Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 6.11.2002

Federal Law No. 134-FZ of October 31, 2002 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on Joint-Stock Companies

Joint-stock companies regain the right to pay out intermediary (semi-annual, quarterly) dividends at the decision of the general meeting of stock-holders.
Earlier, the Federal Law No. 120-FZ of August 7, 2001, having entered into force from January 1, 2002, specified that the company may decide (announce) to pay out dividends on deployed stocks once a year. Before January 1, 2002, joint-stock companies paid out not only annual dividends announced by the general meeting of stock-holders, but also intermediary ones at the decision of the board of directors.
The new wording of Article 42 "Procedure of Paying Out of Dividends by the Company" specifies that the decision on the paying out (announcement) of the dividends for the first quarter, six months and nine months of the fiscal year may be taken within three months after the end of the appropriate period.
The issues of paying out (announcement) of dividends for the first quarter, six months, nine months of the fiscal year are qualified as the sphere of reference of the general meeting of stock-holders. The present Law applies to relations in paying out of dividends on deployed stocks emerging from September 30, 2002.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 791 of November 1, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Redemption in 2002 by Legal Entities of the Debts in Borrowed and/or Independently Spent Material Values of the State Material Reserve as of January 1, 2001

According to the endorsed Rules, the legal entity presents to the Russian Agency for State Reserves (hereinafter, the Agency) a proposal to redeem the debt independently or after receiving of the notification of the Agency. The Decision lists information to be contained in the proposal.
If there is an agreement on the submitted proposal on the redemption of the debt, the Agency decides to redeem the debt and introduces the draft decision of the Government coordinated with the Ministry of Economy and Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
The amount of the debt is specified by the Agency and the legal entity on the basis of the acts of verification of estimates in kind and monetary form proceeding from average market prices for commodities similar to the borrowed and/or independently spent material values from the State Material Reserve as of the day of drawing up of the act of verification and must be refined taking into account the market prices as of the day of redemption of the debt (part of the debt according to the schedule).
The redemption of the debt is carried out within up to 5 years (within up to 1 year for material values of the Mobilization Reserve) in equal portions at least once in quarter if otherwise is not specified in the appropriate decision on the redemption of the debt.

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-04/592 of October 24, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Forms of Declarations for the Income Tax from Natural Persons and Their Filling Instruction

To implement the provisions of Chapter 23 "Income Tax from Natural Persons" endorses the forms of the declarations for the income tax from natural person No. 3-ND FL and No. 4-ND FL and their filling Instruction.
The declaration is filled out by the taxpayers for the incomes obtained for the tax periods beginning with 2002. The declaration is submitted to the territorial inspection of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation at the place of registration of the taxpayer (place of residence). Natural persons not being tax residents of the Russian Federation shall submit the declaration to the tax body at the place of their registration.
The declaration is submitted no later than April 30 of the year following the expired tax period.
The Order applies to the incomes obtained by natural persons beginning with January 1, 2000.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on November 4, 2002. Reg. No. 3892.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1152 of October 30, 2002 on the Determination of the Places of Delivery and Registration and Coordination of the Decisions on the Clearing of Individual Categories of Cars of Heading 8703 of the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of Russia

The place of delivery and customs registration of imported new cars (of Heading 8703 of the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of Russia) not older than 3 years, the marks being listed in the Order, is the customs station STO "Avtomobilny" of the Central Excise Duty Customs Office (customs body code 10111890) located at the address of: 34th km of the Moscow Automobile Ring Road, Moscow.
The Order does not apply to transport vehicles imported by foreign natural persons and legal entities of individual categories enjoying customs exemptions under Section VII of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on November 1, 2002. Reg. No. 3891.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 490 of May 21, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Procedure of Commodity Transportation under the Customs Control between the Kaliningrad Province and the Rest of the Customs Territory of the Russian Federation

Defines the particulars of transportation of commodities under the customs control between the Kaliningrad Province and the rest of the customs territory of the Russian Federation in transit shipments through the territories of foreign states, as well as the particulars of their customs registration and customs control.
Provides the criteria to be met by the enterprise (organization) necessary to conclude the trusteeship agreements between it and the customs body located on the territory of the Kaliningrad Province.
The Regulation does not apply to commodities transported by natural persons for other than commercial purposes, as well as transported in mail dispatches.
The Order is entered into force thirty days after its official publication.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 29, 2002. Reg. No. 3889.