Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 31.03.2023

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 295 of February 22, 2023 - state support for companies involved in investment projects aimed at production of overriding products: the Government launched a program of concessional lending to companies involved in investment projects aimed at the production of overriding industrial products.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-26/109@ of February 13, 2023 - approval of the format of the electronic charterage (freightage) agreement

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6222-U of dated August 17, 2022 - the Rules for providing cash services by the Bank of Russia to credit institutions and legal entities that are not credit institutions

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 126 of February 27, 2023 - amendments to the Strategy for development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and ensuring national security for the period until 2035

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-26/116@ of February 17, 2023 - approval of the electronic route sheet format

Information letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-018-53/18 of February 28, 2023 N IN-018-53 - certain cases of early termination of OSAGO agreements

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 18 of January 25, 2023 - approval of the procedure for applying state, registration and accounting identification marks for civil aircraft, as well as trademarks on civil aircraft

Order of the Ministry of Public Healthcare of the Russian Federation No. 27n of January 26, 2023 N 27n - approval of the application form for transfer by the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund to the budget of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation of other interbudgetary transfers for special social payments to certain categories of medical employees of medical organisations included into the state and municipal healthcare systems and participating in the basic program of compulsory health insurance or territorial programs of compulsory health insurance, and medical organisations that are part of the state and municipal healthcare systems and located on the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhye Region and Kherson Region

Federal Law No. 53-FZ of February 28, 2023 - amendments to the Federal Law on Transport Security

Federal Law No. 43-FZ of February 28, 2023 - termination of international treaties of the Council of Europe with respect to the Russian Federation: this is due to the termination of our country’s membership in the mentioned organisation from March 16, 2022. Since that date, 21 international treaties have been terminated with respect to Russia, including the Charter of the Council of Europe, the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe, Convention for Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, European Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism, European Charter of Local Self-Government, European Social Charter etc.

Federal Law No. 42-FZ of February 28, 2023 - Russia denounces the Convention on Criminal Liability for Corruption: previously, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe terminated the full membership of the Russian Federation in the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), which, in accordance with the Convention, is responsible for supervision over its implementation by the contracting parties.

Federal Law No. 41-FZ of February 28, 2023 - ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Uniform Principles and Rules for Circulation of Medical Devices (Medical Devices and Medical Equipment) within the Eurasian Economic Union

Federal Law No. 40-FZ of February 28, 2023 - denounciation of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital

Federal Law No. 38-FZ of February 28, 2023 - Russia's suspended the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States of America on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated March 1, 2023 "On the average prices for the previous tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbons produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field for the period from February 1 to February 28, 2023"

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated March 1, 2023 "On the average price of Urals oil for February 2023"

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 28 of January 31, 2023 - approval of the Rules defining the conditions, procedure for issuing and verifying a certificate of insurance or other financial security of liability for the removal of sunken ships

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 48 of February 17, 2023 - approval of the Federal Aviation Rules, containing the requirements for legal entities, individual entrepreneurs refueling civil aircraft with aviation fuels and lubricants and (or) processing with special liquids, as well as the the form and procedure for issuing a document confirming the compliance of a legal entity, an individual entrepreneur carrying out refueling of civil aircraft with the requirements provided for by the federal aviation rules

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 138 of March 3, 2023 - additional temporary economic measures related to the circulation of securities

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 139 of March 3, 2023 - certain issues of carrying out activities of business entities participating in implementation of the state defence order

Information statement of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market, dated March 2, 2023: information concerning obtaining federal special stamps - useful for manufacturers of alcohol beverages and importers of alcohol beverages

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 7-P of March 2, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Item 2 of Article 17 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation - Compensation for non-pecuniary damage due to the death of a father can also be recovered in favour of a child born after his death

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 327 of March 1, 2023 on amending Appendix No. 2 to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 313 of March 9, 2022 - The procedure for applying the ban on the export of wood in the form of chips or shavings to unfriendly countries has been clarified

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 1-P of January 10, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Article 15 and Item 2 of Article 1248 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, Article 106 and Part 1 of Article 110 of the Arbitration Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court allowed to reimburse the costs of resolving disputes in the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property as court costs

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 3, 2023 on the national insurance information system - The Central Bank of the Russian Federation will establish an AIS insurance operator

Information of the Bank of Russia dated March 6, 2023 The Bank of Russia extended for another six months, until September 9, 2023, restrictions on the withdrawal of cash foreign currency

