Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 6.11.2003

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 669 of November 4, 2003 on the Authorised Federal Body of Executive Power in Charge of the State Regulation of Activities of Non-State Pension Funds in the Sphere of Non-State Pension Support, Obligatory Pension Insurance and Professional Pension Insurance, Enforcement and Control over the Mentioned Activities

The authorised body is the Ministry of Labour of Russia. The state regulation, enforcement and control in the sphere of building and investing of the resources of accumulated pensions shall also be vested in the Federal Commission for Securities Market of Russia within their sphere of reference.
The Ministry of Labour of Russia shall carry out the licensing of activities of non-state pension funds in pension support and pension insurance, notification registration of non-state pension funds, registration of their rules and other functions.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 668 of November 4, 2003 on the Cooperation with Foreign States in the Sphere of Education

Admission of foreign citizens and compatriots from abroad for study in the state institutions of higher professional education supervised by the federal bodies of executive power (regardless of the time of study, level and type of implemented programs) and the sending of Russian specialists to foreign educational institutions for teaching may not be greater than 7,000 and 150 person a year respectively.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 666 of November 3, 2003 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Reimbursement of Expenses to Specialists of Law Enforcement or Supervising State Bodies Attracted to Render Aid in Customs Control Measures

The mentioned specialists shall get reimbursement for the travel and lodging expenses and the daily allowance. The specialists shall preserve average earnings (monetary subsistence) at the main place of work (service) for the period of rendering aid and customs control measures. In this case, at the main place of work (service), expenses pertaining to the summoning of the specialist to the customs body shall not be covered.
Reimbursement of travel expenses is arranged on the basis of travel documents, however, not greater than the cost of travel depending on the category of the transport vehicle. Specialists shall not get the daily allowance if they can return to the place of permanent residence every day.
The Decision is entered into force from January 1, 2004.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BK-6-07/1046@ of October 8, 2003 on the Containers Used for Bottling Alcoholic Products and Their Labelling

Explains the procedure of labelling with the special federal stamps of alcoholic products distributed in souvenir and non-standard bottles. According to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 212 of April 11, 2003 defining a number of capacities of the bottles used for alcoholic products, for alcoholic products stronger than 25% only the following capacities may be used: "up to 0.1 l inclusive", "0.25 l", "0.35 l", "0.375 l", "0.5 l", "0,61 l", "0.7 l", "0.75 l", "1 l", "1.5 l", "1.7 l" and "1.75 l and greater". The use of other capacities is not permitted.
Permission to bottle alcoholic products in kegs will be examined additionally after amending GOST R 51144-98 and solving the issue of their labelling with the special federal stamps.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BK-6-07/967@ of September 15, 2003 on the Selling of Alcoholic Products Labelled with the Old-Type Special Federal Stamps

Explains that the prohibition to sell to organisations producing alcoholic products old-type special federal stamps from September 1, 2003 pertains only to the Ministry of Taxation of Russia and its territorial departments. Other restrictions for the use of the old-type special federal stamps and products labelled with these stamps after inventory-taking in producer organisations and organisations engaged in wholesale and retail trade of alcoholic products are not envisaged. Distribution of alcoholic products labelled with old-type special federal stamps in wholesale and retail trade is permitted proceeding from the final date of consumption specified for the given products.