Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 28.02.2005

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 42 of January 27, 2005 on the Increase of the Salary for the Occupied Position for the Employees of the Prosecutor's Staff of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation

From January 1, 2005 increases 1.2 times salaries for the occupied position for the employees of the prosecutor's staff of the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 41 of January 27, 2005 on the Labour Remuneration for the Persons Attracted for the Expert Evaluation of Scientific, Creative Works and Literary Pieces of the Nominees for the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the Sphere of Science and Technologies and the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the Sphere of Literature and Arts

Specifies amounts of labour remuneration for each expert evaluation of scientific, creative works and literary pieces of the nominees for the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the sphere of science and technologies and in the sphere of literature and arts to the leading organisations in the appropriate sphere or individual experts out of outstanding scientists, figures of culture, literature and arts. Thus, labour remuneration for the expert evaluation of scientific works in the sphere of science and technologies amounts to Rbl 6,000, for the expert evaluation of creative works in the sphere of arts and for the expert evaluation of literary pieces, to Rbl 5,000.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1538-U of December 28, 2004 on the Simultaneous Investigation of Investments of the Authorised Banks and Their Resident Clients (Other Than Credit Organisations) in Securities Issued by Non-Residents as of January 1, 2005

Endorses Form 0409404 "Information on Investments of the Authorised Banks and Their Resident Clients (Other Than Credit Organisations) in Securities Issued by Non-Residents as of January 1, 2005" and the procedure of its drawing up and submission. Authorised banks shall submit to the territorial institutions of the Bank of Russia information drawn up according to the mentioned form no later than February 25, 2005.

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

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 18, 2005. Reg. No. 6267.

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 1-P of February 1, 2005 on the Case of Constitutionality of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Item 2 of Article 3 and Item 6 of Article 47 of the Federal Law on Political Parties Pursuant to the Appeal of the Public Political Organisation Baltic Republican Party

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation recognised as not contradicting the Constitution of the Russian Federation the provisions of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of the Federal Law on political parties (in the wording of March 21, 2002) stating that a political party must have regional divisions in more than half of the subjects of the Russian Federation and must number at least 10,000 members.

Also recognised as complying with the Constitution of the Russian Federation the provisions of Item 6 of Article 47 of the mentioned Federal Law regulating the consequences of the changing of the status of interregional, regional and local political public associations failing to meet the requirements of political parties.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 43 of January 28, 2005 on the Procedure of Work with the Projects Implemented by the Russian Federation with Participation of International Financial Organisations

Specifies the procedure of selection, preparation and implementation of the projects implemented by the Russian Federation with participation of international financial organisations created under international treaties, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, the Nordic Investment Bank and other development banks. The project is initiated by the federal body of executive power by submitting a request and the project concept to the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia and the Ministry of Finance of Russia. The Government of the Russian Federation shall examine and approve on the basis of proposals submitted by the project initiator and the statements of the mentioned ministries the proposals to prepare the project, sources of its financing (including the project preparation expenses), time limits of the beginning of implementation of the project and the executor/co-executor of the project.

The project is implemented by the executor in compliance with the agreement with the international financial organisation, decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as the contracts envisaged in the agreement with the international financial organisation.

Order of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation No. 456 of December 30, 2004 on the Amounts and Procedure of Providing Draft Servicemen with Monetary Resources for the Travel on All Types of Public Transport of Urban, Suburban and Local Transportation (Except for the Taxi)

From January 1, 2005, the draft soldiers, sergeants and sergeant majors, as well as the students of the military institutions of professional education, before they conclude the first contract for the military service, shall get monetary payments from Rbl 70 to Rbl 200 for the travel on all types of public transport of urban, suburban and local transportation (except for the taxi).

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6279.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1532-U of December 21, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Program of Training of Bankruptcy Commissioners

Endorses the program of training of bankruptcy commissioners to provide for the uniform thematical content of their training for the cases of bankruptcy of credit organisations.

The Direction is entered into force 10 days after the day of its official publication in the Herald of the Bank of Russia. The text of the Direction has been published in the Herald of the Bank of Russia on February 2, 2005, No. 5.

According to the Letter of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 01/287-VYA of January 19, 2005, the Direction does not need the state registration.

Methodology Recommendations to Enhance Control over Operations of Purchase of Securities by Natural Persons for Cash and Purchase and Sale of Foreign Currencies in Cash (Endorsed by the Letter of the Central Bank of Russia No. 12-T of January 21, 2005)

Provides examples of a number of transactions permitting to suggest avoidance of procedures of obligatory control, which serves as grounds to register the information in the documentary form. Such transactions must be qualified by credit organisations as increased-risk operations. Information on them must be sent to the authorised body in charge of the combating of the laundering (legalisation) of incomes obtained in a criminal way.

Letter of the Federal Agency for Construction and the Housing and Communal Sector No. YuT-260/06 of January 31, 2005 on the Procedure of Application of the Normatives of Overhead Expenses in Construction

Explains the procedure of adjustment of the normatives of overhead expenses in construction pursuant to the reduction from January 1, 2005 of the maximum rate of the uniform social tax. The normatives of overhead expenses specified in MDS 81-33.2004 and MDS 81-34.2004 should be applied using coefficient 0.94 (except for organisations using the simplified system of taxation envisaging another procedure of application of overhead expenses).

Federal Law No. 1-FZ of February 1, 2005 on the Amendments to the Criminal Execution Code of the Russian Federation

The sphere of reference of the criminal execution inspections does not include now application of incentive measures and punishments to the persons sentenced to corrective labour, as well as specifying the duties and prohibitions having been envisaged in the earlier invalidated Article 41 of the Criminal Execution Code of the Russian Federation.

The Law specifies the duty of the persons sentenced to corrective labour to appear in the criminal execution inspection when summoned.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 110 of February 1, 2005 on the Certification of the State Civil Servants of the Russian Federation

Defines the procedure of certification of the state civil servants of the Russian Federation occupying positions of the state civil service of the Russian Federation in the federal state body, state body of the subject of the Russian Federation or their offices. The certification is arranged to determine the civil servant compliance with the occupied position of the civil service on the basis of assessment of his professional service activities. The certification is carried out once in three years. An extraordinary certification of the civil servant may be arranged before the expiry of the three years after the previous certification. The Decree lists the categories of servants exempted from the certification.

The Decree is entered into force from February 1, 2005.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 167 of October 19, 2004 on the Certificate of the Citizen Undergoing Alternative Civil Service and the Registration Card of the Citizen Undergoing Alternative Civil Service

Endorses the forms of the documents confirming the passing of the alternative civil service by citizens. Provides the specimen of the certificate and the form of the registration card of the citizen undergoing alternative civil service, their description and procedure of filling, issue and registration.

The issue of the mentioned documents is vested in the military commissariats sending the citizens to the place of alternative civil service.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6290.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1542-U of January 13, 2005 on the Particulars of Carrying out of the Bank Checks Involving the Employees of the State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency

The Direction applies to the banks included in the register of banks participating in the system of obligatory insurance of deposits. Specifies the procedure of attracting by the Bank of Russia of the agency employees for participation in the bank checks, lists the rights and duties of the agency employees, defines the duties of the bank in the course of the check.

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

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6285.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1543-U of January 13, 2005 on the Amendments to the Instruction of the Bank of Russia No. 105-I of August 25, 2003 on the Procedure of Carrying out of the Checks of Credit Organisations (Their Branches) by Authorised Representatives of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

Specifies the particulars of carrying out of the checks of organisation of work, committing and registration of individual types of bank operations and other transactions with the currency of the Russian Federation, cheques (including the traveller's cheques) in foreign currencies involving natural persons in the authorised banks (their branches). The preliminary notification of the check of the credit organisation (its branch), the results being recorded in the summary act of the check, shall include the list of the branches (representations) and/or internal structural divisions of the credit organisation (its branch) outside their place of location to be included in the summary act of the check.

Specifies the legal grounds for participation in the bank checks of the employees of the Deposit Insurance Agency.

Provides the new wording for the Forms "Order to Arrange a Check of the Credit Organisation (Its Branch)", "Supplement to the Order to Arrange a Check of the Credit Organisation (Its Branch)".

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

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6284.

