Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 22.10.2009

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 836 of October 17, 2009 on the Purchase in 2009 at the Expense of the Federal Budget of Vaccines to Prevent Dissemination on the Territory of the Russian Federation of Diseases Caused by the Potent Flu Virus

The Government of the Russian Federation allocated to the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of Russia Rbl 3,946 million for the purchase and supplies of the above vaccines.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 826 of October 17, 2009 on the Issuance of Explanations on the Uniform Application of the Federal Law on the Obligatory Social Insurance for the Cases of Temporary Disability and Maternity

From January 1, 2010, the uniform social tax is replaced with contributions for particular types of social insurance.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 821 of October 17, 2009 on the Amendments to the List of the Types of Agricultural Products Permitting State Purveyance and Commodity Interventions

Extends the list of the types of agricultural products permitting state purveyance and commodity interventions.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 739n of September 11, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Procedure and Forms of Registration of Employees Sent on Business Trips from the Sending Organisation and Arriving in the Organisation They Are Sent to

The organisations must keep records of employees sent on business trips.

Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 13729/94n of August 19, 2009 on the Amendments to the List of Foreign States Whose Representations Enjoy on the Reciprocity Basis the Zero Percent Rate of the Value Added Tax in the Cases of Sale of Commodities (Carrying out Works, Rendering Services) for Official Use by the Foreign Diplomatic Representations and Representations of Similar Status or for Personal Use of the Diplomatic or Administrative and Technical Personnel of These Representations, Including Their Family Members Living Together with Them, Endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 6499/41n of May 8, 2007

The list of the above states includes now Sierra Leone.