Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 30.08.2024

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 644 of July 31, 2024 - a one-time cash payment to military personnel serving under contract in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1025 of July 29, 2024 - amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation: state support program is extended for large families with mortgage

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science No. 955 of May 2, 2024 - approval of forms of checklists used in implementation of federal state control (supervision) in the field of education

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1838-r of July 11, 2024: Strategy for the Development of the Mineral Resource Base has been updated. Its implementation period has been extended until 2050.

Information from the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, dated July 31, 2024: extending IT mortgages - new conditions of the preferential program

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of August 5, 2024 on the average price level of Urals crude oil for July 2024 - The average price level of Urals crude oil has increased.

Order of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos No. 206 of June 25, 2024 on approval of the Procedure for taking decisions on the suppression of the operation of unmanned aerial, underwater or surface vessels and devices, unmanned vehicles in order to repel an attack or threat of an attack on objects protected by the departmental security organisation of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos,

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1053 of August 5, 2024 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1710 of Decision 30, 2017 - Student teams will participate in the construction of infrastructure facilities in the Far East and the Arctic

Information Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-018-59/42 of August 5, 2024 on the position of the Bank of Russia on the application of federal legislation on the securities market - The key rate of the Bank of Russia is one of the money market indicators

Information Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-018-59/44 of August 5, 2024 on informing clients when concluding contracts for the provision of financial services - The bank must have an agency agreement with brokers and managers to execute investment agreements

Decision of the Government of the Russian federation No. 1045 of August 3, 2024 on the laying of submarine cables and pipelines, the creation, operation and use of artificial islands, structures and installations in the internal sea, in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation and on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 220-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - Amendments to the Criminal Code concern undesirable foreign and international organisations

Federal Law No. 219-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - Organisations with foreign state participation may be declared undesirable for Russia

Federal Law No. 218-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - Public demonstration of crimes against the person will become an aggravating circumstance

Federal Law No. 217-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences - Administrative liability has been established for the dissemination of information that offends human dignity or public morality in information and telecommunications networks, including the Internet

Federal Law No. 216-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Federal Law on Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection - The distribution of trash streams is prohibited in Russia

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 677 of August 8, 2024 - on additional measures for execution of government debt obligations of the Russian Federation to residents and foreign creditors, expressed in governmental securities the nominal value of which is indicated in foreign currency

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 680 of August 9, 2024 - amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 665 of September 9, 2023 "On the Temporary Procedure for the Execution of Government Debt Obligations of the Russian Federation to Residents and Foreign Creditors, Expressed in Government Securities, the Par Value of Which is Indicated in Foreign Currency, and Other Obligations on Foreign Securities"

Federal Law No. 221-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to certain legal acts of the Russian Federation: the Law regulates the procedure and conditions for the creation (distribution) of digital currency (cryptocurrency) and also provides for the following: concepts of mining and mining pool, requirements for the operator of the mining infrastructure, the procedure for circulation of digital currency in Russia.

Federal Law No. 222-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to certain legal acts of the Russian Federation: notaries must take anti-money laundering measures when conducting financial transactions. An exhaustive list of transactions for which they must apply such measures has been established.

Federal Law No. 223-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to certain legal acts of the Russian Federation: application of the experimental legal regime in the cryptocurrency market is provided for and regulated at the legislative level. Issues of applying the experimental legal regime for the purpose of making transactions with digital currency are settled.

Federal Law No. 224-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to Articles 1 and 46 of the Federal Law on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and also certain legal acts of the Russian Federation: regulations on the prohibition of drug propaganda will change from September 1, 2025 - provisions to be adjusted concerning illegal trafficking and consumption of drugs, psychotropic substances, precursors, as well as cultivation of drug-containing plants.

Federal Law No. 248-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences - The police can independently take decisions on administrative expulsion of foreigners from Russia

Federal Law No. 264-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences - Fines have been established for participation in the activities of undesirable organisations created by foreign states

Federal Law No. 275-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Federal Law on Banks and Banking Activities - Foreign banks will be able to operate in Russia through branches

Federal Law No. 278-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Federal Law on the Protection of the Rights and Legitimate Interests of Investors in the Securities Market - Restrictions have been introduced to combat financial pyramids

Federal Law No. 281-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending Article 22 of the Federal Law on Citizenship of the Russian Federation - When receiving Russian citizenship, foreigners must register for military service.

Federal Law No. 303-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Federal Law on Communications - Russians will not be able to have more than 20 SIM cards, foreigners will be able to have no more than 10 SIM cards.

Federal Law No. 305-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Federal Law on Joint Stock Companies - Residents of special administrative regions can list their shares abroad only through friendly infrastructure

Federal Law No. 310-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending the Federal Law on Licensing Certain Activities - General licensing rules have been simplified

Federal Law No. 318-FZ of August 8, 2024 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - The Russian Government will have the right to take measures that provide for a ban or restriction on the purchase of foreign goods. Priority in procurement will go to Russian manufacturers

Information Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-03-59/46 of August 13, 2024 - additional measures to support citizens

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1051 of August 5, 2024 - suspending Item 18 of the Rules for the drawing up and maintenance of the state register of facilities with a negative impact on the environment

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 680 of August 9, 2024 - amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 665 of September 9, 2023 on the temporary procedure for execution of government debt obligations of the Russian Federation to residents and foreign creditors, expressed in government securities, the nominal value of which is indicated in foreign currency, and other obligations under foreign securities

Federal Law No. 301-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to Article 9 of the Federal Law "On the Fundamentals state regulation of trade activities in the Russian Federation"

Federal Law No. 298-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to the Federal Law "On Insolvency (Bankruptcy)"

Federal Law No. 288-FZ of August 8, 2024 - on Direct Multimodal Transportation and amendments to certain legal acts of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 287-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to the Federal Law "On Joint-Stock Companies" and certain legal acts of the Russian Federation: mechanism for suspending dividend payments and sending corporate correspondence to "lost" shareholders is being introduced.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1074 of August 13, 2024 - introduction of a temporary ban on the export of commercial gasoline from the Russian Federation from September 1, 2024 and until December 31, 2024 inclusive. The ban does not apply to deliveries under international intergovernmental agreements and a number of other cases.