Order of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Control over Circulation of Narcotics No. 396 of December 28, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Procedure of Paying out of the Lumpsum Monetary Award for the Conscientious Execution of Official Duties at the End of the Calendar Year to Employees of the Budget-Supported Sphere of the Bodies in Charge of Control over Circulation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Employees of the budget-supported sphere getting labour remuneration on the basis of the Uniform Tariff Schedule, Federal Service of Russia for Control over Circulation of Narcotics, its territorial bodies and organisations shall get lumpsum monetary award for the conscientious execution of official duties at the end of the calendar year. The amount of the award paid out to a single employee may not be greater than two monthly salaries for the occupied position (tariff rates) actually specified for him proceeding from the main position as of December 31 of the calendar year for which the award is being paid out. The paying out of the award is arranged during the first six months of the year following the expired calendar year.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6283.

Order of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation No. 395 of December 9, 2004 on the Procedure of Providing Stamped Postal Envelopes to Draft Servicemen, Sending Postal Dispatches with Personal Belongings of Draft Servicemen, Return of Postal Dispatches for Them, Planning and Spending of Monetary Resources for These Purposes

Specifies the mechanism of implementation of the right of draft servicemen (sergeants, sergeantmajors, draft soldiers and sailors, students of institutions of the military professional education before concluding a contract with them) for the sending of simple letters and parcels with personal belongings. The sending of letters and parcels is arranged at the expense of resources allocated for these purposes by the Ministry of Defence of Russia.

The Instruction endorsed by the Order is entered into force from January 1, 2005.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6282.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 866 of December 27, 2004 on the Paying out to Servicemen of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia of the Monthly Supplement for the Complexity, Stressful Nature and Special Regime of the Military Service

From January 1, 2005, contract servicemen of the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia shall get on a differentiated basis depending on the composition of servicemen and service locale monthly supplement for the complexity, stressful nature and special regime of the military service in the amount of up to 120% of the salary for the occupied military position.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6281.

Regulation of the Central Bank of Russia No. 265-P of December 14, 2004 on the Accreditation of Bankruptcy Commissioners with the Bank of Russia for the Cases of Bankruptcy of Credit Organisations

Defines the procedure of accreditation of bankruptcy commissioners with the Bank of Russia for the cases of bankruptcy of credit organisations failing to acquire the license of the Bank of Russia for the attraction of the monetary resources of natural persons in deposits. The given procedure includes the procedure of examination of applications of bankruptcy commissioners, as well as the procedure of drawing up and issue of certificates of accreditation, prolongation of accreditation, revocation of accreditation, redrawing and issue of the copies of certificates of accreditation, termination of certificates of accreditation.

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

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6280.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1546-U of January 24, 2005 on the Procedure of Submission by Credit Organisations to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation of Reports in the Form of Electronic Messages with Authentification Codes

Specifies the procedure of submission to the Bank of Russia by credit organisations (their branches), parent credit organisations of the bank (consolidated) groups of reports in the form of electronic messages with authentification codes.

The Direction is entered into force from July 1, 2005.

Sent for the state registration to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

Letter of the Department of the Tax and Customs Tariff Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-05-02-04/2 of January 17, 2005 on the Application of the Tax Exemption in the Calculation of the Uniform Social Tax

Explains that the accrued amount of the uniform social tax due for payment to the federal budget at the maximum rate of 20% may be exempted from the amount of insurance contributions calculated at the maximum tariff rate of 14% in full amount.

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of February 3, 2005 on the Case of Constitutionality of Provisions of Article 4 and Part 2 of Article 9 of the Federal Law on the Plant Quarantine Pursuant to the Request of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory

According to the applicant, provisions of Article 4 of the Federal Law on the plant quarantine introduce exclusive authority of the Russian Federation to provide for the plant quarantine measures thus violating the constitutional right of the Krasnodar Territory as a subject of the Russian Federation in the given common sphere of reference of the Russian Federation and its subjects affecting the implementation of the state enforcement of plant quarantine measures on its territory.

The applicant also challenged the provisions of Part 2 of Article 9 of the mentioned Law prohibiting the import to the territory of the Russian Federation of the products covered by quarantine measurers (except for the cases envisaged in the plant quarantine rules and norms) infected with quarantine objects if the plant quarantine rules and norms are violated at import. According to the applicant, such wording permits to introduce an exception from the general rule in a subordinate act.

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation emphasised that the challenged provisions of Article 4 specify particular authority of the Russian Federation to provide for plant quarantine. The right of the federal legislator to introduce such authority, both in the sphere of reference of the Russian Federation and in the common sphere of reference of the Russian Federation and its subjects, is implied directly in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Meanwhile, Article 76 (Part 2) of the Constitution of the Russian Federation permits the subjects of the Russian Federation to adopt own laws and other normative legal acts in compliance with the federal laws. The given constitutional provision is recorded in Article 3 of the Law on the plant quarantine which includes in the legislation of the Russian Federation on plant quarantine together with the acts of the federal level also the normative legal acts of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

The provision of Part 2 of Article 9 "except for the cases envisaged in the plant quarantine rules and norms" is a direct norm of the federal law. The given norm suggests that appropriate rules and norms must be specified in the federal law.

Proceeding from the above, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation recognised as not contradicting the Constitution of the Russian Federation provisions of Article 4 and Part 2 of Article 9 of the Federal Law on the plant quarantine.

The Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is entered into force immediately after annunciation.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 116 of February 2, 2005 on Some of the Acts of the President of the Russian Federation Being Brought in Compliance with the Federal Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy)

Individual acts of the President of the Russian Federation regulating the issues of insolvency (bankruptcy) are invalidated from the day of official publication of the Decree. Being invalidated are, in particular, the Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation No. 471 of April 21, 1993 on additional measures to protect labour rights of the citizens of the Russian Federation, No. 1114 of June 2, 1994 on the sale of the debtor state enterprises, No. 1210 of August 18, 1996 on the measures to protect the rights of stock-holders and ensure the interests of the state as a proprietor and stock-holder and a number of other.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 113 of February 1, 2005 on the Procedure of Assigning and Preservation of the Class Grades of the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation to the Federal State Servants

Defines the procedure of assigning and preservation of the class grades of the state civil service of the Russian Federation for the federal state servants. The class grade may be the first one or subsequent. The first class grade of the civil service is assigned to the federal civil servant if he does not have one. In this case, the class grade of another type of state service, diplomatic rank, military or special grade having been assigned to the federal civil servant at the previous place of state service of the Russian Federation is taken into account. The subsequent class grade is assigned to the federal state servant upon expiry of the time limit specified for the civil service in the previous class grade under the condition that he occupies a position of the civil service permitting to get a class grade equal to or higher than that class grade assigned to the federal state servant.

The earlier assigned qualification grades to the federal state servants in compliance with the Decree of the President No. 578 of April 22, 1996 are considered to be corresponding to the class grades of the state civil service of the Russian Federation (a table of correspondence is provided).

From the day of assigning to the federal state civil servant of the class grade of the state civil service of the Russian Federation, he is entitled for the monthly salary in compliance with the assigned class grade (salary for the class grade).

The Decree is entered into force February 1, 2005 with exceptions.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 112 of February 1, 2005 on the Contest for the Vacant Position of the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation

Defines the procedure and terms of arranging of the contest for the vacant position of the state civil service of the Russian Federation in the federal state body, state body of the subject of the Russian Federation or their offices. The contest provides for the implementation of the right of the citizens of the Russian Federation for an equal access to the state service, as well as the right of the state civil servants for promotion on a contest basis.

The Decree lists the cases when the contest is not arranged (for example, when concluding a fixed-term service contract).

The Decree is entered into force from February 1, 2005.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 111 of February 1, 2005 on the Procedure of Passing of the Qualification Examination by the State Civil Servants of the Russian Federation and Assessment of Their Knowledge and Skills (Professional Level)

Defines the procedure of passing of the qualification examination by the state civil servants of the Russian Federation occupying positions of the state civil service of the Russian Federation in the federal state body, state body of the subject of the Russian Federation or their offices, as well as the procedure of assessment of the knowledge and skills (professional level) of civil servants. The qualification examination is taken by the civil servants occupying without restriction of the period of authority positions of the civil service of categories "specialists" and "supporting specialists", as well as positions of the civil service of the category "heads" included in the chief and leading groups of positions of the civil service.

The qualification examination is arranged as soon as necessary, however, not more than once a year and not less than once in three years.

Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 7 of January 28, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Directorate of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the Federal District and the List of Directorates of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the Federal Districts

The directorate of the Ministry of Justice of Russia is a territorial body of the Ministry of Justice of Russia providing for the implementation in the federal district of the worked out state policy in the specified sphere of activities, as well as the sphere of execution of criminal punishments, advocacy and notary activities, providing for the specified procedure of work of the courts and execution of judicial acts and the acts of other bodies, registration of the rights for immovable property and transactions with it, registration of public associations, religious organisations and political parties, as well as coordination and control of activities of the territorial bodies of the Federal Service of Execution of Punishments, Federal Registration Service, Federal Bailiff Service subordinate to the Ministry of Justice of Russia.

