Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 6.06.2012

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 53 of May 31, 2012 on the Amendments to the Joint Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activities of the Customs Union and the Rate of Import Customs Duty for Submersible Drilling Rigs for Oil and Gas Wells

Introduces the zero rate of the import customs duty for drilling rigs for the Kazakhstani part of the Caspian shelf.

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 51 of May 31, 2012 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 Crude Oil

Introduces two new subheadings.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 530 of May 30, 2012 on the Amendments to Certain Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Area of Forest Use

Adjusts the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation endorsing the regulation on the state control and supervision in the above area.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 442 of May 4, 2012 on the Functioning of Retail Markets of Electric Energy, Full and/or Partial Restriction of Regime of Consumption of Electric Energy

Introduces new such rules.