The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation: the register for capacity utilization of the core process equipment and the procedure of its completing. (2014-04-04)

In order to implement the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation № 380 dd. 19.06.2006 “Concerning Accounting of Production and Circulation of Alcohol and Alcohol-Containing Products (except retail sales)”, the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation drafted the regulatory legal act… Departmental Order “Concerning Approval of the Form of the Register for Capacity […]

Minimum purchase price for grain in 2014. (2014-03-31)

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture drafted a departmental bill “Concerning determination of the overall minimum price level for grain in 2014 under the state purchasing interventions procedure in 2014-2015” according to the Rules for exercising state purchasing and commodity interventions in order to regulate agricultural, raw material and food market. So, the following overall minimum […]

New rules for importation of seeds to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. (2014-03-31)

According to the agreement for the Eurasian Economic Commission from November 18, 2011 and Rules and Procedures of the Commission, approved by High Council Decision No1, on the basis of the article 8  of the Treaty on Unified Customs Tariff Regulation dd. 25.01.2008, the Treaty on the Functioning of the Customs Union in The Framework […]

66% of the website visitors voted for introduction of the minimum retail price for beer. When will it happen? (2014-03-24)

According to the confirmed information of our Union, the Russian Government is introducing minimal retail prices for alcohol products. Earlier the minimum retail price was fixed for products with alcohol content over 40% but recently the price was fixed to drinks with alcohol content over 28% and now – a new stage, the minimum retail […]

Powers of the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation are enlarged (2014-03-20)

According to the confirmed information of our Union about extending powers of the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation (http://barley-malt.ru/?p=5613&lang=en), the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev signed the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dd. 18.03.2014 “On Act Amendments Concerning the Rationalization of the Government Regulation of Alcohol […]

The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation: the final version of the Order “Concerning Capacity Calculation Methods for the Brewing Plants”. (2014-03-19)

The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation drafted the Departmental Order “Concerning Capacity Calculation Methods of the Core Process Equipment for Production of Ethyl Alcohol or Alcohol-Containing Products”. The Union “Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer in Russia” thanks the market regulator for order amendments recommended by our Union, in particular, about excluding the statement in […]

The Order of the Ministry of Agriculture “Concerning Approval of Disposal and Shipment Procedure for Agricultural Crop Seeds” – amendments. (2014-03-17)

The Ministry of Agriculture prepared a draft bill “Concerning Amendments of the Order of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food No 707 dd. 18.10.1999 about approval of disposal and shipment procedure for agricultural crop seeds. The draft bill was introduced due to the Summary No 01/2448-АК of the Ministry of Justice dd. 16.01.2014 “Concerning Countermanding […]