Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 21.12.2022

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated December 19, 2022 - export customs duties on oil and certain categories of goods produced from oil for the period from January 1 to January 31, 2023

Federal Law No. 552-FZ of December 19, 2022 - amendments to Article 102 of Part One of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. Information received by banks from tax authorities about deregistration of individuals due to death will get the status of tax secrets.

Federal Law No. 549-FZ of December 19, 2022 - amendments to Chapter 21 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. From 2024, exporters confirm the validity of the zero VAT rate with electronic registers.

Federal Law No. 545-FZ of December 19, 2022 - amendments to Articles 302 and 351.7 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation. Employers must pay for the delivery of shift workers from the collection point to the place of work, and those mobilised that returned from service are given the preferential right to be reinstated at work.

Federal Law No. 541-FZ of December 19, 2022 - amendments to the Town Planning Code of the Russian Federation and Article 18.1 of the Federal Law on Protection of Competition. In Russia, a unified information system in the field of construction "Stroykompleks.RF" is being created.

Federal Law No. 535-FZ of December 19, 2022 - amendments to Articles 19 and 20 of the Federal Law on Public Associations and Article 14 of the Federal Law on Non-profit Organisations. Starting from March 1, 2023, the requirements for contents of NPO charters will change.

Federal Law No. 530-FZ of December 19, 2022 - amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation. Stevedoring companies will be held liable for non-compliance with regulations to eliminate the negative impact on the environment.

Federal Law No. 532-FZ of December 19, 2022 - amendments to Article 20.2 of the Law of the Russian Federation on the Status of Judges in the Russian Federation. The qualification class for judges may be assigned higher than the limit for the position to be occupied.

Federal Law No. 527-FZ of December 19, 2022 - ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Civilian Purposes

Federal Law No. 528-FZ of December 19, 2022 - amendments to Articles 9.6 and 9.21 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation. For violation of the procedure for connecting to the main gas pipelines, administrative liability is providedin the Code of Administrative Offences.