Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 29.11.2010

Federal Law No. 311-FZ of November 27, 2010 on the Customs Regulation in the Russian Federation

Specifies particulars of customs regulation in Russia arising from application of the Customs Code of the Customs Union.

Federal Law No. 310-FZ of November 27, 2010 on the Amendments to Article 346.12 of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Amends the list of organisations that cannot use the simplified system of taxation.

Federal Law No. 309-FZ of November 27, 2010 on the Amendments to Chapter 21 of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Adjusts the procedure of application of the zero VAT rate for the services in the cases of moving of goods across the customs border.

Federal Law No. 308-FZ of November 27, 2010 on the Amendments to Chapters 30 and 31 of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

The base for the property tax from organisations is reduced by the amount of finished investments in construction, reconstruction and/or modernisation of objects of transport infrastructure.

Federal Law No. 307-FZ of November 27, 2010 on the Amendments to Articles 342 and 361 of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Revises the rates of the tax on extraction of mineral resources and the transport tax.

Federal Law No. 306-FZ of November 27, 2010 on the Amendments to Part 1 and Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and the Law of the Russian Federation on the Tax Bodies of the Russian Federation

Introduces advance payment of excise duty tax for alcoholic and alcohol-containing products.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 958n of November 2, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Application for the Registration of the Limiting Producer Price for Medicines Included in the List of Vital and Most Important Ones

The prices must be registered in the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of Russia.

Information Letter of the Presidium of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 142 of October 20, 2010 on the Procedure of Collection of the Fee for Provided and Cleaned Cars from the Owners of Non-Public-Use Railway Tracks

Explains the above rules.