Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 21.05.2002

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 34n of April 25, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Blank Form of the Qualification Certificate of Auditor

Endorses the blank form of the qualification certificate of auditor consisting of the qualification certificate of auditor itself and information on the obligatory annual professional development.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 17, 2002. Reg. No. 3445.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation No. 117 of April 17, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Warning Labels of the Danger of Tobacco Smoking

Endorses the main warning label of the danger of tobacco smoking and additional labels of the danger of tobacco smoking placed on the package of tobacco items. The main warning label is: "The Ministry of Public Health of Russia warns: smoking is dangerous to your health".
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 17, 2002. Reg. No. 3444.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 381 of April 19, 2002 on the Places of Customs Registration

The place of the customs registration of the new Mercedes-Benz cars classified in Headings 8702-8704 of the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of Russia and imported to the customs territory of the Russian Federation is the Automobile Customs Station of the Central Excise Duty Customs Office.
The provisions of the Order do not apply to the commodities imported by natural persons for other than production or other commercial purposes.
The Order is entered into force 30 days after its official publication.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 17, 2002. Reg. No. 3442.

Decision of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 33 of March 25, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Organization of Work to Grant in 2002 Respites (Extension Schedules) to Redeem the Debts in Obligatory Payments to the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation in Obligatory Social Insurance against Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases

Respites (extension schedules) are granted to the payers registered in the Social Insurance Fund having the debt in the payment of insurance contributions for obligatory social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases, penalties and fines and not being able to redeem this debt because of the heavy financial standing.
The respite (extension schedule) is granted to the payers on the basis of the agreements concluded by executive bodies of the Fund and the payers. During the period of the agreement, the penalties for the amount of the debt are not being accrued.
The Decision lists the documents submitted by the payers to the executive body of the Fund to get the respite (extension schedule).
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 15, 2002. Reg. No. 3432.

Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 28-01-22/804/AP of April 16, 2002

Conveys Supplement 1 to the protocol of the session of the Central Certification-and-Licensing Audit Commission of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation including some issues pertaining to the exchange of the qualification certificates of auditor for the right of audit activities in the sphere of bank audit.
If the certificate expires before May 1, 2002, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation exchanges the qualification certificates of auditor for the right of audit activities in the sphere of bank audit without submission at the given stage by auditors of the documents confirming their professional development.
If the auditor fails to pass the annual professional development in the required volume in 2002 and in each subsequent calendar year after the endorsement by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation of the new system of certification, teaching and professional development of auditors, the qualification certificate of auditor is revoked or the auditor may be refused to exchange the certificate.