The amendments are made to the specific features of alienation of real estate being within state ownership of subjects of the Russian Federation or in municipal ownership and being leased by subjects of small and medium business
The amendments are made to the specific features of alienation of real estate being within state ownership of subjects of the Russian Federation or in municipal ownership and being leased by subjects of small and medium business
The amendments
are concerning terms for granting the priority right for acquisition
of leased property by subjects of small and medium business.
In particular in accordance with amendments, the priority right
may be granted under condition that leased property is in temporary
possession and (or) in temporary use permanently during two
and more years since the day of putting into effect of
the Federal Act N 159-FZ of July 22, 2008, debt is absent
on lease payment for such property, forfeits (penalties, fees)
as on the day of conclusion purchase and sale contract for leased
property, as well as under other conditions.
The amendments are made to the Act of the Russian Federation "On import and export of culture valuables"
The Federal Act N 150-FZ of July 17, 2009 (document is in
Russian) has made the amendments to
the Acts of the Russian Federation "On import and export
of culture valuables" (document is in Russian), by
which it is established that natural persons and legal entities
have the right for export of culture valuables created more
than 100 years ago imported to the Russian Federation territory
in established order. This provision shall be applied in respect
of culture valuables imported to the Russian Federation territory
by natural persons and legal entities after the day of putting
into effect of this Federal Act.
Russia has joined to the Convention about international rail-road transportations
The Federal Act N 152-FZ of July 17, 2009 (document is in
Russian) has established that the Russian Federation has acceded
to the Convention about international rail-road transportations
of May 9, 1980 (document is in Russian) in the wording of the
Protocol about amendments of June 3, 1999 with a number clauses.
In particular the Russian Federation reserves the right not
to apply § 1 and § 2 of articles 28 of the Convention
and the annexes A-G to the Convention.
