Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 3.04.2012

Federal Law No. 32-FZ of April 2, 2012 on the Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation of the Member-States of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the Area of Operation of Interstate Lines of National Power Supply Systems

The agreement is expected to improve reliability of operation of interstate power supply lines.

Federal Law No. 31-FZ of April 2, 2012 on the Amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation and Article 11 of the Federal Law on the State Control over International Road Transportation and Responsibility for the Violation of Its Procedures

Increases the fines for the violation of the rules of international road transportation.

Federal Law No. 30-FZ of April 2, 2012 on the Amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation

Eliminates the administrative fine for the failure to fulfil the duty to control observance of the rules of cash operations.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 257 of March 28, 2012 on the Licensing of Mine Survey Works

Specifies the above procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 255 of March 28, 2012 on the Licensing of Activities of Collection, Use, Decontamination and Placing of Waste of Classes I-IV Hazards

New rules of issuance of licenses for handling waste.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 252 of March 28, 2012 on the Amendments to Certain Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Inclusion of Objects of Power Supply Networks in the Single National (All-Russia) Power Supply Network and the Keeping of the Register of Such Objects

Refines the above procedure.