Amendments to law on legal status of foreign citizens in Russia
Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amending Articles 8 and 9 of the Federal Law On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation.
April 17, 2017
13:50
The Federal Law establishes a preference when issuing Russian Federation permanent resident status to foreign citizens who were themselves or whose lineal ancestor, adoptive parent or spouse was unlawfully deported from the territory of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Foreign citizens are eligible for the preferences the law offers if they can produce a certificate of rehabilitation issued by an office of the Russian Federation Interior Ministry or the Prosecutor’s Office or a Russian Federation court in accordance with Russian Federation Law No. 1761-I of October 18, 1991, On the Rehabilitation of Victims of Political Repression.
Law to ratify agreement between Russia and Uzbekistan on developing military-technical cooperation
Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratifying the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan on Developing Military-Technical Cooperation.
April 17, 2017
13:00
The Agreement, which was signed in Moscow on November 29, 2016, sets out the rules for moving military-purpose goods from one country’s territory to the other, and for executing relevant contracts.
Amendments to law on safe use of pesticides and agro-chemicals
Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amendments to Articles 1 and 9 of the Federal Law On the Safe Use of Pesticides and Agro-Chemicals.
April 17, 2017
13:15
The Federal Law aims to harmonise Russian Federation legislation with the norms of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on mutual recognition of data on pesticides and agro-chemicals.
The law will make it possible to implement OECD laboratory practice principles in Russian legislation.