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11March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0987)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFTHE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Communication from theRussian Federation
Thefollowing document contains alistoflegislation tobesubmitted bytheRussian delegation
tothefifthmeeting oftheWorking Party ontheRussian Federation ’sAccession totheWorld Trade
Organization.
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Federal laws:
1995
FederalLawNo.208-FZ"OnJoint-stockCompanies"of26December1995asamendedon13June1996
1996
TheCriminal Code oftheRussian Federation No.63-FZ of13June1996
Federal LawNo.114-FZ "OntheProcedure ofExitFrom theRussian Federation andEntry Intothe
Russian Federation" of15August 1996
Federal LawNo.160-FZ "OntheIntroduction ofAmendments totheCode ofCriminal Procedure
oftheRussian Federation andtheCorrectional Labour Code oftheRussian Federation inRelation
totheAdoption oftheNewPenal Code oftheRussian Federation" of21December 1996*
1997
Federal LawNo.12-FZ "OnAmending theFederal LawonExcise Taxes" of10January 1997
(Amendments havebeenincorporated intotheFederal LawNo.23-FZ of7March 1996"OnAmending
theLawoftheRussian Federation onExcises")
Presidential Decrees:
1992
DecreeofthePresidentoftheRussianFederationNo.1333"OntheTransformationofStateGasConcern
Gazprom intoGazprom Russian Joint-Stock Company" of5November 1992
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1993
Presidential Order oftheRussian Federation No.58-RP "OntheBoard ofDirectors ofRussian
Joint-Stock Company Gazprom andonFloating ItsShares Among Citizens oftheRussian Federation"
of26January 1993 asamended
1994
DecreeofthePresidentoftheRussianFederationNo.1003"OntheReformofState-OwnedEnterprises"
dated 23May1994
1996
DecreeofthePresidentoftheRussianFederationNo.199"OnCertainMeasurestoImplementDecisions
toForfeit Property ofOrganizations" of14February 1996
Decree ofthePresident oftheRussian Federation No.399"OnExtending ThePeriod ofFederal
Ownership InTheShares ofRussian Joint-stock Company 'Gazprom '"of20March 1996
Decree ofthePresident oftheRussian Federation No.599"OnTheProlongation OfThePeriod Of
Validity OfTheTrust Agreement ForTheFederally Owned Shares Between TheGovernment OfThe
Russian Federation AndTheRussian Joint-stock Company 'Gazprom '"of22April 1996
Decree ofthePresident oftheRussian Federation No.685"OnMain Directions oftheTaxReform
intheRussian Federation AndMeasures forStrengthening theTaxandPayment Discipline" of
8May1996
Decree ofthePresident oftheRussian Federation No.1177 "OntheStructure oftheFederal Bodies
ofExecutive Power" of14August 1996 (with amendments of22August, 6September and
29November 1996)
Decree ofthePresident oftheRussian Federation No.1209 "OnState Regulation ofForeign-trade
Barter Transactions" of18August 1996
Decree ofthePresident oftheRussian Federation No.1213 "OnStrengthening State Control Over
Trade inAlcoholic Products" of18August 1996
Decree ofthePresident oftheRussian Federation No.1216 "OntheApplication ofValue-added Tax
toGoods Originating IntheTerritory ofUkraine andImported intotheCustoms Territory oftheRussian
Federation" of18August 1996
Decree ofthePresident oftheRussian Federation No.1275"OnInvalidating theDecree ofthePresident
OftheRussian Federation No.2285'OntheIssues oftheProduction Sharing Agreements intheUse
ofMineral Resources 'of24December 1993" of28August 1996
Resolutions oftheGovernment:
1992
Procedure ForEstimating theCustoms Value ofGoods Brought IntotheTerritory oftheRussian
Federation (approved bytheResolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.856of
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1994
Government Resolution No.498"OnSome Measures toRealize Legislation onInsolvency (Bankruptcy)
ofEnterprises" dated 20May1994
1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.300"OntheInvalidation ofCertain
ResolutionsoftheGovernmentoftheRussianFederationontheIssueofRegistrationofExportContracts
forCommodities" of21March 1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.563"OntheRegulation oftheImportation
totheRussian Federation andtheExportation from theRussian Federation ofOzone Destroying
Substances andofProducts Containing Them" of8May1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.574"OntheApproval oftheRegulations
fortheExport andImport ofNuclear Materials, Equipment, Special Non-Nuclear Material andRelevant
Technologies" dated 8May1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.614"OnRates ofFees Payable to
Performers Certain UseofPerformance (Production)" of17May1996
Resolution oftheRussian Government No.766"OntheStateRegulation ofandControl OverHazardous
Waste Transborder Transportation" of1July1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.799"OnMeasures toProtect Consumer
Market oftheRussian Federation from LowQuality Imported Goods" of12July1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.879"OntheImprovement oftheSystem
ofControl Over TheExport andImport oftheProducts, Works andServices ofMilitary Application
intheRussian Federation" of4September 1995 asamended
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.943"OnRegulation ofImport andSale
ontheTerritory oftheRussian Federation ofForeign-made Alcoholic Products Labelled with
Trade-marks ofRussian Producers andOther Markings Pertaining totheGiven Products" of
6August 1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.947"OntheIntroduction ofAmendments
andAddenda totheRegulations oftheFeesforPatenting Inventions, Useful Models, Industrial Designs
fortheRegistration ofTrademarks, Service Marks, theName ofthePlaces ofOrigin ofGoods and
fortheRight toUsetheNames ofthePlaces ofOrigin ofGoods" of12August 1996
Resolution OftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.953"OnGranting aDelay toGold-mining
Enterprises andOrganizations fortheSettlement ofArrears totheFederal Budget" of13August 1996
Resolution OftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.987"Procedures forTrade inAlcohol
Products" of19August 1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.998"OnPartial Amendments totheRates
ofImport Customs Duties, Approved bytheResolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation
No.454'OntheApproval oftheRates oftheImport Customs Duties 'of6May1995" of
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Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.1300"OnMeasures forStateRegulation
ofForeign Trade Barter Transactions" of31October 1996
Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRussian Federation No.1590 "OnStreamlining Import ToThe
Customs Territory OfTheRussian Federation OfEthyl Alcohol AndVodka" of30December 1996
Others:
State TaxService
1995
Instruction No.39oftheStateTaxService oftheRussian Federation "Concerning theProcedure for
theCalculation andPayment ofVAT" dated 11October 1995 asamended
1996
Letter OftheStateTaxService oftheRussian Federation andTheMinistry ofFinance oftheRussian
FederationNos.Vg-4-06/55n,04-06-02"OntheProcedureforCalculationandPaymentoftheTransport
TaxbyForeign Legal Entities" of18July1996 (Registered with theMinistry ofJustice on
6August 1996; registration No.1145)
State Customs Committee
1994
Order oftheStateCustoms Committee oftheRussian Federation No.1"Concerning theCustoms Value
ofGoods Brought totheRussian Federation" of5January 1994
1995
Order oftheStateCustoms Committee oftheRussian Federation No.248"OntheExemption From
TheValue-added TaxAndTheSpecial TaxOfParticular Goods Imported IntoTheRussian Federation"
of13April 1995 (asamended on4September 1995)
Letter oftheStateCustoms Committee oftheRussian Federation No.07-11/12510 "OntheDelivery
ofMaterials" of31August 1995
Rospatent
Rules ontheCancellation ofATrademark Upon theLiquidation ofALegal Entity Being ATrademark
Holder (approved bytheRussian Patent Agency on27June1996)