Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 14.03.2011

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.