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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/RUS/42
30 October 2000
(00-4518)
Working Party on the
Accession of the Russian FederationOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Plan of Legislative Work to be implemented by the Federal Bodies of Executive Power
in various fields regulated by the WTO Rules and Disciplines in 2000-2001
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation has submitted the following Plan of
Legislative Work to be implemented by the Federal Bodies of Executive Power in various fields
regulated by the WTO Rules and Disciplines in 2000-2001, with the request that it be circulated tomembers of the Working Party.
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Page 2Plan of Legislative Work to Be Implemented by the Federal Bodies of Executive Power in Various Fields
Regulated by the WTO Rules and Disciplines, in 2000 – 2001
(based on Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of 26 July 2000, No. 1072- р
“Plan of Action of the Government of the Russian Federation in  the Field of Social Policy and Modernization of Economy for 2000  – 2001”)
Type of document Content of the measures Time frame
DOMESTIC LEGISLATION OF HORIZONTAL NATURE, MAIN DIRECTIONS OF ON-GOING ECONOMIC POLICIES
1. Federal Law Organised markets formation, including exchange mechanisms, to prevent monopolisation and distortion
of market prices.2000
2. Federal Law Simplification of the procedure for obtainin g consents and documentation authorising implementation of
investment projects by introducing the “Single Wi ndow” rule, restricting the time limit for conducting
inspections, reducing the list of required documents.2000
3. Federal Law Transit to the notification procedure for the purposes of “Single Window” registration of legal entities,
simultaneously providing for rules of surveillance and for liability of founders for conformity of thedeclared information to the actual state of affairs. Form a single registry of legal entities.2000
4. Federal Law, Resolution
of the Government of
the Russian FederationFormation of a single restrictive list of types of activity subject to licensing. Reduction the number of
types of activity subject to licensing, regulate and streamline the single licensing procedure in the territory
of the Russian Federation, and prohibit the practice of using cross-references to other statutes.2000
5. Decree of the President
of the RussianFederation, request to
the Constitutional Court
of the Russian
FederationRevision of the legal acts issued by the bodies of executive power and legislative power of the Russian
Federation Regions for the purposes of implementing the Budgetary Code of the Russian Federation,constitutional guarantees of undisrupted flow of goods, services, financial facilities and manpower across
the territory of the Russian Federation.2000
6. Federal Law Making amendments and supplements to the legislation on banks and banking activities, restructuring and
insolvency (bankruptcy) of loan organisations to:
- provide to the Bank of Russia the right to, based on examination of the financial status of a bank,
reduce the assets and stock capital of such bank used for the purposes of calculations of target rates
for banking activity, down to real values, and reduce the authorised capital of a bank where it
exceeds the value of its stock capital;
- use the level of capital sufficiency lower than the trigger level of 2% as a criterion of insolvency of
loan institutions;
- pursuant to the internationally accepted principles, adopt more liberal conditions for carrying out
supervision of the activity of banking groups and holdings incorporating loan organisations, onconsolidated basis;
- impose requirements on banks in respect of quarterly publication of information on their banking2000WT/ACC/RUS/42
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activity;
- provide the Bank of Russia with the right to expand the mandatory list of accounting reports
published by the banks;
- introduce more rigid requirements in respect of professional qualifications of bank CEOs, enhance
the liability of the founders (participants) for actions leading to bankruptcy of banks;
- allow for bank liquidation procedures to be conducted by legal entities.
7. Federal Law Introduction of the legislative regulation of procedures for nationalisation of property. 2000
8. Federal Law, Resolution
of the Government of
the Russian FederationEstablishment of the procedure for transfer of land plots in which buildings and enterprises are located to
owners of such buildings and enterprises.January 2001
9. Federal Law, Resolution
of the Government of
the Russian FederationEstablish principles of management of state- and municipally owned immovable properties, including the
principle of provision of land allotments (sites) for construction development, based on transfer of
ownership or long-term lease (depending on the applicant’s preference) on tender basis.February 2001
10. Federal Law Making amendments and supplements to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation to implement the
fundamental principle of integrity of rights to an object of real estate.February 2001
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADE IN GOODS
Federal Law Improvement of legislation on state regulation of foreign trade, including:
- establish a dispute settlement procedure;
- bring the terms of issuance of licenses, distribution of quota, imposition of quantitative restrictions of
export and import, and adoption of safeguards into conformity with the GATT requirements and
tariffs2000
AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
Federal Law Improvement of legislation on state regulation of foreign trade, including:
introduce the procedure for application of export subsidies and other forms of support for export and
production.2000
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS)
1. Federal Law Formation of a single system of medical and so cial insurance. Improvement of  the effectiveness of the
system, amplify the mechanism of mobilisation of financial resources for working and non-working
population, specify the surveillance powers on the fede ral level and the procedures for licensing and
regulation.2000
2. Federal Law Provide  for economic independence and increasing diversity of organisational and legal forms of medical
organisations.March 2001WT/ACC/RUS/42
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3.1. Federal Law,
3.2. Resolution of the
Government of the
Russian FederationDevelopment of a draft of the Federal law on making amendments and supplements to the Law of the
Russian Federation “Fundamentals of Culture Legislation”. Create a financial and economic mechanism
allowing for consistent implementation of financial support for institutions and persons working in the
culture, on single-purpose programme, contract and investment basis.March 2001
September 2001
4. Federal Law Update the mechanism of mandatory social occupational accident insurance and occupational disease
insurance.May 2001
5. Federal Law Increase competition on the banking services market, create equal terms to encourage private account
holding. Develop legislative acts regarding the functioning of the system of guarantees for bank deposits.May 2001
6. Federal Law Improvement of the legal framework for operati ons 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 of an insurer. Develop draft
laws on state insurance surveillance and organisation of insurance business.2000
7. Federal Law, Resolution
of the Government of
the Russian FederationIntroducing of the uniform requirements in respect of management of assets of investment funds, non-
governmental pension funds and insurance companies.March 2001
8. Federal Law Form the legal framework for mandatory insu rance in Russia, on the basis of free competition, with
simultaneous annulment of doubling legislative acts, including development of draft laws:
- on mandatory insurance of civil liability of owners of motor vehicles;
- on mandatory insurance of civil liability of organisations operating dangerous production units;
- on mandatory insurance of producers of certain categories of goods, works and services.March 2001
9. Federal Law Improvement of the legal framework for operations of professional participants of the securities market.
Develop draft laws:
- on deals involving use of corporate information;
- on investment consultants;
- on mortgage securities
- on making amendments and supplements to the Federal Law “On the Securities Market”.November 2001WT/ACC/RUS/42
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AGREEMENT ON TRADE RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS)
Improvement of the legal regulation in the field of protection of intellectual property rights and results of
intellectual activity. Develop draft laws:
1. Federal Law -  on secret inventions June 2001
2. Federal Law -  on making amendments and supplements to the Patent Law of the Russian Federation and other
Federal Laws2000
3. Federal Law -  on making amendments and supplements to the Law of the Russian Federation “On Copyright and
Related Rights”2000
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