Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 19.06.2002

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 424 of June 14, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Licensing of Activities Pertaining to Providing Employment to the Citizens of the Russian Federation Outside the Russian Federation

Defines the procedure of licensing of mediation activities in rendering aid to the citizens of the Russian Federation to find paid jobs with a foreign employer outside the Russian Federation, get permission for employment in a foreign state, conclude a labour contract with a foreign employer carried out by Russian legal entities.
The licensing is vested in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. The licence is issued for 5 years. The earlier issued licenses preserve their force until expiry.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 423 of June 14, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Licensing of Activities in the Growing of Plants Used in Production of Narcotic Agents and Psychotropic Substances

Defines the procedure of licensing of activities in the growing of plants used in production of narcotic agents and psychotropic substances included in the list of narcotic agents, psychotropic substances and their precursors subject to control in the Russian Federation carried out by state unitary enterprises.
The licensing is vested in the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. The license is issued for 5 years.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 422 of June 14, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Licensing of Outer Space Activities

Defines the procedure of licensing of outer space activities including creation, production and use of outer space equipment, launching and flight control of outer space objects, reception, processing and distribution of information received from outer space apparatuses of remote probing of the Earth and other.
The licensing is vested in the Russian Air and Outer Space Agency. The license is issued for 5 years. The earlier issued licenses preserve their force until expiry.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 350-r of May 223, 2002 on the Customs Registration and Customs Control of Electric Power Moved Across the Customs Border of the Russian Federation in Cases of Parallel Operation of Power Supply Systems

Defines the particulars of the customs registration and customs control of electric power moved across the customs border of the Russian Federation over all available in operation power transmission lines in cases of parallel operation of power supply systems of their parts. Before the transfer of electric power, the declaring party submits to the customs body the temporary cargo customs declaration indicating the approximate amount of electric power using the planned algebraic sum of flows of electric power and the power rating for the estimated period. The full cargo customs declaration is submitted for the algebraic sum of the flows of electric power and the power rating in opposite directions actually transferred across the customs border of the Russian Federation. Together with the full cargo customs declaration, the act of interstate electric power flows is submitted drawn up in free style and certified with the seal of the organization responsible for the transfer of electric power and reflecting the q uantity of the received and transferred electric power for each power transmission line.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 17, 2002. Reg. No. 3517.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 481 of May 20, 2002 on the Order of the State Customs Committee of Russia No. 702-r of July 3, 2001

The procedure of transfer of customs payments in cases of partial exemption from customs duties, taxes of the temporarily imported (exported) commodities is being brought in compliance with the Decision of the Supreme Court of January 23, 2002.
According to this Decision, being recognised as invalid and not producing legal consequences are orders stating that the return (offsetting) of the paid amounts of the periodic customs payments in cases of commodity return export (import) or declaring for another customs regime is not carried out except for the cases of return (offsetting) of the amounts of periodic payments transferred for the unused time of the temporary import (export).
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 17, 2002. Reg. No. 3514.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 470 of May 8, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Customs Examination of Commodities and Transport Vehicles

Defines the general requirements and the method of arranging of the customs examination of commodities and transport vehicles available under the customs control including those after clearing.
The Order does not apply to commodities moved by a natural person, not intended for production or other commercial activities and presented directly during entry or exit, commodities sent to a natural person and presented to the customs body without the actual crossing of the border by their recipient or sender, as well as commodities moved in international postal dispatches.
Customs examination of commodities and transport vehicles includes the checking actions of the officials of the customs body aimed to prove the correctness of information necessary for the customs purposes, reveal violations in the sphere of customs matters, as well as determine the characteristics of the commodities.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 17, 2002. Reg. No. 3513.
The Order is entered into force 30 days after the day of its official publication.