The Order lists directorates of the Ministry of Justice of Russia in the federal districts.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 28, 2005. Reg. No. 6275.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 3n of January 20, 2005 on the Stamping of Marks by the Tax Bodies on Invoices and Applications for the Import of Commodities and Payment of Indirect Taxes

Introduces uniform rules of stamping of marks by the tax bodies on invoices drawn up by the Russian sellers of commodities for the Belarus buyers when exporting the commodities to the Republic of Belarus. The marks must be entered no later than within 5 working days from the date of submission of the necessary documents to the tax body by putting the stamp "Registered" on each invoice indicating the date of the registration and the registration number certified with the signature of the official of the tax body having entered the mark.

Also endorses the procedure of entry of marks by the tax bodies on the applications submitted by taxpayers for the import of commodities and payment of indirect taxes confirming the payment of indirect taxes in full amount (available exemptions for the commodities in compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation when imported to the Russian Federation).

The Order applies to legal relations emerging from January 1, 2005.

The Order is sent for registration to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

Letter of the Central Bank of Russia No. 17-T of January 26, 2005 on the Enhancing of Control over Operations with Monetary Resources in Cash

Provides a sample scheme and specific signs of operations of getting of monetary resources in cash from the account (deposit) permitting to suggest legalisation (laundering) of incomes obtained in a criminal way or financing of terrorism. The final goal of such operations is getting large amounts of cash in roubles or foreign currencies by natural persons (residents and non-residents) from their accounts opened in the Russian credit organisations.

Such operations are qualified as increased-risk operations and credit organisations must pay special attention to them. When the mentioned operations are suspected to be committed for the purpose of legalisation (laundering) of incomes obtained in a criminal way or financing of terrorism, credit organisations shall take the decision to send information on them to the authorised body.

Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-02-07/2-4 of January 14, 2005

Lists information to be presented by the tax bodies on the obligatory basis to taxpayers free of charge regardless of the form and methods of its submission. The tax bodies must inform free of charge (also in writing) the taxpayers of the available taxes and fees, legislation on taxes and fees and adopted in pursuance of it normative legal acts, procedure of calculation and payment of taxes and fees, rights and duties of taxpayers, authority of the tax bodies and their officials, as well as explain the procedure of filling of the tax reports.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 54 of February 4, 2005 on the Amendments to Some of the Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation Regulating the Issues of Export Control

The changes are stipulated by the introduction in March 2004 of the new system and structure of the federal bodies of executive power and the changing of the authority of the state bodies in the sphere of export control. The Decision specifies that the issue of the Russian import certificate of the Federal Service of Technical and Export Control of Russia is charged in the amount of 15 minimum amounts of labour remuneration.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 52 of February 3, 2005 on the Regulating Body in Charge of Control over Activities of Self-Regulating Organisations of Bankruptcy Commissioners

The regulating body in charge of control over activities of self-regulating organisations of bankruptcy commissioners is the Federal Registration Service of Russia.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 51 of February 3, 2005 on the Amounts and Procedure of Paying out of the Supplement for the Work on a Rotational Basis to Employees of Organisations Financed from the Federal Budget

The mentioned employees shall get the supplement for the work on a rotational basis in the following amounts instead of the daily subsistence for each calendar day of stay in the places of work durign the period of rotation, as well as for the actual days of travel from the place of location of the employer (assembly point) to the place of work and back:

- in the regions of the Far North and similar localities - 75% of the tariff rate (salary);

- in the regions of Siberia and the Far East - 50% of the tariff rate (salary);

- in other regions - 30% of the tariff rate (salary).

Calculation of the monthly supplement is made by dividing the monthly tariff rate (salary) of the employee by the number of calendar days of the appropriate month and multiplying by the total calendar days of stay of the employee in the places of work during the period of rotation and the actual days of travel from the place of location of the employer (assembly point) to the place of work and back in this month and by the specified amount of the supplement.

When getting the supplement, the field subsistence is not paid out. The supplement is calculated without the regional coefficient to the earnings and the percent supplement to the earnings for the length of work in the regions of the Far North and similar localities.

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

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 50 of February 2, 2005 on the Procedure of Application of the Means and Methods of Control When Releasing Transport Vehicles, Cargo, Commodities and Animals across the State Border of the Russian Federation

Defines the means and methods of control used by the divisions of the federal bodies of executive power in the course of the borderline, immigration, sanitary and quarantine, veterinary, phyto-sanitary and transport control in the points of transfer across the state border of the Russian Federation, as well as their application procedure.

The state control bodies shall apply technical and electronic means, armaments and equipment, engineering structures and barriers, special means and service animals. The Decision specifies an exhaustive list of the methods of control: checking of documents, oral interrogation, getting explanations, observation, escort and examination of transport vehicles, cargo, commodities and animals, examination of transport vehicles, cargo and commodities, personal search, as well as examination of the rooms and territory of the points of transfer across the state border and taking samples (prototypes) for investigation.

Information Letter of the Presidium of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 90 of January 28, 2005

Summarises the practice of processing by arbitration courts of disputes pertaining to mortgage contracts.

Thus, if the subject matter of the mortgage contract is an object of unfinished construction, the mortgage contact preserves its force when the construction is over, and its subject is the building (structure) erected as a result of fulfilled construction works. The subject of the mortgage contract may be individual room, the rights for which as an independent object of immovable property are registered according to established procedure, however, not a part of such room.

When applying vindication to the leasing right for the land plot in a mortgage contract and selling it to a person having purchased such right, the lessee duties under the appropriate lease contract shall also transfer.

Operative Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 116-T of October 1, 2004 on the Methodology Recommendations for the Checking of Cash Work in Credit Organisations (Their Branches)

Explains individual issues of checks of execution by credit organisations (their branches) and their internal structural divisions of the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation and normative acts of the Bank of Russia regulating the procedure of operations with cash and other values, encashment, transportation and storage of cash and values, organisation of work with unplayable, doubtful and bearing the signs of forgery currency notes, as well as organisation in credit organisations of internal control over the proper and timely cash services.

Provides recommendations for the checking of organisation of cash work, inventory of values, observation by the credit organisation of the rules of operations with cash, procedure of packing of banknotes and coins of the Bank of Russia and cash services for the branches and internal structural divisions of the credit organisation (its branch).

Provides an approximate list of violations found with credit organisations in the course of cash operations.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. SAE-3-05/173@ of December 27, 2004 on the Form of the Tax Notification of the Transfer of Advance Payments for the Uniform Social Tax

Endorses the form of the tax notification of the transfer of advance payments for the uniform social tax.

Advance payments are transferred by the tax payer on the basis of the tax notifications for January-June - no later than July 15 of the current year in the amount of ? of the annual amount of advance payments, for July-September - no later than October 15 of the current year in the amount of ? of the annual amount of advance payments, for October-December - no later than January 15 of the subsequent year in the amount of ? of the annual amount of advance payments.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 7, 2005. Reg. No. 6304.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. SAE-3-09/123@ of November 23, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Specimen of the Blank Certificate

Endorses the specimen of the blank certificates of the state registration confirming the fact of entry of appropriate record in the uniform state registers of legal entities and independent entrepreneurs.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 7, 2005. Reg. No. 6302.

Order of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Control over Circulation of Narcotics No. 402 of December 29, 2004 on the Amendments to the Order of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Control over Circulation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances No. 122 of April 19, 2004

The amount of the monthly supplement for the complexity, stressful nature and special regime of service paid out to employees of the bodies in charger of control over circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is increased from 70% to 120% of the salary for the occupied position.

The supplement is fixed on a differentiated basis depending on the composition of employees and service locale for a certain period of time - one year as a rule.

The supplement shall be paid out from January 1, 2005.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 7, 2005. Reg. No. 6301.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 1 of January 11, 2005 on the Monthly Supplement Paid out to the Employees of the Customs Bodies of the Russian Federation for the Complexity, Stressful Nature and Special Regime of Service

From January 1, 2005, employees of the customs bodies shall get the monthly supplement for the complexity, stressful nature and special regime of service in the amount of 120% of the salary for the occupied position. The monthly supplement is introduced for the employees of the customs bodies whose service duties involve tasks requiring a high level of professional training or imply a stressful special regime of service, depending on the composition of employees and service locale. The supplement is not paid out to employees in the child-care leave before they reach 3 years of age, as well as to those undergoing service in the representations of the Customs Service of the Russian Federation abroad.

