Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 28.02.2002

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 131 of February 26, 2002 On Record-Keeping By the State of Results of Research, Development and Technological Work of Military, Special and Dual Purposes

It establishes a procedure for the state to keep records of results of the captioned types of work the rights to which belong to the Russian Federation and also a procedure for maintaining a single register of such work. Data recorded in the register shall be provided on an uncompensated basis to relevant federal bodies of executive authority and organizations. The state record-keeping shall be carried out by governmental customers. The Methodological recommendations on organization of state record-keeping and the Methodological recommendations on inventory-taking of results of intellectual activity shall be endorsed at a later date.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 129 of February 26, 2002 On the Cancellation of Licensing of Export of Sunflower Seeds, Rape and Soya Beans and Also of Import of Tobacco and Tobacco Industrial Substitutes

It cancels the licensing of the captioned activities. The Decisions of the Government instituting the licensing of those activities shall become null and void.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1220 of December 21, 2001 On the Preliminary Classification of Goods In Accordance With Commodity Classification of Foreign Economic Activity

The order endorses Regulations On the Procedure for Regional Customs Departments (RTU) and Some Custom-Houses to Take Preliminary Decisions On Classification of Goods In accordance with the Commodity Classification of Foreign Economic Activity. The preliminary decision on classification of goods shall be taken at a written application of an interested person prior to presentation to the customs agency of goods for customs clearance and control. The preliminary decision shall be made within 90 days as from receipt of the application and shall be valid within one year as from its adoption. It provides a form to be used in filing an application for classification of every single item of goods. The preliminary decision shall be subject to a charge totaling five times the minimal wages on the day of filing an application.
The Order shall take effect upon the expiration of 30 days after its official publication.
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in February 21, 2002. Registration No. 3262.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 83 of January 29, 2002 On the Endorsement of a List of Check-Points Through Which It is Allowed to Bring In Ethyl Alcohol

It lists check-points through which it is allowed to bring in ethyl alcohol classified under subitems 2207 10 000 0, 2207 20 000 0, 2208 90 910 0, 2208 90 990 0 of the Commodity Classification of Foreign Economic Activity of Russia. It is allowed to bring it in only by railway or by sea, including by mixed (river-sea) vessels.
The order shall come into efefct upon the expiration of 30 days after its official publication.
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in February 20, 2002. Registration No. 3256.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. VB-6-21/179 of February 15, 2002 On New Forms of Estimates Of Property Tax of Enterprises

It clarifies that in 2002 taxpayers shall submit estimates of property tax of enterprises by using the forms endorsed by Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-21/22 of January 18, 2002. The estimates of property tax of enterprises may be presented on paper and also in an electronic form. The procedure for submission of estimates of property tax of enterprises in an electronic form shall be such as prescribed by the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation. The letter also provides recommendations to taxation agencies regarding verification of accuracy of forms of estimates of property tax of enterprises.