Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 28.07.2008

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 556 of July 22, 2008 on the Limiting Amounts of Receipts from Sale of Commodities (Works, Services) for Each Category of Subjects of Small and Medium-Size Businesses

Specifies the limiting amounts of receipts from sale of commodities (works, services) for the previous year without VAT permitting to include organisations and independent entrepreneurs in one of the categories of subjects of small and medium-size businesses.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 554 of July 22, 2008 on the Minimum Amount of the Labour Remuneration Mark-Ups for the Night Work

The Labour Code of the Russian Federation envisages a higher labour remuneration for the night work.

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 9-P of July 16, 2008 on the Case of Constitutionality of Provisions of Article 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedures of the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Appeal of Citizen V.V.Kostylev

Recognises as not complying with the Constitution of the Russian Federation the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedures of the Russian Federation stating that the real evidence that cannot be stored in the file of the criminal case, including consignments of goods, are handed over for sale on the basis of the order of the investigator or judge.