The List of production being subject for licensing has been specified
The Federal Act N 59-FZ of May 4, 2008 (document is in Russian)
makes amendments to
article 17 of the Federal Act "On licensing of certain
kinds of activity", in accordance with them to production
activity on manufacture of which being subject for licensing
there are referred: copies of audio-visual production, programs
for computers, databases and phonograms on every kinds of carries
(except the cases if aforesaid activity made by persons having
the rights on use of aforesaid objects of copyright and neighbouring
rights independently owning to federal act or contract).
The Federal Act "On the procedure for making of foreign investments to economical societies having strategic importance for secure of country defense and the state safety"
The Federal Act N 57-FZ of April 29, 2008 (document is in
Russian) regulates the relations concerning to investments made
by foreign investors or a group of persons, in the form of acquisition
of stocks (shares) consisting authorized capitals of economical
societies having strategic importance for secure of country
defense and the state safety, as well as with performance of
other deals, in which result the control shall be made of foreign
investors or a group of persons over such economical societies.
The Federal Act shall not be applied to relations concerning
to making foreign investments and regulated by other federal
acts or ratified by international agreements in established
order, participant of which in the Russian Federation
The
Act provides the terms of making of deals involving control
of a foreign investor or a group of persons over economical
societies having strategic importance; characteristics of being
of economical society under control; kinds of activity
having strategic importance for secure of country defense and
the state safety; deals to which effect of the Federal Act shall
be applied; the procedure for submission of the application
on preliminary coordination of deal and the application on coordination
of control, as well as the procedure for their consideration
in authorized body; the procedure for making examinations of
economical societies; the procedure for making of the decision
by the Commission on preliminary coordination of deal or coordination
of control at availability of the agreement with applicant about
granting of making of certain obligations by him; the rights
and duties of authorized body and operational subdivisions of
bodies of the Federal Security Service; legal effects of not
observance of requirements of the Federal Act.
Effect of
this Federal Act shall not be applied to deals made before the
day of its putting into effect.
During 180 days after the
day of enforcement of this Federal Act, foreign investor or
group of persons are obliged to submit to authorized body the
information on possession of foreign investor or group
of persons by five and more percents of stocks (shares) consisting
authorized capitals of economical societies having strategic
importance and acquired by foreign investor or group of persons
before the day of its putting into effect of this Federal act,
in the procedure established by the Government of the Russian
Federation.
The Act shall come into effect since the day
of its official publication.
There is entered a number of sanctions concerning Iran with a view of performance of the resolution of Secutiry council of the United Nations 1803 from March, 3rd, 2008
Since March,
3rd, 2008 by
the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from May,
5th, 2008 N 682 "About measures on performance of the resolution
of Secutiry council of the United Nations 1803 from March, 3rd,
2008" there is established an interdiction on transit
moving through territory of the Russian Federation (including
by air transport), export from territory of the Russian Federation
in Islamic Republic Iran, and also transfer to Iran outside
of limits of the Russian Federation with use of sea and air
courts under its flag of subjects (materials, the equipment,
the goods and technologies), specified in the List of the equipment
and materials of double purpose and the corresponding technologies
applied in the nuclear purposes concerning which the export
control is carried out, the List of the equipment, materials
and technologies which can be used at creation of the rocket
weapon and concerning which the export control is established.
It is stipulated, that it is necessary to show vigilance concerning
business ties of the financial establishments which are being
in territory of the Russian Federation, with all banks which
are based in Iran, and also at acceptance of new obligations
concerning the state financial support of trade with Iran, including
granting of export credits and guarantees to physical or legal
persons of the Russian Federation, engaged such trade.
Also
there is established the order of examination at the airports
and seaports of the Russian Federation of the cargoes transported
to Iran and from Iran by air and sea courts, belonging the Iranian
companies.
