Regulations on Federal Customs Service
May 11, 2006
                                         Directive on "Federal Customs Service Issues"

With the purpose of improving the management structure of federal executive authorities pursuant to Article 112 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and based on Article 12 of the Federal Constitutional Law dated December, 17 1997 No.2-FKZ "On the Government of the Russian Federation" it is hereby enacted as follows:

1. Determine that the Federal Customs Service shall henceforth be managed and directed by the Government of the Russian Federation.

2. Transfer functions initially carried out by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation as regards the development of state policy and regulatory and legal control over the customs issues, to the Federal Customs Service.

3. Determine that the Head of the Federal Customs Service and the Deputies shall be appointed to the respective positions and removed from office by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Heads of regional Customs Administrations and Customs Offices as well as other officials and employees of customs authorities of the Russian Federation shall be appointed to the position and dismissed in accordance with the procedure established by the Head of the Federal Customs Service.

4. Make amendments to the management structure of federal executive authorities approved by the Resolution of the President of the Russian Federation of May 20, 2004 No. 649 "Management Structure of Federal Executive Authorities" (Corpus of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation, 2004, No.21, Article 2023; №31, Article 3234; No.38, Article 3775; No.42, Article 4107; No.47, Article 4635; No.49, Article 4889; 2005, No.30, Article 3136; No. 41, Article 4119) as follows:

a) Delete from Section II "Federal Ministries Directed and Managed by the Government of the Russian Federation, Federal Services and the Federal Agencies under the General Jurisdiction of Such Federal Ministries" the phrase "Federal Customs Service";

b) Introduce to Section III "Federal Services and Federal Agencies Managed and Directed by the Government of the Russian Federation" after "Federal Service on Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision" the following phrase "Federal Customs Service".

5. The Government of the Russian Federation shall proceed as follows:
a) Split functions and powers of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation and the Federal Customs Service in conformance with this Directive;

b) Bring its Acts in compliance with this Directive;

c) Submit proposals as to bringing the Acts by the President of the Russian Federation in compliance with this Directive;

d) Within one month period introduce to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the draft federal law on the amendments to legislative instruments of the Russian Federation in connection with the implementation of this Directive.

6. This Directive shall be effective from the date of its official publication.
 
                                   THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
       

                                                               DIRECTIVE
                                                                            

                                                     July 26, 2006   No. 459
                                                                MOSCOW     

                                         Regulations on Federal Customs Service

Based on Article 12 of the Federal Constitutional Law "On the Government of the Russian Federation" and in pursuance of the Resolution by the President of the Russian Federation dated 11, 2006 No. 473 "On Federal Customs Service Issues" (Corpus of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation, 2006, No.20, Article 2162) the Government of the Russian Federation hereby shall enact as follows:

1. Approve the enclosed Regulations on Federal Customs

2. Approve the enclosed amendments to be introduced into regulatory instruments of the Government of the Russian Federation.

3. Render null and void the Directive by the Government of the Russian Federation dated September 28, 2005 No. 585 "On the Procedure of Customs Authorities Oversight and Control of Compliance with Regulatory Instruments with Regard to Charging and Collecting Customs Payments and Determining Customs Value of Goods" (Corpus of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation, 2005, No. 40, Article 4038).
APPROVED BY
Mikhail Fradkov 
Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation

                                      Directive of the Government of the Russian Federation
                                                               

                                                           July 26, 2006   No. 459

                                                                 REGULATIONS

                                                      On Federal Customs Service

                                                            I. General Provisions

1. The Federal Customs Service is an authorized federal executive authority, which is carrying out its duties and functions in accordance with the Law of the Russian Federation with regard to the development of state policy and legal regulations, oversight and control over the customs issues, as well as the functions of currency exchange regulatory agency and special counter-contraband activities and other crimes and administrative violations control.

2. The Federal Customs Service is being managed and directed by the Government of the Russian Federation.

3. In conducting its activity the Federal Customs Service shall be guided by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal constitutional laws, federal acts, directives and resolutions by the President of the Russian Federation, directives and orders of the Government of the Russian Federation, international treaties of the Russian Federation, regulatory documents of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and this Regulation.

4. The Federal Customs Service shall carry out its activities directly and through customs authorities and foreign representative offices of the Service in cooperation with other federal executive bodies, executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local governments, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, public associations and other organizations.