Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 31.08.2010

Federal Law No. 240-FZ of July 27, 2010 on the Amendments to the City Planning Code of the Russian Federation and Individual Legislative Act of the Russian Federation

Refines the procedure of activities of self-regulating organisations in the construction area.

Federal Law No. 229-FZ of July 27, 2010 on the Amendments to Part 1 and Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Some Other Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation, As Well As on Invalidation of Individual Legislative Acts (Provisions of Legislative Acts) of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Regulation of Debts in the Payment of Taxes, Fees, Penalties and Fines and Some Other Issues of Tax Administration

Improves the procedure of granting respites (extension schedules) in the payment of taxes and fees.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 580 of July 29, 2010 on the Amendments to and Invalidation of Some of the Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation

Refines the procedure of obtaining a certificate for the right of import to Russia and export from Russia of potent and poisonous substances not being precursors of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and other issues of work of departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 578 of July 29, 2010 on the Amendments to Some of the Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Improvement of Control of Circulation of Narcotic Drugs

Extends the list of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances prohibited for circulation in the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 577 of July 29, 2010 on the Amendments to the Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation

Refines the procedure of processing of disputes between regional bodies of regulation of tariff rates, power supply organisations and consumers in the Federal Service for Tariff Rates of Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 560 of July 26, 2010 on the Amendments to Appendix 3 to the Regulation on the Export and Import of Nuclear Materials, Equipment, Special Non-Nuclear Materials and Related Technologies

Russian participants of foreign economic activities having obtained a license for the export and import of nuclear materials must notify of it a certain organisation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 552 of July 26, 2010 on the Endorsement of the List of Goods (Products) Subject to Obligatory Confirmation of Compliance with the Technical Regulation on the Requirements to Exhausts of Hazardous (Poisonous) Substances of Motor Vehicles Released for Circulation on the Territory of the Russian Federation When They Are Placed under the Customs Regimes Envisaging Opportunities of Alienation or Use of These Goods (Products) for Their Designated Purposes on the Customs Territory of the Russian Federation

The level of exhausts of motor vehicles must not exceed the normatives specified in the technical regulation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 539 of July 26, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Creation, Reorganisation, Changing of Type and Liquidation of Federal State Institutions, As Well As Endorsement of Charters of Federal State Institutions and Introduction of Amendments to Them

Amendments pertaining to the status of state and municipal institutions are entered into force from 2011.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 538 of July 26, 2010 on the Procedure to Qualify the Property of the Autonomous or Budget-Supported Institution As Especially Valuable Movable Property

Autonomous and budget-supported institutions may dispose of their property independently, except for the immovable property, as well as the especially valuable movable property allocated to them by the owner or purchased at the expense of allocated resources.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation No. 72 of June 28, 2010 on the Endorsement of SanPiN 2.4.7/1.1.2651-10

Extends the sphere of application of SanPiNs containing hygienic requirements to clothing.

Decision of the Plenum of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 37 of July 1, 2010 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Plenum of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 30 of October 6, 2005 on Some Issues of the Practice of Application of the Federal Law “The Charter of the Railway Transport of the Russian Federation”

Extends the earlier prepared explanations on the application of the Charter of the Railway Transport of the Russian Federation.

Order of the Federal Service of Technical and Export Control No. 354 of June 22, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Preparation and Placing of Information on the Activities of the Federal Service of Technical and Export Control on the Official Site of the Federal Service of Technical and Export Control in the Internet

Regulates the above procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 137 of June 21, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Application to Render the Services of Subjects of Natural Monopolies in the Airports, the Form and Procedure of Keeping of the Register of Applications to Render the Services of Subjects of Natural Monopolies in the Airports

Services in airports are provided on the basis of contracts.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 123 of June 1, 2010 on the Organisation of Planned Checks of Activities of the Federal Service, Federal Agencies, Federal State Institution and the Federal State Unitary Enterprises Supervised by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation

Regulates the above procedure.

