Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 31.05.2012

Explanations of the Federal Service for Supervision over Communication, Information Technologies and Mass Communication Infrastructure of April 28, 2012

The requirement on registration of user devices does not pertain to mobile phones.

Decision of the Board of the Eurasia Economic Commission No. 35 of April 19, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Unification of the Methods of Testing for the Purposes of Assessment of Compliance with the Uniform Sanitary, Epidemiological and Hygienic Requirements for the Goods Subject to the Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision (Control)

Specifies the above principles.

Federal Law No. 39-FZ of May 1, 2012 on the Ratification of the Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency) Convention (C 173)

Ratifies the above convention.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 402 of April 26, 2012 on the Control and Supervision in the Area of Legal Protection and Use of Results of Intellectual Activities of the Military, Special and Dual Destination Created at the Expense of the Federal Budget, As Well As Control and Supervision in the Specified Area of Activities for the State Ordering Parties and Organisations Executing the State Contracts Envisaging Scientific Research, Design and Technological Works

Specifies the above procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 401 of April 26, 2012 on the Temporary Quantitative Restriction of the Import of Ozone Destroying Substances to the Territory of the Russian Federation

Introduces a temporary restriction from July 1 to December 31, 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 398 of April 26, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Criteria of Creation of the Special Economic Zone

Specifies what is necessary for creation of the special economic zone.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 394 of April 25, 2012 on the Measures of Improvement of Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Work of State Bodies

Adjusts the acts of the Government of the Russian Federation in the above area.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 389 of April 25, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Criteria for Inclusion of Foreign Educational Organisations in the List of Foreign Educational Organisations Issuing Documents of Foreign States of the Level of Education and/or Qualification Recognised on the Territory of the Russian Federation and Criteria for Inclusion of Foreign Educational Organisations, Scientific Organisations in the List of Foreign Educational Organisations, Scientific Organisations Issuing Documents of Foreign States of Scientific Degrees and Grades Recognised on the Territory of the Russian Federation

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 222n of March 12, 2012 on the Amendment to the Regulation on the Organisation and Implementation of Monitoring of the Variety of and Prices for the Vital and Most Important Medicines Endorsed by Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 277n of May 27, 2009 on the Organisation and Implementation of Monitoring of the Variety of and Prices for the Vital and Most Important Medicines

Apothecary organisations are checked for availability of vital medicines.

Decision of the Board of the Eurasia Economic Commission No. 34 of April 19, 2012 on the Amendments to Chapter II of the Uniform Sanitary, Epidemiological and Hygienic Requirements for the Goods Subject to Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision (Control)

Refines the above requirements applied on the territory of the Customs Union.

Federal Law No. 44-FZ of May 3, 2012 on the Amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation

Who else will process administrative cases on behalf of the regional bodies of supervision over protection of subsoil resources and water objects?

Federal Law No. 43-FZ of May 3, 2012 on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on the Promotion and Mutual Protection of Capital Investments

Ratifies the above agreement.

Federal Law No. 42-FZ of May 3, 2012 on the Ratification of the Protocol between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the Termination of International Treaties on the Issues of Indirect Taxes

Ratifies the above protocol.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-6/111@ of February 27, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Procedure to Provide to Users Information from the Joint State Register of Taxpayers

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 320n of April 9, 2012 on the Amendments to the Procedure for Publishing Industry Sector Agreements Concluded at the Federal Level and the Proposal for Accession to the Agreement Endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of Russia No. 260 of April 12, 2007

Changes the list of sources to publish federal industry sector agreements.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 390 of April 25, 2012 on the Fire Safety Regime

Introduces new fire safety rules in the Russian Federation.

Federal Law No. 47-FZ of May 3, 2012 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Fundamentals of Tourism in the Russian Federation and Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Creates a compensation fund for protection of tourists.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 432 of May 4, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Export Customs Duties for Refined Copper Exported from the Russian Federation outside the Member-States of the Customs Union Agreements

Changes the rate of the export customs duty from June 5, 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 431 of May 4, 2012 on the Rate of Export Customs Duty for Non-Alloyed Nickel Exported from the Russian Federation outside the Member-States of the Customs Union Agreements

Increases the rate of export customs duty from June 5, 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 430 of May 4, 2012 on the Rate of Export Customs Duty for Non-Alloyed Nickel Exported from the Russian Federation outside the Member-States of the Customs Union Agreements

The rate of export customs duty from March 5, 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 428 of May 3, 2012 on the Amendment to the Regulation on the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation is in charge of the keeping of the Joint Federal Register of Information on the Facts of Activities of Legal Entities.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 412 of May 2, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Federal State Supervision over Protection of Consumer Rights

Specifies the procedures for the federal state supervision over protection of consumer rights.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 437 of May 4, 2012 on the Amendments to Certain Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Functioning of the Wholesale Market of Electric Energy and Power

Adjusts the rules of state regulation of prices (tariff rates) in the power supply industry.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 435 of May 4, 2012 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 982 of December 1, 2009

From June 1, the means of personal protection must comply with requirements of the technical regulation of the Customs Union.

