Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 23.04.2010

Federal Law No. 65-FZ of April 22, 2010, on the Amendments to the Law of the Russian Federation on the Organisation of Insurance Activities in the Russian Federation and Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Changes the bankruptcy proceedings for financial organisations, as well as the terms of application of the measures of prevention of their insolvency.

Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 22, 2010 on the Amendments to Article 6 of the Federal Law on the State Regulation of Activities of Organisation and Carrying out of Games of Chance and on the Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Adjusts the law on the state regulation of activities of organisation and carrying out of the games of chance.

Information Letter of the Presidium of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 135 of March 30, 2010 on Some Issues of Application of Article 5 Order of the Federal Law No. 312-FZ of December 30, 2008 on the Amendments to Part 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Provides recommendations on the application of individual provisions of the law on the amendments pertaining to the legal status of limited-liability companies.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 196.1 of February 26, 2010 on the Adjustment of the Rate of Import Customs Duty of the Joint Customs Tariff of the Customs Union Pertaining to Individual Types of Paper and Cardboard (City of Moscow)

Adjusts the rate of import customs duty for individual types of paper and cardboard.

Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia No. 30 of February 16, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Submission and Control of Reports of Generation, Use, Neutralisation and Deployment of Waste (Except for Statistical Reports)

Endorses a new procedure of submission and control of reports of generation, neutralisation and deployment of waste (except for statistical reports).

Order of the Federal Service for Financial Markets No. 10-19/pz-n of March 23, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Requirements to the Depositaries Providing Registration of Rights for Securities of Foreign Issuers Permitted for Public Deployment and/or Public Circulation in the Russian Federation

Depositaries must meet appropriate requirements in cases of public deployment of securities of foreign issuers in Russia.