RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/RUS/31/Add.1/Rev.1
11 December 1998
(98-4990)
Working Party on the Accession
of the Russian FederationOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Information Regarding Development of
Foreign Economic Legislation of the Russian Federation
Revision
The following document contains a list of legislation submitted by the Russian delegation for
the ninth meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of the Russian Federation to the WorldTrade Organization and available in the Secretariat (Accessions Division, Room 1126) for
consultation.
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LAWS
1998
Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 86-FZ of 22 June 1998 on Medicines;
Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 102-FZ of 16 July 1998 on Mortgage (Pledge of Real
Estate);
Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 118-FZ of 23 July 1998 on Amending the Federal Law on
the Excises;
Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 127-FZ of 24 July 1998 on State Control Over the
Conduct of International Road-transport Operations and on Liability for Violation of the Rules for the
Conduct Thereof;
Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 135-FZ of 29 July 1998 on Evaluation Activity in the
Russian Federation;
Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 153-FZ  of 31 July 1998 on Amending Article 11.1 of the
Law of the Russian Federation on the State Border of the Russian Federation;
Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 154- FZ of 31 July 1998 on Amending the Law of the
Russian Federation on the Certification of Products and Services;
Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 158-FZ On Licensing of Certain Activities, dated
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Federal Law of the Russian Federation N o. 164-FZ of 29 October 1998 on Leasing.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREES
1998
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1142 of 22 September 1998 on the Structure of
the Federal Organs of the Executive Power;
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1199 of 6 October 1998 on Enhancing the State
Regulation in the Sphere of the Production of a nd Trading in Ethyl Alcohol and Alcohol Products.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT
1993
Decision Of the Council of Ministers (Governmen t) of the Russian Federation No. 793 dated
12 August 1993 On Endorsement of the Regulations for Duties on Patenting Inventions, Useful
Models, Industrial Designs, Registration of Trademarks, Service Marks, the Names of Goods Origin,
on Granting the Right to Use The Names of Goods Origin, and of the Regulations for the Registration
Fees for the Official Registration of Software, Data Bases and Integral Microcircuit Topologies (Withthe Additions and Amendments of 23 April, 12 August 1994, 9 October 1995, 12 August 1996,
16 April, 20 August 1997 and 31 March 1998).
1996
Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No.132-R, dated 2 February 1996.1997
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 601 of 17 May 1997 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 October1998);
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1523 of 3 December 1997 on the State
Financing of Measures for Restructuring the Coal Industry.
1998
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 638 of 24 June 1998 on the Toll
Charged for the Passage of Motor Vehicles Registered on the Territory of Foreign States Via the
Motor Roads of the Russian Federation;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 716 of 7 July 1998 on Additional
Measures on State Support of the Russian Civil Aviation;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 782 of 17 July 1998 on the Introduction
of Licensing of the Imports of Raw Sugar, White Sugar and Starch Molasses to the RussianFederation;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 783 of 17 July 1998 on Temporary
Measures Aimed At Protecting the Russian Beet Sugar Complex;WT/ACC/RUS/3 1/Add.1/Rev.1
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Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 791 of 17 July 1998 on Introduction of
An Additional Import Duty (With the Amendments and Additions of 5 September 1998);
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 868 of 31 July 1998 on Amending the
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 30 of 15 January 1993 on the Regulation
of the Use of Radio-electronic Facilities (High-frequency Devices) on the Territory of the Russian
Federation;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 908 of 7 August 1998 on Introduction of
Amendments and Addenda to the Regulations on the Procedure for the Manufacture, Importation to
the Russian Federation and Use on the Territory of the Russian Federation of Radio ElectronicDevices (High Frequency Equipment) Approved by the Resolution of the Government of the Russian
Federation No. 643 of 5 June 1994;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 945 of 13 August 1998 on Partial
Amendment of the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation Approved by the Resolution of theGovernment of the Russian Federation No. 1560 of 27 December 1996;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 968 of 17 August 1998 on the Measures
Aimed At Fulfilment of Recommendations of the 10th Conference of Signatories to the Convention
on International Trade in Vanishing Wild Flora and Fauna Species with Respect to Sturgeon Speciesof 3 March 1973;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1026 of 3 September 1998 on Amending
the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1523 of 3 December 1997;
Resolution Of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1030 of 5 September 1998 On Partial
Amendment of the Resolution of the Government Of the Russian Federation No. 791 of 17 July 1998
On the Introduction of An Additional Import Duty;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1045 of 5 September 1998 on Partial
Amendment of the Types of the Rates of the Import Customs Duties, Approved by the Resolution of
the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1560 of 27 December 1996;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1159 of 6 October 1998 on Enhancing
the State Regulation in the Sphere of the Production of and Trading in Ethyl Alcohol and Alcohol
Products;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1171 of 7 October 1998 on the
Commission of the Government of the Russian Federation for Protective Measures in Foreign Trade
and the Customs-tariff Policy;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1203 of 15 October 1998 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 Pr oducts, Foodstuffs and Medicaments;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1221 of 20 October 1998 on
Competencies of the Ministry of Trade of the Russian Federation;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1223 of 20 October 1998 on Amending
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of Goods and Products on the Territory of the Russian Federation with Counterfeit-proof Conformity
Marks;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1226 of 21 October 1998 on Partial
Amendment of the Rates of the Import Customs Duties, Approved by the Resolution of theGovernment of the Russian Federation No. 1560 of 27 December 1996;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1235 of 23 October 1998 on Measures
for Accelerating Customs Clearance of Technological Equipment Located in Temporary Storage
Warehouses and Customs Warehouses;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1267 of 31 October 1998 on
Introduction of Export from the Russian Federation of the Cattle and Sheep Skins and Other
Unprocessed Skins;
Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1268 of 31 October 1998 on
Introduction of Export from the Russian Federation of the Sunflower Seeds, Rape Seeds and SoyaBeans.
OTHERS:
State Customs Committee
1996
Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 436 On Measures for
Tightening Control Over Customs Value, dated 11 July 1996;
Order Of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 796 On the Distribution of
Jurisdiction in the Sphere of Customs Value Control and of Currency Control (With the Amendments
of 29 January, 16 April and 30 May, 11 July 1996, 31 January, 5 June, 24 December 1997), dated
29 December 1995.
Central Bank of the Russian Federation
1998
Direction the Central Bank of Russia No. 365-u of 30 September 1998 on the Repeal of the Ban on
the Payment of the Contributions to the Authorized Capitals of Credit Organizations in Foreign
Currency.
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