Federal Law No. 242-FZ of July 30, 2010 on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Organisation and Carrying out of the XXII Winter Olympic Games and the XI Paralympic Games of 2014 in the City of Sochi and Development of Sochi As a Mountain Climate Resort

Refines legislation on the preparation for the Winter Olympic Games of 2014 in the city of Sochi.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 331 of June 18, 2010 on the Endorsement of the List of Goods Imported Temporarily with a Full Exemption from Custom Duties, Taxes, As Well As on the Terms of Such Exemption, Including Its Limiting Deadlines

Full exemption applies to individual goods imported on the temporary basis.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 293 of July 12, 2010 on the Procedure of Preparation and Conclusion of the Lease Contract for the Land Plot Located within the Boundaries of the Functional Zones of National Parks

Appropriate powers were handed over to the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 582 of July 29, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Lists of Low-Voltage Equipment Included in the Groups of Risk

Low-voltage equipment is divided into three groups of risk for the purposes of obligatory confirmation of compliance.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1292-r of July 30, 2010 on the Concept of Development of the State Monitoring of Lands of Agricultural Destination and the Lands Used or Provided for Agricultural Purposes from the Lands of Other Categories and on the Forming of the State Information Resources on These Lands for the Period until 2020

Approves the above concept.

Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation No. 256 of July 21, 2010 on the Limiting Maximum Prices for the Forage Grain of the Harvest of 2008 in the Cases of State Commodity Interventions in 2010

Interventions are arranged to regulate the market of agricultural products.

Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation No. 249 of July 15, 2010 on the Limiting Maximum Prices for Grain in the Cases of State Commodity Interventions in 2010

Specifies the maximum prices for grain for 2010 permitting to carry out state interventions for the grain purchased in 2005-2006.

Order of the Federal Migration Service No. 147 of June 28, 2010 on the Forms and Procedure of Notification of the Federal Migration Service of the Employment of Foreign Citizens on the Territory of the Russian Federation

Endorses the forms of documents necessary for the implementation of the new provisions.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 330 of June 18, 2010 on the Procedure of Confirmation of the Actual Export of Goods from the Customs Territory of the Customs Union by the Customs Body Located in the Place of Departure

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 63n of June 28, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Accounting Regulation "Correcting Errors in Accounting Records and Reports (PBU 22/2010)"

The procedure must be observed by all legal entities other than credit organisations and budget-supported institutions.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 599 of August 5, 2010 on the Interim Prohibition to Export Some Types of Agricultural Products from the Territory of the Russian Federation

Prohibits to export wheat and meslin, barley, rye, corn and flours from Russia from August 15 to December 31, 2010.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 594 of August 2, 2010 on the Endorsement of the List of Low-Voltage Equipment Subject to Obligatory Confirmation of Compliance When Placed under the Customs Procedures Envisaging Opportunities of Alienation or Use of This Equipment for Their Designated Purposes on the Territory of the Russian Federation

Endorses the list of such equipment.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 593 of August 2, 1010 on the Amendments to the Rules of Determination of the Boundaries of the Points of Transfer through the State Border of the Russian Federation

Adjusts the rules of determination of the boundaries of the points of transfer through the state border of Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 592 of August 2, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Transfer through the State Border of the Russian Federation and on the Terms of Stay of Foreign Sea and Air Vessels and Other Transport Vehicles Used in Incidents of Oil Pollution, As Well As the Personnel, Cargo, Materials and Equipment Necessary in Such Cases

In 2009, Russia joined the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation of 1990.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 590 of August 2, 2010 on the Procedure for the Federal Budget-Supported Institutions to Implement the Powers of the Federal Body of State Power (State Body) in Charge of the Public Obligations to the Natural Person That Must Be Executed in the Monetary Form and on Their Financial Support

Federal budget-supported institutions can make monetary payments to citizens from January 1, 2011 in the framework of the reform of the system of state institutions.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 586 of August 2, 2010 on the Amendments to the Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation

