Today, March 17, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych signed the law “On the temporary procedure for taxation of operations for the import of buckwheat,” according to which a zero import duty rate on buckwheat is introduced. The law establishes a zero import duty rate on imported buckwheat until June 1, 2011. The law comes into force on the date of publication and is valid until June 1, 2011. Based on materials from the official website of the President

Today, March 17, President Viktor Yanukovych, by decree No. 313/2011, appointed himself a press secretary. According to the decree, Daria Chepak was appointed to the post of presidential press secretary. Based on materials from the Official Website of the President

Yesterday, a draft resolution on celebrating the 120th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), Yevgeny Konovalets, was registered in the Verkhovna Rada.

Deputy Head of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation summed up the results of the restoration of South Ossetia Deputy Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation ROMAN PANOV, who headed the interdepartmental commission for the restoration of South Ossetia, told Kommersant correspondent ALEXANDER GABUEV about the main results of this process. — Is the restoration of South Ossetia completed?

Another 53 shooters are being tested for involvement in the murder of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Yesterday, the judicial panel for criminal cases of the Supreme Court of Russia overturned the decision of the Supreme Court of North Ossetia to extend the period of detention of Shamsula Borziev, one of the defendants in the case of the murder of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan, Hero of Russia Adilgerey Magomedtagirov.

Ukraine is forced to reduce export duties Ukraine's postponement of the deadline for reducing the export duty on scrap non-ferrous metals caused dissatisfaction with the World Trade Organization (WTO). The organization appealed to the Ministry of Economic Development with a proposal to initiate the repeal of the relevant law. According to Kommersant's information, the ministry intends to fulfill the WTO's request and also initiate the abolition of export duties on scrap ferrous metals.

The municipality is developing a street reconstruction concept The administration of Nizhny Novgorod has begun developing the concept of the historical and cultural center “Rozhdestvenskaya Side”, which provides for the global restoration of Rozhdestvenskaya Street and its stylistic development. As part of the project, the municipality decided to return to the construction of a funicular from the Kremlin to National Unity Square, and the creation of a transport backup is also being discussed.

The UK will send charter flights to evacuate British citizens from Bahrain, where a state of emergency has been declared. “We continue to recommend against all travel to Bahrain until further notice. The UK Government will charter the aircraft to complement existing commercial flights. These charter flights will help take British citizens from Bahrain to Dubai on March 17,” the UK Foreign Office said in a statement.

The accused of taking over the store changed his position The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (GSU ICR) in St. Petersburg has completed familiarizing the accused lawyer Sergei Vasiliev and Rafail Avetisyan with the materials of one of the first raider cases - the forceful seizure of the Tkani store on Nevsky Prospekt. Sergei Vasiliev, who insisted on the absurdity of the charges, suddenly changed his position.

Today, March 17, the press service of the Ministry of Health announced the registration with the Ministry of Justice of the order “On improving the provision of medical care to persons in need of gender reassignment.” The order of the Ministry of Health provides for new standards for the provision of medical care to persons in need of this type of medical services.

166 1 min. ... As Kommersant learned, Trade and Industrial Company (TPK) Invest-Znanie LLC (Moscow) purchased in early March from the administration of the Tambov region for 8.8 million rubles. 100% shares of Morshanskaya Manufactory LLC. According to Vice Governor Gleb Chulkov, who heads the region’s property management committee, the company took advantage of the preemptive right to buy out the enterprise.

Tuvan parliamentarian was sent to a colony for beating a policeman Deputy of the Supreme Khural of Tuva Roman Mongush was sentenced to six months in prison for assaulting a police officer. Last year, he beat up a traffic police officer who stopped his car for violating traffic rules. The announcement of the verdict to the deputy of the Supreme Khural of Tuva Roman Mongush took place on Thursday. The Kyzyl City Court found him guilty under Part 1 of Art.

Next week, the Russian state corporation Vnesheconombank (VEB) is launching a syndication of a three-year loan worth up to $2.5 billion. The loan rate could be LIBOR plus 130 basis points. Sources in banking circles told Reuters about this on March 17. VEB’s borrowing program for 2011 is comparable to last year’s volumes, when the state corporation raised $8.2 billion. “The rate is planned at LIBOR plus 130 basis points, but discussions are still underway,” the source said.

Today, March 17, the National Police Agency of Japan reported that the death of 5 thousand 178 people has been officially confirmed, 8 thousand 606 people are missing, about 100 thousand 300 houses were completely or partially destroyed by the elements. Meanwhile, the Japanese news agency Kyodo news reported that the number of dead and missing as a result of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the country exceeded 13.5 thousand people.

The government proposes to pay assistance only to certain categories of Chernobyl victims Parliamentary hearings on overcoming the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster took place yesterday. Representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers proposed reforming the system of providing social assistance to Chernobyl victims and paying it only to “priority categories of victims.” This proposal caused a protest from public organizations that represent the interests of victims of the Chernobyl accident.