Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 10.01.2012

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1230 of December 30, 2011 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 786 of December 21, 2005

Introduces a special type of excise duty stamps for imported alcoholic items up to 9% strong.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1186 of December 28, 2011 on the Suspension of Decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 307 of April 7, 2009 and No. 86 of February 24, 2010

Shifts until January 1, 2014 the entry into force of the technical regulations on the safety of products for children and equipment for work in explosive environments.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1139 of December 26, 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

Reduces the above rates from January 1, 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1129 of December 26, 2011 on the Forming, Placing and Spending of the Reserve for Obligatory Social Insurance Against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases for 2012 and for the Planned Period of 2013 and 2014

Specifies the above procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1085 of December 22, 2011 on the Licensing of Activities of Collection of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors, Cultivation of Narcotic-Containing Plants

Specifies the above procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1080 of December 21, 2011 on the Investing of the Temporarily Available Resources of the State Corporation, State Company

Specifies the above rules.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1079 of December 21, 2011 on the Calculation of the Demand for Special Federal Stamps and on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 785 of December 21, 2005

Specifies the procedure for calculation of the demand of the organisation producing alcoholic items for the special stamps.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service of Russia No. YeD-4-3/22628@ of December 30, 2011 on the Application of the Uniform Imputed-Income Tax in the Cases of Sale of Goods to State-Run Institutions, As Well As for the State or Municipal Needs

The above tax may be applied in the cases of retail trade.