Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 20.02.2006

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 108 of February 14, 2006 on the Amendment to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1316 of October 13, 2004 "Issues of the Federal Bailiff Service"

The limiting number of employees of the central office of the Federal Bailiff Service is increased from 215 to 365 from January 1, 2006 (without the guards and the building service personnel).

The limiting number of employees of the territorial bides of the Federal Bailiff Service of Russia will be increased gradually. Instead of the earlier envisaged 44,831, the number will increase to 46,231 from January 1, 2006; from May 1, 2006 to 49,231; from September 1, 2006 to 54,731; from January 1, 2007 to 56,231; from May 1, 2007 to 59,231; from September 1, 2007 to 64,731.

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

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 117 of February 11, 2006 on the Amendments to the Regulation on the Procedure of Examination of Candidates for the Position of the Higher Official (Head of the Higher Executive Body of State Power) of the Subject of the Russian Federation Endorsed by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1603 of December 27, 2004

The amendments shall regulate the procedure of processing of the proposal on the candidate for the position of the higher official of the subject of the Russian Federation initiated by a political party (political parities). The mentioned proposal shall be introduced to the head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation by the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the appropriate federal district on condition that it is supported according to established procedure by the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation.

Appropriate decision of the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation must be included in the list of documents attached to the proposal.

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

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 18n of January 30, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Forms of the Demand for the Payment of Arrears in Insurance Contributions, Penalties and Fines by Insurant Organisation, Demand for the Payment of Arrears in Insurance Contributions, Penalties and Fines by Insurant Independent Entrepreneur, Decision to Collect Arrears in Insurance Contributions, Penalties and Fines from Insurant Organisation, Decision to Collect Arrears in Insurance Contributions, Penalties and Fines from Insurant Independent Entrepreneur

Endorses the forms of demands for the payment of arrears in insurance contributions, penalties and fines by insurant organisation and insurant independent entrepreneur, as well as the forms of decisions of the bodies of the Pension Fund of Russia to collect arrears in insurance contributions, penalties and fines from insurant organisation and from insurant independent entrepreneur. The mentioned forms are endorsed to implement Items 3, 9 of Article 25.1 of the Federal Law No. 167-FZ of December 15, 2001 on obligatory pension insurance in the Russian Federation.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 15, 2006. Reg. No. 7500.