Government Decisions

24 August 2017, Thursday
Re-equipping the UN World Food Programme auto fleet with Russian-made vehicles The signed resolution provides for up to 535 million roubles to be allocated in 2017-2018 to implement the next phase of the UN World Food Programme project to replace trucks used for transporting humanitarian aid with Russian-made vehicles, and up to $1.5 million as a special-purpose contribution to the WFP fund for the development of logistics capacity, including the integration of KamAZ trucks into regional fleets of WFP trucks. Funds for these purposes are envisaged in the federal budget.
19 August 2017, Saturday
Lowering customs duty rates for goods exported from Russia outside Customs Union member states Starting 1 September 2017, export customs duty rates will be reduced for untreated animal hides, ferrous waste and scrap, refined copper and copper alloys, and items made from non-precious metals.
Russia’s participation in the construction of the European X-ray free-electron laser installation Since 2009, Russia has been involved in an international project to build and operate the European X-ray free-electron laser installation. The installation is being built in Hamburg, Germany, and is intended for research in a number of areas, including solid state physics, geophysics, chemistry, materials science, medicine, and structural microbiology. The signed directive instructs the Kurchatov Institute National Research Centre to pay the remaining share of the Russian Federation’s contribution towards the construction of the installation. The funds for these purposes have been allocated from the 2017 federal budget.
12 August 2017, Saturday
Opening of a national anti-doping laboratory based at Moscow University The Moscow University Charter has been updated with guidelines about the addition of a new structural unit, a national anti-doping laboratory. Using contemporary methods, the laboratory will implement measures to provide anti-doping support to Russian national sports teams and carry out independent testing of samples of biological materials for doping control, while also conducting research aimed at preventing and fighting doping in sports.
2 August 2017, Wednesday
Submitting to the State Duma a draft law on Russia’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled On 27 June 2013, delegates of the Diplomatic Conference of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) adopted the Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled in Marrakesh, Morocco. Russia’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty aims to broaden these individuals’ opportunities to access books, magazines, teaching aids and textbooks that have been created under special formats and to facilitate international exchanges of these publications.
31 July 2017, Monday
Russian entry visas for participants in the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students Visa regulations have been relaxed for participants in the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Russia. The festival’s events will take place in two cities, Moscow and Sochi. Around 10,000 foreign nationals from 150 countries are expected to participate.
29 July 2017, Saturday
Restrictions on the import of ozone-depleting substances to Russia A temporary quantitative restriction on the import of ozone-depleting substances to the Russian Federation in 2017 has been introduced. The purpose of the adopted decisions is to ensure a stable market of ozone-depleting substances, which are not produced in Russia, and to prevent the growth of prices for such substances. These regulatory measures contribute to the preservation of the ozone layer of the atmosphere.
28 July 2017, Friday
Russia’s approval of the draft Agreement between the Governments of Russia and Brazil on the Establishment and Operation of Cultural Centres The signing of the Agreement will promote the development of cultural, humanitarian, information and educational cooperation between Russia and Brazil.
24 July 2017, Monday
Submission to the State Duma of a draft law on combatting corruption crimes during international business transactions The draft law provides for spreading the types of punishment stipulated in the Code of Administrative Offences for crimes of illegal gratification by legal entities to the cases when such crimes are committed not only on behalf or in the interests of a legal entity but also in the interests of other legal entities connected with it, such as affiliated or subsidiary companies. The adoption of this bill would create conditions for the further implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
20 July 2017, Thursday
Submitting to the State Duma the draft law on automatic international exchange of tax information The draft law proposes amendments to the Tax Code, which are necessary for ensuring the collection and exchange of information with competent bodies of foreign countries with a view to implementing the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. Thus, taxpayers employed by an international group of companies are obligated to report to the tax authority his or her participation in the international group of companies and country-specific information, including a country-specific tax return, global documents on the international group of companies and national documents of the participant in the international group of companies.
5 July 2017, Wednesday
Measures to Implement the Russian President’s Executive Order on Extending Certain Special Economic Measures to Ensure the Security of the Russian Federation The ban on the import of certain categories of agricultural products, raw materials and food has been extended from 1 January until 31 December 2018.
17 June 2017, Saturday
Presenting the President of Russia with the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events to be submitted for ratification The Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events was signed by the Russian Federation in Saint-Denis (France) on 3 July 2016.
16 June 2017, Friday
Presentation of the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism to the Russian President for submission for ratification The Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism was signed on behalf of the Russian Federation on 26 January 2009 in Strasbourg. The ratification of the Convention by Russia will improve the efficiency of Russia’s cooperation with other countries in combating the legalisation of criminal proceeds and financing of terrorism, create additional opportunities for developing international cooperation of competent authorities in identifying, seizing and confiscating proceeds from crime, and strengthen legal safeguards of this cooperation.
12 June 2017, Monday
Holding research and practice training seminars as part of the international project to protect the health of mothers, newborns and children under five To carry out the measures aimed at Russia’s participation in implementation of decisions of the United Nations summit on the post-2015 development agenda, Russia has earmarked budget appropriations of up to 461.8 million roubles in 2017-2019 to hold 72 research and practice training seminars on protecting the health of mothers, newborns and children under five years of age.
5 June 2017, Monday
Electronic visa issuance for entering Russia through border crossing points in the free port of Vladivostok A directive on the peculiarities of issuing visas in the form of an electronic document and entry to Russia with such visas by citizens of foreign countries included in the respective list has been approved. The mechanism of issuing electronic visas will be introduced phase-by-phase starting on 1 August 2017 as the border crossing points are equipped with the necessary software and hardware. The introduction of simplified entry to Russia via border crossing points on the territory of the free port of Vladivostok will contribute to the investment attractiveness of the Far Eastern Federal District and the expansion of business contacts to facilitate the implementation of projects with foreign participation and increase the number of foreign tourists.
Approval of the Concept for Russky Island development As part of Federal Programme, the Socioeconomic Development of the Russian Far East and the Baikal Region. The Concept is aimed at setting up a legal and economic environment for the development of Russky Island as an international research, education and technology cluster. The Concept envisions that budget financing of investment projects may not exceed 30 percent of announced private investment.
2 June 2017, Friday
Measures to implement the President’s executive order rescinding certain special economic measures as regards the Turkish Republic The following products have been excluded from the list of agricultural produce, raw materials and foods originating in the Turkish Republic and prohibited for import to Russia: frozen chicken parts, by-products of home-raised chicken and turkey, fresh or refrigerated cucumbers and gherkins, fresh apples, pears, grapes, as well as wild and cultivated strawberries. The ban on certain types of work and services by organisations under Turkish jurisdiction has also been lifted.
Approving a draft Agreement between the Governments of Russia and India on film co-production by Russia The Agreement stipulates terms for granting national-film status to film co- productions, the entry of either party’s film crews into the territory of each other’s country, the temporary import and export of equipment and materials for film production and the amount of co-producers’ financial stakes.
27 May 2017, Saturday
Ensuring the launch of the Amazonas-5 telecommunications satellite (Spain) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome The communications satellite will be used for the provision of television, corporate networks and telephone services in South and Central America.
Ensuring the launch of the Sentinel-5P observation satellite (European Space Agency) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome The satellite is intended to achieve objectives under the European Commission’s Copernicus Programme and will be used to obtain data on the composition of the earth’s atmosphere and study the climate and the quality of the atmospheric air. After reaching its designated orbit, it will be added to the national register of the European Space Agency (ESA).
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