Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 13.07.2011

Federal Law No. 201-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Privatisation of State and Municipal Property

Introduces a new form of privatisation of unitary enterprises.

Federal Law No. 200-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Adoption of the Federal Law on the Informatisation, Infromation Technologies and on the Protection of Infromation

Introduces uniform terminology in the laws pertaining to information technologies.

Federal Law No. 198-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation

Arrested vessels can now be released on bail.

Federal Law No. 196-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on Executive Proceedings and Article 8 of the Federal Law on the Bailiff Service

A databank on executive proceedings will appear on the Internet site of the Federal Bailiff Service.

Federal Law No. 193-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Highways and Highway Activities in the Russian Federation and on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Refines the terms of use of land plots within the alienation zone for engineering lines.

Federal Law No. 190-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Handling of Radio Active Waste and on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Introduces a primary registration of radio active waste.

Federal Law No. 189-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Procedure of Organisation, Management, Functioning and Development of the Common Markets of Oil and Oil Products of the Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation

Ratifies the above agreement.

Federal Law No. 188-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Trade and Economic Cooperation in the Area of Supplies of Oil and Oil Products to the Republic of Kazakhstan

Ratifies the above agreement.

Federal Law No. 187-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Uniform Rules of Granting of Industrial Subsidies (Not Yet Entered into Force)

Ratifies the intergovernmental agreement on the uniform rules of granting of industrial subsidies in the Customs Union.

Federal Law No. 186-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Legal Status of Employed Migrants and Members of Their Families

Employed migrants from the Republic of Belarus and Kazakhstan enjoy some preferences.

Federal Law No. 185-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Uniform Principles and Rules of Competition

Member-countries of the Customs Union introduce uniform principles and rules of competition.

Federal Law No. 184-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on Coordinated Principles of the Currency Exchange Policy

Ratifies the above agreement of the Customs Union.

Federal Law No. 183-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Uniform Principles and Rules of Regulation of Activities of Subjects of Natural Monopolies

Ratifies the above agreement of the Customs Union.

Federal Law No. 182-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Coordinated Macroeconomic Policy

Ratifies the above agreement of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Federal Law No. 181-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Sale of Services and on Investments in the Participating States of the Single Market Zone

Ratifies the above agreement.

Federal Law No. 180-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Protocol on the Procedure of Providing Information, Including a Confidential One, to the Investigation Body for the Purpose of Investigation Preceding Introduction of Special Protective, Antidumping and Compensation Measures for Third Countries

The protocol was signed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Federal Law No. 179-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Uniform Principles of Regulation in the Area of Protection of Rights for Intellectual Property

The agreement was signed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to form a single market zone.

Federal Law No. 178-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation in the Combating of Illegal Labour Migration from Third Countries

The Customs Union does not favour illegal labour migration from third countries

Federal Law No. 177-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Uniform Rules of State Support of Agriculture

The measures of state support may not affect significantly mutual trade between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Federal Law No. 176-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the State (Municipal) Procurement

Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan must introduce a national procurement regime before 2014.

Federal Law No. 175-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Creation of Conditions Ensuring a Free Flow of Capital at Financial Markets

The agreement envisages a stepwise harmonisation of legislation of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia until December 31, 2013.

Federal Law No. 174-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Access to the Services of Natural Monopolies in the Area of Electric Power Industry, Including the Fundamentals of Price Forming and Tariff Policy (Not Yet Entered into Force)

The countries of the single market zone shall apply a uniform methodology of interstate transfer of electric energy.

Federal Law No. 173-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Regulation of Access to the Services of the Railway Transport, Including the Fundamentals of Tariff Policy

Regulates the above issues in the single market zone.

Federal Law No. 172-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Rules of Access to the Services of Subjects of Natural Monopolies in the Area of Transportation of Gas over Gas Transportation Systems, Including the Fundamentals of Price Forming and Tariff Policy

Specifies the above rules for the counties of the Customs Union.

Federal Law No. 171-FZ of July 11, 2011 on the Invalidation of Individual Provisions of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

The Central Bank of Russia will not prohibit working with natural person for banks in the cases of reduction of profitability.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 552 of July 7, 2011 on the Procedure for the Federal Bodies of Executive Power and the State Extra-Budgetary Funds to Provide Access to Their Information Systems Where It Pertains to the Information Necessary for the Issuance, Handing out and Servicing of Universal Electronic Cards

Specifies the above rules.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-8/319@ of May 18, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Demand to Pay a Monetary Amount under the Bank Guarantee

Exemption of producers of alcohol from advance payments of excise duty tax: a new form of the demand to transfer a monetary amount.