Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 9.11.2004

Federal Law No. 131-FZ of November 6, 2004 on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Transit Shipments of the Military Property and Personnel through the Territory of the Russian Federation in View of Participation of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Efforts to Stabilise and Restore the Transient Islamic State of Afghanistan

Ratifies the Agreement signed in Yekaterinburg on October 9, 2003. According to the Agreement, transit travel through the territory of the Russian Federation of air vessels moving German personnel may be carried out without intermediate landing on the territory of the Russian Federation. Intermediate landing is obligatory in transit shipments of armaments, military equipment and military property except for the personal arms, individual means of protection and outfit available with the personnel. Transit shipments of the German personnel is permitted on the visa-free basis in the presence of diplomatic, service or other foreign passports.

Federal Law No. 130-FZ of November 5, 2004 on the Ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement on the Partnership and Cooperation Instituting Partnership between the Russian Federation on the One Hand and the European Communities and Their Member-States on the Other Taking into Account Incorporation of the Czech Republic, Estonian Republic, Republic of Cyprus, Hungarian Republic, Latvian Republic, Lithuanian Republic, Republic of Malta, Republic of Poland, Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the European Union

Ratifies the Protocol signed in Luxemburg on April 27, 2004. According to the Protocol, upon expiry of the Treaty instituting the European Coal and Steel Committee, the provisions of the Agreement pertaining to the European Coal and Steel Committee are considered to pertain to the European Community having assumed all rights and obligations of the European Coal and Steel Committee under concluded contracts.

Federal Law No. 128-FZ of November 4, 2004 on the Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Ratifies the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change of December 11, 1997 signed on behalf of the Russian Federation in New York on March 11, 1999. The Russian Federation proceeds from the fact that obligations imposed by the Protocol on the Russian Federation will have serious consequences for its economic and social development. In this connection, the decision on its ratification has been adopted after a thorough analysis of all factors including the protocol significance for the development of international cooperation, as well as taking into account the fact that the Protocol may enter into force only under the condition of participation of the Russian Federation in it. The Protocol defines for each of its signing parties obligations in the quantity figures of reduction of exhaust of the greenhouse gases into the atmosphere in the first period of its validity - from 2008 through 2012. Later, obligations of the parties will be defined in the course of negotiations, whereupon the R ussian Federation will take the decision on its participation in the Protocol in its second and subsequent periods.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 592 of November 4, 2004 on the Endorsement of the List of Diseases Provoked or Exacerbated by the Radiation Exposure Because of the Disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Accident at the Industrial Association of Mayak in 1957 and the Disposal of Radio Active Waste in the Techa River

The mentioned list includes the following diseases: acute and chronic radiation sickness, stellate cataract, radiation hypothyrosis, local radiation damages (radiation burn), aplastic anaemia, neoplasms. The list is used by labour medical expert commissions to qualify undisputable disability without further examination in the inter-agency expert councils, military medical commission or other bodies.

The Decision is entered into force from January 1, 2005.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 591 of November 4, 2004 on the Amounts of the Minimum and Maximum Amounts of the Unemployment Allowance for the Year 2005

From January 1, 2005 introduces the minimum and maximum amounts of the unemployment allowance in the amount of Rbl 720 and Rbl 2,880 respectively.

The Decision is entered into force from January 1, 2005.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 85n of September 21, 2004 on the Procedure of Providing Cash to Recipients of Resources of the Budgets of the Budget System of the Russian Federation

Specifies the rules of carrying out of operations to provide cash to recipients of the resources of the federal budget. The mentioned operations are recorded on the personal accounts opened in the Federal Treasury bodies of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, and from January 2005, in the territorial bodies of the Federal Treasury.

The Federal Treasury body shall get in the division of the payment network of the Bank of Russia necessary number of check-books to get cash from the account opened to the Federal Treasury body in the bank on the Balance Account 40116 "Resources to Pay out Cash to Budget Recipients". The check-book is handed out to the recipient of the resources by the Federal Treasury body free of charge against his application (form provided).

The check-books must be registered by the Federal Treasury body in the logbook of blank check-books.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on November 3, 2004. Reg. No. 6098.

Letter of the Ministry of the Industry and Power Supplies of the Russian Federation No. IM-1434 of November 4, 2004 on the Indices of Change of the Estimated Cost of Construction for the IV Quarter of 2004

Specifies the indices of change of the estimated cost for the whole of construction and installation works and by items of expenses in the subjects of the Russian Federation for the objects financed using the resources of the federal budget for the IV quarter of 2004.

The indices are intended for the determination of the current cost of construction and installation works calculated at the level of basic prices for the resources used in construction. The indices take into account the multitude of construction and installation works fulfilled at the objects of housing construction, social sphere, industrial destination and transport construction and are intended for general economic estimates in the investment sphere, preparation of tender documentation, as well as for larger estimates of the cost of construction using the basic indices method.

The mentioned indices do not apply in the determination of the cost of construction using the resources method.