Investment legislation

Federal Investment Law

Federal Law No. 39-FZ of February 25, 1999 “On Investment Activities by Capital Investment in the Russian Federation” Download

Federal Law No. 160-FZ of July 9, 1999 “On Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation” Download

Federal Law No. 57-FZ of April 29, 2008 “On the Procedure for Foreign Investments in Business Companies of Strategic Importance for the Country Defense and State Security” Download

Federal Law No. 488-FZ of December 31, 2014 “On the Industrial Policy of the Russian Federation” Download

Investment Law of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

Order of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 1013-r of September 21, 2018 “On Improving the Investment Climate in the Nizhny Novgorod Region” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 228 of September 26, 2005 “On Approval of the Regulations on the Ministry of Economic Development and Investment of the Nizhny Novgorod Region” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 1 of January 9, 2019 “On vesting Nizhny Novgorod Region Development Corporation JSC with the authority of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Development Agency” Download

Order of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 264-r of March 29, 2019 “On Investment Commissioners in the Nizhny Novgorod Region” Download

Priority investment project

Law of the Nizhny Novgorod Region No. 180-Z of December 31, 2004 “On State Support of Investment Activities in the Nizhny Novgorod Region” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 56 of February 26, 2006 “On the Procedure and Conditions for Giving Investment Projects the Priority Status, Concluding Investment Agreements and Monitoring the Progress of Implementation” Download

Territories of advanced development

Federal Law No. 473-FZ of December 29, 2014 “On Territories of Advance Development in the Russian Federation” Download

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 481 of April 20, 2017 “On Creating the Sarov Territory of the Advanced Development” Download

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 124 of February 12, 2019 “On Creating the Volodarsk Territory of the Advanced Development” Download

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 128 of February 12, 2019 “On Creating the Reshetikha Territory of the Advanced Development” Download

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 614 of June 22, 2015 “On Specific Aspects of Creating Territories of Advanced Social and Economic Development in Single-Industry Municipalities of the Russian Federation (Single-Industry Towns)” Download

Law of the Nizhny Novgorod Region No. 21-Z of March 14, 2006 “On Granting Corporate Income Tax Benefits” Download

Law of the Nizhny Novgorod Region No. 109-Z of November 27, 2003 “On the Tax on Property of Organizations” Download

Special Investment Contract (SIC) and Regional Investment Project

Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia No. 2000 of May 24, 2018 “On approval of forms of statements about the conclusion of the investment contract and the annulment of the order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of August 7, 2015 No. 2288 “On approval of the Application Form for Concluding a Special Investment Contract” Download

List of documents attached to the SIC application Download

Form of the list of industrial incentive measures for inclusion in the SIC Download

Form of the list of obligations of the investor and (or) person involved in the implementation of the investment project under the SIC Download

Form of information on the characteristics of industrial products, the production of which is created or modernized and (or) mastered by the implementation of the investment project under the SIC Download

Form of information on the results (indicators) that are planned to be achieved at the implementation of the investment project under the SIC Download

Decree of the Russian Federation Government No. 708 of July 16, 2015 “On Special Investment Contracts for Certain Industries” Download

Federal Law No. 144-FZ of May 23, 2016 “On Amendments to Parts One and Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation” Download

Government Decree No. 484 of April 22, 2017 “On Approval of the Rules for Classifying Depreciable Fixed Assets as Produced According to a Special Investment Contract” Download

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 623 of May 24, 2017 “On the Procedure for the Recording and Keeping the List of Investment Projects, the Implementation of which Gives the Right to Entities to Receive Financial Support until 2025 in the Form of Tax and Duty Benefits according to the Law on Taxes and Duties” Download

AGREEMENT ON PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (APPI)

Federal law No. 69-FZ of April 1, 2020 “On the protection and promotion of capital investment in the Russian Federation” Download

Decree of the Russian Federation Government No. 1599 of October 3, 2020 "On the Procedure for Reimbursement of the Costs Specified in Part 1 of Article 15 of the Federal law "On the Protection and Promotion of Capital Investment in the Russian Federation" incurred by the Organization Implementing the Project within the Framework of the Implementation of an Investment Project in Respect of which an Agreement on Protection and Promotion of Investments has been Concluded" Download

Small and Medium Entrepreneurship (SMEs)

Federal Law No. 209-FZ of July 24, 2007 “On the Development of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship in the Russian Federation” Download

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 265 of April 4, 2016 “On the Threshold Income Received from Entrepreneurial Activities for Each Category of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 290 of April 29, 2014 “On Approval of the state program “Development of entrepreneurship in the Nizhny Novgorod Region” Download

Public Private Partnership (PPP) Laws

Federal Law No. 115-FZ of July 21, 2005 “On Concession Agreements” Download

Federal Law No. 224-FZ of July 13, 2015 “On Public Private Partnerships, Municipal Private Partnerships in the Russian Federation and Amending Certain Statutory Instruments of the Russian Federation” Download

