Government Decisions

3 May 2018, Thursday
Russia approves draft agreement between the governments of Russia and Egypt on setting up the Russian Industrial Zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone and providing for its operation The agreement is designed to set up a Russian Industrial Zone in the East Port Said region and provide for its operation with a view to enabling Russian companies to launch local manufacturing and promote high technology products for the high-potential markets of the Middle East and Africa.
28 April 2018, Saturday
Budget funding of the Russian Seasons project in Italy Agreements were reached at President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s meeting with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella on 11 April 2017 on implementing the Russian Seasons project in Italy in 2018. The opening ceremony was held on 14 January 2018 in Rome.
27 April 2018, Friday
Russia’s approval of the Draft Protocol on Introducing Amendments to the Convention Between the Governments of Russia and Sweden for the Avoidance of Double Taxation With Respect to Taxes on Income The Protocol expands the scope of the Convention’s effect through applying it to the taxes on property and capital. The amendments aim to create favourable conditions for stimulating mutual investment and an improved taxation regime for organisations engaged in Russian-Swedish relations.
24 April 2018, Tuesday
Approval by the Russian Federation of a draft interim free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran The agreement provides for the formation of a free trade area on a limited range of goods between the EAEU and Iran.
21 April 2018, Saturday
Russian Antarctic Expedition operations plan for 2018–2022 The plans for the Russian Antarctic Expedition and the parameters of its activities for 2018–2022 have been approved. The new plan is similar to the 2013–2017 expedition and aims to expand Russia’s presence in the Antarctic. In 2018–2019, there will be 110 members of the Russian Antarctic Expedition without counting the ship and aircraft crews; starting from 2021, there will be 125 people on the winter staff and 120 people on the seasonal staff. The plan envisages that the number of the Antarctic stations will be the same as in 2017 until 2020, and starting with 2021, another station (Russkaya) will be added to the all-year stations.
19 April 2018, Thursday
Russia approves International Telecommunications Union regulations Radio Regulations are part of the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). They establish common parameters for using the international radio frequency spectrum and orbital frequency resources for satellites in geostationary orbit and for clutter suppression between radio services. The new version of the Radio Regulations was adopted following the ITU world conferences in Geneva in 2012 and 2015. Submitted by the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.
7 April 2018, Saturday
Construction of the North Pole ice-resistant self-propelled platform The state programme Socioeconomic Development of the Russian Arctic Zone envisions the design and construction of the North Pole ice-resistant self-propelled platform, a floating observatory for environmental research and monitoring, to ensure continuous, comprehensive research in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean. The platform is to be put into operation in 2020. The signed documents approve the decision on 2018-2020 budget allocations for design and construction of the platform in the amount of 6,966.6 million roubles. Admiralty Shipyards has been designated as the contractor that will design and build the platform.
5 April 2018, Thursday
Russia’s financial contribution to implement the Interreg Baltic Sea Region transnational cooperation programme The 2014-2020 Interreg Baltic Sea Region transnational cooperation programme is an instrument for the implementation of joint cross-border projects between regions of the Russian Federation, states of the European Union and Norway that promote balanced socioeconomic development in the Baltic Region. The adopted decision supports Russia’s participation in the programme.
7 March 2018, Wednesday
Establishing Novosibirsk Islands Federal Nature Sanctuary Novosibirsk Islands Federal Nature Sanctuary with a total area of ​​6,594,496.3 hectares will be created in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on the Novosibirsk Islands Archipelago and adjoining waters. The purpose of the sanctuary is to preserve unique island ecosystems of the Russian Arctic, which have great environmental and scientific importance, the habitats and breeding grounds of many species of animals, including those requiring special protection (polar bears, Laptev subspecies of walrus, rose gulls and others), and historical and cultural sites related to the period of discovery and exploration of the islands. The adopted decision will create the legal foundation supporting the special protection regime for natural complexes and sites on lands included in the boundaries of the sanctuary.
