RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
5 June 2002
(02-3132)
Working Party on the
Accession of the Russian FederationOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Implementation of the Plan of Legislative Work in Various Fields
Relevant for Economic Reforms and/or WTO Rules and Disciplines
Revision
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation has submitted the following information on
Implementation of the Plan of Legislative Work in Various Fields Relevant for Economic Reforms
and/or WTO Rules and Disciplines, with the request that it be circulated to Members of the Working
Party1.
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1 This document supersedes the information contained in WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev/1.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
Page 2Implementation of the Plan of Legislative Work in Various Fields Relevant for Economic Reforms and/or WTO Rules and Disciplines
(based inter alia on Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of 26 July 2000, No. 1072-p
"Plan of Action of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Field of Social Policy and Modernisation of Economy for 2000 -2001"
and on Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of 8 August 2001, No. 1054-p
 "Plan of Action on Putting Russian Legislat ion in Conformity with WTO Requirements")
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DOMESTIC LEGISLATION OF HORIZONTAL NATURE, MAIN DIRECTIONS OF ON-GOING ECONOMIC POLICIES
Federal Law
"On Stocks and Stock Activity " Basics of markets formation, including exchan ge mechanisms, to prevent monopolization and
distortion of market prices.The Draft Law is prepared for
the second reading in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Town-planning Code of the
Russian Federation "
(The former title is draft was the Federal
Law "On Additions and Amendments tothe Federal Law "On InvestmentActivity in the Form of Capital
Investment")Simplification of the procedure to obtain consents and documentation on investment projects. The Draft Law is submitted to
the Government.
Federal Law
"On State Registration of
Organizations "Establishment of a "Single Window" notification procedure for the registration of organizations,
as well as the rules of surveillance and liability of founders for conformity of the declaredinformation. Form a single registry of legal entities.The Law was adopted  on
8 August 2001 No 129-FZ.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On Licensing of
Certain Types of Activities "Formation of a single restrictive list of types of activity subject to licensing. Reduction of the
number of types of activity subject to licensing, regulate and streamline the single licensingprocedure in the territory of the Russian Federation, and prohibit the practice of using cross-
references to other statutes.The Law was adopted  on
8 August 2001 No 128-FZ.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On Banks and
Banking Activity "Determinations of the structure of credit organizati ons and the procedure of their accounting. The Law was adopted  on
19 June 2001 No 82-FZ.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
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Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On Insolvency
(Bankruptcy) of Credit
Organizations" "Determinations of the rights of the creditors. The Law was adopted  on
7 August 2001 No 116-FZ.
Federal Law
"On Transfer of the Property into the
Property of the Russian Federation
(Nationalization)"Introduction of the legislative regulation of procedures for nationalization of property. The Draft Law is submitted to
the Government.
Federal Law
"On Privatization of the State and the
Municipal Property "
(The former title of this draft was the
Federal Law "On Additions and
Amendments to the Federal Law "Onprivatization of the State Property andPrinciples of the Privatization of theMunicipal Property")Introduction of the procedure for privatization of the State Property and Municipal Property.
The basic principle of this draft law is to make privatization procedures open and transparent.The Law was adopted  on
21 December 2001 No 178-FZ.
Federal Law
"On Protection of the Rights (of
Individual Entrepreneurs) during the
conduct of the State Control "Introduction of transparency and predictability in rules of conduct of state control during
inspections of an enterprise.The Law was adopted  on
8 August 2001 No 134-FZ.
Civil Code  of the Russian Federation,
Part ThreeEstablishment of the applicable norms of the international private law, including determination of
the nationality of applicable law.The Law was adopted  on
26 November 2001 No 146-FZ.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
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Tax Code of the Russian Federation ,
Part TwoChapter 25 "On Tax on Profits".
Chapter 27 "Customs Fees and Duties», in cluding customs valuation procedures.
Chapter 26 "State Duties".Chapter 25 was adopted  on
6 August 2001 No 110-FZ.
The draft of this chapter passes
the procedure of co-ordination
with the federal ministries.
Chapter 26 is prepared for the
second reading in the Duma.
Land Code  of the Russian Federation Introduction of main and mandatory principles of the regulation of land relations, legal status of
the use of land.The Land Code was adopted  on
25 October 2001 No 136-FZ .
Federal Law
"On the Turnover of Agricultural
Lands " Establishes the principles of the turnover of agricultural lands including buying and selling o f
such lands.The Draft Law passed the first
reading in the Duma.
Arbitration Procedure Code of the
Russian FederationEstablishment of principles to resolve dispute between economic operators and governmental
bodies.The Code passed the second
reading in the Duma.
Criminal Procedure Code  of the
Russian FederationEstablishment of principles of criminal proceedings. The Code was adopted  on
18 December 2001 No 174-FZ.The Code is coming into forceon 1 July 2002.
The Labour Code of the Russian
FederationIntroduction of main and mandatory principles of the regulation of labour relations. The Labour Code was adopted
on 30 December 2001,
No 197-FZ.