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

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 7, 2005. Reg. No. 6298.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1540-U of December 29, 2004 on the Amendments to the Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 1465-U of June 29, 2004 on the Reservation Requirements When Entering Monetary Resources on the Special Bank Accounts and When Writing off of Monetary Resources from the Special Bank Accounts

The amendments significantly reduce the amounts of reservation in individual currency operations on the special bank accounts. In particular, when entering monetary resources on the special bank account of a resident in a foreign currency "R1", the reserved amount makes 2% (earlier, 3%) of the amount of entered monetary resources for the period of 365 calendar days. When writing off monetary resources from the special bank account of the resident in a foreign currency "R2", the reserved amount makes 25% (earlier, 50%) of the amount of written off monetary resources for the period of 15 calendar days.

The amendments do not change the periods of reservation.

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

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 3, 2005. Reg. No. 6294.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation and the Administration of the Kaliningrad Province Nos. I-ASh, 01-1/2 of January 8, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Qualifying Individual Cars as Originating in the Special Economic Zone of the Kaliningrad Province

Originating in the Special Economic Zone of the Kaliningrad Province are considered to be the cars of the BMW Series 7 having undergone enough processing on the specially created production facilities by Russian legal entities and their branches registered on the territory of the mentioned zone.

The commodity is considered to be processed enough if there is a change of the classification code of commodities according to the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature at the level of any of the first four digits as a result of processing or product production, as well as if the added value of processing makes at least 30%.

The Order lists operations failing to meet the enough processing criteria.

The document confirming the cars origin in the Special Economic Zone is the certificate issued by the Kaliningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry drawn up according to the specified form.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 1, 2005. Reg. No. 6292.

Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 07-03-01/79/SSh of February 2, 2005

From January 1, 2005, the payment for the issue of the copy of the auditor qualification certificate is replaced with the payment of the state duty for the issue of the copy of the auditor qualification certificate because of its loss in the amount of Rbl 400.

The state duty for the actions committed by the Ministry of Finance of Russia at auditor certification after January 1, 2005 is paid in the following amounts:

- for the issue of the auditor qualification certificate - Rbl 400;

- for the entry of changes in the auditor qualification certificate because of the change of the auditor name - Rbl 100.

The Letter provides bank requisites for the payment of the above state duty as incomes in the federal budget.

The state duty is not paid for the issue of the auditor qualification certificate by the persons included in the Order of the Ministry of Finance of Russia on the issue of the auditor qualification certificate before January 1, 2005 who did not yet receive it. The state duty is not collected also when the auditor qualification certificate is issued according to exchange procedure.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 328 of December 29, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Providing of the Set of Social Services to Individual Categories of Citizens

Specifies the rules of providing to citizens the set of social services in the form of additional free medical aid (including the one envisaging providing necessary medicines to doctors' (feldsher) prescriptions, providing accommodations for sanatorium and resort treatment in the presence of medical indications) and free travel on suburban railway transport, as well as on intercity transport to the place of treatment and back.

The set of the social services is provided to citizens included in the Federal Register of Persons Entitled for the State Social Aid (reference lists provided).

The Order provides the form of the application for the set of social services (social service) to be submitted to the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Russia assigning the monthly monetary payment. The period of providing of the set of social services to citizens is one calendar year. Application for the subsequent year is submitted by the citizen to the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Russia on the annual basis until October 1, of the current year.

The granting of the necessary medicines to citizens is vested in the prevention and treatment institutions providing initial medical and sanitary aid.

The sanatorium and resort treatment is arranged by providing accommodations in the presence of medical indications to the sanatorium and resort organisations located on the territory of the Russian Federation and included in the list endorsed by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of Russia. The accommodations for the sanatorium and resort treatment are purchased by the Social Insurance Fund of Russia.

Simultaneously with the sanatorium and resort accommodations provided by the executive bodies of the Fund or the bodies of social protection of population, the citizens get special tokens for the right of free long-distance travel on the railway, air, highway and water transport.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 7, 2005. Reg. No. 6303.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 26 of January 19, 2005 on the Amendments to the Normative Legal Acts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

Amends the procedure of assigning of the state registration plates to transport vehicles. Amends, in particular, the list of the digital codes of the regions of the Russian Federation used on the state registration plates of transport vehicles and other special products necessary for the transport vehicles and their drivers to participate in traffic. The new wording is provided for the list of the digital codes used on the registration plates to designate the transport vehicles of employees of diplomatic representations, consular institutions, international (inter-state) organisations accredited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

Also changes the rules of registration of motor vehicles and trailers for them in the State Traffic Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The amendments take into account the Decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. GKPI 2003-635 of October 10, 2003 having invalidated Item 3.1 of the mentioned Rules inasmuch as it obliges the owners or holders of transport vehicles to remove them from records before concluding a contract terminating their proprietary rights for the transport vehicles. When removing from records transport vehicles and numbered units because of the termination of the proprietary rights on the basis of the contract concluded in oral form, the notes indicating the reasons of removal from records and the new owner are entered in column "Special Notes" of the certificate for the transport vehicle. Similar notes are entered in the register of transport vehicles and the registration card for the transport vehicle.

The Order specifies that if the transport vehicles are registered simultaneously with the removal from records, the divisions in charge of the registration shall hand out the "Transit" registration plates. The handing out of such registration plates is recorded in the certificate for the transport vehicle. Certificates of registration of transport vehicles in such cases are not handed out.

The Order specifies that the owners or holders of transport vehicles shall submit insurance policy of obligatory insurance of the civil responsibility in cases of registration, including the temporary one, and of change of the registration information for the transport vehicles when the duty to insure the civil responsibility is envisaged in the federal law.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 7, 2005. Reg. No. 6299.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 135n of December 31, 2004 on the Amendments to the Directions on the Procedure of Drawing up and Submission of Accounting Reports

The Directions on the procedure of drawing up and submission of accounting reports endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Finance of Russia No. 67n of July 22, 2003 now do not contain the provision stating that the annual balance report shows the groups of items "Reserved Capital", "Undistributed Profit (Uncovered Losses)" taking into account the results of work of the organisation for the reported year, adopted decisions to cover losses, pay out dividends and other.

The Order is entered into force beginning with accounting reports for the year 2004.

According to the Statement of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 01/677-VYa of January 31, 2005, the Order does not need the state registration.

Decision of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 16141/04 of January 26, 2005

Invalidates the Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia No. 04-2-06/127 of February 17, 2004 on the taxation of compensation payments to reimburse the expenses pertaining to service trips as not complying with Item 1 of Article 11, Article 210, Item 3 of Article 217 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. According to the mentioned Letter, amounts of the daily subsistence paid out in excess of the specified norms are subject to the income tax from natural persons according to the commonly accepted procedure.

Letter of the Department of the Tax and Customs Tariff Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-06-05-05/43 of December 21, 2004 on the Issues of Application of the System of Taxation in the Form of the Uniform Imputed Income Tax

If there are two individual lease contracts for the rooms concluded for the purpose of retail trade, each of which has the shop floor area less than 150 square meters, and there is a separate cash register in each of the rooms, the leased rooms shall be regarded as separate objects of organisation of trade, and, therefore, the shop floor area must be determined separately for each object of organisation of trade. If there is only one lease contract concluded for all rooms for the purpose of retail trade, the mentioned rooms are regarded as a single object of organisation trade, and the whole of the room areas used for the trade activities are taken into account in the determination of the shop floor area.

Letter of the Department of the Tax and Custom Tariff Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-06-05-05/39 of December 16, 2004 on the Procedure of Application of the Provisions of Chapter 26.3 "System of Taxation in the Form of the Uniform Imputed Income Tax for Individual Types of Activities" of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

If the room used for the purpose of retail trade does not comply with the notion of a shop provided in Chapter 26.3 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, it should be regarded as an object of a non-stationary trade network. In this case, calculation of the uniform imputed income tax according to Article 346.29 of the Code is done using the figure of basic incomes - trade site.

Also explains that the stationary technical means of outdoor advertising include only those directly connected to the ground, buildings, structures (i.e. objects of immovable property) not intended for relocation during its period of placing on the appropriate advertising areas.

