Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 28.05.2002

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 336 of May 22, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Promotion of Relocation of Citizens within the Pilot Project of Social Restructuring of the Regions of the Far North

Sets forth the procedure of issue and redemption of the housing certificates for the purchase of housing and payment for transportation to promote relocation of citizens of the Russian Federation from the regions of the Far North. Participation in the pilot project is free.
The housing subsidy is granted to purchase ready-made outfitted housing in urban or rural localities meeting the sanitary and technical requirements.
The housing subsidy is granted under the condition of handing over of the occupied housing space, dismissal from work and removal from all types of social records and support including the waiting list to improve the housing conditions. The housing subsidy is the compensation for the leased housing. The citizen may get the housing certificate within five months from the date of his inclusion in the list of participants of the pilot project.

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-21/197 of April 12, 2002 on the Amendments to the Instruction of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia No. 56 of February 21, 2000 on the Application of the Law of the Russian Federation on the Payment for the Land

Brings in compliance with the actual legislation the provisions of the Instruction of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. 56 of February 21, 2000 on the application of the Law of the Russian Federation on the payment for the land. In particular, takes account of the norms of the Land Code of the Russian Federation, latest changes in the Law on the payment for the land, provisions of the Federal Law No. 163-FZ of December 14, 2001 on the indexing of the rates of the land tax. Provides the new wording for the blank form of the tax declaration for the land tax.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 20, 2002. Reg. No. 3453.

Letter of the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation No. 593-21 of April 27, 2002

In all cases of preservation of the average earnings envisaged in the Labour Code of the Russian Federation, the payments are made in compliance with the procedure of calculation of the average earnings in 2000-2001 being extended for the year 2002 inasmuch as it does not contradict the norms of Article 139 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.
In individual cases, the particulars of the procedure of calculation of the average earnings are defines by the Government of the Russian Federation taking into account the opinion of the Russian Trilateral Commission for the Regulation of the Social and Labour Relations.

Letter of the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation No. 966-10 of April 25, 2002

Before the practice of application of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation is formed, the payment of the monetary compensation for the earlier unused leaves is arranged at the agreement between the parties. The compensation may be paid out for all of the unused days of the leave, i.e. when several leaves are combined, the compensation is paid out for all of the days in excess of the leave longer than 28 calendar days, or the compensation applies only to the part of each of the unused leaves exceeding 28 calendar days.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. 14-3-04/218-G530 of February 1, 2002

The duty of the taxpayers to report within ten days to the tax body at the place of registration the opening or closing of the accounts applies to the current foreign currency, transit foreign currency and special transit foreign currency accounts. If the taxpayer violates the time limits for submission to the tax body of information on the opening or closing of the mentioned accounts in a bank, the taxpayer assumes responsibility envisaged in Article 118 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.