Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 31.03.2011

Order of the Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation No. 35 of January 25, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Classification of Objects of the Tourist Industry, Including Hotels and Other Accommodations, Pistes, Beaches

Introduces a new such procedure.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-6/1@ of January 12, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Forms and Formats of Applications for Registration and Removal from Records in the Tax Bodies for Organisations and Individual Entrepreneurs As the Payers of the Uniform Imputed Income Tax for Individual Types of Activities

Endorses new such forms.

Order of the Federal Agency for the Outfit of the State Border of the Russian Federation No. 451-OD of December 27, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Regime in the Points of Transfer through the State Border of the Russian Federation

Introduces new such rules.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 186n of December 24, 2010 on the Amendments to the Normative Legal Acts on Accounting Work and Invalidation of the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 3 of January 15, 1997

Adjusts some normative legal acts on accounting work.

Federal Law No. 22-FZ of March 1, 2011 on the Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law on Science and State Science and Technical Policy and Article 17.1 of the Federal Law on the Protection of Competition

State (municipal) institutions of higher education are permitted to create economic companies.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 2586-U of February 25, 2011 on the Interest Rate for the Credits Secured with Assets or Guarantees

Increases by 0.25 percentage points the interest rates for the credits of the Central Bank of Russia secured with assets or guarantees.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 2585-U of February 25, 2011 on the Interest Rate for the Deposit Operations of the Bank of Russia

Increases the fixed interest rates for the deposit operations of the Central Bank of Russia to make 3% annual.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 2584-U of February 25, 2011 on the Interest Rate for the Overnight Credit of the Bank of Russia

Increases the rate for the overnight credit of the Bank of Russia from 7.75% to 8% annual.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 2583-U of February 25, 2011 on the Rate of Refinancing of the Bank of Russia

The rate of refinancing of the Bank of Russia is increased from 7.75% to 8% annual.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 2582-U of February 25, 2011 on the Normatives of Obligatory Reserves (Reserve Requirements) of the Bank of Russia

Increases the normatives of obligatory reserves of credit organisations deposited in the Central Bank of Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 107 of February 25, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Recognition of International Standards of Financial Reports and Explanations of International Standards of Financial Reports for Application on the Territory of the Russian Federation

Explains application of international standards of financial reports in Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 61 of February 7, 2011 on the Federal Targeted Program of Development of Education for the Years 2011-2015

The task is to bring professional education in compliance with the requirements of the labour market.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 20 of January 25, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Nomenclature of Component Parts (Parts, Units and Plants) Having a Zero Value of Wear in the Calculation of Expenses for Spare Parts in the Cases of Renewal of Transport Vehicles

The nomenclature is used for insurance purposes.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 21n of January 24, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Application of the Insured to the Territorial Body of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation to Request Infromation on the Earnings, Other Payments and Rewards, Form and Procedure of Sending of the Request, Form and Procedure for the Territorial Fund of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation to Provide the Requested Information

Certain situations require requesting infromation from the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation on available payments and other rewards in favour of the insured.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-3/768@ of December 27, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Tax Declaration for the Expected Income of the Natural Person (Form 4-HDFL), Its Filling Procedure and the Format of the Tax Declaration for the Expected Income of the Natural Person (Form 4-HDFL)

The declaration is submitted by entrepreneurs without the forming of the legal entity and persons engaged in private practices.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 132 of March 1, 2011 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 Loss, As Well As the Procedure of Revocation

The procedure of drawing up of visas for family members of a skilled foreign specialist is being brought in compliance with the actual legislation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 120 of March 1, 2011 on the Amendments to the Regulation on the Particulars of the Procedure of Calculation of Temporary Disability and Maternity Allowances, Monthly Child Care Allowance for Citizens Covered by the Obligatory Social Insurance for the Cases of Temporary Disability and Maternity

Adjusts the above regulation pursuant to the entry into force of the amendments from January 1, 2011.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 117 of March 1, 2011 on the Cases Permitting to Declare the Goods Exported from the Russian Federation Indicating a Single Classification Code of the Joint Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of the Customs Union

Specifies the above cases.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 548 of January 28, 2010 on the Adjustment of the Rates of Import Customs Duties of the Joint Customs Tariff of the Customs Union for Individual Types of Grain

Introduces the zero rates of import customs duties for individual types of grain.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 270 of March 4, 2011 on the Measures to Improve State Regulation of the Financial Market of the Russian Federation

The Federal Service of Insurance Enforcement is incorporated in the Federal Service for Financial Markets of Russia, the latter being handed over to the Ministry of Finance of Russia.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 158n of February 28, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Obligatory Medical Insurance

Endorses new rules regulating relations of subjects and participants of obligatory medical insurance pursuant to the entry into force of the new law from 2011.