The activities of organisations and independent entrepreneurs in independent distribution and/or placing of promotion information on their commodities may not be recognised as complying with the notion of "entrepreneurial activities" specified in Article 2 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, and, therefore, such activities may not fall under the system of taxation in the form of the uniform imputed income tax.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 65 of February 9, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Typical Forms of the Contract for the Services Rendered by a Specialised Depositary to a Non-State Pension Fund Acting as an Insurer in Obligatory Pension Insurance, Contract of Trust Control of Resources of Accumulated Pensions between a Non-State Pension Fund Acting as an Insurer in Obligatory Pension Insurance and the Management Company and the Contract for the Services Rendered by the Specialised Depositary to the Management Company Providing Trust Control of Resources of Accumulated Pensions of a Non-State Pension Fund Acting as an Insurer in Obligatory Pension Insurance

Endorses three typical forms of the contract between a specialised depositary, non-state pension fund and the management company.

According to the first contract, the specialised depositary undertakes to render to the fund the service of the daily control of observation by the management company that has concluded contracts of trust control of resources of accumulated pensions with the fund of the requirements specified in the Federal Law on non-state pension funds, other normative legal acts and the investment declaration, with the fund being obliged to pay for such services.

The second contract envisages that the fund shall hand over to the management company in trust control resources of accumulated pensions, and the management company undertakes to manage them to ensure the right of the insured to get the accumulated part of the labour pension. The beneficiary under such contract is the fund.

The third contract envisages that the specialised depositary undertakes to render to the management company in implementation of trust control by it of the resources of accumulated pensions the services in registration and transfer of the rights for the securities and keeping of certificates of the certified securities where the resources of accumulated pensions are invested in, as well as the registration of assets comprising the investment portfolio of the management company, with the management company being obliged to accept and pay for such services.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. GI-6-22/96@ of February 8, 2005 on the Application of the Simplified System of Taxation

Organisations or independent entrepreneurs may not apply the simplified system of taxation or loose the right of application of the given special tax regime from the beginning of the quarter where their income, number of employees or the cost of fixed assets and non-material assets from all types of entrepreneurial activities, including the one subject to the uniform imputed income tax, become greater than the limits specified in Chapter 26.2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

In case of a termination of the counter-obligation of the buyer of commodities (works, services) in the payment for the these commodities (works, services) by handing over of the third party promissory note by the buyer, the date of receiving of incomes by the organisation applying the simplified system of taxation is the day of receiving of the mentioned promissory note.

If the buyer pays with an own promissory note, the date of receiving of incomes is the date of redemption of the promissory note or the date of handing over by the taxpayer of the mentioned promissory note to the third party according to endorsement procedure.

Federal Law No. 2-FZ of February 14, 2005 on the Amendments to Article 3 of the Federal Law on the Justices of the Peace in the Russian Federation

The amendments to Article 3 are stipulated by the entry into force of the new Code of Criminal Procedures of the Russian Federation, Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation and the Code of Civil Procedures of the Russian Federation having extended and refined the authority of justices of the peace and bring it in compliance with the mentioned Codes. Beside the cases listed in the new wording of the Article, federal laws may also include other cases in the sphere of reference of justices of the peace.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 136 of February 9, 2005 on the Call up of the Citizens of the Russian Federation Being in the Reserve to the Military Training in 2005

Calls up the citizens of the Russian Federation being in the reserve for the military training in 2005 for up to two months in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, civil defence forces, technical engineering and road construction military formations of the Federal Agency of Special Construction of Russia, federal bodies of the state guard service, bodies of the Federal Security Service including the borderguard troops.

The military training is arranged within the time limits coordinated with the bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation except for the muster where the time limits are defined by the Ministry of Defence of Russia.

The Decree is entered into force from the day of its signing.

Official Information of the Federal Tax Service No. 03-04-08/21 of February 10, 2005 on the Submission of the Tax Declarations for the Value Added Tax and Excise Duty Taxes

Before the endorsement of the new forms of the tax decorations for the value added tax and the excise duty taxes, as well as their filling procedures, the taxpayers shall submit to the tax bodies declarations for these taxes according to the forms endorsed by the Orders of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia No. BG-3-03/644 of November 20, 2003 on the endorsement of the forms of declarations for the value added tax and No. BG-3-03/675@ of December 10, 2003 on the endorsement of the forms of tax declarations for excise duty taxes and their filling instructions.

The Information describes the particulars of recording in the mentioned declarations of operations of import of commodities from Belarus and of sale of oil and gas on the territories of the CIS member-states from January 1, 2005.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. MM-6-05/72@ of February 1, 2005 on the Application of the Regressive Scale of the Rates of the Uniform Social Tax and Tariff Rates of Insurance Contributions for the Obligatory Pension Insurance

In the calculation of the uniform social tax and insurance contributions for obligatory pension insurance the taxpayers shall apply from January 1, 2005 on the obligatory basis the rates specified in Article 241 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and the tariff rates specified in Articles 22 and 33 of the Federal Law No. 167-FZ of December 15, 2001 on the obligatory pension insurance in the Russian Federation. Item 2 of Article 241 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation having specified earlier the terms of application of the regression is invalidated.

Letter of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation No. 500-VG/70 of February 14, 2005 on the Prices for Design and Survey Works in Construction for the I Quarter of 2005

The average level of basic prices for design works in construction for the I quarter of 2005 is fixed in the amount of: 1.73 to the level of prices as of January 1, 2001, 13.38 to the level of prices as of January 1, 1995.

Inflation index for survey works in construction for the I quarter of 2005 is fixed in the amount of: 1.76 to the level of prices as of January 1, 2001, 20.08 to the basic prices as of January 1, 1991.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 70 of February 11, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Providing Subsidies from the Federal Fund of Co-Financing of Social Expenses for Partial Reimbursement of Expenses of the Budgets of the Subjects of the Russian Federation for the Subsidies to Citizens to Pay for the Dwelling and for Communal Services

Introduces a uniform procedure of providing subsidies from the Federal Fund of Co-Financing of Social Expenses for partial reimbursement of expenses of the budgets of the subjects of the Russian Federation pertaining to subsidies granted to citizens to pay for the dwelling and for communal services, including the citizens working and living in rural localities, in compliance with decisions of the legislative (representative) and executive bodies of state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation and of calculation of the amount of subsidies.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 69 of February 11, 2005 on the State Expert Evaluation of Reserves of Mineral Resources, Geological, Economic and Ecological Information on the Parts of Subsoil Resources Granted for Use, Amount and Procedure of Collection of Payment for It

The state expert evaluation shall be vested in the state institution designated by the Federal Agency for Use of Subsoil Resources in coordination with the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia. The state expert evaluation may be arranged on any stage of geological investigation of the deposit under the condition that provided geological materials permit to objectively assess the quality and quality of the mineral reserves, their industrial destination, mining, hydro-geological, ecological and other conditions of extraction. The time limit of the expert evaluation is determined depending on the labour intensity of the expert evaluation works and the volume of provided materials, however, should not be greater than 90 days. If necessary, the time limit of the state expert evaluation may be prolonged, but not more than for 60 days.

The subsoil resources may be granted for use for extraction of the mineral deposits only after the state expert evaluation of the reserves of mineral deposits.

The parts of subsoil resources may be granted for use for construction and operation of subsoil structures other than those pertaining to development of the deposits of mineral resources only after the state expert evaluation of the geological information on such parts of subsoil resources.

The state registration of the reserves of mineral resources is arranged on the basis of the statement of the state expert evaluation on the industrial significance of the investigated mineral deposits.

The state expert evaluation is arranged on the paid basis at the expense of the users of subsoil resources. Amounts of payment for the state expert evaluation are provided.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 68 of February 11, 2005 on the Particulars of the State Registration of the Right of Ownership and Other Proprietary Rights for the Cable Line Communication Structures

Defines the particulars of the state registration of the right of ownership and other proprietary rights for the telecommunication structures and other objects of the engineering infrastructure created or adjusted for placing communication cables that cannot be relocated without an incommensurable harm to their destination. The mentioned objects may be registered as a single complex or an individual object of immovable property.

The state registration of the right for the cable line communication structures located on the territory of more than one registration district is vested in the Federal Registration Service.

