On June 3, the head of the FCS of Russia Vladimir Bulavin took part in the session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum “Transformation of World Trade. The effectiveness of government regulation ”.
The main issues for discussion were advanced information and communication technologies that allow creating a barrier-free environment for trade, as well as the benefits and risks of digitalization of the state and business.
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The Federal Portal of Draft Normative Legal Acts has posted a draft resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation “On Approval of the Procedure for the Functioning of the National System of Traceability of Goods”.
On regulation.gov.ru there is a draft resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation, prepared by the Ministry of Finance of Russia, which defines the rules for the functioning of the national system of traceability of goods. The project was created for the purpose of ensuring the readiness of the national traceability system in the Russian Federation and approbation of control functions that must be ensured before the entry into force of the Agreement on the mechanism of traceability of goods imported into the customs territory of the EAEU.
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A law has been adopted in Russia that strengthens tax control over prices in foreign trade transactions. It will make it possible to control them not only for exchange commodities with an understandable market price, but also for non-tradable ferrous metals and fertilizers.
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On January 20, the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) considered issues in the areas of trade, customs cooperation, technical regulation, energy, and computerization of the economies of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
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According to Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Vladimir Tokarev, these measures are aimed at easing the procedure for using Russian transit opportunities to the maximum.
Moscow and Tokyo are currently discussing a simplified customs declaration for transit goods from Japan. This was announced on Friday at the opening of the business forum “Transsib for Japan”, organized by Russian Railways (RR), said Russian Deputy Transport Minister Vladimir Tokarev.
Moscow and Tokyo are currently discussing a simplified customs declaration for transit goods from Japan. This was announced on Friday at the opening of the business forum “Transsib for Japan”, organized by Russian Railways (RR), said Russian Deputy Transport Minister Vladimir Tokarev.
On Thursday, a launch ceremony was held in Yokohama for trial deliveries of goods from Japan to European countries using the sea connection and the Trans-Siberian Railway. A joint transit service for the accelerated delivery of goods from Japan to Europe through the Far East of Russia via the Trans-Siberian Railway will be provided by JSC RZD Logistics and the FESCO transport group. Delivery on the route of the port of Japan – Vladivostok Sea Trade Port – Transsib – Brest – the destination in Europe is from 19 days, while for transportation by sea through the Suez Canal – about 45 days. The arrival of the test container sent on Wednesday from the Japanese Yokohama to Wroclaw in Poland is expected in mid-June.
Source: Virtual Customs
On April 16, 2018, the Public Council under the FCS of Russia, with the support of the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Federal Customs Service, is holding a conference “Customs Legislation 2018: First Results of Practical Application”.
On June 7, 2017, the Federal Customs Service of Russia signed an Agreement on Cooperation between ANO “Interregional Information and Analytical Center on Supply Chain Security Problems” and the Public Council under the FCS of Russia.
The document signed by the parties will become the basis for the beginning of joint work on studying and solving the problems of the participants in foreign economic activity, creating favorable conditions for interaction between customs, citizens and business.
Heads of organizations Pavlov P.I. and Lozbenko L.A Expressed confidence that the implementation of the agreements reached will help the participants in foreign trade activities and the FCS to better understand each other, which in the end will allow the interaction of business and the state to a new level.
