23 March 2017, Thursday
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia’s approval of a draft agreement between the governments of Russia and Iran on visa-free group travel The draft agreement allows visa-free travel between Russia and Iran for organised tour groups (5 to 50 people) for up to 15 days.
21 March 2017, Tuesday
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Establishing Sengilei Mountains National Park The national park covering 43,697 hectares will be created in the Ulyanovsk Region, with the goal of preserving the unique woodland and steppe of the Middle Volga in the Sengilei Chalk Mountains.
11 March 2017, Saturday
Creating the Neftekhimichesky area of priority socioeconomic development (Primorye Territory) The creation of the Neftekhimichesky area of priority socioeconomic development will promote the development of a petrochemical cluster in the Far Eastern Federal District and the export of new products to the Asia-Pacific markets. It will create more jobs and attract investment.
3 March 2017, Friday
Ministry of Finance, Submitting to the State Duma a draft law authorising the Government to ban the sale of certain categories of goods in Russia The draft law would authorise the Russian Government to introduce a ban on the sale of certain categories of goods, primarily those that were brought into any of the Eurasian Economic Union member-countries with import duties assessed at a rate different from the Union’s common customs tariff rates.
17 November 2016, Thursday
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Transport, Submitting to the State Duma draft laws on Russia’s accession to the Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air The adoption of the draft laws will make it possible to introduce into Russian laws the legal system for international carriage by air established under the Montreal Convention and provide a competitive environment for air carriers and consumers of their services. Under the Montreal Convention, electronic means of recording, storing and processing documents of carriage are introduced for all international carriage by air. The norms of the Air Code are brought in line with the Montreal Convention. In particular, the timeframe for the carriage of passengers by air is defined as the period of their presence on board the aircraft, as well as the period of embarkation and disembarkation. The drafts specify the deadlines for submitting compensation claims for damage to (destruction, loss of) baggage, cargo, or postal items.
23 September 2016, Friday
Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, Briefing by Head of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service Igor Artemyev following the meeting of the Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment
16 July 2016, Saturday
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amending the list of burial sites located abroad that have a historical and commemorative value for Russia The Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery (France) has been added to the list of burial sites located abroad that are of historical and commemorative value for Russia.
12 July 2016, Tuesday
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Submission to the State Duma of a draft law to ratify the Convention between Russia and Belgium on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Income and Capital Gains Tax Evasion The Convention was signed on 19 May 2015 in Brussels.
30 June 2016, Thursday
Ministry of Sport, Submission of a proposal to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events, to the President of Russia The Convention is aimed at enhancing international cooperation to provide security at football matches and other sports events, and to decrease the probability of violence or civil disorder among citizens or groups of citizens.
4 April 2016, Monday
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Creation of the Russian Scientific Arctic Expedition to Spitsbergen Archipelago The expedition has been set-up as part of the state programme Environmental Protection, 2012−2020, with a view of enhancing the efficiency of Russian organisations operating on Spitsbergen (Svalbard) Archipelago and in the adjacent waters of the Arctic Ocean, as well as expanding international cooperation. The directive is consistent with the provisions of the Svalbard Treaty and other international treaties.
19 March 2016, Saturday
Ministry of Transport, Opening Ramenskoye Airport for international flights Opening Ramenskoye Airport for international flights will facilitate the development of the fourth full-service Moscow airport complex to meet the requirements of low-cost airlines.
22 December 2015, Tuesday
Ministry of Energy, Approving an action plan for the Vostochny Petrochemical Complex strategic investment project In order to ensure Government support of the Vostochny Petrochemical Complex strategic investment project, a number of measures are planned to provide conditions for designing and deploying facilities, building infrastructure facilities, including under Government and federal targeted programmes, and ensuring the resource base.
1 December 2015, Tuesday
Ministry of Economic Development, Measures to implement the President’s Executive Order, On Measures to Ensure the National Security of the Russian Federation against Criminal and Other Unlawful Acts and the Application of Special Economic Measures in Relation to the Republic of Turkey In particular, a list of agricultural produce, raw materials and food products originating from the Republic of Turkey, the import of which is banned from 1 January 2016, was approved.
9 November 2015, Monday
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Establishing Bikin National Park Bikin National Park, with a total area of 1.16 million hectares, is being established in the Pozharsky Municipal District of the Primorye Territory.
6 October 2015, Tuesday
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia accedes to European Convention on the Abolition of Legalisation of Documents The signing of the Convention will allow Russian citizens obtaining documents from diplomatic and consular missions of the Russian Federation abroad to present them to government offices of countries that have joined the Convention without consular legalisation.
21 August 2015, Friday
Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Introduction of the draft law to ratify the Agreement between the governments of SCO member states on the International Road Transportation Facilitation to the State Duma The new legislation will simplify and harmonise the national procedures and requirements of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states concerning international motor traffic, remove the existing ban on Russian motor vehicles’ entry to China via checkpoints on the Chinese-Kazakh border, and consequently boost Russia’s trade with China.
Ministry of Transport, On signing an agreement between the governments of Russia and China on the construction and operation of a cross-border cableway over the Amur River Construction of the world’s first cross-border cableway will support development of tourism in the border areas of the two countries, attract investment for the development of a modern tourist infrastructure in the Amur Region, and promote socioeconomic development in the region.
14 April 2015, Tuesday
On Simplifying the Procedure for Attracting Foreigners to Research and Teaching at the Skolkovo Innovation Centre
26 March 2015, Thursday
Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, Igor Artemyev’s briefing following a meeting of the foreign investment commission
12 March 2015, Thursday
Ministry of Economic Development, Implementation of Russia’s Innovative Development Strategy in 2015-2016 The implementation of the approved action plan for the Innovative Development Strategy in 2015-2016 will help to further develop basic support elements for innovations and boost the rise of a socially focused innovation economy.
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