Invalidates federal rule (standard) 6 of audit activities.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 585 of August 2, 2010 on the Amendment to the List of International and Foreign Organisations Whose Grants (Gratuitous Aid) Received by Taxpayers Are Exempted from Taxation and Are Not Registered for Taxation Purposes in the Incomes of Russian Organisations Getting Them

Specifies the resources allocated to support science and education, culture and arts.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1284-r of July 29, 2010

Specifies the list of appropriate state standards necessary for the implementation of the technical regulation on the safety of low-voltage equipment.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 66n of July 2, 2010 on the Forms of Accounting Reports of Organisations

Endorses new forms of documents included in accounting reports of legal entities (other than credit organisations and state (municipal) institutions).

Concept of Development of the Payment System of the Bank of Russia until 2015 (Approved by the Decision of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (of July 16, 2010, Protocol 16))

The system is expected to be made more efficient.

Information of the Central Bank of Russia of August 5, 2010

Introduces a new banknote with the nominal value of Rbl 1000.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 600 of August 5, 2010 on the Transfer of Days-off in 2011

Day-off of March 5 is transferred to March 7.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 575n of July 29, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Procedure to Hand over Medicines and Means of Personal Protection from the Federal Reserve

The federal reserve has been created to combat flu viruses.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 74n of July 29, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Procedure to Supply Citizens of the Russian Federation with Medicines and Means of Personal Protection from the Federal Reserve

The federal reserve has been created to combat flu viruses.

Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 8281 of June 3, 2010 on the Amendments to the Administrative Regulation on the Execution of the State Function of Drawing up Invitations, As Well As Adoption of Decisions to Issue Visas to Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons Endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia No. 7203 of June 10, 2008

Refines the procedure of issuance of initiations and visas to foreign citizens.

Order of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates No. 216 of June 4, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation for the Federal Service for Tariff Rates to Execute the State Function of Pre-Trial Processing of Disputes Pertaining to the Fixing and Application of Prices (Tariff Rates) Regulated under the Federal Law on Natural Monopolies

The Federal Service for Tariff Rates is authorised to process the above disputes.

Letter of the Department of the Tax and Customs Tariff Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-07-09/41 of August 2, 2010 on the Negative Invoices

The Tax Code of the Russian Federation does not envisage making out negative invoices.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 2478-U of July 6, 2010 on the Invalidation of the Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 1408-U of March 29, 2004 on the Procedure of Registration in Accounting Work of Credit Organisations of Operations of Depositing of Obligatory Reserves in the Bank of Russia

The changes are stipulated by the adoption of the new regulation on the obligatory reserves and the changing of the accounting procedures in credit organisations.

Letter of the Department of the Tax and Customs Tariff Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-01-15/6-170 of August 3, 2010

Explains the issue of use of automatic systems in the cases of generation of documents on a strict-accountability form having the status of a cash slip.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 622 of August 12, 2010 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1194 of December 31, 2009

Adjusts the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation on the experiment of promotion of purchase of new cars as a trade-in for the old ones.

Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service No. 400 of July 17, 2010 on the Official Site of the Russian Federation in the Internet to Place Information on Tenders

Information on tenders is placed at www.torgi.gov.ru and the sites of appropriate bodies of power before 2011 and at www.zakupki.gov.ru from 2011.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation No. 71 of June 28, 2010 on the Endorsement of SanPiN 2.3.2.2650-01 "Amendments 18 to the Sanitary and Epidemiological Rules and Normatives SanPiN 2.3.2.1078-01 "Hygienic Requirements of Safety and Nutrient Value of Foodstuffs""

Adjusts hygienic requirements of safety and nutrient value of foodstuffs.