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 187 of February 14, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Program of Training of Mediators

The mediation procedure is entered into force from January 1, 2011.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 270 of March 4, 2011 on the Measures to Improve State Regulation of the Financial Market of the Russian Federation

The Federal Service of Insurance Enforcement is incorporated in the Federal Service for Financial Markets of Russia, the latter being handed over to the Ministry of Finance of Russia.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 158n of February 28, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Obligatory Medical Insurance

Endorses new rules regulating relations of subjects and participants of obligatory medical insurance pursuant to the entry into force of the new law from 2011.

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 187 of February 14, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Program of Training of Mediators

The mediation procedure is entered into force from January 1, 2011.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 146 of March 4, 2011 on the Register of Notifications of the Creation of Economic Companies Founded by Budget-Supported Scientific Institutions and Institutions of Higher Professional Education and the Procedure of Its Transfer to Control Bodies in Charge of the Payment of Insurance Contributions

The register is kept by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation No. 13 of January 18, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Forms of Reports for the Year 2010

In 2010, the regions got subsidies from the federal budget to support agriculture.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 4n of January 17, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Form and Procedure of Issuance of the Certificate of the Amount of Earnings, Other Payments and Rewards Used to Transfer Insurance Contributions for Obligatory Social Insurance for the Cases of Temporary Disability and Maternity for the Two Calendar Years Preceding the Year of the End of Work (Service, Other Activities) or the Year of Applying for the Certificate and the Current Calendar Year

There are amendments to the law on the obligatory social insurance for the cases of temporary disability and maternity.

Federal Law No. 35-FZ of March 8, 2011 "The Charter of the Discipline of Employees of Organisations Operating Production Facilities of Special Radiation and Nuclear Hazards and Objects in the Area of Use of Nuclear Power"

Introduces higher requirements to the work discipline of employees and heads of above organisations.

Federal Law No. 33-FZ of March 8, 2011 on the Amendment to Article 33 of the Federal Law on the Electric Power Supply Industry

Creates the Council of the Market as a self-regulating organisation to ensure the functioning of the commercial infrastructure of the wholesale market of the electric power supply industry.

Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 8, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine on the Measures to Protect Technologies Pertaining to Cooperation in the Area of Investigation and Use of the Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes and in Creation and Operation of Missiles and Related Equipment

Ratifies the above agreement.

Federal Law No. 30-FZ of March 8, 2011 on the Accession of the Russian Federation to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

Russia joins the above convention.

Federal Law No. 25-FZ of March 7, 2011 on the Amendment to Article 346.29 of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

The amendments pertain to the uniform imputed income tax.

Federal Law No. 24-FZ of March 7, 2011 on the Amendment to Article 3.1 of the Federal Law on the Amendments to Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Some Other Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

The amendments pertain to the payment of the income tax from natural persons from incomes under the contracts on voluntary pension insurance.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 129 of March 1, 2011 on the Amendments to the Rules of Technological Connection of Energy Accepting Devices of Consumers of Electric Energy, Objects Producing Electric Energy, As Well As Objects of Power Supply Networks Owned by Network Organisations and Other Parties, to Electric Networks

Refines the above rules.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 23n of February 24, 2011 on the Invalidation of Orders of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Nos. 75n of June 20, 2005, 112n of September 7, 2005, 47n of March 23, 2006, 48n of March 23, 2006, 86n of June 1, 2006 and 179n of December 19, 2006

The orders are invalidated pursuant to introduction of amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

Order of the Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 99 of January 31, 2011 on the Endorsement of the List of Cars Produced on the Territory of the Russian Federation Permitting to Reimburse the Shortfall of Income to Credit Organisations in the Cases of Purchase by Natural Persons on Credit in 2009-2011 Proceeding from Two Thirds of the Rate of Refinancing of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

Extends the above list.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 20n of January 24, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Form and Procedure of Sending of the Insurant Request to the Insurer Territorial Body to Check Information on the Insurant (Insurants) Having Issued to the Insured the Certificate (Certificates) of the Amount of Earnings, Other Payments and Rewards for Calculation of the Temporary Disability and Maternity Allowances, the Monthly Child Care Allowance

Provides the form of the above request.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-11/11@ of January 13, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Form, Procedure of Filling and Format of Information on the Registered Rights for Immovable Property (Including the Land Plots) and Transactions with It, Holders of Rights for Immovable Property and the Objects of Immovable Property

This information is provided by the bodies in charge of cadastral records to the tax bodies at the place of location.

