The Ministry of Finance of Russia has reviewed the application of the President of the National Elevators Union (NEU) with respect to the changes to the tax legislation for the period of restrictive measures imposed due to the pandemic of coronavirus COVID-19.

The draft of the Ordinance of the Government of the Russian Federation was   published at the federal portal of the draft laws and regulations regulation.gov.ru, the document envisages the extension of state overhaul support program by incorporation the replacement of old elevators in the apartment buildings. 

Housing and Utilities Reform Fund suggested to compensate the regions 50% of funds allocated for replacement of old elevator systems during the overhaul in apartment buildings, said Konstantine Tsitsin, Director General of the State Corporation - Housing and Utilities Reform Fund, during his visit to said during his visit to Adygea.

The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services suggests to expand the overhaul program by incorporating in it the replacement of old elevators in apartment buildings. The corresponding draft of the Ordinance of the Russian Government has been published on the portal of the federal draft laws and regulations. 

Technical Committee on Standardization "Lifts, escalators, passenger conveyors and lifting platforms for disabled persons" TC 209 has elaborated and submitted for approval a draft of updated Lists of standards to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "Safety of elevators" (TR TS 011/2011).