Information Letter of the Presidium of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 140 of June 25, 2010 on Some Issues Having Emerged after the Entry into Force of the Federal Law No. 69-FZ of April 30, 2010 on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Adoption of the Federal Law on the Compensation for the Violation of the Right for Court Proceedings within Reasonable Time or the Right for Execution of the Court Ruling within Reasonable Time

Provides explanations on the amendments adopted after the entry into force of the above law.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 615 of August 12, 2010 on the Limiting Maximum Amount of Payment for the Cadastral Certificate Issued by the Record Keeping Body or Organisation for a Building, Structure, Room or Objects of Unfinished Construction Registered before the Entry into Force of the Federal Law on the State Cadastre of Immovable Property or in the Transient Period

The law on the state cadastre of immovable property has entered into force from March 1, 2008.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. ShS-37-2/9030@ of August 13, 2010 on Individual Issues of the Functioning of the Customs Union

Explains individual issues of collection of indirect taxes in the cases of import and export in the Customs Union.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. ShS-37-3/8932@ of August 12, 2010 on the Procedure of Filling of the Tax Declaration for the Value Added Tax

There are amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation entering into force from October 1, 2010.

Order of the Federal Service for Financial Markets No. 10-48/pz-n of July 20, 2010 on the Amendments to the Standards of Issuance of Securities and Registration of Prospectuses of Securities Endorsed by the Order of the Federal Service for Financial Markets of Russia No. 07-4/pz-n of January 25, 2007

Adjusts the standards of issuance of securities and registration of prospectuses.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 514n of July 13, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Application of Employers, Ordering Parties of Works (Services), Including the Foreign Citizens Registered As Individual Entrepreneurs, for the Demand in Workforce to Occupy Vacant and Created Positions for Foreign Employees and Its Filling Procedure, As Well As the Form of the Application of Employers for the Increase of the Demand in Foreign Employees Specified for the Current Year and the Amount of Quotas Endorsed for the Current Year, As Well As on the Adjustment of the Distribution for the Current Year of the Demand...

Introduces a new form of the application.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 620 of August 12, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Objects of Sea Transport

Specifies the minimum safety requirements for the objects of sea transport.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 334 of June 18, 2010 on Some Issues of Regulation of the Import of Sugar to the Territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan applies on the unilateral basis restrictions of import of sugar from third countries.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. ShS-37-3/9182@ of August 16, 2010 on the Information Necessary for the Calculation of the Tax on Extraction of Mineral Resources for Oil for July 2010

Provides the above information.

Order of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation No. 313 of August 11, 2010 on the Procedure for the Bodies of the Prosecutor’s Office to Form the Annual Summary Schedule of Planned Checks of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs

Endorses a new procedure of forming of the mentioned plan.

Letter of the Central Bank of Russia No. 113-T of August 11, 2010 on the Registration in Accounting Work of the Credit Organisation of Operations of Depositing of Obligatory Reserves in the Bank of Russia

Explains the entries used to register operations of depositing of obligatory reserves in the Bank of Russia.

Information Letter of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 12-3/10/2-6752 of August 6, 2010 on the Restoration of Work-Books of Citizens Lost As a Result of Fires Occurring As a Natural Disaster

The person having lost it reports it at the last place of work.

Order of the Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 638 of July 28, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Determination of the Production Demand of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs Using in Their Own Production Precursors of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Included in Table I and Table II of List IV of the List of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors

Amounts of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances used in own production may not be greater than the production demand.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 329 of July 26, 2010 on the Methods of Determination of the Average Profitability of Long-Term State Obligations Used in Price-Per-Power Estimates for Power Suppliers

Provides the method of determination of the average profitability of long-term state obligations.

Order of the Federal Service for Financial Markets No. 10-46/pz-n of July 15, 2010 on the Particulars of Application of the Grounds to Exclude Securities from Quotation Lists of Stock Exchanges

Securities are excluded from lists if they or the issuer do not meet available requirements.

