Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 31.03.2020

Federal Law No. 27-FZ of February 27, 2020 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation: the election legislation is adjusted and the procedure for procurement for holding the all-Russian voting for amending the Constitution is established

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 10-P of February 27, 2020 on the case of verification of constitutionality of Article 324 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in connection with the complaint of a citizen N. M. Demen’shina: a minor act is not a crime, even if it is provided for in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Courts shall establish the real degree of a public danger and investigate circumstances of the offence

Federal Law No. 47-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending the Federal Law on the Quality and Safety of Food Products and Article 37 of the Federal Law on Education in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 44-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending Articles 26.10 and 28.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 42-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending Article 35 of the Law of the Russian Federation on Mass Media and Article 66 of the Federal Law on Communications

Federal Law No. 37-FZ of March 1, 2020 on ratification of the Protocol on the exchange of electronic information between CIS member states for tax administration

Federal Law No. 33-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending the Federal Law on the Protection of Competition

Federal Law No. 29-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 34-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending Article 4 of the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 43-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending the Federal Law on Compulsory Social Insurance Against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Illnesses - Debt collection for injuries: increased minimum arrears

Federal Law No. 39-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending Articles 1 and 4 of the Federal Law on State Control over the Conduct of International Road-Transport Operations and on Liability for Violation of the Rules for the Conduct Thereof and Articles 3 and 31 of the Federal Law on Highways and on Road Activities in the Russian Federation, as Well as on Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 46-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending the Federal Law on Countering the Legalisation of Illegal Earnings (Money Laundering) and the Financing of Terrorism and Article 20 of the Federal Law on Lotteries

Federal Law No. 30-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending Articles 25 and 25.17 of the Federal Law on the Procedure for Exiting and Entering the Russian Federation and Article 11 of the Federal Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 32-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending Article 6.1 of the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 45-FZ of March 1, 2020 on amending Articles 51 and 52 of the Federal Law on Education in the Russian Federation

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 5 of March 2, 2020 on additional measures to reduce the risks of importation and spread of a new coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV)

The List of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation dated February 28, 2020 "The list of cars with an average value of three million roubles, to be applied in the next tax period in 2020"

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 223 of March 2, 2020 on a temporary ban on the export of certain types of products from the Russian Federation - The Council of Ministers temporarily banned the export of medical masks and other protective goods from the country.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 216 of February 29, 2020 on amending Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 860 of July 5, 2019 - The start of mandatory shoe marking has been postponed to July 1, 2020.

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of March 2, 2020 on the average price of Urals oil for February 2020

Interim guidance of the World Health Organization dated February 16, 2020 “Management of ill travellers at points of entry –international airports, ports and ground crossings –in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak”

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. KV-4-14/3735@ of March 4, 2020 - Tax authorities must accept documents from limited liability companies and joint stock companies without a seal.

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation dated March 3, 2020 on average prices for the past tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbon materials extracted from the new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from February 1 to February 29, 2020

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 11-P of March 5, 2020 on the case of the verification of the constitutionality of subitems 4 and 5 of Item 1 and Item 5 of Article 57 of the Land Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court ordered the legislator to clarify the conditions for compensation to owners for the inclusion of their land in the protected zone

Information of the Pension Fund of Russia dated March 2, 2020 - Maternity capital will be issued to families proactively

Information of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation dated March 3, 2020 - The Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation will help to plan the future pension correctly

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 17n of February 7, 2020 on amending the Annex to the Requirements for the drawing up and approval of a plan of financial and economic activity of a state (municipal) institution, approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 186n of August 31, 2018

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ММВ-7-1/586@ of November 25, 2019 on approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Federal Tax Service for rendering state services related to provision of information contained in the state information resource of accounting (financial) statements

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 18n of February 7, 2020 on amending the Accounting Regulations “Accounting Policies of Organisations” (PBU 1/2008), approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 106n of October 6, 2008

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 19n of February 7, 2020 on amending the Accounting Regulations “Correction of Errors in Accounting and Reporting” (PBU 22/2010), approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 63n of June 28, 2010

Information of the Bank of Russia of March 10, 2020 – comment of the Bank of Russia on operations under the budget rule

Information of the Bank of Russia of March 10, 2020 – comment of the Bank of Russia on temporary regulatory exemptions for banks in connection with the spread of coronavirus

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 13n of January 31, 2020 on Amending the Instructions on the Procedure for Compiling and Presenting Annual, Quarterly and Monthly Reports on Budget Execution of the Budget System of the Russian Federation, approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 191n of December 28, 2010