Law of the Nizhny Novgorod Region No. 134-Z of August 31, 2016 “On Public Private Partnership in the Nizhny Novgorod Region” Download

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia No. 894 of November 30, 2015 “On Approval of the Methodology for Assessing the Efficiency of a Public Private Partnership Project, a Municipal Private Partnership Project and Determining Their Comparative Advantages” Download

Decree of the of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 722 of October 27, 2016 “On the Preparation and Implementation of Projects Based on Concession Agreements and Public Private Partnership Agreements and Assessing the Efficiency of Municipal Private Partnership Projects and Determining Their Comparative Advantages” Download

Industry

Law of the Nizhny Novgorod Region No. 206-Z of December 25, 2015 “On the Industrial Policy in the Nizhny Novgorod Region” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 297 of April 30, 2014 "On approval of the State program "Development of Industry and Innovation of the Nizhny Novgorod region" Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 934 of October 25, 2021 "On Approval of the Procedure for Granting Subsidies from the Regional Budget for Reimbursement to Light Industry Enterprises some Costs of Promoting domestic light Industry Products on Electronic Trading Platforms and (or) for Payment for services to create own online store" Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 84 of February 21, 2017 “On the Procedure for Giving a Subsidy to the Non-Profit Organization “Fund for the Development of Industry and Venture Investments of the Nizhny Novgorod Region” for the Provision of Financial Support to Business Entities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Engaged in Industrial Activities” Download

Agriculture

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 781 of November 2, 2012 “On Approval of the Procedure for Granting Subsidies from the Regional Budget to Reimburse Part of the Costs of Paying Interest on Loans Received from Russian Credit institutions” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 173 of March 25, 2013 “On the Provision of Funds for the Reimbursement of Some Investment Loan Interest in the Agricultural Sector” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 834 of December 15, 2015 “On Approval of the Procedure and Conditions for the Provision of Funds for the Reimbursement of Some Costs of Equipment and Machinery, which are Financed from Subventions to Local Budgets for the Exercise of Transferred State Powers for the Reimbursement of Some Costs of Equipment and Machinery” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 131 of February 27, 2014 “On Approval of the Procedure for the Provision of Funds from the Regional Budget for the Reimbursement of Some Costs of the Development of Milk Production” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 729 of November 10, 2015 “On Approval of the Procedure for the Provision of Funds from the Regional Budget for the Reimbursement of Some Costs of Equipment and Machinery for Flax Production” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 47 of February 04, 2015 “On Approval of the Procedure for Provision of Funds from the Local Budget to Reimburse Some Costs of the Development of Beef Cattle Breeding, which are Financed from Subventions to Local Budgets for the Implementation of the Transferred State Powers of the Nizhny Novgorod Region for Reimbursing Some Costs of the Development of Beef Cattle Breeding” Download

Utility Services and Construction

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 770 of November 10, 2010 “On Approval of the Regulation on the Procedure for Providing Subsidies from the Regional Budget for the Implementation of Utility Investment Projects in the Field of Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 769 of November 10, 2010 “On the Selection of Utility Investment Projects in the Field of Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency for the Provision of State Support” Download

Tourism

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 259 of July 27, 2007 “On Approval of the Procedure for the Reimbursement of Some Interest on Loans from Commercial Banks to Support Tourism Entities” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 206 of March 27, 2018 “On Approval of the Procedure for Subsidizing Some Costs of Tour Operators Organizing Charter Programs for Tourists arriving in the Nizhny Novgorod Region and for Conducting Advertising and Information Tours” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 323 of May 3, 2018 “On Approval of the Procedure for Provision of Funds of the Reimbursement of Expenses for Training (Advanced Training) of Tourism Specialists” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 317 of April 28, 2018 “On Approval of the Procedure for Providing Subsidies for the Reimbursement of Some Expenses of Entities Engaged in Folk Art Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region for Stimulating Payments to Young Specialists” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 601 of September 3, 2017 “On Approval of the Procedure for Subsidizing Some Costs of Business Entities Operating in the Field of Folk Art Crafts for the Development of Distribution Networks” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 260 of July 27, 2007 “On the Provision of Subsidies from the Regional Budget for the Reimbursement of Some Interest on Loans from Commercial Banks to Support Entities Engaged in Folk Art Crafts” Download

Decree of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 370 of May 31, 2017 “On the Provision of Funds to Finance of Some Costs of Small and Medium-sized Businesses Engaged in Folk Art Crafts, for the Purchase of Raw Materials, Consumables and Tools for the Production of Products of Folk Art Crafts, as well as for the Reimbursement of Some Costs of Electric Energy and Natural Gas Consumed for Industrial Needs” Download

Order of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 291-r of March 27, 2018 “On Approval of the List of Professions (Specialties) for the Provision of Incentive Payments to Young Specialists of Entities Engaged in Folk Art Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region” Download

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