Order of the Federal Service for Financial Markets No. 10-44/pz-i of July 6, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Typical Forms of the Contract for the Services of the Specialised Depositary to a Non-State Pension Fund Engaged in Activities As an Insurer in Obligatory Pension Insurance, Contract of Trust Control for the Resources of Accumulated Pensions between a Non-State Pension Fund Engaged in Activities As an Insurer in Obligatory Pension Insurance and the Management Company and the Contract for the Services of a Specialised Depositary to the Management Company Providing Trust Control for the Resources of Accumulated Pensions of Non-State Pension Fund Engaged in Activities As an Insurer in Obligatory Pension Insurance

Endorses new typical forms of the above contracts.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation No. 75 of June 28, 2010 on the Endorsement of SanPiN 2.1.4.2653-10 "Amendments 2 to SanPiN 2.1.4.1116-02 "Potable Water. Hygienic Requirements to the Quality of Water Packed in Capacities. Quality Control""

Refines hygienic requirements to the quality of water in packages.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Federal Tax Service No. 58n/MMV-7-2/279@ of June 11, 2010 on the Invalidation of the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Federal Tax Service No. 26n/SAE-3-07/87@ of February 13, 2006

Appropriate decision of the Government of the Russian Federation is applied from January 1, 2011.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 640 of August 18, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Production, Processing, Storage, Sale, Purchase, Use, Transportation and Destruction of Precursors of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Specifies the above procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 636 of August 18, 2010 on the Requirements to the Terms of the Contract for Energy Services and on the Particulars of Determination of the Initial (Maximum) Price (Lot Price) of the Contract for Energy Services

A new chapter is included in the law on the placing of state and municipal orders pertaining to contacts for energy services.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 634 of August 18, 2010 on the Invalidation of the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 183 of March 18, 2008

Introduces procedural changes pursuant to the changes in the law on the legal status of foreigners.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 626 of August 17, 2010 on the Amendments to the Regulation on the Form of the Visa, Procedure and Terms of Its Drawing up and Issuance, Prolongation, Restoration in the Cases of Its Loss, As Well As the Procedure of Revocation of the Visa

Specifies the procedure for skilled specialists.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 624 of August 17, 2010 on the Amendments to the Rules of Allocation of Budget Resources from the Reserve Fund of the Government of the Russian Federation for Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations and Consequences of Natural Disasters

Resources of the Fund are allocated to federal and regional bodies of executive power for partial financing of certain measures.

Order of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Area of Public Health and Social Development No. 6512-PR/10 of July 7, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Forms for Registration of the Limiting Producer Prices for the Vital and Most Important Medicines

Endorses the above forms.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 59n of June 11, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Specimen of the Special Stamp for Labelling Tobacco Items, Forms of Documents and the Rules of Storage of Special Stamps Envisaged in the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 27 of January 26, 2010, As Well As the Procedure of Destruction of the Special Stamps Envisaged in the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 648 of June 18, 1999

A new procedure of labelling of tobacco items is introduced pursuant to the adoption of the technical regulation.

Order of the Federal Service for Financial Markets No. 10-37/pz-n of June 8, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Calculation of the Market Value of Assets Used to Place the Resources of Pension Reserves and the Aggregate Market Value of Pension Reserves of a Non-State Pension Fund

Introduces a new such procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 645 of August 21, 2010 on the Proprietary Support of Small and Medium-Size Businesses in the Cases of Granting of Federal Property

State or municipal property may be granted on lease terms to businesses and organisations forming the supporting infrastructure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 623 of August 12, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Objects of Inland Water Transport

Endorses the above technical regulation.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 351 of August 17, 2010 on the Temporary Prohibition to Export Certain Types of Agricultural Goods from the Territory of the Russian Federation

Introduces a temporary prohibition from August 15 to December 31, 2010 to export wheat, meslin, barley, rye, corn, flours.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 344 of August 17, 2010 on the Application of Part 1 of Article 6 of the Agreement on the Circulation of Products Subject to Obligatory Assessment (Confirmation) of Compliance on the Customs Territory of the Customs Union of December 11, 2009

The declaration of compliance is adopted by the producer of the country of production or the supplier of the country of destination.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1060 of August 25, 2010 on the Improvement of the State Management in the Area of Information Technologies

