Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 4.03.2011

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.