The documents necessary for the state registration of the right for the cable line communication structures include the attached technical certificate for the cable line communication structure including the layout of the cable line communication structure and other characteristics of the object of immovable property.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 67 of February 11, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Providing Subsidies in 2005 from the Federal Fund of Co-Financing of Social Expenses for the Partial Reimbursement of Expenses of the Budgets of the Subjects of the Russian Federation Pertaining to State Allowances Paid out to Citizens with Children, Measures of Social Support for the Veterans of Labour and Workers of the Logistic Support, Measures of Social Support for the Rehabilitated Persons and Person Recognised As Victims of Political Repressions

Defines the rules of providing subsidies in 2005 from the Federal Fund of Co-Financing of Social Expenses for the partial reimbursement of expenses of the budgets of the subjects of the Russian Federation for the state allowances paid out to citizens with children, measures of social support for the veterans of labour and workers of logistic support, measures of social support for the rehabilitated persons and persons recognised as victims of political repressions, except for the payments where the rules of financing are endorsed by the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 66 of February 11, 2005 "Issues of Reformation of the Extra-Departmental Security Service of the Bodies of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation"

The federal state unitary enterprise "Okhrana" subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is created on the basis of the paramilitary and security divisions of the extra-departmental security service of the bodies of internal affairs of the Russian Federation and divisions of the extra-departmental security service of the bodies of internal affairs of the Russian Federation engaged in design works, installation, servicing and repair of the technical security means.

The Directorate of the Extra-Departmental Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is renamed into the Centre of Operative Control of the Work of the Extra-Departmental Security.

Order of the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance No. 87 of December 29, 2004 on the Procedure of Financing of Expenses for the Measures of Social Support for Individual Categories of Citizens Pertaining to Medicines

Defines the procedure of financing of expenses to implement the measures of social support for individual categories of citizens in the rendering of additional free medical aid including the necessary medicines. The financing of expenses to provide the citizens with the necessary medicines is arranged by providing resources to the budget of the territorial fund of obligatory medical insurance to implement the tied expenses in the form of a subvention against the request drawn up according to the provided specimen.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 14, 2005. Reg. No. 6326.

Order of the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance No. 93 of December 31, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Generation and Use of Resources of the Insurance Reserve from the Resources Allocated to Provide the Citizens with Necessary Medicines

The insurance reserve is created at the expense of envisaged in the budget of the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance resources for the compensation of the deficit of resources for the necessary medicines provided to citizens distributed among the territorial funds of obligatory medical insurance proceeding from the amount of population living in the subject of the Russian Federation and entitled for the set of social services.

Resources of the insurance reserve are used in cases of insufficiency of resources allocated for the financing of the mentioned expenses. The amount of the insurance reserve is built on the quarterly basis according to the limits of the budget resources for the subsequent quarter and must make at least 10% of the volume of resources envisaged in the expenses item of the budget of the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance "Implementation of the Measures of Social Support for Individual Categories of Citizens Pertaining to Necessary Medicines".

The Order provides a sample request for the financing of expenses to provide the citizens with the necessary medicines at the expense of the resources of the insurance reserve. The request is submitted to the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance in cases of insufficiency of resources for the mentioned support of citizens allocated to the territorial fund on the basis of the budget request.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 14, 2005. Reg. No. 6325.

Federal Law No. 4-FZ of February 15, 2005 on the Execution of the Budget of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation for the Year 2003

Endorses the report of execution of the budget of the Social Insurance Fund for the year 2003 with incomes amounting to Rbl 137,249.8 million and expenses amounting to Rbl 136,161.4 million, the surplus of incomes over expenses being Rbl 1,088.4 million.

The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Federal Law No. 3-FZ of February 14, 2005 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Labour Pensions in the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Introduction of the Basic Parts of the Labour Pensions and the Procedure of Indexing of the Basic and the Insured Parts of the Labour Pension in 2005

The amendments envisage beside the indexing of the basic and the insured parts of the labour pensions also such method of increasing of pensions as a stepwise increase of the basic part of the labour pension to the cost of living.

From March 1, 2005, there will be a one-time increase of the amounts of the basic part of the labour pensions of all types (old-age, disability, lost-breadwinner pensions). The amount of the basic part of the labour old-age pension is increased two times and is fixed in the amount of Rbl 900 per month. Simultaneously, the amounts of the basic parts of the all other types of the labour pensions are increased proportionally.

The particulars of indexing of the pensions in 2005 are specified. The indexing of the basic and the insured parts of the labour pensions, as well as the additional increase of the amount of the insured part of the labour pensions, will be made from August 1, 2005, with coefficients of indexing (increase) being defined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Law is entered into force from March 1, 2005.

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 73 of February 14, 2005 on the Financial Support in 2005 of Expenditure Obligations of the Russian Federation Pertaining to the Monthly Monetary Compensation Paid out in Redemption of the Damage to the Health of Citizens Pursuant to the Radiation Exposure because of the Chernobyl Disaster or Carrying out Works to Eliminate the Consequences of the Disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station

Specifies the procedure of implementation in 2005 of expenses pertaining to the monthly monetary compensations paid out in redemption of the damage to the health of citizens pursuant to the radiation exposure because of the Chernobyl disaster or carrying out works to eliminate the consequences of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station where the decisions are taken by the bodies of social protection of the population of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

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

Letter of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 02-18/07-1243 of February 15, 2005

Explains that the disability period is defined in the calendar days, with the allowance being handed out for the actually wasted working days (hours) during the disability period envisaged in the working schedule. Therefore, the coverage at the expense of the employer applies to the working days (hours) envisaged in the working schedule and wasted by the employee because of the disease (injury) falling on the first two calendar days of the disability.

Reports that the procedure of drawing up of the reverse side of the disability sheet after the changing of the procedure of financing of the temporary disability allowances did not change.

Insurance contributions for obligatory social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases for the amount of the temporary disability allowance because of the disease or injury do not accrue.

The amount of the allowance covered by the employer for the first two days of the disability is exempted from the uniform social tax.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. ShS-6-09/5 of January 13, 2005 on the Interim Methodology Recommendations

Explains the issues of application of Chapter 25.3 "State Duty" of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation entered into force from January 1, 2005, provides individual comparisons with the earlier available procedure of payment of the state duty. Emphasises that from January 1, 2005, the state duty is not collected at the state registration of a legal entity because of the liquidation in cases of bankruptcy proceedings. If a natural person terminates his activities as an independent entrepreneur, the state duty is not collected either.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 159 of February 16, 2005 on the Sample Form of the Service Contract for the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation and a Position in the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation

The sample form of the service contract is used for the conclusion of service contracts with the citizens of the Russian Federation admitted to the state civil service of the Russian Federation after January 31, 2005. The earlier concluded labour contracts with the state servants must be redrawn within 3 months.

The Decree is entered into force from February 1, 2005.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 17 of January 14, 2005 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 260 of July 6, 1995

Invalidates the norms of the manning table of the specialised division of the State Traffic Inspection in charge of the safe and unobstructed travel of the special-purpose vehicles of the traffic patrol, special and technical operative means, means of communication, individual protection and active defence, armaments, munitions.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2005. Reg. No. 6336.

Order of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development No. 660-Pr/04 of December 22, 2004 on the Trade Mark-ups to the Registered Prices for Medicines Provided to Individual Categories of Citizens

Specifies the limiting trade mark-ups to the registered prices for the medicines intended for supplies to individual categories of citizens entitled for the state social aid in the form of a set of social services. The minimum amount of the trade mark-up is fixed for the city of Moscow (20%), the maximum, for the Chukotka Autonomous District (103%).

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2005. Reg. No. 6334.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 8n of January 24, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Application for the Registration of the Object (Objects) of Taxation for the Gambling Tax

Endorses the new form of the application for the registration of the object (objects) of taxation for the gambling tax. Using the application, the tax bodies register the tables, machines, sweepstake checkout counters and book-maker offices.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2005. Reg. No. 6333.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 7n of January 24, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Certificate of Registration of the Object (Objects) of Taxation for the Gambling Tax and the Appendix to the Certificate of Registration of the Object (Objects) of Taxation for the Gambling Tax

Endorses the form of the certificate of registration of the object (objects) of taxation for the gambling tax and the appendix to the certificate of registration of the object (objects) of taxation for the gambling tax. The certificate confirms the fact of registration by the tax bodies of the tables, machines, sweepstake checkout counters and book-maker offices.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2005. Reg. No. 6332.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 6n of January 24, 2005 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 97n of November 1, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Tax Declaration for the Gambling Tax and Its Filling Instruction

Provides a new wording for the cover sheet of the declaration for the gambling tax (KND Form 1152011).

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2005. Reg. No. 6331.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 50 of December 24, 2004 on the Criteria of Determination of the Categories of Trains for Passenger Transportation Depending on the Speed of Travel and the Travel Distance

As to the travel distance, the trains are divided into the long-distance (with the travel distance greater than 150 km) and suburban ones (with the travel distance up to 150 km). As to the travel speed, the trains are divided into express trains (passenger trains with the service speed of 141-200 km/h), high-speed trains (with the service speed on all parts of the rout of at least 50 km/h) and the stopping trains (with the service speed below 50 km/h).

