Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 15.09.2010

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 711 of September 13, 2010 on the Improvement of the Procedure of Application of the Zero Rate for the Value Added Tax in the Cases of Sale of Goods (Works, Services) for Official Use by Foreign Diplomatic Representations and Representations of Similar Status or for Personal Use by the Diplomatic, Administrative and Technical Personnel of These Representations, Including Their Family Members Living Together with Them

Adjusts the rules of application of the zero rate of the value added tax.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 708 of September 10, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Arranging and Carrying out of the Contest for the Contracts of Trust Control of Resources of Accumulated Pensions with the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation and the Rules of Prolongation of Contracts of Trust Control of Resources of Accumulated Pensions Concluded with the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation

Introduces a new such procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 706 of September 10, 2010 on the Amendments to the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Wheeled Transport Vehicles

Adjusts the safety requirements for the wheeled transport vehicles.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 705 of September 10, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Exemption from Customs Duty for the Goods Imported to the Territory of the Russian Federation for Their Use for the Purpose of the XXII Olympic Games and the XI Paralympic Games of 2014 in the City of Sochi

The goods used in the course of the XXII Olympic Games and the XI Paralympic Games are exempted from the import customs duty.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 697 of September 8, 2010 on the Uniform System of Interagency Electronic Interaction

Endorses the regulation on the uniform system of interagency electronic interaction.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 373 of August 17, 2010 on the List of Operations Failing to Meet the Requirements of Processing Enough in the Determination of the Status of Goods Made (Obtained) While Using Foreign Goods Placed under the Customs Procedure of Free Customs Zone or the Customs Procedure of Free Warehouse

Specifies the list of operations failing to meet the requirements of processing enough, the criteria being used to determined the status of goods.

Joint Letter of the Pension Fund of Russia and the Federal Tax Service No. AD-30-24/9291/MMV-22-2/422@ of August 31, 2010

From January 1, 2010, the Pension Fund of Russia and its territorial bodies control calculation and payment of insurance contributions for obligatory pension and medical insurance.