Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 2.08.2010

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.