RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/RUS/40
19 June 2000
(00-2457)
Working Party on the
Accession of the Russian FederationOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Legislation
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation has submitted the following legislation,
which is available for consultation from the Secretariat (Accessions Division, Room 1126) and is
available in electronic format upon request from accessions@wto.org.
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LAWS
1998
1. Law No. 42-FZ on the 1998 Federal Budget (with the additions and amendments as of 16, 21,
23, 31 July, 26 November 1998) dated 26 March 1998.
1999
2. Law No. 33-FZ on Amending the Law on the State Regulation of Electrical and Thermal
Energy Tariffs in the Russian Federation dated 11 February 1999
3. Law No. 36-FZ on the Budget for 1999 (with the amendments and additions of 5,
17 July 1999) dated 22 February 1999.
2000
4. Law No. 20-FZ of 2 January 2000 on Introduction of Amendments and Addenda into the Law
of the Russian Federation on Subsoil Resources
5. Law No. 22-FZ of 2 January 2000 on Amending the  Law on Investment Activities in the
Russian Federation Carried on in the Form of Capital Investments
DECREES OF THE PRESIDENT
1999
6. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. Pr-420 of 31 March 1999WT/ACC/RUS/40
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RESOLUTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT
1992
7. Resolution of the Government No. 680 of 30 June 1998 on Approval of the Charter of State
Sanitary – Epidemiology Service of the Russian Federation and Making Amendments and
Supplements to the Sanitary and Epidemiology Resolutions
1995
8. Resolution of the Government No. 970 of 29 September 1995 on Financing Procurement of
Grain and Other Agricultural Products for Federal Reserves in 1995
1996
9. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 473 on the Procedure and
Conditions of the Payment of the Social Services Rendered to Elderly Citizens and Invalids
by the State and Municipal Institutions of Social Service Dated 15 April 1996
1998
10. Resolution of the Government No. 315 of 14 March 1998 on Formation of the Authorised
Capital of the State Unitary Enterprise “Federal Agency for Regulation of Foodstuffs Market”
at the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of the Russian Federation”
11. Resolution of the Government No. 680 of 30 June 1998 on Approval of the Charter of State
Sanitary – Epidemiology Service of the Russian Federation and Making Amendments and
Supplements to the Sanitary and Epidemiology Regulations
12. Resolution of the Government No. 748 on Endorsing the Procedure for Effecting State
Purchase and Commodity Interventions Aimed at Stabilizing Agricultural Products, Raw
Materials and Foodstuffs Market and the Regulations on State Agent Performing the StateRegulation of the Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Foodstuffs Market dated
10 July 1998
13. Resolution of the Government No. 865 on Amending the Resolution of the Government of
the Russian Federation No. 239 of 7 March 1995 on Measures Aimed at Streamlining the
State Regulation of Prices (Tariffs) dated July  30, 1998
14. Resolution of the Government No. 988 of 21 August 1998 on Ensuring Stable Fuel and
Energy Supply to Economic Branches and the Population in the Autumn-and-Winter Period
of 1998-1999 (with the amendments and additions of 26 September, 24 November 1998)
15. Resolution of the Government No. 1022 of 3 September 1998 on Human Resources in
Respect of Organising Bids (Tenders) for Foodstuffs Procurement for State Needs
16. Resolution of the Government No. 1128 on Amending the Resolution of the Government of
the Russian Federation  No. 988 of 21 August 1998 dated 26 September 1998
17. Resolution of the Government No. 1143 of 1 October 1998 on Making Amendments and
Supplements to the Charter of the Russian State Service for Quarantine of PlantsWT/ACC/RUS/40
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18. Resolution of the Government No. 1226 on Partial Amendment 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 (with the Amendments and Additions of 21 April 1999) dated
21 October 1998
19. Resolution of the Government No. 1369 on Amending the Resolution of the Government of
the Russian Federation No. 988 of 21 August 1998 dated 24 November 1998
20. Resolution of the Government No. 1421-r of 3 October 1998
21. Resolution of the Government No. 1549 on the A bolition of the Temporary Special Duties on
Raw Sugar and White Sugar dated 24 December 1998
1999
22. Resolution of the Government No. 23 of 7 January 1999 on Expedient Measures for
Increasing the Effectiveness of the Operation of Greenhouse Enterprises in the Year 1999
23. Resolution No. 132 of the Government of the Russian Federation on Deliveries and the
Procedure for Distribution of Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs arriving in 1999 under
Agreements with the US Government and the European Union (as amended on 18 June, 6
August 1999) dated 5 February 1999
24. Resolution of the Government No. 253 on the Measures Ruling out Unjustified Growth of
Expenses and Prices (Tariffs) on the Products (Services) of the Entities of the Natural
Monopolies in 1999 dated 3 March 1999
25. Resolution No. 281 of the Government of the Russian Federation as of 29 March 2000 on
Supplies of some types of Oil Products to the Home Market of the Russian Federation in
2000
26. Resolution of the Government No. 327 on Measures for Implementation of the  Law on the
1999 Federal Budget (with the amendments and additions of 24 June, 9 September 1999)
dated 22 March 1999
27. Resolution of the Government No. 396 of 9 April 1999 on Exemption of Enterprises and
