RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.3
12 December 2002
(02-6890)
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.3
Page 2Implementation of the Plan of Legislative Work in Various Fiel ds 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")
Type of document Content of the measures Status
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 docum entation on investment projects. The Draft Law passes the
procedure of coordination with
the federal ministries.
Federal Law
"On Insolvency (Bankruptcy)" The Law establishes the grounds for recognising the debtor as insolvent (bankrupt), regulates the
procedure and terms for implementing the measures on the prevention of insolvency(bankruptcy), the procedure and terms for carrying out bankruptcy.The Law  was adopted on
26 October 2002 No 127-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.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.3
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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 "On
privatization 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.
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.
Tax Code
of the Russian Federation,
Part TwoChapter 27 "Customs Duty and Fees», including customs valuation procedures.
Chapter 26 "State Duties".Chapter 27  (at present Chapter
25.1) is prepared for the first
reading in the Duma
Chapter 26 is prepared for the
second reading in the Duma.
Land Code
of the Russian FederationIntroduction 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 Law was adopted on
24 July 2002 No 101-FZ.
Arbitration Procedure Code
of the Russian FederationEstablishment of principles to resolve dispute between economic operators and governmental
bodies.The Code was adopted on
24 July 2002 No 95-FZ.
Criminal Procedure Code
of the Russian FederationEstablishment of principles of crimin al 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.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.3
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Federal law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On CurrencyRegulation and Control"Liberalised system of currency regulation and currency control. The Draft Law passes the
procedure of co-ordination withthe federal ministries.
Federal law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law of the Ru ssian Federation
"On Employment of Population in theRussian 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 second reading in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Rail Transport in the Russian
Federation"
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 prepared for
the second reading in the Duma.
The Draft Law  is prepared for
the second reading in the Duma.
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.
TRADE IN GOODS
Federal Law
"On the principles of the 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 is submitted to
the Government for
consideration on
26 December 2002.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.3
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Federal Law
"On safeguard, anti-dumping and
countervailing measures applying toimports 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 has been adopted
by the Government.
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 was approved in the
first reading in the Duma and is
being prepared for the secondreading.
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 andAlcoholic 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.
Federal Law
"On additions and   Amendments to
the Federal Law "On the Fees for theIssuance of Licenses and the Right to
the 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.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.3
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Resolution of the Government
"On the Abolishment of the Licensing
of the Export of Oilseeds, Raps andSoybeans and the Import of Tobaccoand 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 on26 February 2002 No 129
AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
Federal Law
"On basics of the technical regulation
in the Russian Federation "
(Replaces the former drafts "On basis of
the technical regulation, Standardizationand Confirmation of Conformity", "OnStandardization and "On Additions and
Amendments to the Federal Law "On
Standardization", "On TechnicalMeasures 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  passed the first
reading in the Duma.  It is
prepared for the second readingin the Duma which is scheduledon 11 December 2002.
AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
Federal Law
"On State Aid" Establishment of rules and procedures of subsidization. The Draft Law was submitted to
the Government.
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS)
Federal Law
"On Mandatory Medical  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 andnon-working population, specifies the surveillance powers on the federal level and the proceduresfor licensing and regulation.The draft Law passes the
procedure of co-ordination withthe federal ministriesWT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.3
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Federal Law
"On the specialized state or municipal
non-commercial organizations"
(The former title of the 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 MandatorySocial Occupational Accident
Insurance and Occupational
Decease""Updates the mechanism of mandatory social occupational accident insurance and occupational
disease insurance.The Draft Law was approved by
the Council of the Federation
Federal Law
"On Insurance of Deposits of the
natural persons in the Banks of the
Russian Federation"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 passes the
procedure of co-ordination withthe federal ministries.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law of the Ru ssian Federation
"On State Insurance Inspection"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 ofinsurance business.The Draft Law is submitted to
the Duma
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 passed the first
reading in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Mandatory Insurance of Civil
Liability of Owners of MotorVehicles"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.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.3
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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 reading
in the Duma.
Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Federal Law "On securitiesMarket" and On Addition to theFederal 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.
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 RussianFederation"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  passed  the
third, practically final before
adoption, 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 Law was adopted on
9 July 2002 No 82-FZ.WT/ACC/RUS/45/Rev.3
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Federal Law
"On Additions and Amendments to
the Law Of The Ru ssian Federation
"On Trademarks, Service Marks AndAppellations 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 pending
signature by the President
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  passed  the first
reading in the Duma.
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