Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 18.02.2005

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.