Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 16.01.2002

Order of the Federal Service of the Tax Police of the Russian Federation No. 452 of October 5, 2001 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Procedure of Consideration and Resolving of Letters, Appeals and Applications of Citizens in the Federal Bodies of the Tax Police

Defines the procedure of consideration and resolving of letters, appeals, applications of citizens not containing information on crimes, specifies the procedure of implementation of control over their consideration and record keeping, regulates the reception of citizens in the federal bodies of the tax police.
Consideration and resolving of appeals of citizens is a service duty of the heads of the bodies of the tax police and other officials at their orders.
For each appeal, a decision must be taken within five days to accept or refuse the case or to hand it over to another body. Appeals and complaints shall be resolved within up to one month from the day of their reception (registration). In individual, complex cases, the time limits for consideration may be extended as an exception for not more than one month.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 8, 2002. Reg. No. 3145.

Order of the Ministry of Taxes and Revenues of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-21/555 of December 18, 2001 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Tax Declaration for the Extraction of Mineral Resources

Endorses the uniform for all taxpayers form of the tax declaration for the tax on extraction of mineral resources. According to Article 345 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, the tax declaration is submitted no later than the last day of the month following the expired tax period (quarter).
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 28, 2001. Reg. No. 3139.

Decision of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation No. 83 of November 30, 2001 on the Endorsement of the Explanation on the Application of the Procedure of Paying Out the Monthly Monetary Compensation for the Damage to Health of Citizens Because of the Radiation Exposure As a Result of Chernobyl Disaster or Carrying Out Works to Eliminate the Consequences of the Disaster at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station

Lists the persons qualified as "invalids because of the Chernobyl disaster" and "disabled members of the family dependent on a deceased invalid" entitled for the compensation. Considers the issues pertaining to the calculation of the amount of compensation and procedure of its payment.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 21, 2001. Reg. No. 3098.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 94n of November 28, 2001 on the Amendments to the Acts of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Accounting Reports of Insurance Organizations and Reports Submitted According to Enforcement Procedure

The amendments are introduced pursuant to the entering into force from January 1, 2002 of the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 69n of September 4, 2001 on the particulars of application by insurance organizations of the chart of accounts of financial and economic activities of organizations and the Instruction for its application.
The Order is entered into force beginning with accounting reports and reports submitted according to enforcement procedure for the year 2002.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 07/12394-YuD of December 24, 2001, the Order does not need state registration.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1092-U of January 10, 2002 on the Allocation of the Resources of the Deposit Insurance Fund in Commercial Banks, Commercial Bank Insurance Fund Against Bankruptcy, Fund of Compensation of the Difference in Interest Rates to Commercial Banks

For operating credit organizations, the resources of the deposit insurance fund in commercial banks formed in 1991-1993 shall still be registered on the accounts on the balance of the Bank of Russia before special directions. For operating credit organizations that did not have their resources of commercial bank insurance fund against bankruptcy returned earlier, the return of the resources shall be arranged on the basis of written applications of the banks containing obligation to enter the mentioned resources to the reserve fund.
The Direction is entered into force from the day of publication in the Herald of the Bank of Russia.

Report of the State Statistics Committee of January 16, 2002 on the Consumer Price Index

The consumer price index for the year 2001 amounts to 118.6% in total, with the figure for the IV quarter being 104.1%.