Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 22.02.2005

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.