Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 31.07.2023

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