Dissolves the Federal Agency for Information Technologies. Its functions are handed over to the Ministry of Communication of Russia.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 341 of August 17, 2010 on the Issues of Application of Sanitary Measures in the Custom Union

Amends the joint list of goods subject to sanitary and epidemiological control, hygienic and epidemiological requirements to such goods, the form of the document confirming the safety of products (goods). Adjusts the regulation on the procedure of state sanitary and epidemiological control.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 74n of July 21, 2010 on the Invalidation of Some of the Normative Legal Acts of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Procedure of Destruction of Residues of Stamps Introduced by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 212 of April 11, 2003 and Information Media Introduced by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 785 of December 21, 2005

Old special federal stamps did not have a bar code present on the new stamps introduced from January 1, 2006.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 650 of August 20, 2010 on the Amendments to Some Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation pursuant to the Adoption of the Federal Law on the Circulation of Medicines

The amendments are stipulated by the entry into force from September 1, 2010 of the new law regulating circulation of medicines.

Order of the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcoholic Market No. 42n of June 24, 2010 on the Procedure of Purchase and Registration of the Special Federal Stamps, As Well As Destruction of Unused, Damaged Ones and the Ones Failing to Comply with Available Requirements

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcoholic Market No. 33n of May 12, 2010 on the Endorsement of the List of Information on the Labelled Alcoholic Products Included in the Special Federal Stamps for Reading with Technical Means of the Joint State Automatic Information System of Registration of the Volume of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products, As Well As the Format of the Mentioned Information

Introduces a new list and format of information included in the special federal stamps.

Order of the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcoholic Market No. 31n of April 30, 2010 on the Procedure of Storage of Special Federal Stamps in Organisations

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcoholic Market No. 24n of March 15, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Filling of Declarations on the Volumes of Production, Circulation and Use of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products

Endorses the above procedure.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1074 of August 27, 2010 on the Federal Forestry Agency

The Agency is handed over from the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia directly to the Government of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 652 of August 26, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Export Customs Duties for Raw Oil and Individual Categories of Commodities of Oil Exported outside the Territory of the Russian Federation and the Territories of the Member-States of the Customs Union Agreements

Adjusts the rates of export customs duties for raw oil and individual categories of commodities of oil.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. ShS-37-3/9373@ of August 19, 2010 on the Implementation of Individual Provisions of the Federal Law No. 41-FZ of April 5, 2010

Explains the taxation procedure for the payments to the unemployed to open and expand own businesses.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service and the Pension Fund of Russia No. YaK-17-8/58/AD-30-24/8509 of August 11, 2010 on the Return of Excessively Paid (Collected) Insurance Contributions for Obligatory Pension Issuance, Penalties and Fines

Excessively paid (collected) insurance contributions for the estimated periods of 2002-2009 are returned to the budget classification codes where the chief administrator is the Federal Tax Service of Russia.

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 765 of July 13, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Issuance of the Certificate of State Testing of Citizens of Foreign States in the Russian Language As a Foreign Language Issued by the Educational Institution (Organisation) on the Territory of the Russian Federation or Abroad Permitted to Carry out Such Testing by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Some foreigners and stateless persons may get Russian citizenship, which requires the knowledge of the Russian language.

The Ruling of the Judicial Division for Civil Cases of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 75-V10-2 of July 23, 2010 Affirmed the Court Decision Having Dismissed the Case of Collection of Earnings and Compensation for the Moral Damage, Since the Labour Legislation Permits to Fix the Salaries (Tariff Rates) As Integral Parts of Employee Earnings in the Amount Smaller Than the Minimum Amount of Labour Remuneration, Provided Their Earnings Including All Elements Is Not Smaller Than the Minimum Amount of Labour Remuneration Fixed in the Federal Law

Provides explanations on the above issue.

Letter of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Area of Protection of Consumer Rights and Human Well-Being No. 01/11739-0-32 of August 11, 2010 on the Amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation

The amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation are entered into force from August 13, 2010.