Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 13.01.2009

Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 7-rp of January 10, 2009 on the Official Publication of the Constitution of the Russian Federation

3,000 copies of the Constitution of the Russian Federation will be published with adopted amendments.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1082 of December 31, 2008 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Import Customs Duties for Individual Types of Metal Working Equipment

Introduces on the permanent basis the zero rates of import customs duties for individual types of metal working equipment.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1072 of December 29, 2008 on the Body in Charge of Accreditation of the Bodies of Certification and Testing Laboratories (Centres) Confirming Compliance of Milk and Dairy Products, Butter, Juices of Fruits and Vegetables

The Technical Regulations on milk and dairy products and on butter are entered into force in December 1008 and the Technical Regulation on juices of fruits and vegetables will enter into force in April 2009.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1061 of December 29, 2008 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Control over Land Planning Measures

The need to endorse a new Regulation is stipulated by the entry into force from March 1, 2008 of the Federal Law on the state cadastre of immovable property and adoption of the Federal Law on the protection of rights of legal entities and independent entrepreneurs in the course of state control (enforcement) and municipal control.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1048 of December 29, 2008 on the Amendments to the Rules of Preparation of Normative Legal Acts of the Federal Bodies of Executive Power and Their State Registration

Refines the procedure of working out of draft normative legal acts of the federal bodies of executive power.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1020 of December 24, 2008 on the State Registration of the Contracts of Disposal of the Exclusive Right for the Invention, Useful Model, Industrial Prototype, Registered Layout of an Integrated Circuit, Computer Program, Database and Transfer without a Contract of the Exclusive Right for the Invention, Useful Model, Industrial Prototype, Trade Mark, Service Mark, Name of the Place of Origin of the Commodity, Registered Layout of an Integrated Circuit, Computer Program, Database

Specifies the procedure of state registration of appropriate contracts.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 988 of December 24, 2008 on the Endorsement of the List of Scientific Research and Design Works Permitting to Include the Taxpayer Expenses in Other Expenses in the Actual Amount with a factor 1.5 in Compliance with Item 2 of Article 262 of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

The measures are aimed at stimulation of innovative activities in the Russian Federation.

Order of the Federal Agency for Fishing No. 368 of December 3, 2008 on the Typical Regulation on the Territorial Body of the Federal Agency for Fishing

In 2008, the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Fishing was reorganised into the Federal Agency for Fishing.