Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 24.01.2007

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 1300 of December 12, 2006 on the Fixed Amount of Security for the Customs Payments for Excisable Commodities

Introduces a new, fixed amount of the backing of customs payments for excisable commodities imported to the customs territory of the Russian Federation. The rates, in contrast to the previous ones, are endorsed in roubles rather than euros.
The Order of the Federal Customs Service of Russia No. 725 of August 11, 2005 on the fixed amount of security of customs payments for excisable commodities is invalidated.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 17, 2007. Reg. No. 8785.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 415 of December 19, 2006 on the Procedure of Distribution of the Quota for Import to the Customs Territory of the Russian Federation under the Customs Regime of Release for Internal Consumption of Electric Incandescent Lamps with the Power Rating Not Greater Than 200 W and Voltage over 100 v Except for the Ultraviolet and Infrared Lamps, Halogen Lamps with Tungsten Filament and Reflector Lamps Classified under Heading 8539 22 900 0 of the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of Russia

To protect the interests of Russian producers of incandescent lamps, from February 3, 2006 introduces quotas for the import to the Russian Federation of electric incandescent lamps with the power rating not greater than 200 W and voltage over 100 v except for the ultraviolet and infrared lamps, halogen lamps with tungsten filament and reflector lamps classified under Heading 8539 22 900 0 of the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of Russia in the amount of 136.7 million pieces a year. The quotas are introduced for 3 years.
The procedure of distribution of the quota for the import to the Russian Federation in 2006 of electric incandescent lamps with the power rating not greater than 200 W and voltage greater than 100 v endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia No. 50 of February 22, 2006 is invalidated.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 17, 2007. Reg. No. 8771.