DECISION OF ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

of September 14, 2007

About the overview of trade policy of the Russian Federation

The economic council of the Commonwealth of Independent States solved:

1. Take into consideration the Overview of trade policy of the Russian Federation provided by Executive committee of the CIS and considered by the Commission on economic problems.

2. Send the provided Overview to the governments of the State Parties of the CIS for informing the interested ministries and departments.

3. Charge to Executive committee of the CIS to place in a month the specified Overview on the website of Executive committee of the CIS on the Internet.

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

Overview of trade policy of the Russian Federation

The overview of trade policy of the Russian Federation is constituted according to the Procedure for carrying out reviews of trade policy of the State Parties of the CIS approved by the Decision of Economic council of the Commonwealth of Independent States of March 15, 2002.

The overview is prepared by Executive committee of the CIS based on the national report provided by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The purpose of reviews of trade policy is achievement by the State Parties of the CIS of transparency of trade policy, assistance to observance of the rules, regulations and obligations fixed in international treaties and documents concerning forming and effective functioning of the free trade area and also regular carrying out objective assessment of the main indicators of trade policy and practice of the State Parties of the CIS, their influence on development of mutual trade.

1. MODE OF TRADE POLICY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

Trade policy of the Russian Federation is based on the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Federal Laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, respect for the conventional principles and rules of international law, and also the obligations following from international treaties of the Russian Federation.

The main directions of trade policy of the Russian Federation are determined by the President of the Russian Federation.

The government of the Russian Federation provides carrying out single trade policy and performs measures for its realization.

Development of the offers concerning trade policy of the Russian Federation is performed by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.

 

PURPOSES OF TRADE POLICY

Trade policy of the Russian Federation is component of economic policy of the Russian Federation. The purpose of trade policy is creating favorable conditions for the Russian exporters, importers, producers and consumers of goods and services.

Treat instruments of trade policy:

- regulation of foreign trade in methods of customs and tariff and not tariff regulation, prohibitions and restrictions of foreign trade in services and intellectual property, by means of the measures of economic and administrative nature promoting development of foreign trade activity and stipulated by the legislation the Russian Federation;

- trade negotiations in two - and multilateral formats for achievement of intergovernmental arrangements on creating favorable conditions of the international trade and economic cooperation with foreign countries;

- participation of the Russian Federation in activities of the international trade and economic organizations as at the global, and regional levels for ensuring integration of economy of Russia into the world economy;

- interaction with business community for the purpose of ensuring trade and economic interests of the Russian Federation abroad, expansions of export of the Russian goods and services, supports of national producers and protection of the domestic market.

Realization of the main objectives of trade policy provides:

- export support;

- protection of the domestic market and support of domestic manufacturers;

- integration of economy of the Russian Federation into system of the international economic relations.

 

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

The following documents belong to regulatory framework in the field of trade policy of the Russian Federation:

- Constitution of the Russian Federation;

- The Tax Code of the Russian Federation N 146-FZ of July 31, 1998, part one;

- The Tax Code of the Russian Federation N 117-FZ of August 5, 2000, part two;

- The Russian Federation Code of Administrative Offences N 195-FZ of December 30, 2001;

- The customs code of the Russian Federation N 61-FZ of May 28, 2003;

- The law of the Russian Federation N 2300-1 of February 7, 1992 "About consumer protection" (edition from 25.11.2006);

- The law of the Russian Federation N 5003-1 of May 21, 1993 "About customs tariff" (edition of 10:11. 2006);

- The law of the Russian Federation N 5351-1 of July 9, 1993 "About copyright and the related rights" (edition of 20:07. 2004);

- The law of the Russian Federation N 4979-1 of May 14, 1993 "About veterinary science" (edition from 30.12.2006);

- The law of the Russian Federation N 5605-1 of August 6, 1993 "About selection achievements";

- The law of the Russian Federation N 4804-1 of April 15, 1993 "About export and import of cultural values" (edition 02.11. 2004);

- The Federal Law N 101-FZ of July 15, 1995 "About international treaties of the Russian Federation";

- The Federal Law N 144-FZ of August 12, 1995 "About operational search activities" (edition of 02:12. 2005);

- The Federal Law N 170-FZ of November 21, 1995 "About use of atomic energy" (edition of 05:02. 2007);

- The Federal Law N 209-FZ of December 26, 1995 "About geodesy and cartography" (edition of 03:06. 2005, with amendment of 18:12. 2006);