Organisations in Fuel and Energy Sector from Payment of Fines (Penalties) for Use ofBudgetary Loans Received to
28. Resolution of the Government No. 406-r of 13 March 1999
29. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 498 of 7 May 1999 on Approval
of the Charter of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardisation and
Metrology
30. Resolution of the Government No.511 on Approval  of Rates of Seasonal Duties on Raw
Sugar Refined Sugar to Be Brought into the territory of the Russian Federation dated 10 May1999
31. Resolution of the Government No. 908 dated 8 August 1999 on Details of Application of
“Remaking in the Customs Territory” and “Remaking under Customs Control” Customs
Treatment for the Purposes of Repairs to Russian Aircraft”WT/ACC/RUS/40
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32. Resolution of the Government No. 1104 of 2 October 1999 on Amending Certain Acts of the
Government of the Russian Federation on the Issues of the Certification of Products and
Services
33. Resolution of the Government No. 1208-r of 2 August 1999
34. Resolution of the Government No. 1227 of 5 November 1999 on the Confirmation of
Regulations on the Licensing of the Trade in Means of Transport and Numbered Parts
35. Resolution of the Government No. 1261 of 14 November 1999 on Approval of the
Agreement on the Trade in Some Types of Steel Products Made in the Russian Federation
36. Resolution of the Government No. 1262 of 14 November 1999 on Approval of the
Agreement on Suspension of the Antidumping Investigation Regarding Some Types of Hot-
Rolled Flat Carbon Steel Products Made in the Russian Federation
37. Resolution of the Government No. 1344 of 6 December 1999 on Endorsing the Regulations
on Licensing the Activities of the Production, Storage and Delivery of Alcohol-Containing
Non-Food Products (Abolished)
38. Resolution of the Government No. 1368 of 9 December 1999 on Strengthening Measures of
State Regulation of Import into and Export from the Russian Federation of Ozone Destructive
Substances and Products Containing them
39. Resolution of the Government No. 1428 of 23 December 1999 on the Marking of the
Alcoholic Products Manufactures on the Territory of the Russian Federation
2000
40. Resolution of the Government No. 17 of 6 January 2000 on Samples of Excise-Duty Stamps
to Mark Alcoholic Products of Foreign Make
41. Resolution of the Government No. 88 of 1 February 2000 on the Approval of Basic
Provisions of State Policy in Distribution, Use and Security of the Orbital Frequency
Resources of the Russian Federation and Regulations on the State Control of Admission and
Use of Foreign Systems of Satellite Communication and Broadcasting in the Information
(Telecommunication) Space of the Russian Federation
42. Resolution of the Government No. 157 of 25 February 2000 on Amending the Special Terms
for the Acquisition of Radioelectronic Facilities and High-Frequency Devices
43. Resolution of the Government No. 158 of 25 February 2000 on Amending the Regulations on
the Procedure of Manufacture, Importation in the Russian Federation and Use in the Territory
of the Russian Federation of Radio Electronic Facilities (High Frequency Devices)
44. Resolution of the Government No. 209 of 10 March 2000 on Measures for Protecting the
Russian Manufacturers of Starch and Molasses ProductsWT/ACC/RUS/40
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45. Resolution of the Government No. 241of 23 March 2000 on Provisional Measures on
Protection of the Russian Sugar-Beet Complex
46. Resolution of the Government No. 281 of 29 March 2000 on Supplies of Some Types of Oil
Products to the Home Market of the Russian Federation in 2000
47. Resolution of the Government No 326 of 11 April 2000 on Licensing of Some Types of
Activities
48. Resolution of the Government No. 443 of 29 February 2000 on Partial Invalidation of Decree
of the President of the Russian Federation No. 651 of 25 May 1999 on the Structure of the
Federal Bodies of Executive Power, and Altering the Structure of the Federal Bodies
OTHERS :
Central Bank of the Russian Federation
1999
49. Direction of the Central Bank No. 519-U on the Procedure for Purchase of Foreign
Currencies by Resident Legal Entities at the Internal Currency Market of the Russian
Federation for Rubles to Clear Payments Under Contracts for Import of Goods to the Russian
Federation (with amendments and addenda of 24 March, 28 June 1999) dated 22 March 1999.
State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation
1999
50. Order of the State Customs Committee No. 531 of 12 August 1999 on Designating the Points
of Crossing the Customs Border of the Russian Federation for the Import of Poultry Meat
51. Order of the State Customs Committee No. 573 of 30 August 1999 on Amending the Order of
the State Customs Committee of Russia No. 450 of 17 July 1999
52. Order of the State Customs Committee No. 676 of 6 October 1999 on the Model Procedure
for the Customs Control and Customs Processing of the Goods of Specific Category
53. Order of the State Customs Committee No. 831 of 1 December 1999 on the Procedure for
Record-Keeping of Participants in the Foreign Trade Activities by Custom Houses in the
Russian Federation
2000
54. Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 176 of 10 March 2000
on the Commodity Classification for Foreign Economic Activity of Russia and the
Introduction of  Amendments and Addenda to the Some Regulatory Acts of the State
Customs Committee of RussiaWT/ACC/RUS/40
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Gosstandart
1999
55. Resolution of Gosstandart No. 56 of 29 October 1999 on Making Amendments and
Supplements to the “Nomenclature of Products and Services (Works) Subject to Mandatory
Certification under Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation
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