Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 9.04.2004

Decision of the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation No. 42 of April 5, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Filling of the Forms of Applications of the Insured for the Transfer from the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation to a Non-State Pension Fund Providing Obligatory Pension Insurance and on the Transfer from a Non-State Pension Fund Providing Obligatory Pension Insurance to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation

Defines the requirements to the filling of the forms of applications of the insured for the transfer from the Pension Fund to a non-state pension fund providing obligatory pension insurance and on the transfer from a non-state pension fund providing obligatory pension insurance to the Pension Fund. It is permitted to submit the application in a simple form rather than on the blank form, while observing the specified form of the application.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 8, 2004. Reg. No. 5727.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 283 of March 9, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Particulars of Carrying out of Customs Operations Pertaining to Sea Fishery Products Moved across the Customs Border of the Russian Federation by Russian Fishery Vessels

Specifies the particulars of the customs operations in cases of declaring of the caught outside the Russian Federation and imported water biological resources and products of their processing by sea fishery vessels, as well as in cases of declaring of the mentioned products caught in the internal sea waters, the territorial sea and exported by vessels outside the Russian Federation.

Customs duties and taxes are not collected at the customs registration. Sea fishery products caught and/or produced by vessels outside the territorial sea and supplied outside the Russian Federation without vessels entry in the Russian ports (roadstead) is exempted from the customs registration.

The Order is entered into force 90 days after the day of its official publication.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 6, 2004. reg. No. 5718.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 353 of March 23, 2004 on the Amendments to the Order of the State Customs Committee of Russia No. 55 of January 20, 2004

Changes the lists of the specialised customs bodies authorised to carry out customs operations for the transport vehicles moved by natural persons.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 6, 2004. Reg. No. 5717.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 357 of March 24, 2004 on the Assigning of the Competent Customs Bodies in Charge of the Customs Operations for Diplomatic Mail and Commodities Moved by Individual Categories of Foreign Citizens

Lists the customs bodies located in Moscow, Moscow Province, St.Petersburg and the Leningrad Province authorised to carry out customs operations with diplomatic mail and the consular pouch.

The authority to carry out customs operations for motor vehicles and trailers to them imported/exported by foreign citizens enjoying customs exemptions when the senders or recipients are the residents of Moscow and the Moscow Province is vested exclusively in the Butovo Customs Post of the Moscow Western Customs Office.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 5, 2004. Reg. No. 5716.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1403-U of March 25, 2004 on the Amendments to the Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 1297-U of June 21, 2003 on the Procedure of Drawing up of the Card with Signature and Seal Specimens

Specifies the procedure of drawing up of the card with signature and seal specimens in the presence of the authorised official of the credit organisation (branch) or authorised division of the payment network of the Bank of Russia.

Sets froth that the authorised person puts his own signature on the back of the card in the credit organisation (branch) or division of the payment network of the Bank of Russia in confirmation of the act of signing in his presence.

The Direction is entered into force 10 days after the day of its publication in the Herald of the Bank of Russia.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 5, 2004. Reg. No. 5715.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 187 of March 19, 2004 on the Implementation of the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 759 of December 18, 2003

Endorses the form of the protocol of the arrest of the transport vehicle and the form of the protocol of the prohibition to operate a transport vehicle. Provides the form of the typical contract of interaction of officials of the bodies of internal affairs of the Russian Federation with the persons in charge of the storage of transport vehicles on the specialised parking and their handing out.

Defines the procedure of registration of arrested transport vehicles and the procedure of handing over to the appropriate division of the Military Highway Inspection of the arrested transport vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to place it on the garrison assembly point of arrested vehicles before the reasons of the arrest are eliminated and the vehicle is returned to the owner.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 5, 2004. Reg. No. 5714.