RESTRICTED WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/RUS/33/Add.1 1 November 1999 ORGANIZATION (99-4723) Original: English Working Party on the Accession of the Russian Federation ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Information Regarding the Development of Foreign Trade Legislation of the Russian Federation Addendum The Government of the Russian Federation has submitted the following legislation which is available for consultation from the Secretariat (Accessions Division, Room 1126) and is available in electronic format upon request from accessions@wto.org. _______________ Laws 1993 - Law of the Russian Federation No. 4807-1 On the Principles of the Budget Rights and the Rights to the Formation and Use of Extra-Budgetary Funds Enjoyed by the Representative and Executive Bodies of the Republics Within the Russian Federation, its Territories, Regions and Autonomous Formations, the Cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, and the Local SelfGovernment Bodies dated 15 April 1993. 1997 - Federal Law No. 100-FZ On the State Regulation of Agroindustrial Production dated 14 July 1997. 1998 - Federal Law No. 63-FZ On the Measures for Protection of the Economic Interests of the Russian Federation in Foreign Trade in Goods dated 14 April 1998. Tax Code of the Russian Federation (Part One) No. 146-FZ (With the Amendments and Additions of 30 March, 9 July 1999) dated 31 July 1998. Federal Law No. 178-FZ On Amending the Federal Law on Licensing Specific Kinds of Activities dated 26 November 1998. Federal Law No. 192-FZ On Immediate Measures Concerning Budget and Tax Policies dated 29 December 1998. WT/ACC/RUS/33/Add.1 Page 2 1999 - - - - - Federal Law No. 4-FZ On Coordination of International and Foreign Economic Relations of the Subjects of the Russian Federation dated 4 January 1999. Federal Law No. 19-FZ On the Introduction of Amendments and Addenda into the Federal Law on Production Sharing Agreements dated 7 January 1999. Federal Law No. 32-FZ On the Introduction to Legal Acts of the Russian Federation of Amendments and Addenda Arising From the Federal Law on Production Sharing Agreements dated 10 February 1999. Federal Law No. 36-FZ On the Federal Budget for 1999 (with the Amendments and Additions of 5 July, 17 July 1999) dated February 22, 1999. Federal Law No. 39-FZ On Investment Activity in the Russian Federation Pursued in the Form of Capital Investments dated 25 February 1999. Federal Law No. 46-FZ On Protection of Rights and Legitimate Interests of Investors at Securities Market dated 5 March 1999. Federal Law No. 52-FZ On the Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of the Population dated 30 March 1999. Federal Law No. 61-FZ On the Temporary Ban on the Imports of Ethyl Alcohol dated 31 March 1999. Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation No. 81-FZ dated 30 April 1999. Federal Law No. 87-FZ On Areas of Subsurface the Right of Use of which May be Granted on Conditions of Sharing of Products (Kirinsk Long-Term Block of "Sakhalin-3" Project) dated 1 May 1999. Federal Law No. 97-FZ On Tenders for the Placement of Orders for the Supply of Goods, Performance of Works, Provision of Services for State Needs dated 6 May 1999. Federal Law No. 104-FZ On the Special Economic Zone in Magadan Region dated 31 May 1999. Federal Law No. 106-FZ On the Plots of Subsoil the Right to Use which May be Granted on the Conditions of the Sharing of the Products (the Luginetskoye, Fyodorovskoye and Other Oil and Gas-Condensate Fields) dated 31 May 1999. Federal Law No. 117-FZ On the Protection of Competition on the Financial Services Market dated 23 June 1999. Federal Law No. 119-FZ On the Principles and the Procedure for the Demarcation of the Objects of Jurisdiction and of the Powers between the State Power Bodies of the Russian Federation and the State Power Bodies of the Subjects of the Russian Federation dated 24 June 1999. Federal Law No. 154-FZ On the Introduction of Amendments and Addenda to the First Part of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation dated 9 July 1999. Federal Law No. 159-FZ On Putting into Force the Budget Code of the Russian Federation dated 9 July 1999. Federal Law No. 160-FZ On Foreign Investment in the Russian Federation dated 9 July 1999. Decrees of the President 1999 - - Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 362 On Resolution No. 645 of the Head of Administration of the Belgorod Oblast On Extraordinary Measures for Stabilization of the Local Food Market of the Oblast dated December 16, 1998, dated March 18, 1999. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 651 On the Structure of the Federal Bodies of the Executive Power (With the Amendments and Additions of 8 June, 28 June, 6 July, 23 July, 9 August 1999) dated 25 May 1999. WT/ACC/RUS/33/Add.1 Page 3 - Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 954 On Issues of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated 2 August 1999. Resolutions of the Government 1997 - Resolution Of The Government of The Russian Federation No. 601 On the Marking of Goods and Products on the Territory of the Russian Federation with Forgery Proof Conformity Marks (with the Amendments and Additions of 19 September 1997, 20 October 1998, 24 June, 10 July 1999) dated 17 May 1997. 1998 - - - - - - Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1142 On the Implementation of Specific Norms of the Federal Law on the Procedure for Exit out of the Russian Federation and Entry into the Russian Federation dated 1 October 1998. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1147 On the Granting a Grace Period (Installment Payment Schedule) on the Debt Owed as Payments to the Federal Budget to Agricultural Producers, Enterprises and Organizations of the Agricultural Complex in the Year 1998 dated 2 October 1998. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1190 On Measures to Stabilise the Consumer Market of the Russian Federation (Amended as of 9 December 1998 and 23 September 1999) dated 12 October 1998. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1203 On the Foodstuffs to which the Ten Per Cent Rate of the Value-Added Tax Shall be Applicable, and on the Additional Import Duty on Agricultural Products, Foodstuffs and Medicaments (with the Amendments and Additions of 27 May 1999) dated 15 October 1998. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1268 On the Introduction of Licensing of the Export from the Russian Federation of Sunflower Seeds, Rape or Colza Seeds and Soya Beans dated 31 October 1998. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1539 On the Importation into and Exportation from the Russian Federation of Medicaments and Pharmaceutical Substances dated 25 December 1998. 1999 - - - - - Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 18 On the Additional Measures for the State Regulation in the Procurement, Realization and Export of the Wood of Precious Forest Species dated 5 January 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 37 On the Realization of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the European Community on the Trade in Textile Goods dated 11 January 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 180 On the Procedure for Regulating the Admission and Use of Global Mobile Personal Satellite Communication Systems on the Telecommunications Market of Russia dated 16 February 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 183 On the Peculiarities of the Determination of a Significant Damage to a Branch of the Russian Economy as a Result of Dumping Imports dated 16 February 1999. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 184 On the Peculiarities of Determining Significant Damage of a Branch of the Russian Economy when a Foreign State (an Alliance of Foreign States) Subsidizes Goods Imported to the Russian Federation as well as the Amount of the Subsidy dated 16 February 1999. WT/ACC/RUS/33/Add.1 Page 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 235 On Amending The Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 791 On the Introduction of Additional Import Duty dated 17 July 1998, dated 27 February 1999 Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 274 On the Regulations for Conducting Investigations Prior to the Introduction of Special Protective Measures, AntiDumping Measures or Compensatory Measures dated 11 March 1999. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 295 On the Pricing Policy in the Agroindustrial Sector dated 16 March 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 458 On the Prolongation of the Period of Effect of the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1226 dated 21 October 1998, dated 21 April 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 472 On the Licensing of Certain Kinds of Auditing Activities in the Russian Federation dated 27 April 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 609 On Amending the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1471 dated 7 December 1998, dated 7 June 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 685 On Amending the List of the First Group of Goods and Products Subject to Mandatory Marking with Counterfeit-Proof Conformity Signs, the List Having Been Endorsed by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 601 dated 17 May 1997, dated 24 June 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 698 On Holding Tenders for the Right to Surface Television and Radio Broadcasting as well as the Elaboration and Development of a New Radio Frequency Channel for the Purposes of Television and Radio Broadcasting dated 26 June 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 740 On Approval of the Regulation on the Composition and Procedure for Refunding the Expenses Borne in the Performance of Production Sharing Agreements dated 3 July 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 741 On Approval of the Regulations on the Formation and Utilization of the Liquidation Fund in the Course of Implementation of Production Sharing Agreements dated 8 July 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 766 On the Approval of the List of Products whose Conformance May be Confirmed by the Conformance Declaration, and of the Procedure for the Adoption of the Conformance Declaration and its Registration dated 7 July 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 787 On Introduction of Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 601 dated 17 May 1997, dated 10 July 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 866 On the Ensuring of the Deliveries of Certain Types of Oil Products to Consumers of the Russian Federation dated 30 July 1999. Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 902 On the Temporary Measures for the Protection of the Russian Manufacturers of Starch Syrup dated 5 August 1999. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1008 On Excise Levy Marks dated 4 September 1999. WT/ACC/RUS/33/Add.1 Page 5 Others State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation 1999 - - Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 01-14/632 On Enhancing Control of the Movement of Goods Containing Intellectual Property Objects dated 27 May 1999. Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 450 On the Special Aspects of the Control of the Customs Value of Motor Cars dated 17 July 1999. Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of the Russian Federation 1999 - Letter of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of the Russian Federation No. 13801/400 On the Procedure for Import and Use of Imported Animal Products dated 8 April 1999. __________