Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 20.05.2002

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 319 of May 17, 2002 on the Authorized Federal Body of Executive Power in Charge of the State Registration of Legal Entities

Beginning with July 1, 2002, the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation will carry out the state registration of legal entities as the authorized federal body of executive power.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 317 of May 17, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Use of Gas and Granting of Services in Gas Supplies in the Russian Federation

The endorsed Rules set forth the requirements ensuring rational and efficient use of gas as the fuel or raw material during extraction, production, processing, transportation, storage, supplies, distribution and consumption.
The Rules apply on the whole territory of the Russian Federation and are obligatory for legal entities regardless of their organizational and legal form and natural persons engaged in entrepreneurial activities without the forming of the legal entity consuming gas or carrying out the types of activities listed in the Rules.
The Rules do not apply to consumers using gas for household purposes in dwelling and public buildings; independent heating of dwelling and public buildings with the total estimated heating power of gas employing equipment less than 100 kW.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 16n of March 4, 2002 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 92N of November 12, 2001 on the Amounts of Daily Subsistence for the Short-Term Business Trips on the Territory of Foreign Countries

Increases the amounts of the daily subsistence for the persons sent on business trips to Afghanistan. For the employees sent on business trips to this state from the Russian Federation and other countries, the daily subsistence is fixed to amount of USD 97 (earlier, 65), for the employees of institutions located on the territory of Afghanistan within this country, the daily subsistence must be USD 67 (earlier, 54).
The Order is entered into force from January 1, 2002.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 15, 2002. Reg. No. 3434.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. AS-6-06/476 of April 15, 2002

Strict reporting forms may be printed by any printing houses under the condition of obligatory observation by them of the requirements to the strict reporting documents provided in the Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 16-00-24/70 of August 23, 2001. Besides, the strict reporting forms must contain printed source data (printing house (short name)), place of its location, order number and year of execution, number of printed copies).

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. NA-6-21/525 of April 23, 2002 on the Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia No. VT-6-04/351 of April 27, 2001

Pursuant to the appeal of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, recalls the Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. VT-6-04/351 of April 27, 2001 conveying Explanations on individual issues pertaining to calculation and payment of the land tax.