Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 15.10.2001

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 720 of October 11, 2001 on the Endorsement of the Average Monthly Earnings in the Country for the III Quarter of 2001 for Calculation and Increase of the State Pensions from November 1, 2001

The average monthly earnings in the country for the III quarter of 2001 for the purposes of calculation and increase of state pensions does not change and is fixed to amount to Rbl 1,671.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 719 of October 11, 2001 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Granting Leaves to Employees Having Adopted a Child

Endorses the new procedure of granting leaves to employees having adopted a child to replace the one specified in the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 865 of July 30, 1999.
Envisages the new opportunity of granting the child care leave before the child reaches 3 years of age. The leave is fixed in calendar days. Women having adopted a child may get maternity leave for the period from the day of adoption to 70 days from the day of birth of the child, and in case of adoption of two or more children simultaneously, 110 calendar days from the day of birth.
Simplifies the procedure of getting the leave. To get it, the employee submits application for the leave at the place of work and presents the document confirming the employee right for it. Such document may be a court ruling confirming the adoption of a child (children) or the certificate of birth of the child (children). Earlier, it was necessary to present both of the mentioned documents.
An adoption allowance is assigned and paid out for the period of the leave according to the procedure and in the amount fixed for the maternity allowance.

Letter of the Pension Fund of Russia No. VP-09-25/-7938 of October 1, 2001 on the Essential Terms of Contracts of the Shared Participation in Construction

Explains that a contract of shared participation in construction should be qualified as a contract of simple partnership, thus, the item of the contribution of the parties being an essential one. The terms of the contract must define clearly the amount of the contributions in monetary terms and define the shares of the parties in accordance with the amount of contributions. The terms of the contract of the shared participation in construction may not envisage the "price of the contract", because neither of the parties is buying commodities, works or services from the other one. Otherwise would be in violation of the essence of the contract of the given type.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxes and Revenues of the Russian Federation No. SA-6-05/708 of September 17, 2001 on the Taxation of Compensations to Persons Engaged in Slave and Forced Labor for the National Socialist Regime

Compensations to former laborers and persons having suffered from other persecution during the national socialist regime in Austria paid out through the "Fund of Mutual Understanding and Reconciliation", fund "Memory, Responsibility and the Future" are exempted from the uniform social tax (contribution).

Letter of the Ministry of Taxes and Revenues of the Russian Federation No. 18-1-04/1057-R027 of June 9, 2001 on the Penalties for the Arrears Accrued with the Taxpayer

Arrest on the property or monetary resources of the taxpayer being a defendant in a civil or arbitration case imposed by a judge or court is the grounds to exempt from penalties for the amount of arrears of the taxpayer.
Arrest on the taxpayer property imposed by an investigator according to the procedure specified in the Criminal Procedural Code of the Russian Federation to ensure a civil action or a possible property confiscation may not serve as grounds to exempt from penalties the amount of arrears of the taxpayer.