Federal Law No. 300-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to the Federal Law "On the Specifics of Regulating Corporate Relations in Business Entities That Are Economically Significant Organisations" and Article 3 of the Federal Law "On Amendments to Articles 6 and 7 of the Federal Law "On Amendments to the Federal Law "On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)" and Certain Legal Acts of the Russian Federation in Terms of the Specifics of Changing the Terms of a Credit Agreement, Loan Agreement" and Article 21 of the Federal Law "On Amendments to Certain Legal Acts of the Russian Federation"

Federal Law No. 289-FZ of August 8, 2024 - amendments to the Air Code of the Russian Federation and certain legal acts of the Russian Federation: FGIS for mandatory certification and endorsement will appear in the sphere of air transport and also control flights to be introduced.

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 461 of July 3, 2024 - approval of the Procedure for the formation, maintenance and use of a state database on children left without parental care

Information Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-02-59/47 of August 14, 2024 - certain issues of returning funds to borrowers upon sale of pledged items

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1079 of August 13, 2024 - certain issues of execution of notifications about unpaid amounts of customs duties, special, anti-dumping, countervailing duties, interest and penalties and clarifications to the specified notifications

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated August 15, 2024 - on average prices for the previous tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbon raw materials produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field, for the period from July 1 to July 31, 2024

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2189-r of August 15, 2024 - from October 1, 2024, the wages of employees of federal institutions, government agencies, as well as civilian personnel of military units, institutions and divisions of federal government agencies where military and equivalent service is provided will be increased by 5.1%.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1096 of August 16, 2024 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1137 of December 26, 2011 - The VAT invoice form has been updated

Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation No. 1516 of August 8, 2024 - The Ministry of Culture has regulated the procedure for issuing certificates for national films

Information Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-03-59/48 of August 16, 2024 - Lenders are recommended to support mortgage borrowers from border areas

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 702 of August 19, 2024 on providing humanitarian support to individuals who are aligned with traditional Russian spiritual and moral values. Foreigners who are aligned with traditional values will be able to move to Russia in a simplified manner

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of August 20, 2024 on the rates of export customs duties on crude oil and certain categories of goods manufactured from oil for the period from September 1 till September 30, 2024

Information of the Federal Service for Control of Alcohol and Tobacco Markets of August 21, 2024 Attention individual entrepreneurs and agricultural producers. The Unified State Automated Information System must be installed at each place of business of an individual entrepreneur

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6806-U of July 15, 2024 on amending Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6579-U of October 16, 2023 requirements for models that banks use to assess borrowers' income when calculating their debt burden have been adjusted

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6707-U of April 1, 2024 The procedure for using electronic documents for compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance has been updated.

Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 837-P of April 1, 2024 on the rules of compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners - New rules will make it easier to register an accident remotely

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 725 of August 22, 2024 on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 903 of November 27, 2023 - Transneft and a number of other companies have been given the right to independently determine the disclosed data level

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 221 of July 1, 2024 on amending Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 519 of November 27, 2020 - Requirements for the airworthiness of civil aircraft will be approved by the Federal Air Transport Agency, not the Ministry of Transport

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated August 26, 2024 - on the rates of export customs duties for goods specified in Item 1 of Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1538 of September 21, 2023, as well as for certain types of mineral fertilisers

Information letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-02-59/51 of August 23, 2024 - Information letter of the Bank of Russia on measures to support citizens insured under personal insurance contracts and (or) those that have concluded real estate insurance agreements

Information statement of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, dated August 27, 2024: the RF Government has simplified the rules for accreditation of IT companies

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1149 of August 26, 2024 - amendments to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1729 of September 30, 2022: the Rules for accreditation of Russian IT companies have been adjusted. In particular, startups with a minimum revenue ratio included into the register of small technology companies created less than 3 years ago are entitled to state accreditation, without taking into account a criterion for a share of revenue from IT activities of more than 30% of total revenue. The procedure for submitting applications for state accreditation has also been clarified.

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated August 26, 2024: the Governmental Subcommittee extended the non-application of export duties on certain types of coal and metal products

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1144 of August 24, 2024 - approval of the Rules for entering information on a hosting provider into the List of hosting providers providing computing power for posting information in an information system permanently connected to the Internet to operators of state Information systems, municipal information systems, information systems of state and municipal unitary enterprises, state and municipal institutions, as well as excluding such information from it

Information statement of the Federal Service for Control over Alcohol and Tobacco Markets, dated August 28, 2024 - to the attention of alcohol market participants engaged in the retail sale of alcohol beverages marked with federal special marks when providing catering services

Information statement of the Federal Service for Control over Alcohol and Tobacco Markets, dated August 29, 2024 - on the entry into force of new requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation from September 1, 2024