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2005. Reg. No. 6330.

Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation No. 23 of January 24, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Processing of Requests for the Right of Use of Subsoil Resources When the Deposit is Discovered by the User Having Carried out Works in Geological Investigation of the Parts of the Mineral Deposits at His Own Expense (Including the Attracted Resources) for the Purpose of Prospecting and Extraction of the Mineral Resources of Such Deposit

The endorsed procedure regulates the procedure of processing of requests for the right of use of the mentioned subsoil resources. The procedure does not apply to the right of use of subsoil resources granted when the deposit is discovered by the user having carried out works in geological investigation of the parts of subsoil resources of the internal sea waters, territorial sea and the continental shelf of the Russian Federation at the expense of own resources. The request and other listed documents are submitted to the Federal Agency for the Use of Subsoil Resources or its territorial bodies no later than within 3 months from the date of receiving of the certificate of discovering of the deposit of the mineral resources at the appropriate site.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2005. Reg. No. 6329.

Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation No. 22 of January 24, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Processing of Requests for the Short-Term (up to One Year) Right of Use of the Part of the Mineral Resources

The endorsed procedure regulates the processing of requests for the right of short-term (up to one year) use of the part of the mineral resources. If it is not expedient or impossible for the rational use and protection of subsoil resources to suspend the extraction of the mineral resources, the bodies having permitted an early termination of the right of use of the appropriate part of the mineral deposit may grant the right of a short-term (up to one year) use of such part of the mineral deposit to a legal entity (operator) before the adoption of the decision on the new user of the subsoil resources.

The Order lists the documents to be submitted to the Federal Agency for the Use of Subsoil Resources to obtain the mentioned right.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 16, 2005. Reg. No. 6328.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 126n of December 28, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Territorial Body of the Federal Service of Insurance Enforcement - Inspection of Insurance Enforcement in the Federal District

The insurance enforcement inspection in the federal district is a territorial body of the Federal Service of Insurance Enforcement in charge of control and enforcement in the sphere of insurance activities on the territory of the federal distract.

The inspection shall control and enforce observation of the requirements of the insurance legislation by the subjects of insurance activities, as well as their branches, including the on-site checks of their work, fulfilment by other legal entities and natural persons of the requirements of the insurance legislation and implement other authority.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 15, 2005. Reg. No. 6327.

Federal Law No. 5-FZ of February 19, 2005 on the Ratification of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Shanghai Organisation of Cooperation <br>

Ratifies the Convention signed in Tashkent on June 17, 2004. The Convention envisages privileges and immunities of the Shanghai Organisation of Cooperation, its officials, as well as representatives of the member-states.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 87 of February 18, 2005 on the Endorsement of the List of the Names of Communication Services Entered in the Licenses and the Lists of the Licensed Services <br>

Lists communication services entered in the licenses for the activities in the sphere of communication services. The given services include, in particular, the services of the local, intercity and international telephone communication, telegraph, postal communication, services of the mobile satellite radio communication and other.

Also lists the license terms of activities in the sphere of the appropriate communication services.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 86 of February 17, 2005 on the Raising of the Monetary Subsistence for the Draft Servicemen <br>

From April 1, 2005, amounts of salaries for the typical military positions of individual draft servicemen are increased by Rbl 100. From September 1, 2005, the amounts of salaries will be increased by Rbl 100 more.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 85 of February 17, 2005 on the List of Professional Equipment for the Purpose of Production and Issue of Mass Media Exempted from the Customs Fees for the Customs Registration under the Customs Regime of Temporary Export and When It Is Imported Back <br>

The mentioned list includes press, radio and TV broadcasting equipment, as well as the transport vehicles developed or specially adjusted for the mentioned equipment.

The Decision is entered into force 7 days after the date of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 84 of February 17, 2005 on the Measures to Protect Russian Producers of Dry Baking Yeast <br>

The special duty for the imported dry baking yeast (code according to the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of the Russian Federation 2102 10 310 0) is fixed for 3 years in the following amounts: from the date of entry into force of the Decision - in the amount of EUR 250 per ton, from December 1, 2005 - in the amount of EUR 225 per ton, from December 1, 2006 - in the amount of EUR 200 per ton.

The special duty is not collected for commodities originating in Belarus, except for the case when they are released for free circulation in this republic without collection of the special duty or without the transfer of the paid amounts of this duty to the federal budget.

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 82 of February 16, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Procedure of Handing over of Information to the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring by Lawyers, Notaries and the Persons Engaged in Entrepreneurial Activities in the Sphere of Legal or Accounting Services <br>

The lawyers, notaries and the persons engaged in entrepreneurial activities in the sphere of legal or accounting services, if they have any reasons to suggest that transactions or financial operations are carried out or may be carried out for the purpose of legalisation (laundering) of incomes obtained in a criminal way or financing of terrorism, shall inform of it the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring. The lawyers and notaries may hand over information on such transactions or financial operations of their clients both independently and through the lawyer and notary chambers in the presence of an agreement with these chambers on interaction with the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring.

The uniform format of submission of information, form of encoding and the lists (guides) of codes to be used for its submission, as well as the communication channels to transfer the information are defined by the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 81 of February 16, 2005 on the Determination of the Sources of Reimbursement of Expenses to Provide for the Activities and Fulfilment of the Duties of the Operating Organisation in the Sphere of Use of Nuclear Power <br>

Specifies the procedure of registration, determination and reimbursement of the deficit of resources to reimburse the expenses to provide for the activities and fulfilment of the duties of the operating organisation in the sphere of use of nuclear power.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 346 of December 31, 2004 on the Organisation of Issue of Permissions for the Use of Medical Technologies

Defines the procedure of issue of permissions for the application of new medical technologies including the ones suggested for use on the territory of the Russian Federation for the first time and improved multitudes of methods of treatment, diagnostics, prevention, rehabilitation, means of implementation of the given methods, and, in some cases, also the method of obtaining of the means used in the given technology.

The permission in the form of the registration certificate is issued by the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development. The Order lists the documents sent by the applicant to this body to obtain the permission.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 10, 2005. Reg. No. 6317.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. GV-6-21/120@ of February 14, 2005 on the Forms of the Tax Declarations <br>

The tax declarations for the transport tax and the property tax from organisations are submitted to the tax bodies according to the forms endorsed by the Orders of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia No. SAE-3-21/224 of March 23, 2004 and No. BG-3-21/724 of December 29, 2003 while filling the "Code of the Budget Classification" to twenty digits.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 177 of February 18, 2005 on the Monthly Monetary Incentive Payment for Individual Categories of Servicemen and Employees with Special Grades <br>

From March 1, 2005, contract servicemen, employees of the bodies of internal affairs, institutions and bodies of the criminal execution system, State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, bodies of control over circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and the customs bodies of the Russian Federation (except for the servicemen and employees occupying positions in the central offices of the appropriate federal bodies of executive power) shall get monthly monetary incentive payment in the amount of one salary.

The Decree is entered into force from the day of its signing.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 176 of February 18, 2005 on the Monthly Supplement to Pensions for Individual Categories of Pensioners <br>

From March 1, 2005, introduces a monthly supplement to pensions for the persons having undergone military service, service in the bodies of internal affairs, State Fire Service, bodies of control over circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, institutions and bodies of the criminal execution system in the amount of Rbl 240.

Pensioners getting two pensions simultaneously shall get the mentioned monthly supplement to only one pension.

The Decree is entered into force from the day of its signing.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 79 of February 16, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Export Customs Duties for Commodities of Oil Exported from the Territory of the Russian Federation outside the Member-States of the Customs Union Agreements <br>

The rates of the export customs duties for individual commodities of oil (benzene, toluene, xylene, lubricating oils, spent oil products, propane, butanes, ethylene, propylene, butylene, and butadiene, other liquefied gases, some distillates, gas oils) are increased from USD 57 to USD 68.2 per ton. The rate of the export duty for liquid fuels are reduced from USD 45.4 to USD 36.7 per ton.

