27 august 2009

The Presidium of the Government of the Russian Federation at its meeting on August 27, 2009 adopted the following decisions on the items on its agenda

The Government of the Russian Federation adopted the following decisions on the issues on its agenda at its meeting on August 27, 2009

I. Draft of the Energy Strategy of Russia for the Period until 2030

The Government of the Russian Federation has approved the Draft of the Energy Strategy of Russia in the Period until 2030.

The Russian Ministry of Energy, in conjunction with the federal executive bodies concerned, has been instructed to review the draft of the Energy Strategy, taking into account the discussion at the Government meeting and with particular attention to the issues of reducing energy consumption per unit of output and the efficient use of associated gas.  

The finalized draft of the Energy Strategy of Russia in the Period until 2030, along with the plan for its implementation, is to be submitted to the Government of the Russian Federation in accordance with established procedure. 

II. Implementing a series of measures to increase the internal effectiveness of natural monopolies and reduce the costs of providing utility services

Taking into account the discussion at the Government meeting, the Russian Ministries of Regional Development, Economic Development and Finance have been instructed to develop an outline for a federal targeted programme to reform and modernize the housing and utilities sector in the period from 2010 to 2020 by means of a set of measures aimed at increasing the internal effectiveness of natural monopolies and cutting the costs of providing utility services. The programme should include the following measures:

  • encouraging programmes for the comprehensive development of the utility infrastructure of municipal entities;
  • finalizing the procedure for implementing regional pilot projects aimed at testing innovative mechanisms for managing the production and consumption of utility services and reducing costs;
  • improving the methods of delivering utility services with provisions for measuring their production and consumption;
  • assisting the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in improving the management of utilities through public-private partnerships;
  • creating instruments to finance investment projects in the housing and utilities sector.

The relevant materials are to be submitted to the Government of the Russian Federation in accordance with established procedure before November 1, 2009.

III. Approving technical regulations on lift safety

The Government of the Russian Federation has adopted the draft decree on the above issue. 

IV. Draft of the federal law On the Accession of the Russian Federation to the May 18, 1973 International Convention on Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures (revised in accordance with the June 26, 1999 Protocol on Introducing Amendments to the International Convention on Simplification and Harmonisation of Customs Procedures).

Taking into account the discussion at the Government meeting, the Russian Federal Customs Service of Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, in conjunction with the Justice Ministry, have been instructed to further review the draft of the federal law On the Accession of the Russian Federation to the May 18, 1973 International Convention on Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (revised in accordance with the June 26, 1999 Protocol on Introducing Amendments to the International Convention on Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures) and submit it to the Government for discussion at its regular meeting.

V. Draft of the federal law On Introducing Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and Annulment of Certain Provisions of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

The Government of the Russian Federation has approved the draft of the federal law On Introducing Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and Annulment of Certain Provisions of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

The Russian Ministry of Finance, jointly with the Russian Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development and the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, have been given 2 days to finalize the above draft of the federal law, bearing in mind the need to adjust the provisions of the Budget Code of the Russian Federation in the section dealing with the planning of the state off-budget funds of the Russian Federation for the planning period in question.

It has been decided to submit the finalized draft of the federal law to the State Duma in accordance with standard procedure.

VI. Introducing an amendment to the Statute on the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

The Government of the Russian Federation has adopted the draft resolution on the above issue.

VII. Introducing an amendment to the Statute on the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation

The Government of the Russian Federation has adopted the draft resolution on the above issue. 

VIII. Introducing amendments to Government Resolution No.372 of July 23, 2004

 The Government of the Russian Federation has adopted the draft resolution on the above issue. 

IX. Budget allocations to the Government of the Chechen Republic from the Reserve Fund of the Government of the Russian Federation for Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief and the issue of state housing certificates in the aftermath of torrential rains and gale-force winds that struck the Chechen Republic in July of 2008.

The Government of the Russian Federation has adopted the draft executive order on the above issue. 

Moscow, September 2, 2009

* Decisions on the items on the agenda are made with due account of the remarks and proposals expressed at the Government meetings and are issued as official documents of the Government of the Russian Federation.