Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov ordered the approval of the text of an agreement on the transit of goods moved between the customs authorities of Russia and Belarus. It is aimed at simplifying customs procedures during the transit of goods through the union state. “The current procedure does not allow solving difficulties associated with transit. This concerns the movement of goods and vehicles from the Kaliningrad region, as well as goods from Europe,” the Federal Customs Service explained to Kommersant.

Rostekhnadzor has approved the requirements for the declaration of safety of hydraulic structures in the energy sector. Their owner must provide detailed information about himself, his objects and the risks associated with them. According to Rostekhnadzor, 67.9% of hydroelectric power plants maintain a normal safety level, while 25% maintain a reduced safety level.

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The Federal Tariff Service (FTS) has approved the entire range of energy tariffs and tariffs for housing and communal services by region for 2008. They will be published after the corresponding order is signed by the head of the FTS, Sergei Novikov. On average, the tariff for electricity will increase in 2008 by 12% (for the population - by 14%), for housing and communal services - by an average of 15%.

General Director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosenergoatom Concern Sergei Obozov said that in ten years the company will replace the Kola Nuclear Power Plant with nuclear power units of a new type with medium-power reactors VBER-300 (300 MW). A Russian-Kazakh joint venture has already been created to develop reactors.

The Federal Tax Service has created the tenth interregional tax inspectorate to work with large taxpayers, monitoring the payment of taxes by defense enterprises. The new inspection will most likely be located in St. Petersburg. It is still unknown who will lead the new inspection.

documents – Kommersant newspaper No. 61 (3637) dated 04/12/2007