Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 26.10.2001

Order of the Ministry of Taxes and Revenues of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-05/397 of October 11, 2001 on the Application of the Procedure of Restructuring of the Debts in Insurance Contributions to the State Social Non-Budgetary Funds, Accrued Penalties and Fines with Organizations as of January 1, 2001

The Order is adopted in development of the mentioned procedure endorsed by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 699 of October 1, 2001. For one and the same organization, the restructuring is carried out simultaneously for the debts to all state social non-budgetary funds on the basis of the decision of the tax body on the respite for the debt in insurance contributions, accrued penalties and fines in full amount for the term of not more than 5 years. To redeem 15% of the total amount of the restructured debt, a schedule is compiled envisaging respective payments in equal portions, however, at least once in a quarter. If the conditions of the restructuring are fulfilled in full amount, 85% of the debt is written off.
The Order endorses the forms of the documents presented by the organization before January 1, 2002 to the tax body at the place of location of the organization to consider the issue of the restructuring of the debt. The penalties for the amount of the restructured debt in insurance contributions, penalties and fines are not accrued from the day when the decision on the restructuring is taken.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 22, 2001. Reg. No. 2987.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 68n of August 29, 2001 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Procedure of Registration and Storage of Precious Metals, Precious Stones, Products of Them and Drawing Up Reports during Their Production, Use and Circulation

The requirements of the Instruction apply to all legal entities, including military units and formations, as well as independent entrepreneurs engaged in activities in the sphere of production, use and circulation of precious metals and stones, collection, purveying, initial treatment and processing of their waste and scrap, as well as those using the products containing precious metals and stones. The Order defines the procedure of registration of spending of precious metals and stones, registration of the their waste and scrap, procedure of storage and inventory taking. Specifies the procedure of organization of registration and reporting and reasons for calling to account whenever the listed requirements are not fulfilled.
The given provisions do not apply to synthetic and grown analogues of precious stones of all types, powders of natural diamonds, tools and items made of these powders.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 22, 2001. Reg. No. 2986.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation No. 325 of August 15, 2001 on the Sanitary and Epidemiological Expert Evaluation of Products

Endorses the uniform procedure of carrying out sanitary and epidemiological expert evaluation of products, as well as lists the products subject to sanitary and epidemiological expert evaluation, including the one carried out in the Department of State Sanitary and Epidemiological Enforcement of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation. Specifies, in particular, that expert evaluation applies to products made in the Russian Federation (at production start up, change of the composition, trial consignment and other), imported to the Russian Federation and upon expiry of the earlier issued statement. Lists the bodies entitled to issue the sanitary epidemiological statement for the products. Effective term of the statement is five years or one year for a trial consignment of the products. The expert evaluation of products is arranged on a contractual basis.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 19, 2001. Reg. No. 2978.