Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 3.12.2001

Federal Law No. 157-FZ of November 29, 2001 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Destruction of Chemical Weapons

The amendments are adopted to implement the requirements of the Convention on the prohibition of development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction ratified by Russia on November 5, 1997.
Earlier, transportation of chemical weapons was permitted within the subject of the Russian Federation where the objects storing such weapons and destroying them were located.
Introduced amendments actually permit to destroy chemical weapons on the territory of another subject of the Russian Federation as an alternative.
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Federal Law No. 160-FZ of November 29, 2001 on the Amendment to Article 2 of the Federal Law on the State Protection of Judges, Officials of Law Enforcement and Control Bodies

Federal Law on the state protection of judges, officials of law enforcement and control bodies shall apply also to the workers of the Counting Chamber of the Russian Federation and control and counting chambers of the subjects of the Russian Federation, because control activities of these persons is prone to encroachment.
The Federal Law is entered into force from January 1, 2002.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 826 of November 28, 2001 on the Endorsement of the Minimum and Maximum Rates of Payment for the Use of Water Objects in the River Basins, Lakes, Seas and Economic Regions

Fixes the new minimum and maximum rates of payment for the use of water objects for the purposes of water intake and runoff disposal, for the purposes of hydropower industry and rafting, for the use of the territorial sea and internal sea waters, as well as water areas of surface water objects. The rates for the purposes of water intake are differentiated depending on whether the water intake is arranged from surface water objects or the underground ones.
The Decision is entered into force from January 1, 2002.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 825 of November 28, 2001 on the Amendments to the List of International and Foreign Organizations Whose Grants (Free Aid) to Taxpayers Provided to Support Science, Education, Culture and Arts in the Russian Federation Are Exempted from Taxation

The mentioned list is extended to include the Japanese Fund and the International Fund of Protection of Animals (Great Britain).

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 824 of November 28, 2001 on the Additions to the List of International, Foreign and Russian Bonuses for the Outstanding Achievements in the Sphere of Science and Technology, Education, Culture, Literature and Arts Amounts of Which Are Exempted from Taxation

Section "Bonuses in the Sphere of Science and Technology" of the mentioned list is extended to include the personal bonuses of the Government of St.Petersburg and the Presidium of St.Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as the bonuses of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in the sphere of fundamental medical research and some international bonuses.