- The Federal Law N 54-FZ of May 26, 1996 "About museum fund of the Russian Federation and the museums in the Russian Federation" (edition from 29.12.2006);

- The Federal Law N 3-FZ of January 8, 1998 "About drugs and psychotropic substances" (edition from 25.10.2006);

- The Federal Law N 41-FZ of March 26, 1998 "About precious metals and gemstones" (edition of 18:07. 2006);

- The Federal Law N 63-FZ of April 14, 1998 "About measures for protection of economic interests of the Russian Federation when implementing foreign trade in goods" (edition of 08:12. 2003);

- The Federal Law N 86-FZ of June 22, 1998 "About medicines" (edition of 16:10. 2006, with amendment of 18:12. 2006);

- The Federal Law N 89-FZ of June 24, 1998 "About production wastes and consumption" (edition of 18:12. 2006);

- The Federal Law N 114-FZ of July 19, 1998 "About military and technical cooperation of the Russian Federation with foreign states" (edition from 25.10.2006);

- The Federal Law N 183-FZ of December 5, 1998 "About the state supervision and control of quality and safety of grain and products of conversion" (edition of 16:03. 2006);

- The Federal Law N 52-FZ of March 30, 1999 "About sanitary and epidemiologic wellbeing of the population" (edition from 30.12.2006);

- The Federal Law N 104-FZ of May 31, 1999 "About the special economic zone in the Magadan region" (edition of 19:12. 2005, with amendment of 19:12. 2006);

- The Federal Law N 183-FZ of July 18, 1999 "About export control" (edition of 18:07. 2005);

- The Federal Law N 29-FZ of January 2, 2000 "About quality and safety of foodstuff";

- The Federal Law N 99-FZ of July 15, 2000 "About quarantine of plants" (edition from 30.12.2006);

- The Federal Law N 7-FZ of January 10, 2002 "About environmental protection" (edition of 05:02. 2007);

- The Federal Law N 184-FZ of December 27, 2002 "About technical regulation" (edition of 09:05. 2005);

- The Federal Law N 126-FZ of July 7, 2003 "About communication" (edition from 29.12.2006, with amendment of 09:02. 2007);

- The Federal Law N 164-FZ of December 8, 2003 "About bases of state regulation of foreign trade activity" (edition of 02:02. 2006);

- The Federal Law N 165-FZ of December 8, 2003 "About special protective, anti-dumping and countervailing measures in case of commodity import" (edition from 30.12.2006);

- The Federal Law N 16-FZ of January 10, 2006 "About the special economic zone in the Kaliningrad region and about modification of some legal acts of the Russian Federation".

Besides:

- the international agreements signed by the Russian Federation on bilateral basis with the State Parties of the CIS and foreign countries;

- the international agreements signed by the Russian Federation within regional associations;

- the international agreements signed within regional and frontier cooperation with the State Parties of the CIS.

2. MEASURES OF TRADE POLICY AND PRACTICE OF ITS APPLICATION

The main directions of work in the field of trade policy were providing by means of economic measures of state regulation of foreign economic activity of stability and predictability of export regime and import, support of competitiveness of the Russian goods and their admission on the foreign markets, the effective level of protection of the domestic market and domestic manufacturers, preparatory work on accession of Russia for the WTO and cooperation increase with other international organizations.

2.1. IMPORT REGULATION

 

Customs tariffs

Collection of customs payments when moving goods through customs border of the Russian Federation (the customs duty, customs duties for customs clearance) is performed by customs authorities according to the Customs code of the Russian Federation, the Law of the Russian Federation "About customs tariff".

According to the Law of the Russian Federation "About customs tariff" rates of customs duties are single and are not subject to change depending on persons moving goods through customs border of the Russian Federation, types of transactions and other factors.

Rates of import customs duties (ad valorem, specific and combined) are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation and established according to the Law of the Russian Federation "About customs tariff".

Besides, according to the current legislation types of duties can be established seasonal and special (special, anti-dumping and compensatory).

The goods occurring and imported from the State Parties of the CIS when importing to customs area of the Russian Federation customs duties are not assessed, except for withdrawals from free trade regime. Withdrawals from this customs trade regime are drawn up by protocols to bilateral agreements concerning number of goods.

Now the Russian Federation in trade with the State Parties of the CIS applies the following withdrawals from free trade regime.

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