3 March 2018, Saturday
Developing Abilympics, a professional skills competition for persons with disabilities A decision was made on holding annual Abilympics, a national professional skills competition among people with disabilities starting in 2018. This will contribute to encouraging such persons to expand their range of professional activities, acquire professional training and find employment.
19 February 2018, Monday
Establishing Khibiny National Park in the Murmansk Region The Government of the Russian Federation issued a resolution establishing Khibiny National Park, with a total area of ​​84,804 hectares, in the Murmansk Region.
15 February 2018, Thursday
Trade in securities of the International Bank for Economic Cooperation in Russia A signed directive has included the International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC) on the list of international financial institutions the securities of which have been accepted for placement and public trading on Russian territory. This will help expand the IBEC’s opportunities in implementing investment projects and enhance the development of the Russian financial market.
8 February 2018, Thursday
Russia’s approval of the draft memorandum between the Russian and Slovenian governments on establishing the World War II International Research Centre in Maribor, Slovenia The mission of the Centre will be: to study the history of World War II with an emphasis on the struggle of the peoples of Russia and Slovenia against the Nazi aggressors; to search for information on Soviet and other citizens that were prisoners of Nazi concentration camps on the territory of Slovenia and took part in the guerrilla movement on the territory of Slovenia; and to carry out joint cultural and historical projects.
22 January 2018, Monday
Establishing the organising committee for the centenary celebration of the Ioffe Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences The committee includes representatives of the Russian Government, Presidential Executive Office, federal executive bodies, Federation Council, Russian Academy of Sciences, Skolkovo Foundation, and research and educational organisations.
4 January 2018, Thursday
Creation of Ladoga Skerries National Park (the Republic of Karelia) The Ladoga Skerries National Park, with a total area of 122,000 hectares, will be developed in the Lakhdenpokhsky, Sortavalsky and Pitkyarantsky municipal districts of the Republic of Karelia on the northern and northwestern coasts of Ladoga Lake. The reason for creating the park is to preserve the unique natural complexes of the Ladoga Lake skerries that have no analogue in Russia and Europe. The decision will form a legal framework for providing a system of special protection for natural complexes and facilities within the national park’s boundaries.
28 December 2017, Thursday
Certain aspects of natural gas sales in Russia In order to develop the market principles of price formation for natural gas, the signed resolution allows Gazprom and its affiliated parties to sell extracted natural gas at non-regulated prices to legal entities for the production of LNG for further export, as of 1 January 2018.
26 December 2017, Tuesday
Establishing the Vostok Finskogo Zaliva State Nature Reserve (Leningrad Region) A 14,086 hectare nature reserve will be created in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland (the Baltic Sea), on islands and in the adjoining internal and territorial waters of the sea of the Russian Federation. The reserve will preserve exemplary island ecosystems of the Eastern Baltic while the region is intensively explored. The decision will provide the legal foundation for taking special measures to protect the ecosystems as well as the facilities in the nature reserve.
22 December 2017, Friday
Russia’s participation in the exploitation of the European X-ray free-electron laser installation Since 2009, Russia has been participating in the international project to build and operate the European X-ray free-electron laser installation (European XFEL). The official opening ceremony took place in Hamburg, Germany on 1 September 2017. The facility 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 Russian Federation’s share of the operating costs in 2017. The funds for this purpose have been allocated from the 2017 federal budget.
Budget appropriations for projects under the IAEA technical cooperation programme Under the Development of the Nuclear Power Industry Complex state programme, Rosatom State Corporation will receive funds to pay in 2018-2020 the Russian Federation’s targeted annual contributions to the IAEA Technical Cooperation Fund. Funds for these purposes are provided for in the federal budget for 2018 and the planning period of 2019 and 2020.
19 December 2017, Tuesday
Creating the Vasyugansky State Nature Reserve A 614,803 hectare nature reserve will be created within The Great Vasyugan Mire, the largest swamp system in the Northern Hemisphere, which is located in the Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions. The reserve will preserve the unique and diverse ecosystem, which is of great significance for nature conservation. The decision will provide the legal foundation for taking special measures to protect the ecosystem and facilities in the nature reserve.
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