Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 11.11.2008

Federal Law No. 202-FZ of November 8, 2008 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Ecological Expert Evaluation

Brings individual norms of the Law on the expert evaluation in compliance with some legislative acts.

Federal Law No. 201-FZ of November 8, 2008 on the Amendments to Article 1473 of Part 4 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation

Only companies with more than 75% of stocks belonging to the Russian Federation may use in their corporate names the words "Russian Federation", "Russia" and their derivates.

Federal Law No. 199-FZ of November 8, 2008 on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Philippines on the Terms of Mutual Trips of Holders of Diplomatic and Service (Official) Passports

The ratified Agreement was signed in the city of Manila (Republic of Philippines) on August 3, 2007.

Federal Law No. 198-FZ of November 8, 2008 on the Ratification of the Consular Convention between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Ratifies the Consular Convention between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Federal Law No. 196-FZ of November 8, 2008 on the Amendment to Article 12 of the Federal Law on the Industrial and Consumption Waste

Specifies that waste disposal is prohibited within the boundaries of residential settlements.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 828 of November 7, 2008 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 732 of December 5, 2005

The volume of import specified for the year 2008 is distributed among importers proportionally to the average volumes of beef, pork and poultry meet imported by them to the Russian Federation in 2005-2007.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 822 of November 7, 2008 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Submission of the Design Documentation for Objects Planned for Construction, Reconstruction, Capital Repair on the Lands of the Specially Protected Natural Territories for the Purposes of the State Expert Evaluation and the State Ecological Expert Evaluation

The city-planning and ecological expert evaluation is necessary for the design documentation of objects planned for construction, reconstruction on the lands of the specially protected natural territories.

Decision of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 209 of October 15, 2008 on the Endorsement of the Form and Procedure of Submission of the Report of Use of Amounts of Insurance Contributions for Obligatory Social Insurance against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases to Finance Preventive Measures to Reduce Industrial Injuries and Occupational Diseases of Employees

Insurants may allocate part of insurance contributions for obligatory social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases to finance preventive measures to reduce industrial injury rates and occupational diseases of employees, as well as the sanatorium and resort treatment of employees.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 2090-U of October 8, 2008 on the Amendments to the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 302-P of March 26, 2007 on the Rules of Accounting Work in Credit Organisations Located on the Territory of the Russian Federation

Introduces amendments to the Chart of Accounts of credit organisations.