Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 25.05.2006

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 305 of May 23, 2006 on the Measures to Ensure State Enforcement and Control of Quality and Safety of Groats, Mills, Alimentary Pastes and Bakery Items

Defines the federal bodies of executive power in charge of state enforcement and control of quality and safety of groats, mills, alimentary pastes and bakery items.

The sphere of reference of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Protection of Consumer Rights and Human Well-Being shall include the authority of: accreditation of testing laboratories (centres) confirming compliance of quality and safety of mills, alimentary pastes and bakery items and checking of their activities pertaining to confirmation of compliance of the mentioned products and issue of certificates; state enforcement and control of quality and safety of mills, alimentary pastes and bakery items when buying the mentioned products for the state needs, as well as when supplying the mills for the state reserves, their storage in the state reserve and transportation; state enforcement and control of quality and safety of mills, alimentary pastes and bakery items when importing (exporting) the mentioned items to the territory of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Service of Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Enforcement shall implement similar authority in the sphere of enforcement and control of quality of groats.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 105 of April 22, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Application of the Resident of the Special Economic Zone and the Requirements to Information Indicated in the Application of the Resident of the Special Economic Zone

Endorses the form of the application of the resident of the special economic zone on commodities suggested for import to the territory of the special economic zone under the customs regime of free economic zone and on operations committed with them, as well as on commodities made as a result of such operations.

The application is submitted to the customs body authorised to carry out customs operations of customs registration and control of commodities under the customs regime of free customs zone that must accept them on the day of receiving, except for the cases of incorrect drawing up, or if the information on commodities is not coordinated with the management body of the special economic zone.

Also endorses the requirements to information indicated in the application.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 19, 2006. Reg. No. 7863.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 360 of April 19, 2006 on the Customs Bodies Authorised to Accept Customs Declarations

Lists the customs bodies that do not enjoy the authority to accept customs declarations. Also defines the list of the customs bodies accepting customs declarations exclusively for: commodities moved by natural persons including those for the needs of entrepreneurial activities; commodities declared for placing under the customs regime of international customs transit, special customs regimes, as well as commodities having arrived to the customs territory of the Russian Federation and available in the transfer point across the border or in another zone of customs control in the direct vicinity of the transfer point where any customs regime or special customs procedure do not apply, declared for placing under the customs regime of re-export and leaving the customs territory of the Russian Federation through the mentioned transfer point; transport vehicles moved across the customs border of the Russian Federation if the lacking information is reported by submission of the entry (exist) declaration; live animals moved across the customs border of the Russian Federation, reports, other materials and professional equipment moved across the customs border of the Russian Federation for production and release of the means of mass communication.

The authority to accept customs declarations for commodities declared for placing under the customs regime of free customs zone (free warehouse), as well as the commodities exported from the territory of the special economic zone (free warehouses) and/or declared for placing under other customs regimes is vested in the customs bodies available on the territory of the special economic zone or the customs bodies covering the region of the special economic zone (free warehouse).

The rest of the customs bodies have the authority to accept customs declarations with the listed particulars taken into account.

The Order does not apply to commodities registered using ATA carnets.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 19, 2006. Reg. No. 7862.

Instruction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 129-I of April 26, 2006 on the Bank Operations and Other Transactions of Clearing Non-Bank Credit Organisations, Obligatory Normatives of Clearing Non-Bank Credit Organisations and Particulars of Enforcement of Their Observation by the Bank of Russia

The Instruction specifies for clearing non-bank credit organisations permissible combinations of bank operations, as well as operations that cannot be carried out by the mentioned credit organisations, defines the figures and methods of calculation of obligatory normatives, particulars of enforcement of their observation carried out by the Bank of Russia.

The obligatory normatives specified in the Instruction must be observed by clearing non-bank credit organisations regardless of the fact when the clearing non-bank credit organisation received the license for bank operations and which bank operations are indicated in it.

The Instruction is entered into force from October 1, 2006.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 19, 2006. Reg. No. 7861.

Order of the Ministry of the Industry and Power Supplies of the Russian Federation No. 93 of April 25, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Granting Subsidies in 2006 from the Federal Budget by the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology to Organisations Carrying out Works in Technical Regulation and Metrology

The subventions are provided on the basis of the contract to organisations of any organisational and legal form, except for the budget-supported organisations having undergone selection according to the procedure specified in the legislation. The chief administrator of resources of the federal budget allocated to grant the mentioned subsidies is the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology.