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 89 of February 21, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Building and Keeping of the Register of Participants of the Accumulative Mortgage System of the Housing Support for Servicemen by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Federal Bodies of Executive Power Where the Military Service is Envisaged According to the Federal Legislation <br>

Specifies the rules of building and keeping of the register of participants of the accumulative mortgage system of the housing support for servicemen, handing over of information necessary for the keeping of the personal savings accounts, preparation and submission of the forecasts to generate budget design works for the subsequent year, as well as informing of participants in writing of their inclusion in the register and exclusion from it.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 9n of January 24, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Declaration for Insurance Contributions for Obligatory Pension Insurance for the Entities Making Payments to Natural Persons and Its Filling Instruction <br>

Endorses the form of the declaration for insurance contributions for obligatory pension insurance for the entities making payments to natural persons (KND Form 1151065) and its filling instruction.

The declaration is submitted by insurants to the territorial bodies of the Federal Tax Service of Russia no later than March 30 of the year following the expired settlement period. Separate divisions of organisations with a separate balance, settlement account and making payments and other remuneration in favour of natural persons shall execute the duties of organisations in submission of the declaration at their place of location.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 21, 2005. Reg. No. 6347.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 84 of January 17, 2005 on the Procedure for the Activities of a General Practitioner (Family Doctor) <br>

Specifies the general rules for the activities of general practitioners (family doctors) implied to be the doctors having undergone a special multi-discipline training in the rendering of the first medical and sanitary aid to the family members regardless of their sex and age. The family doctor may be a specialist with a higher medical education specialising in therapy or pediatry, having graduated from post-graduate courses in the general medical practice (family medicine) or district physicians and district paediatricians having undergone a professional re-training in the general practice (family medicine) and having obtained a certificate of the specialist in this field. Family doctors shall render initial medical and sanitary aid to the community of patients having chosen the doctor on their free will.

Endorses the registration Form 030/u VOP "Certificate of the District of the General (Family) Practice", filling instructions for the registration Forms 039/u-VOP "Logbook of the General Practitioner (Family Doctor)", 039-1/u-VOP "Logbook of the Assistant Nurse of the General Practitioner (Family Nurse)" and the reporting Form 1-VOP "Information of the Activities of the Doctor (Division, Centre) of the General (Family) Practice".

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 21, 2005. Reg. No. 6346.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 111 of February 1, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Per Capita Normative <br>

Introduces the per capita normative for the I quarter of 2005 for supplies with necessary medicines for the citizens for the cases of out-patient aid in the amount of Rbl 197.5 per person per month. Proceeding from the amount of the per capita normative, the territorial funds of obligatory medical insurance shall make monthly transfers to provide for the supplies of the necessary medicines to citizens to render out-patient aid.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 18, 2005. Reg. No. 6341.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 127n of December 30, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Territorial Body of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring <br>

The territorial body of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring is its interregional department in charge of the combating of legalisation (laundering) of incomes obtained in a criminal way and financing of terrorism on the territory of the appropriate federal district.

The territorial bodies, in particular, shall provide for the control and enforcement of legal entities and natural persons, as well as check them in the specified sphere of activities. Within their sphere of reference, the territorial bodies may arrange checks, as well as apply measures of restrictive and preventive nature.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 17, 2005. Reg. No. 6337.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 4n of January 20, 2005 on the Amendments to the Directions on the Procedure of Application of the Budget Classification of the Russian Federation Endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 114n of December 10, 2004 <br>

Budget records of the incomes administered by the Federal Tax Service and the Federal Customs Service shall be arranged by the bodies in charge of the cash services for the execution of the budgets and the bodies in charge of the execution of the budgets according to the codes of the budget classification using the values of "0000" in the 14th to 17th positions "Program (Subprogram)".

Amendments are introduced in the table of correspondence of the codes of classification of incomes of the budgets of the Russian Federation having been in effect in 2004 with the codes of classification of incomes of the budgets of the Russian Federation entering into force from January 1, 2005.

According to the Statement of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, the Order does not need the state registration.

Letter of the Central Bank of Russia No. 31-T of February 17, 2005 on the Application of Item 2.3 of the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 254-P of March 26, 2004 on the Procedure of Generation by Credit Organisations of Reserves for Possible Losses for the Loans, Debts in Loans and Similar Debts <br>

If there is no change of the credit risk in a loan, regulation of the reserve pertaining to the change of the amount of the main debt (including the one pertaining to the change of the rate of a foreign currency of the loan to the rouble) both for the intramonthly and the reporting dates is arranged according to the procedure defined in the internal documents of the credit organisation, which may envisage that the decision on the regulation of the reserve in the mentioned cases may be taken not only by the head of the credit organisation, but also by another official authorised for it.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation No. 1 of January 18, 2005 on the Prohibition of Use of Nutrient Additives

To prevent the danger of mass non-infectious diseases (intoxication) of population, prohibits the import to the Russian Federation of foodstuffs using E216 (para-oxybenzoic acid propyl ether) and E 217 (para-oxybenzoic acid propyl ether sodium salt) additives. From March 1, 2005, also prohibits the use of the mentioned additives in production of foodstuffs.

Earlier, the mentioned additives were used in the food industry as preservatives in production of confectionery and meet items.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 22, 2005. Reg. No. 6352.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 90 of February 7, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Lists of Divisions of the Customs Bodies of the Russian Federation and Positions in Them Occupied by the Employees Participating in Operative Investigation Work <br>

Lists divisions of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, customs bodies and positions in them occupied by the employees participating in the operative investigation work.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 22, 2005. Reg. No. 6349.

Order of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation No. 24 of January 25, 2005 on the Amounts and Procedure of Providing of Draft Servicemen of the Civil Defence Troops with Monetary Resources for the Travel on All Types of Public Urban, Suburban and Local Transport (Except for the Taxi) <br>

Defines the amounts of payments to draft soldiers, sergeants and sergeantmajors of the civil defence troops, as well as the students of the Academy of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia before the conclusion of the first contract, for the travel on all types of public urban, suburban and local transport (except for the taxi).

The paying out of the monetary resources to draft servicemen is arranged simultaneously with the paying out of the monetary subsistence for the current month.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 22, 2005. Reg. No. 6348.

Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 10 of February 4, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Organisation of Work to Draw up the Access to the State Secret for the Heads of Self-Regulating Organisations of Bankruptcy Commissioners and for Bankruptcy Commissioners <br>

Introduces uniform rules of organisation of work to draw up the access to the state secret for the heads of self-regulating organisations of bankruptcy commissioners and for bankruptcy commissioners. The decision to provide access for the head of a self-regulating organisation to the state secret is taken by the Director of the Federal Registration Service. The decision to provide access to the state secret for a member of a self-regulating organisation - bankruptcy commissioner - is taken by the head of the territorial body of the Federal Registration Service. The mentioned decisions are taken after the checks carried out by the security bodies.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 18, 2005. Reg. No. 6339.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 133n of December 31, 2004 on the Introduction of Reports of Spending of the Budget Allocations to Pay out Monetary Compensations To Rehabilitated Persons Envisaged in Articles 15 and 16.1 of the Law of the Russian Federation on the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Political Repressions <br>

Beginning with the report for the I quarter of 2005, introduces the form of the quarterly and annul report 2-kr "On the Spending of the Budget Allocations to Pay out Monetary Compensation to Rehabilitated Persons Envisaged in Articles 15 and 16.1 of the Law of the Russian Federation on the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Political Repressions".

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 21, 2005. Reg. No. 6344.

Decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 3 of February 24, 2005 on the Judicial Practice in Cases of Protection of the Honour and Dignity of Citizens, As Well As the Business Reputation of Citizens and Legal Entities <br>

Provides a summary of the judicial practice in cases of protection of the honour and dignity of citizens, as well as the business reputation of citizens and legal entities. Explains individual issues emerging in the judicial practice pursuant to the ratification by the Russian Federation of the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Protocols to it. The courts' attention is drawn to the fact that the right of citizens for the protection of honour, dignity and the business reputation is their constitutional right, and the business reputation of legal entities is one of the prerequisites of their successful work. When solving the mentioned disputes, the courts should be guided not only by the norms of the Russian legislation, but also take into account the legal position of the European Human Rights Court.

Judicial protection of the honour, dignity and business reputation of the person having experienced a dissemination of a false detractive information pertaining to him is not excluded also in cases when it is impossible to identify the person having disseminated such information (for example, when anonymous letters are being sent to citizens and organisations, or information is disseminated over the Internet by a person impossible to identify).

If the false detractive information has been placed in the Internet on the site registered as a means of mass media according to the established legal procedure, one should be guided by the norms pertaining to mass media when processing the lawsuit on the protection of the honour, dignity and business reputation.

Since the requirements of protection of the honour, dignity and business reputation are being the requirements of protection of non-proprietary rights, the limitation of action does not apply to them except for the cases envisaged in the law.