Federal law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On Currency
Regulation and Control "Liberalised system of currency regulation and currency control. The Draft Law is under
coordination between thefederal ministries.
Federal law
"On Amendments to the Specific
Federal Laws co ncerning Currency
Regulation Issues "Reduction of the volume of compulsory sales of the foreign currency proceeds of residents from
the export of goods (works, services, the results of intellectual activity) to 50 per cent.The Law was adopted  on
8 August 2001 No 130-FZ.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
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Federal law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law of the Ru ssian Federation
"On Employment of Population in the
Russian Federation "Introduction of alterations to the finance mechanism, increasing the effectiveness of mechanisms
of securing the employment of population in the Russian Federation.The Draft Law  is prepared for
the first reading in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Amendments to the Federal Law
"On Federal Rail Transport "
Federal Law " On Amendments to the
Federal Law "On Natural
Monopolies" "Creation of the legal basis of the structural reform of the federal rail transport.
Creation of the legal basis of the structural reform of the federal rail transport.The Draft Law is submitted to
the Duma.
The Draft Law is submitted to
the Government.
Federal Law
"On Immunity of the State " Establishment of the scope of the jurisdictional immunity of the foreign states and the Russian
Federation.The Draft Law passes the
procedure of co-ordination withthe federal ministries.
Federal Law
"On Combating Legalization of
Profits received in a criminal way "Introduction of principles to combat money laundering. The Law was adopted  on
7 August 2001 No 115-FZ.
Resolution of the Government
 "On some issues concerning the
regulation of temporary import of
foreign-made aircraft "Invalidation of the Resolution of the Government on 7 July 1998 No 716 "On additional
Measures for Rendering State Support to the Civil Aviation of the Russian Federation".The Resolution of the
Government was adopted  on
2 August 2001 No 574.
TRADE IN GOODS
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On State Regulation
of Foreign Trade Activity "Matching of the principles of state regulation of foreign economic activities with those
established by the WTO and widely used by the WTO members.The Draft Law passes the
procedure of co-ordination withthe federal ministries.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
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Federal Law
"On safeguard, anti-dumping and
countervailing measures applying to
imports of products "
(The former title of this draft was
Federal Law "On Additions and
Amendments to the Federal Law "OnProtection of Economic Interests of theRussian Federation in Foreign Trade inGoods")Bringing the implementation of antidumping, safeguards and countervailing measures into
conformity with the WTO rules and principles.The Draft Law  is approved by
the Government and beingprepared for the submission tothe Duma.
Federal Law
"On Licensing of Exports and Imports
in the Russian Federation "Bringing export and import licensing system into conformity with the WTO rules and principles The work on drafting the Law
has been suspended, as the
provisions of the Draft havebeen included in the Draft Law"On Additions and Amendmentsto the Federal Law "On StateRegulation of Foreign Trade
Activity".
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Customs Code of the Russian
Federation "New version of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation. Brings customs procedures into
conformity with WTO rules.The Draft Law is being
discussed in the Dumacommittees.
Federal law
"On the Purchases and the Deliveries
of Products for State Needs "Introduction of main principles of state procurement, based on competitive approaches, as well as
procedures of such procurementThe Draft Law is submitted to
the Government.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On the State
Regulation of the Production andTurnover of Ethyl Alcohol and
Alcoholic Products" "Bringing the system of licensing of trade in alcohol in the line with the WTO requirements. The Draft Law is submitted to
the Duma.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
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Federal Law
"On additions and   Amendments to
the Federal Law "On the Fees for the
Issuance of Licenses and the Right tothe Manufacture and Turnover of the
Ethyl Alcoholic Products" "Bringing the system of fees for the issuance of licenses in the line with the WTO requirements. The Draft Law is being prepared
for the second reading in theDuma.
Decree of the President
"On the Procedure for the
Importation into and Exportation
from the Russian Federation of the
Precious Metals and Precious Stones "Establishes that the import of precious metals into the Russian Federation shall be effected by
organisations and natural persons without any quantitative restrictions and licences.The Decree of the President was
adopted  on 21 June 2001
No 742.
Resolution of the Government
"On the Abolishment of the Licensing
of the Import of White Sugar to the
Russian Federation "Abolishes the licensing of the import of white sugar into the Russian Federation. The Resolution of the
Government was adopted  on
26 July 2001 No 560
Resolution of the Government
"On the Abolishment of the Licensing
of the Export of Oilseeds, Raps and
Soybeans and the Import of Tobacco
and Tobacco Substitutes "Abolishes the licensing of the export of oilseeds, raps and soybeans and the import of tobacco and
tobacco substitutes.The Resolution of the
Government was adopted  on
26 February 2002 No 129
AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
Federal Law
"On basics of the technical regulation
in the Russian Federation "
(Replace the former drafts "On basis of
the technical regulation, Standardizationand Confirmation of Conformity", "OnStandardization and "On Additions andAmendments to the Federal Law "On
Standardization", "On Technical
Measures in Trade", "On Confirmationof Conformity of the Products andServices with the NormativeRequirements")Umbrella draft law covering measures relevant under the TBT and SPS agreements. Specifically
establishes the system of technical regulations, standards and confirmation of conformity.The Draft Law  is approved by
the Government.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
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AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
Federal Law
"On State Aid " Establishment of rules and procedures of subsidization. The Draft Law passes the
procedure of co-ordination withthe federal ministries.