The rules also define the list of works and measures subsidised at the expense of the resources of the federal budget. These include, in particularly, implementation of the program of development of national standards, the content of the standards base of Russia, working out all-Russia classifiers, content of the State Service of Time and Frequency and Determination of Parameters of Rotation of the Earth.

Besides, the Order endorses the forms of reports of the actual expenses submitted by recipients of subventions to the chief administrator of budget resources.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 18, 2006. Reg. No. 7855.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 51 of April 26, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Granting Subsidies in 2006 to the Open-Type Joint-Stock Company Russian Railways to Reimburse the Losses in Incomes because of Application of the Reduced Tariff Rate for Passenger Transportation from the Kaliningrad Province to Other Regions of Russia and Back

In view of the losses in incomes emerging with the OAO Russian Railways as a result of application of the reduced tariff rate for passenger transportation from the Kaliningrad Province to other regions of Russia and back, endorses the rules of granting subsidies in 2006 to the OAO Russian Railways to reimburse the mentioned losses.

The chief administrator of resources of the federal budget allocated to grant the subsidies is the Federal Agency of the Railway Transport. The subsides are provided on the monthly basis on the basis of the contract concluded by the Agency and the OAO Russian Railways. Calculation of the actual losses is determined as a difference between the actually obtained incomes and incomes that the OAO Russian Railways could get if applying the full tariff rate for passenger transportation in the mentioned direction. The estimate of the amount of subsidies is arranged using the attached form.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 18, 2006. Reg. No. 7854.

Order of the Federal Agency for Construction and the Housing and Communal Complex No. 82 of March 29, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Filling of the Blank State Housing Certificates Issued to Citizens Participating in the Subprogram "Fulfilment of State Obligations to Provide Dwelling Space to the Categories of Citizens Specified in the Federal Legislation" of the Federal Targeted Program "Housing" for the Years 2002-2010

Endorses the procedure of filling of the blank state housing certificates handed out to citizens participating in the subprogram "Fulfilment of State Obligations to Provide Dwelling Space to the Categories of Citizens Specified in the Federal Legislation" of the federal targeted program "Housing" for the years 2002-2010.

The state housing certificate is a personal document certifying the right of the citizen participating in the subprogram to get the subsidy (housing subsidy) at the expense of the resources of the federal budget for the purchase of dwelling space. The certificate is not a valuable paper. Blank certificates are issued by the Federal Agency for Construction and the Housing and Communal Complex according to the endorsed form.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 18, 2006. Reg. No. 7852.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 234 of April 3, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Granting Subsidies in 2006 at the Expense of the Federal Budget to the Federal State Unitary Enterprises of Prosthetic Appliances

Endorses the procedure defining the rules of granting state support in the form of subsidies at the expense of resources of the federal budget to the federal state unitary enterprises of prosthetic appliances rendering prosthetic services to invalids, as well as to the persons that do not have a disability group but needing prosthetic appliances for medical indications.

The subsidies are granted within the limits of budget allocations and limits of budget obligations endorsed for the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development.

Recipients of subsidies shall submit on the quarterly basis no later than the 15th of the month following the reported period to the chief administrator of resources of the federal budget the lists of persons having received prosthetic services indicating the names and cost of handed out prosthetic appliances. The form and method of submission of the mentioned information shall be determined by the chief administrator of resources of the federal budget.

Distribution of subsidies among recipients shall be arranged after the endorsement of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of Russia as the chief administrator of resources of the federal budget on the basis of information submitted by recipients of subsidies in proportion to the losses pertaining to the sale of prosthetic appliances and prosthetic services below the net cost, as well as the maintenance expenses of stationary institutions.

The subsidies shall be transferred by the chief administrator to the payment accounts of recipients of subsidies opened in credit organisations.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 18, 2006. Reg. No. 7847.

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation No. 97 of April 13, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Qualification Certificate of the Specialist of Customs Registration

According to the provisions of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation, the specialist of customs registration is a person meeting the qualification requirements and holding the qualification certificate of the specialist of customs registration. The qualification certificates are issued by the federal service in charge of the customs sphere.

The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia endorsed a new form of the qualification certificate of the specialist of customs registration. The specialists of customs registration having received the qualification certificate after January 1, 2004 may apply in writing to the Federal Customs Service of Russia to replace it with a qualification certificate of the new form without the qualification examination and professional development training.

The Order is entered into force from June 1, 2006.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 16, 2006. Reg. No. 7841.