Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 16.02.2007

Federal Law No. 20-FZ of February 14, 2007 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Foreign Intelligence Service

The particulars of the military service and monetary subsistence, procedure of conclusion and the content of the contracts with servicemen of the bodies of the Foreign Intelligence Service, as well as the proprietary liabilities of the parties, besides the federal laws may also be specified in the agency normative acts. The same innovations pertain to the civilian personnel of the bodies of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
      The failure to comply with the requirements may serve as grounds to refuse admission to the bodies of the Foreign Intelligence Service or discontinue the contract.
      An obligatory dactylographic procedure is envisaged for the personnel of the bodies of the Foreign Intelligence Service.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 94 of February 14, 2007 on the State Information System of Migration Registration

Creates the state information system of migration records, which is an interagency automatic system generated on the basis of the centralised databank of registration of foreign citizens, as well as automatic registers of the reference address divisions of the Federal Migration Service of Russia and other information systems.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 93 of February 14, 2007 on the Amendments to the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Polycarbonates

Introduces the zero rate of the import customs duties (for 9 months) for the polycarbonates with the yielding figure at least 9.0g/10 min, however, not more than 15 g/10 min at 250°C and 1.2 kg load or at least 55 g/10 min, however, not more than 70 g/10 min at 300°C and 1.2 kg load for making optical data media. For other polycarbonates, the rate is fixed in the amount of 10% of the customs cost.
      The Decision is entered into force 2 months after the day of its official publication.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 1341 of December 20, 2006 on the Amendments to the Order of the State Customs Committee of Russia No. 829 of November 30, 1999

To bring the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of the Russian Federation in compliance with international requirements from January 1, 2007, changes the codes for individual types of commodities, including the electronic and complicated equipment.
      The Order is entered into force from January 1, 2007.
      Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 12, 2007. Reg. No. 8934.