Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 10.04.2002

Federal Law No. 35-FZ of April 8, 2002 on the Execution of the Budget of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation for the Year 2000

Endorses the report of execution of the budget of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation for the year 2000 with incomes amounting to Rbl 439,378.02 million and expenses amounting to Rbl 341,056.16 million.
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its publication.

Federal Law No. 34-FZ of April 8, 2002 on the Amendments to Article 6 of the Federal Law on Additional Guarantees of Social Protection to Orphan Children and Children Left without Parental Support

Removes the dual interpretation of the norm of the Law envisaging clothing, footwear, soft utensils and lumpsum monetary allowance for the leavers of institutions of the primary and secondary general education and institutions of higher professional education out of orphan children and children left without parental support.
The omission of the phrase "in case of employment at enterprises, in institutions and organizations of all forms of ownership" will permit the administration of the educational institution to make payments and provide other support to the young without any conditions and restrictions. With the earlier norm being in effect, it was impossible to pay out the money and hand out the clothing available for the student in case of the draft in the Armed Forces, maternity leave. The rule does not apply to persons continuing day-time study in institutions of professional education.
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 311 of April 3, 2002 on the Invalidation of Some of the Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Taxation Issues

Invalidates a number of Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation pertaining to taxation issues. In particular, invalidates the Decrees No. 2118 of December 7, 1993 on the taxation of the sales of land plots and other operations with land and No. 2204 of December 20, 1994 on the implementation of the legal proceedings in the payments under obligations for supplies of commodities (carrying out works or rendering services)
The Decree is entered into force from the day of signing.

Order of the Ministry of Taxes and Revenues of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-05/150 of March 27, 2002 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Taxes and Revenues of Russia No. BG-3-05/49 of February 1, 2002

Changes the procedure of filling out the estimate of advance payment for the uniform social tax by organizations enjoying tax exemptions. The changes are of technical nature and pertain to the indication of the tax rates in the estimate columns.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 5, 2002. Reg. No. 3349.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1131-U of April 5, 2002 on the Non-Application on the Territory of the Russian Federation of Some of the Normative Acts of the State Bank of the USSR

Invalidates on the territory of the Russian Federation the Letters of the State Bank of the USSR regulating the issues of crediting of scientific and technical produces, material reserves and production expenses.
The Direction is entered into force from the day of publication in the Herald of the Bank of Russia.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxes and Revenues of the Russian Federation No. AS-6-21/337 of March 22, 2002 on the Methodology Directions on the Tax Control over the Payers of the Tax on Extraction of Mineral Resources

The Methodology Directions define the principles of organization of tax control over the payers of the tax on extraction of mineral resources to be applied in the cameral and on-site tax checks of organizations and independent entrepreneurs recognized as taxpayers. The procedure of carrying out the checks applies to the checks of foreign organizations engaged in activities in extraction of mineral resources through a permanent representation and foreign natural persons engaged in entrepreneurial activities in extraction of mineral resources.

Letter of the Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy of the Russian Federation No. AK/2362 of February 18, 2002 on the Procedure of Obtaining Consent of Antimonopoly Bodies

Credit organizations regardless of the amount of their registered capital must apply to the Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy of the Russian Federation requesting preliminary consent to conclude the following deals: purchase by legal entities or a natural person (group of persons) of the right permitting to define the terms of carrying out entrepreneurial activities by the credit organization; creation of a credit organization; merger and incorporation of credit organizations; changing the amount of the registered capital.