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24 March  2020 
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Council for Trade in Services  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE  
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES  
The following notification, dated  16 March  2020, from the delegation of the Russian Federation , is 
being circulated to Members of the Council for Trade in Services . 
 
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1  MEMB ER NOTIFYING : 
The Russian Federation  
2  NOTIFICATION UNDER : 
Article III:3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services  
3  DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE : 
31 January 2019  
3.1  Duration:  
Indefinite  
 
4  AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE MEASURE : 
The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation  
5  DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE : 
Federal  Law No. 296 -FZ "On Amending of the Code of Trade Navigation of the Russian Federation 
Regarding the Creation of the Russian Open Register of Vessels in Connection with Adoption of the 
Federal Law 'On the International Companies ' and the Federal Law 'On Special Administrat ive Areas 
in Territories of the Kaliningrad Region and Primorsky Krai '" as of 03/08/2018 add s the right to fly 
the State flag of the Russian Federation to vessels registered in the Russian open register of vessels 
and owned by foreign citizens, foreign leg al entities and by legal entities registered according to the 
legislation on international companies and international funds.  
Affects the commitments of the Russian Federation in sector 1.E (a) - Rental/Leasing Services 
without Operators (relating to ships ) for mode  3. 
6  MEMB ERS SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED, IF ANY : 
None  
7  TEXTS AVAILABLE FROM : 
http://www.pravo.gov.ru  
 
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