Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 3.12.2002

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1368 of November 27, 2002 on the Amendments to Some of the Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation

To improve social protection of the state federal servants of the offices of the federal courts of general jurisdiction and regulate their labour remuneration, amends a number of decrees of the President of the Russian Federation regulating the issues of monetary subsistence of the mentioned persons.
The Decree is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 849 of November 29, 2002 on the Procedure of Endorsement of the Norms and Terms of Free Supplies of Milk and Other Equivalent Foodstuffs, As Well As Medicinal and Prevention Nutrients, to Employees Engaged in Works with Hazardous Conditions

Employees engaged in works with hazardous conditions get the mentioned foodstuffs according to the list of hazardous industrial factors, in the presence of which their consumption is recommended for preventive purposes, as well as the list of production facilities, occupations and positions permitting to get such foodstuffs free.
The Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation is ordered to endorse before April 1, 2003 the norms and terms of free supplies of milk and other equivalent foodstuffs to employees engaged in works with hazardous conditions. The Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation is ordered to endorse before February 1, 2003 the list of hazardous industrial factors in the presence of which it is recommended to consume milk and other equivalent foodstuffs for preventive purposes.
The Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation together with the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation is ordered to endorse before April 1, 2003 the list of production facilities, occupations and positions permitting to get free medicinal and prevention nutrients because of the specially hazardous working conditions, rations of the medicinal and prevention nutrients, rules of free supplies of medicinal and prevention nutrients, norms of free supplies of vitamins.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 846 of November 28, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the State Monitoring of Lands

Defines the rules of state monitoring of lands in the Russian Federation being a part of the state environmental monitoring. Depending on the goals and territory of surveillance, the monitoring is subdivided into the federal, regional and local ones and is carried out in compliance with the federal, regional and local programs.
The monitoring is vested in the Federal Service of the Land Cadastre of Russia together with other federal bodies of executive power, bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation and bodies of local government.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 845 of November 28, 2002 on the Use of Brokers to Sell Stocks of Open-Type Joint-Stock Companies Available in the State and Municipal Property through a Trade Organizer at the Securities Market

Sets forth the procedure of attracting of professional participants of the securities market with the license for brokerage activities to sell stocks of open-type joint-stock companies available in the state and municipal property through a trade organizer at securities market by arranging a contest to choose the brokers.
The amount of the reward paid out to the broker is determined in compliance with the agency contract for stock sale through a trade organizer at securities market and may not be greater than 0.3% of the initial selling price of stocks. The bonus for the price surplus over the initial price may not be greater than 1% of the difference between these two prices.
The number of brokers for selection at the contest is fixed proceeding from the supposed volume of sales of stocks and may not be less than 3 and greater than 10.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 844 of November 28, 2002 on the Procedure of Temporary Export from the Russian Federation for Exposure or Scientific Research of the Values of the State Fund of Precious Metals and Precious Stones of the Russian Federation and the State Funds of Precious Metals and Precious Stones of the Subjects of the Russian Federation

The temporary export applies to the registered in the State Fund of Precious Metals and Precious Stones of the Russian Federation, the Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation and the state fund of the subject of the Russian Federation nuggets of precious metals, natural precious stones, whether or not treated, natural pearls, unique amber pieces, items of precious metals and precious stones (or containing them), natural pearls and amber, as well as coins of precious metals.
The export of the mentioned values is arranged in the temporary import/export customs regime without collection of customs duties and taxes. The export is arranged exclusively for exposure at exhibitions or for scientific research in museums, specialized scientific organizations and culture organizations. The use of the temporarily exported values for other purposes is not permitted.
The values may not be exported for more than 1 year and must be returned to the Russian Federation intact.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1663-r of November 28, 2002

Endorses the main directions of support to compatriots abroad by the Russian Federation in 2002-2005. The main directions are intended to create efficient mechanisms of interaction of the Russian state with the Russian diaspora to protect the rights and liberties of the compatriots living abroad, to ensure more adequately their legal interests and preserve ethno-cultural originality, as well as to inspire their role in the broadening of cooperation with foreign states.
It is declared that the main responsibility for the guaranteed implementation of individual and collective rights, for ensuring deserving living conditions on their territories rests with appropriate states. If necessary, Russia intends to put forward the issues of ensuring the rights and liberties of man, including the rights of national minorities, for consideration at the sessions of the higher CIS bodies, as well as in the framework of bilateral contacts with the leaders of CIS member-states and the Baltic states.