 45 of the Federal Law on Medicine Circulation - Russian drug manufacturers are allowed to use pharmaceutical substances included in the unified register of medicines of the EAEU

Federal Law No. 353-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending Article 7 of the Federal Law on the State Registration of Legal Entities and Private Entrepreneurs - Copies of constituent documents of legal entities can be obtained electronically and free of charge

Federal Law No. 355-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on Auditing Activities, the Federal Law on amending the Federal Law on Currency Regulation and Currency Control and the Federal Law on the Basics of State Regulation of Foreign Trade Activities - Mandatory audit of accounting records of investment advisers has been cancelled

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1173 of July 20, 2023 on amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - The rates of import duties on wines from unfriendly countries have been increased

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 44-P of July 21, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Item 1 of Article 152 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation - An employer who has disseminated information about a disciplinary offence is obliged to refute it when the order is canceled by the court

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1197 of July 24, 2023 - The features of the application of a bank guarantee and a surety in case of deferral and installment payment of import customs duties and taxes are determined

Federal Law No. 386-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - Sex affirmation is now banned

Federal Law No. 384-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on Fisheries and Conservation of Aquatic Biological Resources - The conditions for catching pink salmon and salmon will change.

Federal Law No. 370-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - The procedure for privatisation of cultural heritage objects has changed in Russia

Federal Law No. 366-FZ of July 24, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - Businessmen are obliged to notify about the termination of certain types of activities

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6408-U of April 10, 2023 on amending Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 646-P of July 4, 2018 on the Methodology for the Calculation of Own Funds (Capital) of Credit Institutions (Basel III) - The Central Bank raises the requirements for the quality of sources of capital for banks

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-21/421@ of June 26, 2023 on amending Appendix No. 3 to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-21/766@ of August 24, 2022 - The procedure for filling out the declaration on corporate property tax has been updated

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation dated July 26, 2023 - Deflator coefficients are known to the mineral extraction tax rate for coal mining for the third quarter of 2023

Information of the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation dated July 26, 2023 For alcohol market participants engaged in the production and import of alcoholic products

Information of the Bank of Russia dated July 26, 2023 - The Bank of Russia will limit the amount of leverage for novice investors

Information of the Ministry for Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation dated July 25, 2023 - You can now apply online for third party liability insurance compensation

Decision of the Bank of Russia, dated July 28, 2023 - Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia on establishment of premiums to risk ratios and values of characteristics of types of assets