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 3, 2023 on the fee when issuing cash foreign currency to individuals - The ban for banks to charge individuals fees when issuing cash from deposits or accounts has been extended until September 9, 2023

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6358-U of January 12, 2023 on amending Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 732-P of September 24, 2020 on the Payment System of the Bank of Russia - The Faster Payments System will be available not only through mobile applications but also in online banks

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 2 of February 8, 2023 on the immunization of the population of the Russian Federation against diphtheria infection

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 1 of February 8, 2023 on the clean-up immunization against measles in the territory of the Russian Federation

Information of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market dated March 9, 2023 on the procedure for accounting for the production and turnover of cognac distillate and alcohol products made from it in the Unified State Automated Information System

Instructions following the meeting of the President with members of the Government - Tour operators will be exempted from paying VAT until June 30, 2027

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Healthcare No. 11464 of December 5, 2022 - approval of the forms of certificates confirming the right to import (export) narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 369 of March 9, 2023 - amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on housing (mortgage) lending to citizens of the Russian Federation: more opportunities for preferential mortgage programs.

Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 806-P of September 28, 2022 - establishing Requirements for calculation by non-state pension funds of the amount of liabilities under compulsory pension insurance agreements and non-state pension provision agreements on the basis of an internal document

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science Nos 86/194 of February 13, 2023 - specifics of the state final examination for educational programs of basic general and secondary general education in 2023

Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 768n of December 7, 2022 - approval of the Procedure for registration and deregistration of policyholders with the territorial bodies of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation and the Procedure for registration and deregistration with the territorial bodies of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation of persons that voluntarily entered into legal relations on compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with motherhood

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 161 of March 13, 2023 - amending the Concept of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Field of International Development Assistance, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 259 of April 20, 2014

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 376 of March 11, 2023 - amendments to the list of technological equipment (including components and spare parts for it), analogues of which are not produced in the Russian Federation and the import of which onto the territory of the Russian Federation is not subject to taxation with value added tax

Information statement of the Federal Tax Service, dated March 13, 2023 - details for calculation of amounts to be paid as mineral extraction tax and additional income tax, as well as excise on crude oil, for February 2023

Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 684 of March 2, 2023 - amendments to the List of Goods (Groups of Goods) with respect to which the provisions of subitem 6 of Article 1359 and Article 1487 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation do not apply, subject to introduction of these goods (groups of goods goods) into circulation outside the Russian Federation by the right holders (patent holders), as well as with their consent, approved by Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 1532 of April 19, 2022

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated March 16, 2023 - export customs duties on oil and certain categories of goods produced from oil for the period from April 1 to April 30, 2023

Information statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, dated March 15, 2023: the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Ministry of Finance take the initiative to suspend double taxation agreements with unfriendly countries

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6347-U of January 9, 2023 on Securities and Derivative Financial Instruments Intended for Accredited Investors

Information statement of the Bank of Russia, dated March 17, 2023: the Bank of Russia decided to keep the key rate at the level of 7.50% per annum

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 372 of March 10, 2023 - amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and recognising as invalid a provision of an act of the Government of the Russian Federation: uUntil 2030, scheduled business inspections will be carried out only at high-risk facilities.

Federal Law No. 83-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending the Federal Law on Insuring Deposits Made with Banks of the Russian Federation - You can apply for the payment of insurance compensation on deposits remotely

Federal Law No. 82-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - Liability for illegal export occurs if the exported objects can be used for the purposes of mass destruction weapons development, arms and military equipment

Federal Law No. 78-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - Amendments on the liberalization of criminal liability for tax evasion have been signed

Federal Law No. 74-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending Article 7 of the Federal Law on Countering the Legalisation of Illegal Earnings (Money Laundering) and the Financing of Terrorism - It was decided to cancel the identification of citizens when paying for purchases in foreign online stores, if the transfer amount is less than 15 thousand roubles

Federal Law No. 70-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - The Bank of Russia is authorised to issue acts defining the procedure for compliance by the head of the financial ombudsman‘s support service with anti-corruption prohibitions, restrictions or requirements

Federal Law No. 64-FZ of March 18, 2023 on amending Article 105.26 of Part One and Article 427 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Article 33.4 of the Federal Law on Obligatory Pension Insurance in the Russian Federation - Insurance premiums were reduced for participants of industrial clusters under special investment contracts

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 17, 2023 Rules for the return of Russian securities from abroad have been established

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 17, 2023 The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has set new rates of interbank fees and maximum fees for transferring money by individuals in favour of organisations, individual entrepreneurs and self-employed in the Faster Payments System

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia dated March 17, 2023 on establishing the procedure for interaction between credit institutions when transferring funds - When transferring funds within the country, banks will use only domestic financial infrastructure

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 420 of March 18, 2023 on the temporary ban on the export of rapeseed seeds from the Russian Federation

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 8-P of March 15, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of part three.1 of Article 72 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - If, during the review of the sentence, the type of colony was replaced with a less severe one, the time served should be set off on a preferential basis!

