Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 4.11.2002

Federal Law No. 133-FZ of October 31, 2002 on the Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Criminal Procedural Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation

Differentiates criminal responsibility of the persons engaged in robbery taking into account their personality and occurred consequences. Part 2 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is divided into two independent norms. The new Part 2 envisages responsibility for robbery committed by a group of persons through a preliminary conspiracy with illegal entry into the premises or other storage facility associated with a significant damage, from clothes, bag or other luggage, the punishment for the mentioned crimes being reduced making them average crimes.
The new Part 3 of the Article includes multiple robberies or those with illegal entry into the premises, the punishment remaining the same.
The Law fixes the criteria of the significant damage. Such damage is determined taking into account the property status of the citizen, however, may not be less than 5 minimum amounts of labour remuneration. In addition, the notes to Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation define the notions of the "premises" and the "storage facility".
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1284 of November 1, 2002 on the Amendments to Some of the Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation in Issues of Handling the Spent Nuclear Fuel

Pursuant to the entering into force of the Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2002 on the environmental protection introduces a number of amendments to the decrees of the President of the Russian Federation pertaining to the handling of the spent nuclear fuel.
The Decree is entered into force from the day of its signing.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 787 of October 31, 2002 on the Procedure of Endorsement of the Uniform Tariff and Qualification Guide of Worker Occupations and Professions, the Uniform Qualification Guide of the Manager, Specialist and Servant Positions

The mentioned guides must contain qualification characteristics of the main types of works depending on their complexity, as well as requirements to proficiency and skills of employees. The development and endorsement of the guides is vested in the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 786 of October 31, 2002 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 648 of August 31, 2000 Pertaining to the State Registration of the Rights for the Land Plots in the Federal Property

Application for the state registration of the right of permanent (unlimited) use of the federally owned land plot is submitted by the organization possessing the immovable property (enjoying the right for the land plot) on the basis of the act of the appropriate authorized body. The state registration of the mentioned right in the Joint State Register of the Rights for Immovable Property and Deals with It is carried out while indicating the Russian Federation as the owner of such property.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 777 of October 29, 2002 on the List of Objects Subject to the State Federal Ecological Control

The ecological control applies to some of the objects of economic and other activities regardless of the form of ownership operated by the Russian Federation, as well as objects contributing to across-the-border pollution of the environment and producing negative impact on the environment within the territories of two or more of the subjects of the Russian Federation.