Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 25.11.2011

Resolution of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 852 of October 18, 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 Containers for Use in Production of Motor Vehicles of Commodity Headings 8701-8705

Reduces to zero the rate of the import customs duty for certain types of containers used in production of motor vehicles.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 961 of November 22, 2011 on the Procedure for Reimbursement of Expenses to Specialists and Experts in the Cases When the Payment for Their Services in Compliance with the Customs Code of the Customs Union Is Made at the Expense of Resources of the Federal Budget

Specifies the above procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 964 of November 22, 2011 on the Procedure for Activities of Insurance of Export Credits and Investments against Entrepreneurial and Political Risks

Introduces a new such procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 970 of November 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

Revises the rates of export customs duties from December this year.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 974 of November 24, 2011 on the Limiting Amount of the Base for Calculation of Insurance Contributions to the State Extra-Budgetary Funds from January 2012

Increases the above figure from January 1, 2012 to make Rbl 512,000.

Order of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Control over Circulation of Narcotics No. 468 of November 2, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Control over Circulation of Narcotics on the Execution of the State Function of Carrying out Checks in the Course of the State Control (Supervision) in the Area of Activities Pertaining to Circulation of Precursors of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Specifies the procedure for checking legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.

Order of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation No. 454 of September 19, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Sample Form of the Payment Document to Transfer Payments for the Maintenance and Repair of Dwelling Space and Provided Communal Services and the Methodology Recommendation for Its Filling

Specifies the above form.

Decision of the Plenum of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 72 of November 17, 2011 on Some Issues of the Practice of Processing of Disputes Pertaining to Payments for Communal Resources

When VAT is not included in tariff rates for communal services, it may be collected separately.

Information of the Central Bank of Russia of November 25, 2011

The rate of refinancing and the interest rates for operations of the Bank of Russia remain the same.