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 409 of March 18, 2023 on amending the Rules for Issue of Permits by the Governmental Commission for Control over Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation for the Implementation of Additional Temporary Economic Measures for Ensuring the Financial Stability of the Russian Federation and of Other Permits Envisaged by Certain Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, as Well as Implementation of Other Powers for the Specified Purposes - The list of transactions that require permission from the government commission has been expanded

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 440 of March 21, 2023 on amending the list of objects, the placement of which can be carried out on land or land plots that are in state or municipal ownership, without the provision of land plots and the creation of state servitudes

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 9-P of March 23, 2023 In the case of verification of the constitutionality of part 3 of Article 17 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dealt with when short-term rental of housing develops into the provision of hotel services

Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 81-rp of March 22, 2023 on a special decision on making transactions by a public joint stock company National Bank "TRUST" - The President allowed the Trust Bank to buy back the shares of Trans-Oil and Ingi from the Ruspetro oil company

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6262-U of September 26, 2022 on the procedure for Russian banks to send an application for registration with the tax authority of a foreign organisation or an application for a change in the information about such an organisation on the grounds provided for in Item 4(9) of Article 83 and Item 3 of Article 84 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 10-P of March 24, 2023 In the case of verification of constitutionality of Item 4 of Article 1370 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and Item 3 of the Rules for the Payment of Remuneration for Service Inventions, Service Utility Models, Service Industrial Designs - The Constitutional Court called to take into account individual performance of authors when they receive bonus for the creation of inventions

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6360-U of January 23, 2023 on amendments to Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 753-P of January 11, 2021 on Mandatory Reserves of Credit Organisations - From April 1, 2023,It is provided for the allocation of liabilities of credit institutions in the currencies of unfriendly countries into certain subcategories as part of each of the categories of liabilities in foreign currency.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 435 of October 27, 2022 - establishment of rules for maintaining a ship's log and engine log (for a ship with a mechanical engine operated by members of the ship's crew without combining positions)

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6262-U of September 26, 2022 - the Procedure for Russian banks to file with tax authorities an application for registration with a tax authority of a foreign entity or an application for changing information on such entity on the grounds provided for in Item 49 of Article 83 and Item 3 of Article 84 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 444 of March 24, 2023 - amendments to the Rules for providing subsidies for payment for housing and utilities

Decree of the President of Russia No. 197 of March 27, 2023 - specifics of entering the service in the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation on the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhye Region and Kherson Region

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 477 of March 27, 2023 - amendments to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2353 of December 20, 2022: quota for exports of ammonium nitrate is increased.

Order of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation No. 117 of February 22, 2023 - approval of the state requirements of the All-Russian physical culture and sports complex "Ready for Labour and Defense" (GTO)

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6300-U of October 24, 2022 - amendments to Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 758-P of May 11, 2021 "On the Procedure for Forming a Credit History"

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6317-U of November 17, 2022 - approval of the Procedure and Terms for Disclosing Accounting (Financial) Statements and an Auditor's Report on the Annual Accounting (Financial) Statements of a Microfinance Company

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6316-U of November 16, 2022 - approval of the Forms, Deadlines, and Procedure for Compiling and Submitting Reports and Other Documents and Information of Microfinance Companies and Microcredit Companies to the Bank of Russia

Information of the Federal Service for Regulation of the Alcohol Market, dated March 29, 2023 - a new opportunity to apply for obtaining and early termination of a license using an interactive form through the Federal State Information System 'Unified web-portal of state and municipal services (functions)'

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 6369-U of February 22, 2023 - amendments to Item 12 of Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 5864-U of July 16, 2021 "On Requirements for the Format, Procedure, and Channels for Transferring Information by a Central Counterparty to the Bank of Russia and the Contents of Such Information"

Official Clarification of the Bank of Russia No. 1-OR of March 28, 2023 on non-application of subitem 1.11 of Item 1 of Official Clarification of the Bank of Russia No. 2-OR of March 18, 2022, regarding transactions (operations) with securities