THE LEGAL STATUS OF ST. PETERSBURG AS A SUBJECT OF THE FEDERATION

The City of St. Petersburg is an independent subject of the Russian Federation and its status is established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Charter of St. Petersburg. The Leningrad Oblast, the area surrounding St. Petersburg, is also an independent subject of the Russian Federation with its own legislative and executive authorities. It is therefore important for anyone embarking on business activities in St. Petersburg to understand that the conditions for operating businesses in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast may differ.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES IN ST. PETERSBURG

Representative of the President of the Russian Federation

12, 3 Linia, Vasilyevsky Ostrov, St. Petersburg, 199004; tel. +7 (812) 328 26 69, +7 (812) 323 75 87
Public reception office of Ilya losifovich Klebanov, Authorised Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwest Federal Region

Judicial Authority

The Federal Arbitration Court of the Northwest Region
4 Yakubovicha Ul., St. Petersburg, 190000; Clerical office tel. +7 (812) 312 82 96; Reception of the Court Chairman tel. +7 (812) 571 47 67;
Court Chairman: Igor Mikhailovich Strelov
13th Arbitration Court of Appeal
65 Suvorovsky Pr., St. Petersburg, 191015; tel. +7 (812) 448 59 96; fax +7 (812) 274 16 61
Court Chairman: Vladimir Ivanovich Zheltiannikov
Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast
50/52 Suvorovsky Pr., St. Petersburg, 191015; Information Centre tel. +7 (812) 557 44 24; fax +7 (812) 710 74 25
Court Chairman: Svetlana Valerievna Izotova
St. Petersburg City Court
• 16 Nab. Reki Fontanki, St. Petersburg, 191028;
• Reception at the Chairman's office tel. +7 (812) 273 10 81
• Clerical office of the Presidium tel. +7 (812) 273 32 36
• Office of civil cases tel. +7 (812) 579 55 80
• Office of criminal cases of I instance tel. +7 (812) 273 19 92, +7 (812) 273 98 89
• Office of criminal cases of II instance tel. +7 (812) 273 19 52
Court Chairman: Valentina Nikolayevna Epifanova

Executive Authority

Main Office of Internal Affairs of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast
50/52 Suvorovsky Pr., St. Petersburg, 191015; Clerical office tel. +7 (812) 573 24 43; fax +7 (812) 573 20 66
Director of Main Office: Vladislav Yurievich Piotrovsky
Main Office of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg
68-70-72-74 Nab. Reki Fontanki, St. Petersburg, 191038; General Department tel. +7 (812) 712 59 01; Information Centre tel. +7 (812) 320 36 75; fax +7 (812) 571 70 60
Head of Main Office: Nadezhda Alexeevna Savinskaya
Regional Department of the Federal Service for Financial Markets in the Northwest Federal Region
15 Nab. Reki Fontanki, St. Petersburg, 191023; tel. +7 (812) 325 66 99 (multiextension); fax +7 (812) 325 95 87
Head of Department: Pavel Anatolievich Ivanov
St. Petersburg Department of the Federal Tax Service
76 Nab. Reki Fontanki, St. Petersburg, 191180; Information Centre tel. +7 (812) 272 01 88; fax +7 (812) 315 26 60
Head of Department: Lyudmila Vasilievna Vorobyeva
Inter-district Inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service of Russia Responsible for Major Taxpayers in St. Petersburg
133 Nab. Canala Griboyedova, St. Petersburg, 190068; Clerical office tel. +7 (812) 740 41 51; Head of Inspectorate tel. +7 (812) 740 41 47; fax +7 (812) 740 48 92
Head of the Department: Bisova Elena Vladimirovna
St. Petersburg Representative Office of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
34 Nab. Kutuzova, St. Petersburg, 191187; tel. +7 (812) 272 00 76; fax +7 (812) 272 60 22; Consular Section (11 Saperniy per.) tel. +7 (812) 275 36 50
Representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in St. Petersburg: Vladimir Vasilievich Zapevalov
Department of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service in St. Petersburg
7-9 Nevsky Pr, St. Petersburg, 191186; tel. +7 (812) 314 79 14; fax +7 (812) 315 78 51
Head of Department: Oleg Vasilievich Kolomiychenko
Regional Body of Federal State Statistics Service in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast (Petrostat)
39 Ul. Professora Popova, St. Petersburg, 197376; tel. +7 (812) 230 75 20; fax +7 (812) 234 06 36
Head of the Regional Body: Oleg Nikolayevich Nikiforov
Federal State Authority Testing and Certification Centre of St. Petersburg
1 Kurlyandskaya Ul, St. Petersburg, 190103; tel. +7 (812) 251 39 50; fax +7 (812) 251 41 08
General Director: Vladimir Valentinovich Okrepilov
Department of the Federal Service on Supervision over Law Enforcement in the Sphere of Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Northwest Federal Region
17 Malaya Morskaya Ul, St. Petersburg, 191000
Head of Department: Nina Georgievna Poddubnaya
Department of the Federal Service on Supervision in the Sphere of Connection and Mass Communication
27 Galernaya Ul, St. Petersburg, 190000; tel. +7 (812) 571 95 66; fax +7 (812) 325 80 39; 14 Sadovaya Ul.; tel. +7 (812) 571 72 17; fax +7 (812) 571 27 31
Head of Department: Vitaliy Anatolievich Kalinin
St. Petersburg Labour and Employment Committee
7 Galernaya Ul, St. Petersburg, 190000; tel. +7 (812) 312 92 36
Chairman of Committee: Pavel Borisovich Pankratov
Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Nature Management (Rosprirodnadzor) in the Northwest Federal Region
Building 1, 24 Odoevskogo Ul, St. Petersburg, 199155; Reception of the Head of Department tel. +7 (812) 351 88 05; fax +7 (812) 350 95 23
Acting as Head of Department: Roman Victorovich Baluev
Department of the Federal Migration Service of the city of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast
4 Kirochnaya Ul, St. Petersburg, 191028; tel. of auto informer +7 (812) 576 05 98; Clerical office fax +7 (812) 275 09 75
Head of Department: Yuriy Nikolaevich Buryak
State Labour Inspectorate in St. Petersburg
28, letter A, Ul. Zoyi Kosmodemjanskoy St. Petersburg, 198095; tel. +7 (812) 746 59 86, fax +7 (812) 747 37 84
Head of Inspectorate: Alexey Mikhailovich Martynov