Information of the Bank of Russia of May 10, 2012 on the Rate of Refinancing and the Interest Rates for Operations of the Bank of Russia

The rate of refinancing is not changed

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 1896/12 of April 27, 2012

Examines taxation of incomes of foreign companies operating through permanent representations in Russia.

Order of the Ministry of Communication and Mass Communication Infrastructure of the Russian Federation No. 320 of November 23, 2011 on the Accreditation of Certification Centres

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-11/185@ of March 29, 2012 on the Amendments to Appendices 2 and 3 to the Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-11/154@ of February 11, 2011 on the Endorsement of the Form, Its Filling Procedure and Format of Information on the Inventory Cost of Immovable Property and Another Information Necessary for Calculation of Taxes

Refines the form filling procedure and format.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 457 of May 5, 2021 on the Licensing of Activities of Passenger and Cargo Transportation by Air Transport (Except of the Cases When the Mentioned Activities Are Carried out for Own Needs of the Legal Entity or Individual Entrepreneur)

Introduces a new such procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 455 of May 5, 2012 on the Permanent State Supervision Regime at Hazardous Industrial Objects and Hydrotechnical Structures

Introduces such regime from July 1, 2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 445 of May 5, 2012 on the Amendments to the Regulation on the Licensing of Activities of Enterprises, Institutions and Organisations Carrying out Works Pertaining to Use of Information Comprising State Secrets, Creation of the Means of Protection of Information, As Well As the Measures and/or Rendering Services of Protection of State Secrets

Refines the list of information indicated in the application for the license for the works with state secrets.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 422 of May 2, 2012 on the Certificate to the Shipping Document for Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products and on the Amendments to Certain Decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation

New forms and rules of filling.

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasia Economic Commission No. 39 of April 26, 2012 on the Amendments to the Instruction on the Procedure of Filling of the Declaration for the Goods Endorsed by Resolution of the Commission of the Customs Union No. 257 of May 20, 2010

Introduces a new such procedure.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 459 of May 5, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Initial Information for Qualifying the Object of the Fuel- and Power-Supply Complex, Procedure and Criteria

All objects of the fuel- and power-supply complex will be divided into three categories of potential hazard.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 454 of May 5, 2012 on the Licensing of Operation of Fire and Explosion Dangerous Industrial Objects

Introduces new such rules.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 490n of May 5, 2012 on the Endorsement of Precautionary Designs Warning of the Danger of Smoking

Introduces new requirements to the appearance of cigarette packages and other tobacco items.

Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 259 of April 5, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Requirements to the Content of Programs of Training of Persons Learning the Rules of Safe Handling of Arms and Acquiring Such Skills and the Procedure of Coordination of Such Programs

Specifies the above requirements.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 62n of May 14, 2012 on the Procedure to Enter into Force the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 39n of March 20, 2012

Changes the procedure of application of the Budget Classification after March 20.

Letter of the Department of the Tax and Customs Tariff Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-02-08/36 of April 3, 2012

A respite (extension schedule) in the payment of income tax from natural persons is granted by the tax body at the place of residence.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 480 of May 15, 2012 on the Plan of Transfer of Resources of Accumulated Pensions Intended for the Forming of the Pay-out Reserve and the Plan of Transfer of Resources of the Pay-out Reserve Necessary for the Paying out of the Accumulated Part of the Labour Old-Age Pension Formed, Adjusted and Conveyed by the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation to Appropriate Management Companies

Specifies the above procedures.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 479 of May 15, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Rules for a Non-State Pension Fund to Form, Adjust and Convey to the Management Company the Plan of Transfer of Resources of Accumulated Pensions Intended for the Forming of the Pay-out Reserve, As Well As Resources of Accumulated Pensions of the Insured to Make Urgent Pension Payments and the Plan of Transfer of Resources of the Pay-out Reserve and Resources of Accumulated Pensions of the Insured Waiting an Urgent Pension Payment Necessary for the Paying out of the Accumulated Part of the Labour Old-Age Pension and/or Urgent Pension Payments

Specifies the above procedures.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-6/25@ of January 25, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Forms and Requirements to the Drawing up of the Documents Submitted to the Registration Body in the Cases of State Registration of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Peasant (Farmer) Enterprises

New forms and their filling rules.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 23 of January 26, 2012 on the Cost of Services Rendered under the Contract of Connection of the Objects of Road Services to the Public-Use Automobile Road of Federal Significance for the Year 2012

Specifies the above figures.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-2/188@ of March 30, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Forms of Decisions on the Provisional Measures, on the Revocation and Replacement of Provisional Measures

Specifies the above forms.

Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service No. 23 of January 20, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation of the Federal Antimonopoly Service on the Provided State Service of Possessing of Requests for Coordination of Transactions in Compliance with Part 6 of Article 8 of the Federal Law No. 57-FZ of April 29, 2008 on the Procedure for Foreign Investments in Economic Companies of Strategic Significance for the Country's Defence and State Security

Specifies the above procedure.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 906 of May 11, 2012 on the Invalidation of the Telex of the Federal Customs Service of Russia

Invalidates the message on the classification of iPad tablet PCs according to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of the Customs Union.

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 11-P of May 14, 2012 on the Case of Constitutionality of the Provision of Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Article 446 of the Code of Civil Procedures of the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Appeals of Citizens F.K.Gumerova and Y.A.Shikunov

Prohibits withdrawal of the only available dwelling space in the cases of debt recovery.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 404n of April 25, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Administrative Regulation of the Federal Service for Supervision over Protection of Consumer Rights and Human Well-Being on the Provided State Service of Acceptance and Registration of Notifications of the Beginning of Individual Types of Works and Services Initiated by Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs According to the List Specified in the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 584 of July 16, 2009

Certain types of activities require sending a notification of their beginning.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-2/297@ of May 16, 2012 on the Amendments to the Order of the Federal Tax Service of Russia No. MM-3-06/333@ of May 30, 2007 on the Endorsement of the Concept of the System of Planning of On-Site Tax Checks

Extends the list of criteria permitting to initiate a tax check.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 636 of May 21, 2012 on the Structure of the Federal Bodies of Executive Power

Endorses a new structure of the federal bodies of executive power.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 417n of April 27, 2012 on the Endorsement of the List of Occupational Diseases

Specifies the above list.

Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service No. 203 of March 30, 2012 on the Amendments to the Rules of Arranging Contests or Auctions for the Right of Conclusion of Lease Contracts, Free Use Contracts, Property Trust Control Contracts, Other Contracts Envisaging a Transfer of Rights for the State or Municipal Property Endorsed by Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia No. 67 of February 10, 2010

The contract is concluded even if there is only one participant in the tenders for the right of use of state property.

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 2818-U of May 17, 2012 on the Invalidation of Item 28 of the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 437 of April 23, 1997 on the Particulars of Registration of Credit Organisations with Foreign Investments

Subsidiary credit organisations of foreign banks – residents of this country – can open branches without a preliminary permission of the Central Bank of Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 503 of May 23, 2012 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 June 1.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 500 of May 21, 2012 on the Amount of Coverage of the Necessary Expenses to Invest Resources of the Pay-Out Reserve, Amount of Reward of the State Management Company from Resources of the Pay-Out Reserve and the Composition of the Necessary Expenses to Invest Resources of the Pay-Out Reserve

The cost of investing of resources of the pay-out reserve.

Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 66 of April 26, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Procedure for Keeping the State Register of Independent Experts Having Received Accreditation for the Anticorruption Expert Evaluation of Normative Legal Acts and Draft Normative Legal Acts in the Cases Specified in the Legislation of the Russian Federation

Specifies the above procedure.

Direction of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation No. 2808-U of April 28, 2012 on the Amendments to the Instruction of the Bank of Russia No. 110-I of January 16, 2004 on the Obligatory Normatives of Banks

Refines the above instruction.

Decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 7 of May 22, 2012 on the Amendment to Decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 6 of February 10, 2000 on the Judicial Practices in the Cases of Bribery and Corrupt Business Practices

Refines the earlier formulated explanations.

Order of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation No. 126 of March 23, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Procedure for Challenging the Statements of Expert Evaluation of Design Documentation and/or Expert Evaluation of Results of Engineering Surveys

Construction parties can challenge the statement of expert evaluation of the design documentation and/or results of engineering surveys within 3 years from the day of endorsement.

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 49 of May 24, 2012 on the Measures of Protection of Economic Interests of Producers of Rolled Metal with a Polymer Coating in the Customs Union

Introduces for five years an antidumping duty for the import of cold-rolled items classified under codes 7210, 7212, 7225 of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of the Customs Union

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 510 of May 24, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Forming and Keeping of the Register of the Bodies of Certification and Accredited Testing Laboratories (Centres) and the Register of Experts of Accreditation, As Well As Providing Information from Them

Specifies the above rules.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 505 of May 24, 2012 on the Amendments to the Regulation on the Authorisation for Russian Carriers to Take Part in International Highway Transportation

Adjusts the above procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 46n of April 13, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Procedure for Assigning the Status of a Central Depository

Endorses the above procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 42n of March 30, 2012 on the Endorsement of the Values and Procedure of Calculation of Economic Normatives of Sufficiency of Own Resources and Liquidity for Microfinancial Organisations Attracting Monetary Resources of Natural Persons and Legal Entities in the Form of Loans

Endorses new such normatives.