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS)
Federal Law
"On Mandatory Medical and Social
Insurance in the Russian Federation "Formation of a single system of medical and social insurance. Improvement of the effectiveness
of the system, amplifies the mechanism of mobilization of financial resources for working and
non-working population, specifies the surveillance powers on the federal level and the procedures
for licensing and regulation.The Draft Law is submitted to
the Government.
Federal Law
"On the specialized state or municipal
non-commercial organizations "
(The former title is draft was the Federal
Law "On Ensuring the Economic
Independence and increasing the
Diversity of Organizational Forms ofSocial Enterprises")Provide for economic independence and increasing diversity of organizational and legal forms of
medical, educational and cultural organizations.The Draft Law is submitted to
the Government.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On Mandatory
Social Occupational Accident
Insurance and Occupational
Decease" "Updates the mechanism of mandatory social occupational accident insurance and occupational
disease insurance.The Draft Law passes the
procedure of co-ordination withthe federal ministries.
Federal Law
"On Guaranties of Return of the Bank
Deposits of the Citizens "Increases competition on the banking services market, create equal terms to encourage private
account holding. Develop legislative acts regardin g the functioning of the system of guarantees
for bank deposits.The Draft Law is submitted to
the Government.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
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Federal Laws
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law of the Ru ssian Federation
"On Organization of InsuranceBusiness in the Russian Federation"
and "On State Insu rance Inspection",
"On the Procedure of Mandatoryinsurance within the territory  of the
Russian Federation" "Improvement of the legal framework for operations of participants of insurance services market,
provide requirements in respect of professional qualifications of CEOs of insurance companies,enhance liability of the founders (shareholders, participants) for actions leading to insolvency ofan insurer. Develop legislative acts regarding  state insurance surveillance and organization of
insurance business.The Draft Laws are returned for
the completion to the federalministries .
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On Non-
governmental Pension Funds" "Introducing of the uniform requirements in respect of management of assets of investment funds,
non-governmental pension funds and insurance companies.The Draft Law is under
coordination between the
federal ministries.
Federal Law
"On Mandatory Insurance of Civil
Liability of Owners of Motor
Vehicles "Form the legal framework for mandatory insurance in Russia, on the basis of free competition,
with simultaneous annulment of doubling legislative acts.The Law was adopted  on
25 April 2002 No 40-FZ.
Federal Law
"On Insider Information " Improvement of the legal framework for operations of professional participants of the securities
market.The Draft Law  is prepared for
the first reading in  the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Mortgage Securities " Improvement of the legal framework for operations of professional participants of the securities
market.The Draft Law developed by
deputies passed the first readingin the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On securities
Market" and On Addition to the
Federal Law "On non-commercial
organizations" "Improvement of the legal framework for operations of professional participants of the securities
market (registration of debentures and activity of investment consultants).The Draft Law passed the
second reading in the Duma.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.2
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Federal Law
"On the Auditing Activities " Regulation of the activities of the Auditing organisations. The Law was adopted  on
7 August 2001 No 119-FZ.
Federal Law
"On Investment Funds " The law establishes the legal basis for creation and activity of investment funds. The Law was adopted  on
29 November 2001 No 156-FZ.
AGREEMENT ON TRADE RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS)
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Patent Law Of The Russian
Federation "Improvement of the legal regulation in the field of protection of intellectual property rights and
results of intellectual activity.The Draft Law  is prepared for
the second reading in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law Of The Ru ssian Federation
"On Legal Protection of Computer
Programs and Databases" "Improvement of the legal regulation in the field of protection of intellectual property rights and
results of intellectual activity.The Draft Law  is prepared for
the second reading in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law Of The Ru ssian Federation
"On Legal Protection Of Layout-
Designs Of Integrated Circuits" "Improvement of the legal regulation in the field of protection of intellectual property rights and
results of intellectual activity.The Draft Law  is prepared for
the second reading in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law Of The Ru ssian Federation
"On Trademarks, Service Marks And
Appellations Of Origin" "Improvement of the legal regulation in the field of protection of intellectual property rights and
results of intellectual activity.The Draft Law  is prepared for
the second reading in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law Of The Ru ssian Federation
"On Copyright And Related Rights" "Improvement of the legal regulation in the field of protection of intellectual property rights and
results of intellectual activity.The Draft Law developed by a
deputy is discussed in the Dumacommittees.
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