Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 31.05.2023

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