Information from the Federal Service for Supervision over Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Media of March 10, 2020: "Roskomnadzor explains the use of thermal imagers by employers that are personal data operators to prevent the spread of coronavirus"

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 877 of November 25, 2019 on approval of the forms of decisions on revocation of temporary residence permits in the Russian Federation and residence permits in the Russian Federation and the procedure for adoption of such decisions

Notification of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation No. SF-3 of March 11, 2020 "On the Law of the Russian Federation on an amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation (on improving regulation of certain issues related to arrangement and functioning of state authorities)

Law of the Russian Federation on the amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation No. 1-FKZ of March 14, 2020 on improving the regulation of certain issues of the organisation and functioning of public authority

Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation No. 1 of January 9, 2020 on approval of fishing rules for the Azov-Black Sea fisheries basin

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 6 of March 13, 2020 on additional measures to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-2019 - Rospotrebnadzor instructed to check for coronavirus all who have recently returned from Europe.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 279 of March 13, 2020 on information support for town-planning activities

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 270 of March 13, 2020 on approval of the indexation coefficient of social pensions from April 1, 2020

Information of the Federal Tax Service dated March 16, 2020 "Published data for calculating Mineral Extraction Tax and Excess-Profits Tax, as well as excise tax on crude oil for February 2020

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of March 16, 2020 on the Export Customs Duties on Crude Oil and Certain Categories of Goods Manufactured from Oil for the Period from April 1 till April 30, 2020

Opinion of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 1-З of March 16, 2020 - The Constitutional Court gave a positive opinion on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 187 of March 17, 2020 on the retail sale of drugs for human use

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 188 of March 17, 2020 on the appointment of an all-Russian voting on the approval of amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-8/90@ of February10, 2020 on amending the Procedure for Changing the Term of Payment of a Tax, Fee or Insurance Premiums as well as a Penalty or a Fine by the Tax Bodies, approved by Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-8/683@ of December 16, 2016

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 7 of March 18, 2020 on ensuring the isolation regime in order to prevent the spread of COVID-2019 - Coronavirus: arrivals in Russia will be isolated for two weeks.

Decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Presidium of the Council of Judges of the Russian Federation No. 808 of March 18, 2020 - Courts temporarily suspended cases, except urgent cases.

The Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 18, 2020 - Payment of taxes will be postponed for air carriers and travel agencies.

The Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 18, 2020 - the Government suspended the audit of the business until May 1.

Federal Law No. 66-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending the Federal Law on Evaluation Activity in the Russian Federation and certain legal acts of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 65-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 63-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Articles 35 and 41.5 of the Federal Law on Citizenship of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 62-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Article 284.1 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 61-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Article 10 of the Federal Law on Non-state Pension Funds concerning the appointment of occupational pensions

Federal Law No. 60-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Articles 2 and 31.4 of the Federal Law on Non-profit Organisations

Federal Law No. 58-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Article 33.1 of the Federal Law on Citizenship of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 56-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Article 14.8 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 55-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Article 333.33 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 54-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending Article 21 of the Federal Law on Counteracting Terrorism

Federal Law No. 53-FZ of March 18, 2020 on amending the Federal Law on Education in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 49-FZ of March 18, 2020 on the transfer of part of the income received by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation from the sale of ordinary shares of Sberbank of Russia public joint stock company

Federal Law No. 48-FZ of March 18, 2020 on ombudsmen in the subjects of the Russian Federation

Information of the Bank of Russia dated March 20, 2020 "The Bank of Russia approved measures to support citizens, shore up the economy and financial sector in the context of the coronavirus pandemic"

Information of the Bank of Russia dated March 20, 2020 "The Bank of Russia decided to keep the key rate at 6.00% per annum"

Order of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation No. 216 of March 16, 2020 on the cancellation or rescheduling of sports competitions in the territory of the Russian Federation in order to prevent spread coronavirus infection (COVID-19)

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 20, 2020 - Tax holidays shall be granted to organisations and entrepreneurs in the field of sports, culture or cinematography.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. BS-4-21/4722@ of March 18, 2020 - On the calculation of the transport tax for the destruction of a car.

Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 24-06-06/21324 of March 19, 2020 on making purchases from a sole supplier (contractor, executor) upon introducing high alert regime

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 660-r of March 18, 2020 - The Council of Ministers reduced the contribution to the reserve fund of the association of tour operators in the field of outbound tourism to 1 rouble.

Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No. 69n of February 7, 2020 - Wholesale of medicines is regulated by the rules of good practice of the EAEU.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 670-r of March 19, 2020 – small and medium-sized businesses may pay rent for federal property later

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 199 of March 20, 2020: additional measures of state support to families with children

Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation No. 391 of March 22, 2020: recommendations to organisations engaged in the public demonstration of films (cinemas) on taking measures aimed at preventing the spread of a new coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV) in the Russian Federation

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-2/181@ of March 20, 2020: taking urgent measures as part of monitoring and supervision aimed at preventing spread of the coronavirus infection

Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-04-29/26 of March 23, 2020: Information letter on the recommendations of the Bank of Russia to credit organisations for rendering cash services to clients in the context of the spread of coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV)

Order of the Federal Treasury No. 1n of January 9, 2020: the Procedure for Opening Personal Accounts by the Federal Treasury Territorial Bodies for Legal Entities and Individual Businessmen with Treasury Accompanying Targeted Funds in Cases Provided by the Federal Law on the Federal Budget for 2020 and for the Planning Period 2021 and 2022

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 37 of March 17, 2020: amendments to the Unified Commodity Classification of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union in connection with amending the Unified Commodity Classification of Foreign Economic Activity of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as decisions of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Eurasian Economic Commission

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 204n of November 27, 2019: Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 45n of March 19, 2019 on approval of the Program for development of federal accounting standards for public sector organisations for 2019 – 2021

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 252n of December 25, 2019: approval of the program for development of federal standards for accounting of public finances for 2020 – 2023

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 180n of November 15, 2019: approval of the Federal Accounting Standard FSBU 5/2019 "Reserves"

Information of the Federal Tax Service of March 26, 2020: the Federal Tax Service has implemented measures to support small and medium-sized businesses

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 730-r of March 25, 2020: the RF Government has determined new categories of foreigners who are allowed to enter Russia

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 206 of March 25, 2020 on the announcement of days-off days in the Russian Federation

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 205 of March 25, 2020 on postponement of the date of the all-Russian vote on the approval of amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation

Allocution of the President of Russia of March 25, 2020 in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic: - the vote on constitutional amendments scheduled for April 22 will be postponed to a later date; - from March 28 to Sunday April 5 for most citizens will be non-working with salary; - exception shall be made for life supporting structures, including medical institutions, pharmacies, shops, institutions providing banking, financial settlements, transport, as well as authorities of all levels.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 214 of March 27, 2020 on amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 183 of April 24, 2019 on defining for humanitarian purposes the categories of persons entitled to apply for citizenship of the Russian Federation under the simplified procedure and Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 187 of April 29, 2019 on certain categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons entitled to apply for admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation in the simplified procedure

Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Federal Tax Service No. 07-04-07/24096/VD-4-1/5303@ of March 27, 2020 on terms for submission of an obligatory copy of the annual accounting (financial) statements for 2019

Recommendations of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 26, 2020: recommendations for employers regarding applicability of non-business days to employees from March 30 to April 3, 2020

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 26, 2020 on decisions following the meeting of the operational headquarters to prevent spread of the new coronavirus infection on the territory of the Russian Federation

Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 24-06-08/24077 of March 26, 2020 on the implementation of procurement on non-working days

The Order of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 27, 2020: Mikhail Mishustin instructed to temporarily suspend accommodation in sanatoriums, as well as the work of resort facilities for public recreation and activities of catering organisations

Recommendations of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation of March 26, 2020: recommendations for employees and employers in connection with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 206 of March 25, 2020 on the announcement of non-business days in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 67-FZ of March 26, 2020 on amending Article 60 of the Federal Law on the Circulation of Medicines and Article 38 of the Federal Law on the Fundamentals of Protecting Citizens’ Health in the Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 68-FZ of March 26, 2020 on Amendments to Parts One and Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Instruction of the President of the Russian Federation dated March 29, 2020 - The President instructed to make amendments due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Information of the Federal Tax Service of March 27, 2020 - Taxpayers whose activities have been hurt from the coronavirus may not be afraid of penalties from the tax authorities.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. KCh-4-8/5147@ of March 25, 2020 - AIS "Tax-3" suspended the collection processes.

Information of the Federal Tax Service of March 27, 2020 "The deadline for the submission of accounting (financial) statements for 2019 has been postponed"

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. 8-2-03/0001@ of March 20, 2020 - The tax authorities are instructed to grant a tax deferral to cultural and sports organisations.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. KCh-4-8/4506@ of March 16, 2020 - Tax authorities are instructed to suspend debt collection from tour operators and air carriers.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 763-r of March 27, 2020 - From today, Russia has completely closed the border.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 762-r of March 27, 2020 - The Council of Ministers determined the list of essential goods.

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 13-P of March 26, 2020 - The Constitutional Court indicated that the employee who violated the oath should not be dismissed without observing the terms of disciplinary action.