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Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Churov briefed the President on the results of State Duma elections held on December 4.

Dmitry Kozak and Alexander Khloponin presented a report to Dmitry Medvedev on decentralisation of power.

Dmitry Medvedev had a brief meeting with Prime Minister of the German Federal State Schleswig-Holstein Peter Harry Carstensen.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Territorial Development Zones in the Russian Federation and Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law on Banks and Banking Activities.

Dmitry Medvedev had telephone conversations with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

The President laid flowers at the memorial to those who gave their lives defending Russia’s capital on the 70^th anniversary of the start of the Soviet counteroffensive in the battle for Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Improve the Recognition of Academic Qualifications, Diplomas and Degrees.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On the State Fuel and Energy Sector Information System.

The President signed the Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law on Electrical Power Industry.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Following the Introduction of Rotation for Civil Service Officials.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law on the Protection of Competition and to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev had telephone conversations with the leaders of the political parties that preliminary election results put as having obtained enough votes to enter the new State Duma.

The President thanked everyone who supported United Russia in the State Duma election.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Convention on Privileges of the Secretariat, its Personnel and Representatives of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.

During a working meeting with Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Pavel Astakhov and Prosecutor General Yury Chaika, Dmitry Medvedev announced that he has signed into law amendments to a number of laws protecting children’s interests, in particular, the law on basic guarantees of children’s rights.