Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 27.10.2009

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 839 of October 19, 2009 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 375 of June 15, 2007

From January 1, 2010, replaces the uniform social tax with insurance contributions to the state extra-budgetary funds.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 838 of October 17, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Preliminary Coordination of Transactions and Coordination of Control of Foreign Investors or Groups of Persons Including a Foreign Investor over Economic Companies of Strategic Significance for the Country|s Defence and Security of the State

Regulates the procedure of preliminary coordination of transactions that imply control of foreign investors over companies of strategic significance.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 837 of October 17, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Licensing of Educational Activities of Educational Institutions Supervised by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and the Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation Implementing Educational Programs Containing Information Comprising the State Secret

Specifies the licensing procedure for the above activities.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 823 of October 17, 2009 on the Schemes and Programs of Perspective Development of Electric Power Supply Industry

Endorses the rules to develop the general scheme of deployment of objects of the power supply industry, scheme and program of development of the Joint Power Supply System of Russia, as well as the schemes and programs of perspective development of the power supply industry of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 822 of October 17, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Particulars of Standardisation of the Defence Products (Works, Services) Supplied under the State Defence Order, Products (Works, Services) Used for Protection of Information Comprising the State Secret or Included in Other Information of Restricted Access Protected in Compliance with the Legislation of the Russian Federation, Products (Works, Services) Information of Which Comprises the State Secret, As Well As the Processes of Design (Including Survey) Works, Production, Construction, Installation, Adjustment, Operation, Storage, Transportation, Sale, Unitisation and Disposal of the Mentioned Products

Specifies new particulars of standardisation of defence products.

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 314 of August 25, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Forms of State Documents of the Initial Professional Education, Level of Qualification and Technical Requirements to Them

Endorses new forms of the diploma of initial professional education, certificate of the level of qualification and appendices to them.