Decision of the Plenum of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 10 of February 17, 2011 on Some Issues of Application of the Bail Legislation

Explains the most arguable issues.

Decision of the Plenum of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 9 of February 17, 2011 on the Amendment to the Decision of the Plenum of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 60 of July 23, 2009 on Some Issues of Adoption of Federal Law No. 296-FZ of December 30, 2008 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy)

The amendments on the status of the bankruptcy commissioner are entered into force from January 1, 2011.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 150 of March 5, 2011 on the Procedure of Confirmation of the Powers of the Payers of Insurance Contributions to the State Extra-Budgetary Funds in the Making, Release (in the Air) and/or Publication of Mass Media, As Well As the Keeping of the Register of the Mentioned Payers of Insurance Contributions and Its Transfer to the Bodies in Charge of Control of the Payment of Insurance Contributions

Some Russian mass media organisations pay insurance contributions at reduced rates.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1242 of December 31, 2010 on the Amendments to Some Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Functioning of Retail Markets of Electric Energy

Adjusts some acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on the above issues.

Order of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation No. 47 of February 15, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Methodology Directions on the Calculation of Tariff Rates and Mark-Ups in the Area of Activities of Organisations of the Communal Complex

The Directions are intended for the regional and municipal regulatory bodies, regulated organisations.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 14n of February 8, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Particulars of Registration in the Tax Bodies of Organisations Having Obtained the Status of Participants of the Project of Implementation of Investigations and Commercialisation of Their Results in Compliance with the Federal Law on the Innovation Centre Skolkovo

Specifies the particulars of registration for taxation purposes of the above organisations.

Information of the Central Bank of Russia of March 1, 2011

The Central Bank of Russia changes parameters of the mechanism of exchange rate policies.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 164 of March 11, 2011 on the State Control (Enforcement) in the Area of Education

Endorses the regulation on the state control (enforcement) in the area of education.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 163 of March 11, 2011 on the Amendments to the Regulation on the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation is empowered with authority to organise providing of state and municipal services in the electronic form and through multifunctional centres.

Decision of the Plenum of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 12 of February 17, 2011 on the Some Issues of Application of the Code of Arbitration Procedures of the Russian Federation in the Wording of the Federal Law No. 228-FZ of July 27, 2010 on the Amendments to the Code of Arbitration Procedures of the Russian Federation

The amendments to the Code of Arbitration Procedures of the Russian Federation are entered into force from December 1, 2010.

Order of the Federal Agency for Tourism No. 50 of March 12, 2011 on the Measures to Inform Tour Operators, Tour Agents and Tourists of the Natural Disaster in Japan

Russian citizens are recommended to abstain from trips to this country.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 197n of December 30, 2010 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 106n of November 24, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Recording of Information in the Fields of Payments Documents to Transfer Taxes, Fees and Other Payments to the Budget System of the Russian Federation

The amendments to the federal legislation are expected to improve the legal status of state (municipal) institutions.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 156n of February 28, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Estimate for Accrued and Paid Insurance Contributions for Obligatory Social Insurance for the Cases of Temporary Disability and Maternity and for Obligatory Social Insurance against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases, As Well As for Expenses to Pay out Insurance Support and Its Filling Procedure

Endorses a new such form (Form-4 FSS).

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 42 of February 8, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Requirements to Transport Safety Taking into Account the Safety Levels for Various Categories of Objects of the Transport Infrastructure and Transport and Highway Maintenance Vehicles

The requirements contain a system of measures of protection against illegal interference.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 171 of March 16, 2011 on the Amounts of Single Payment and Annual Payment for the Use in the Russian Federation of Radio Frequency Bands and Collection of Such Payment

Specifies the above procedures for the parties using radio frequency bands on the basis of obtained permissions.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 169 of March 16, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Export Customs Duties for Semi-Finished Leather Products Exported outside the Member-States of the Customs Union

Adjusts the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation on the rates of customs duties exported from Russia outside the Customs Union.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 581 of January 28, 2011 on the Introduction on the Permanent Basis of the Rates of Import Customs Duties of the Joint Customs Tariff of the Customs Union for Individual Types of Tropical Oils

Introduces permanent import customs duties for palm oil.

Decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 2 of March 10, 2011 on the Application by Courts of the Legislation on the Obligatory Social Insurance against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation expressed its position on individual issues of reimbursement of damage on life and health incurred as a result of industrial accidents and occupational diseases.

Order of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation No. 34 of February 7, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Amounts of Average Cost of Repair of 1 Square Meter of Total Area of Private Dwelling Homes Owned by Members of Families of Servicemen Having Lost the Breadwinner for the Subjects of the Russian Federation for 2011

Members of families of servicemen having lost the breadwinner may repair their private homes once in 10 years at the expense of the federal budget.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 150 of January 27, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Application of the Payment of the Excise Duty for the Labelled Goods of the Customs Union Imported to the Territory of the Russian Federation from the Territory of a Member-State of the Customs Union

To transfer excise duty taxes, the taxpayer must submit an appropriate application.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 193n of December 29, 2010 on the Endorsement of the List of Documents That Must Be Preserved by Insurers and the Storage Requirements for Such Documents

Insurers must preserve the documents generated in the course of their activities.

Federal Law No. 42-FZ of March 20, 2011 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Migration Record Keeping for Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation and to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

The amendments are expected to improve migration record keeping for foreign citizens and stateless persons.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 174 of March 16, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Licensing of Educational Activities

Introduces a new procedure of licensing of educational activities.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 582 of January 28, 2011 on the Adjustment of the Rates of Import Customs Duties of the Joint Customs Tariff of the Customs Union for Condensers for Household Refrigerators and Freezers

Makes more detailed the structure of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of the Customs Union.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 442-r of March 17, 2011

From July 1, 2011, the bodies rendering state (municipal) services may not demand from applicants presentation of documents and information provided by other bodies and organisations.

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 224 of February 28, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Issuance of State-Approved Documents of the Main General and Secondary (Full) General Education, Filling, Storage and Registration of Appropriate Blank Forms

Introduces a new such procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation No. 28 of January 31, 2011 on the Cost of One Square Meter of Total Dwelling Space for the Purpose of Determination in 2011 of the Amount of Limiting Cost of One Square Meter of Total Dwelling Space Used for the Purchase of Dwelling Space in the Framework of Implementation of the Federal Law No. 185-FZ of July 21, 2007 on the Fund of Assistance of Reformation of the Housing and Communal Complex

The figures are used in the framework of the program of resettling of citizens from ramshackle homes.

Federal Law No. 41-FZ of March 20, 2011 on the Amendments to the City Planning Code of the Russian Federation and Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Territorial Planning

Introduces such terms as objects of federal, regional and local significance.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 184 of March 21, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the State Accreditation of Educational Institutions and Scientific Organisations

Introduces a new such procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 181 of March 21, 2011 on the Procedure of Import to the Russian Federation and Export from the Russian Federation of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors

Specifies the above procedures. This can only be done by legal entities.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 101n of February 11, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Financial Support in 2011 of Preventive Measures to Reduce Industrial Injuries and Occupational Diseases of Employees and Sanatorium and Resort Treatment of Employees Engaged in Works Involving Adverse and/or Hazardous Industrial Factors

Specifies the procedure and terms of financing of preventive measures in 2011.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. KE-4-3/4438@ of March 22, 2011 on the Information Necessary for the Calculation of the Tax on Extraction of Mineral Resources for Oil for February 2011

Provides the above information.

Order of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 53 of March 21, 2011 on the Amendments to the Order of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 19 of February 12, 2010

Provides a new wording for the technology of accepting of estimates of insurants for accrued and paid insurance contributions in the electronic form using the electronic digital signature (Form-4 FSS).

Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources No. 33 of February 14, 2011 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation No. 340 of December 12, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Procedure and Terms of Use of Geological and Other Information on Subsoil Resources Owned by the State

From January 1, 2011 abandons collection of payment for the geological infromation on subsoil resources.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 31 of January 31, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation of the Federal Agency of Air Transport on the Execution of the State Function of Licensing of Cargo Transportation by Air Transport

Specifies the licensing procedures.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 30 of January 28, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Carrying out of Planned Checks in the Cases of Placing of Orders for Supplies of Goods, Carrying out Works, Rendering Services for the Needs of the Ordering Parties

Specifies the above procedure.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation No. 187 of December 29, 2010 on the Endorsement of SP 2.3.6.2820-10 "Amendment 3 to SP 2.3.6.1079-01 "Sanitary and Epidemiological Requirements to Public Catering Organisations, the Making and Turnovers of Foodstuffs and Food Raw Materials in Them""

Specifies the above requirements for airplanes and field works.

Infromation of the Central Bank of Russia of March 25, 2011

The rate of refinancing and the interest rates for operations of the Central Bank of Russia are left unchanged.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 187 of March 24, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Export Customs Duties for Raw Oil and Individual Categories of Goods 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 goods of oil.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 592 of March 2, 2011 on the Amendments to the Joint Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of the Customs Union and the Joint Customs Tariff of the Customs Union for Individual Types of Airplanes

The planes with unladen weight from 20 t to 120 t are divided into two subheadings.

Decision of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 591 of March 2, 2011 on the Amendments to the Normative and Legal Acts of the Customs Union in the Area of Customs Tariff and Non-Tariff Regulation for Diamond Crumb and Dust

Introduces a uniform rate of import customs duty for diamond crumb and dust in the amount of 10%.

Order of the Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 244 of March 2, 2011 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 769 of September 7, 2010 on the Categories of Goods That Must Contain Infromation on Their Energy Efficiency Class in the Technical Documents Attached to These Goods, on the Labels, As Well As on the Characteristics of Goods Indicating the Ones Exempted from the Requirements in Compliance with the Requirements of the Federal Law on Energy Saving and Improvement of Energy Efficiency and on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation …

Refines the list of exemptions from the categories of goods that must not contain the given information.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 25/6n of January 25, 2011 on the Invalidation of the Order of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Statistics and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 475/102n of November 14, 2003

The codes of figures of annual reports of organisations processed in the bodies of state statistics are provided on the basis of new forms of documents.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 196n of December 30, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Forms of Documents of the Organisation Having Obtained the Status of a Participant of the Project of Implementation of Investigations and Commercialisation of Their Results in Compliance with the Federal Law on the Innovation Centre Skolkovo

Project participants are exempted from VAT and the profit tax.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 627 of December 13, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Act of Survey and the Requirements to Its Preparation

Endorses the form of the above act in execution of the law on the state cadastre of immovable property.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 209 of March 24, 2011 on the Amendments to the General Exemptions for Agreements between Insurers Working at the Same Commodity Market on the Joint Insurance or Reinsurance Activities

An agreement is considered to be permissible, if a number of conditions are fulfilled.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 208 of March 24, 2011 on the Technical Requirements to the Universal Electronic Card and Federal Electronic Applications

Specifies the above requirements.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 207 of March 24, 2011 on the Minimum Necessary Requirements to the Issuance of Certificates by Self-Regulating Organisations Permitting Access to Works at Specially Hazardous and Technical Complicated Objects of Capital Construction Affecting the Safety of the Mentioned Objects

The special certificate is issued by self-regulating organisations in the appropriate area.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 205 of March 24, 2011 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 753 of September 15, 2009

Adjusts the lists of goods requiring obligatory certification and declaring of compliance.

Decision of the Plenum of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 11 of February 17, 2011 on Some Issues of Application of the Special Part of the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation

Explains application of individual articles of the special part of the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation.

Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service No. 30 of January 26, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Territorial Body of the Federal Antimonopoly Service

The main functions of the territorial body did not change.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 277 of December 9, 2010 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Registration of Vessels and Rights for Them in Sea Merchant Ports

Introduces a new such procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 26, Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 18, Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation No. 80 of January 19, 2011 on the Amendments to the Regulation on the Certificates of Transport Vehicles and Chassis Certificates Endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Ministry of the Industry and Power Supplies of Russia, Ministry of Economic Development of Russia No. 496/192/134 of June 23, 2005

Adjusts the regulation on the certificates of transport vehicles and the chassis certificates.