CHAPTER 69. GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1225. Protectable Results of Intellectual Activity and Means of Individualization 
       1. Results of intellectual activity and means equated to them of individualization of legal persons, 
  

                THE CIVIL CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                         (Parts One, Two and Three)
   (with the Additions and Amendments of February 20, August 12, 1996,
      October 24, 1997, July 8, December 17, 1999, April 16, May 15,
           November 26, 2001, March 21, November 14, 26, 2002,
          January 10, March 26, November 11, December 23, 2003)



                               Part One


Section I. The General Provisions                     (Articles 1-208)  
  Subsection 1. The Basic Provisions                  (Articles 1-16)   
  

                                           CONVENTION
            ON RECIPROCAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
 OF DECISIONS IN CASES ON ADMINISTRATIVE TRAFFIC-RELATED OFFENCES
                     (MOSCOW, MARCH 28, 1997)

     Member-states  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Independent   States being
signatories  to  this  Convention,  hereinafter  referred       to as the
Contracting Parties,
     taking account of the  growth  of  intensity  of  vehicular  traffic
between the Contracting Parties  &  hazards  created  by  traffic-related
offences,
  

DECISION
               OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                      NO. 724 OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
        ON ENDORSING THE PROCEDURE FOR KEEPING THE STATE REGISTER
                     OF SELF-REGULATING ORGANISATIONS

     In compliance with Article 20 of the Federal Law on  Self-Regulating
Organisations the Government of the Russian Federation hereby resolves as
follows:
     1. To endorse the attached Rules for Keeping the State  Register  of
Self-Regulating Organisations.
     2. To establish that the payment in the amount of 1000 roubles shall
  

 ORDER
              OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS
                    NO. 08-32/PZ-N OF AUGUST 12, 2008
           ON THE INTRODUCTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDARDS
           OF THE ISSUE OF SECURITIES AND OF THE REGISTRATION
              OF THE ISSUE PROSPECTUSES, WHICH ARE ENDORSED
              BY ORDER OF THE FSFM OF RUSSIA NO. 07-4/PZ-N
                           OF JANUARY 25, 2007

     In accordance with Item 2 in Article 42 of Federal law No. 39-FZ  of
April 22,  1996  in  the  Securities  Market  (Sobraniye  Zakonodatelstva
  

   ORDER
              OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS
                     NO. 08-28/PZ-N OF JULY 3, 2008
          ON THE INTRODUCTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS
      FOR THE ACTIVITY OF SPECIALISED DEPOSITARIES OF THE MORTGAGE
     COVER AND TO THE RULES FOR KEEPING THE REGISTER OF THE MORTGAGE
             COVER, APPROVED BY ORDER OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE
        FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS NO. 05-60/PZ-N OF NOVEMBER 1, 2005

     In accordance with the second part of Article 5, the second part  of
  

                                DECISION
               OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                       NO. 620 OF AUGUST 18, 2008
     ON THE CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING WITHOUT TAIL PRIMARY STATISTICAL
   AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA TO SUBJECTS OF OFFICIAL STATISTICAL RECORDS

     In accordance with Article 8 of the  Federal  Law  on  the  Official
Statistical Records and the System of State  Statistics  in  the  Russian
Federation the Government of the Russian Federation resolves:
     To approve the appended Regulations for the Conditions for  Granting
  

ORDER  OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS
                     NO. 08-28/PZ-N OF JULY 3, 2008
          ON THE INTRODUCTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS
      FOR THE ACTIVITY OF SPECIALISED DEPOSITARIES OF THE MORTGAGE
     COVER AND TO THE RULES FOR KEEPING THE REGISTER OF THE MORTGAGE
             COVER, APPROVED BY ORDER OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE
        FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS NO. 05-60/PZ-N OF NOVEMBER 1, 2005

     In accordance with the second part of Article 5, the second part  of
Article 35 and the first part of Article 43 of Federal Law No. 152-FZ  of
  

DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                       NO. 620 OF AUGUST 18, 2008
     ON THE CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING WITHOUT TAIL PRIMARY STATISTICAL
   AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA TO SUBJECTS OF OFFICIAL STATISTICAL RECORDS

     In accordance with Article 8 of the  Federal  Law  on  the  Official
Statistical Records and the System of State  Statistics  in  the  Russian
Federation the Government of the Russian Federation resolves:
     To approve the appended Regulations for the Conditions for  Granting
  

                               FEDERAL LAW
                       NO. 142-FZ OF JULY 22, 2008
             ON THE INTRODUCTION OF AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 22
      IN THE SECOND PART OF THE TAX CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

     Adopted by the State Duma on July 2, 2008
     Ratified by the Federation Council on July 11, 2008

     Article 1
     The following amendments shall be introduced to the second  part  of
the  Tax  Code  of  the  Russian  Federation  (Sobraniye  Zakonodatelstva
Rossiyskoy Federatsii No. 32, 2000, item 3340; No. 1, 2001, item 18;  No.
  

DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                         NO. 468 OF JUNE 23, 2008
             ON THE INTRODUCTION OF AMENDMENTS INTO DECISION
               OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                         NO. 134 OF MARCH 1, 2008

     The Government of the Russian Federation hereby resolves:
     1. To approve the hereto enclosed Amendments to Be  Introduced  into
the Rules for the Formation and Use of  Budgetary  Allocations  from  the
Investment Fund of the Russian Federation, approved by  Decision  of  the
  

DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                        NO. 241 OF MARCH 29, 1994
        ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE VISA (AUTHORISATION) PROCEDURE
            FOR ENTRY OF CITIZENS OF THE LITHUANIAN REPUBLIC
              INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

 

     In connection  with  the  introduction  by  the  Government  of  the
Lithuanian Republic of the visa regime  of  entry  for  citizens   of the
Russian Federation to the  territory  of  the  Lithuanian   Republic, the
Government of the Russian Federation resolves as follows:
  

FEDERAL LAW NO. 102-FZ OF JUNE 26, 2008
                ON ENSURING THE UNIFORMITY OF MEASUREMENTS

     Adopted by the State Duma June 11, 2008
     Approved by the Federation Council June 18, 2008
     
                      Chapter 1. General Provisions

     Article 1. The Goals and Applicability of the Present Federal Law 
     1. The goals of the present Federal Law are as follows: 
     1) establishing a legal foundation for ensuring  the  uniformity  of
measurements in the Russian Federation; 
  

FEDERAL LAW NO. 92-FZ OF JUNE 28, 1997
        ON AMENDING ARTICLE 2 OF THE LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
        ON THE TAX ON THE PROFIT OF ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS

     Adopted by the State Duma                              May  14, 1997
     Approved by the Federation Council                     June 10, 1997



     Article 1. Item 13, Article 2 of the Law of the  Russian  Federation
on the Tax on the Profit of Enterprises and Organizations (The Gazette of
the Congress of People's Deputies  of  the  Russian  Federation  and  the
  

 FEDERAL LAW NO. 120-FZ OF JULY 21, 1997
           ON THE TAX ON THE PURCHASE OF FOREIGN LEGAL TENDERS
             AND INSTRUMENTS DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
              (WITH AMENDMENTS AND ADDENDA OF JULY 16, 1998)                            

Adopted
by the State Duma                                           June 13, 1997

Approved
by the Federation Council                                   July 3, 1997



     Article  1. The present Federal Law introduces a tax levied  on  the
transactions  of  the purchase of foreign legal tenders  and  instruments
  

 FEDERAL LAW NO. 141-FZ OF JULY 8, 1999
                   ON TAX ON SPECIFIC KINDS OF VEHICLES
          (with the Amendments and Additions of August 5, 2000)

Adopted
by the State Duma                                           June 25, 1999

Approved
by the Federation Council                                    July 2, 1999



     Article 1. General
     The  present Federal Law enacts a tax on specific kinds of  vehicles
(hereinafter  referred  to  as  "the  tax"),  namely,  cars  with  engine
displacement  over  2,500  cubic  cm,  excluding  four-wheel  drive  cars
  

FEDERAL LAW NO. 158-FZ OF OCTOBER 18, 1995
                    ON AMENDING THE LAW OF THE RSFSR
              ON THE TAX ON THE OPERATIONS WITH SECURITIES



     Adopted by the State Duma                           on July 21, 1995
     Approved by the Federation Council                on October 3, 1995



     Article 1.  To  amend  the  Law  of  the  RSFSR  on  the  Tax on the
Operations  with  Securities  (Vedomosti   Syezda   narodnykh   deputatov
Rossiyskoy  Federatsii i Verkhovnogo Soveta Rossiyskoy Federatsii,  1992,
  

FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW  NO. 1-FKZ OF JANUARY 30, 2002
                              ON MARTIAL LAW

     Passed by the State Duma  on December  27, 2001
     Approved by the Federation Council on January 16, 2002

  Chapter I.  General Provisions                       (Articles  1- 4) 
  Chapter II. Martial Law Regime and Its Enforcement   (Articles  5-10) 
  Chapter III.Powers of  the Bodies of State Authority (Articles 11-17) 
              As  Regards   the  Enforcement  of   the                  
  

  DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                         NO. 380 OF MAY 22, 2008
        ON AMENDING THE CUSTOMS TARIFF OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
               WITH RESPECT TO ADDITIONAL UNITS OF MEASURE

     The Government of the Russian Federation resolves as follows:
     1. In partial  amendment  of  the  Customs  Tariff  of  the  Russian
Federation  approved  by  Decision  of  the  Government  of   the Russian
Federation No. 718 of November 27, 2006 on  the  Customs  Tariff   of the
  

   DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                        NO. 313 OF APRIL 26, 2008
                 ON AMENDING DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT
          OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION NO. 789 OF NOVEMBER 1, 2002

     The Government of the Russian Federation resolves as follows:
     1. To approve the annexed Amendments Introduced into the Regulations
on the Issuance to Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons of a Permit for
Temporary Residence approved by Decision of the Government of the Russian