Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 20.02.2002

Decision of the European Court for Human Rights of January 23, 2002 On the Acceptability of Complaint No. 48321/99 Lodged by Tatyana Slivenko and Others Against Latvia

The European Court for Human Rights, without considering the case by its merits, declared acceptable the suit of Tatyana Slivenko, a Russian national and former resident of Riga against an illegal deportation of her family from Latvia. In 1994 military serviceman Nikolai Slivenko was ordered to leave the country. Under the Russian-Latvian Agreement, families of military servicemen were to leave Latvia together with the troops. Nikolai Slivenko was denied a residence permit, although according to the Latvian laws, having lived there for more than 20 years, he had the right to stay. His wife who has been residing in Riga together with her parents since the age of 3, decided to achieve that, however, without success. The Latvian authorities managed to evict Tatyana Slivenko in 1999. Having lodged a complaint with the European Court For Human Rights, Tatyana Slivenko is hoping to return to Riga to take care of her elderly parents who are unable to move anywhere. The Slivenko family is also hoping to receive fr om Latvia a money compensation for the moral and material damage. The Higher Chamber of the Court made a decision to uphold the claims set forth in the complaint partially, although under quite serious articles of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights - 5 (illegal detention), 8 (violation of the right to family life) and 14 (discrimination). Both parties are invited to reach an amicable agreement. In the event that is not attained, the European court will make relevant claims on the Latvian government and examine the case by its merits.

Decision of the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation No. 5 of January 30, 2002 On the Approval of Instructions On the Procedure for Filling-in a Form of the Program of Rehabilitation of a Person Injured As a Result of an Industrial Accident and Occupational Disease Approved by Decision of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 56 of July 2001

It establishes the procedure for filling-in a form of the program of rehabilitation of a person injured as a result of an industrial accident or occupational disease. The form is designed to confirm the decision to institute a state service of medical and social examination of specific types, forms, scope of recommended measures towards medical, professional and social rehabilitation of the injured person and time frames for the implementation of same.
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in February 14, 2002. Registration No. 3246.

Directive of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1112-U of February 14, 2002 On the Invalidation of Instructions of the Bank of Russia On the Procedure for Obligatory Sale of the Export Currency Earnings to Legal Entities-Residents Effecting the Repayment of Credits and for Accounting by the Authorized Banks of Transactions Associated with the Fulfillment by Legal Entities-Residents of Their Obligations Under Credit Agreements No. 80-I of April 6, 1999

The Instructions declared as null and void established an easy procedure for obligatory sale of the export currency earnings. The Federal Law No. 130-FZ of August 8, 2001 limited the term of validity of privileges as regards the obligatory sale by residents of the currency earnings from the export of goods (work, services, results of intellectual activity) until January 1, 2002 or until the expiration of any other term fixed for those privileges.
The Directive shall take effect as from the day of its publication in the Bulletin of the Bank of Russia. The text of the Directive was published in the Bulletin of the Bank of Russia No. 10 of February 20, 2002.

Directive of The Central Bank of Russia No. 1110-U of February 14, 2002 On the Application of Some Statutory Acts of the Bank of Russia In the Sphere of Currency Regulation and Currency Control

It establishes the procedure for application of permissions of the Bank of Russia to carry out currency transactions associated with the movement of capital and documents on their registration issued prior to October 1, 2001.
The Directive shall take effect as from the day of its publication in the Bulletin of the Bank of Russia. The text of the Directive was published in the Bulletin of the Bank of Russia No. 10 of February 20, 2002.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. ShS-6-14/59 of January 22, 2002 On the Introduction of Changes and Amendments to Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. VP-6-18/433 of June 6, 2000

The payment by individuals of an amount in Rubles to the bank to be entered into currency accounts which are a source of payment of foreign currency in cash and the payment of foreign currency in cash directly from the currency accounts constitutes an object of taxation for a tax on the purchase of foreign banknotes. To confirm the fact of payment by an individual of an amount in Rubles upon payment by the bank of the foreign currency in cash, the use may be made of data of the bank's accounting for a corresponding operational day.