Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 12.12.2008

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 943 of December 10, 2008 on the Amendments to Item 11 of the Regulation on the Application of Uniform Rates of Customs Duties, Taxes for Commodities Moved across the Customs Border of the Russian Federation by Natural Persons for Personal Use

Increases the rates of import customs duties for used cars imported by natural persons for personal use.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 934 of December 9, 2008 on the Federal Body of Executive Power in Charge of Individual Authority in the Cases of Implementation of the Federal Law on the Assistance of Development of the Housing Construction

To form the market of affordable dwelling homes, creates the Federal Fund of Assistance of Development of Housing Construction.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 924 of December 8, 2008 on the Procedure of Conclusion and Entry into Force of Agreements between the Federal Bodies of Executive Power and Executive Bodies of State Power of the Subjects of the Russian Federation to Hand over Part of Their Authority to Each Other

Specifies the procedure of conclusion and entry into force of agreements between the federal and the regional bodies of executive power to hand over part of their authority to each other.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 918 of December 8, 2008 on the Interim Rates of Import Customs Duties for Individual Types of Bovine Meat, Pork and Poultry Meat and on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 732 of December 5, 2005

Revises the quotas of import to the Russian Federation of pork and poultry meat in 2009.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 1522 of December 3, 2008 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Committing of Individual Customs Operations in the Cases of Use of the Special Customs Regime of Moving of Russian-Made Commodities between the Customs Bodies of the Russian Federation through the Territory of a Foreign State for Individual Commodities

Specifies the procedure of carrying out of individual customs operations for precious metals and precious stones, as well as commodities containing precious stones and/or precious metals, placed under the special customs regime of moving of Russian-made commodities between the customs bodies of the Russian Federation through the territory of a foreign state.