Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 8.07.2002

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 671of June 30, 2002 on the Amendments to the General Manuals of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Beginning with July 1, 2002, the Disciplinary Manual of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Manual of the Garrison and Sentrygo Services of the Armed Force of the Russian Federation do not envisage the punishment of servicemen in the form of confinement in the guardhouse. It shall also be prohibited to arrest a person without indicating the term of the arrest.
The Decree is entered into force from the day of its official publication.
The text of the Decree is published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta on July 3, 2002, No. 119.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 500 of July 4, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Licensing of Production of Medicines

Defines the procedure of licensing of production of medicines carried out by legal entities. The licensing of the mentioned type of activities is vested in the Ministry of the Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. The licenses are issued for five years. The earlier issued licenses preserve their force until expiry.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No 499 of July 4, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Licensing of Medical Activities

Defines the procedure of licensing of medical activities carried out on the territory of the Russian Federation by legal entities and independent entrepreneurs. The medical activities include the carrying out of medical works and rendering services in preliminary, first, clinical, sanatoria-and-resort, stationary (including specialized expensive) medical aid in appropriate medical specialities including preventive medical, diagnostic and treatment measures and medical expert evaluations, methods of traditional medicine, as well as procurement of organs and tissues for medical purposes. The licensing is vested in the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation or bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation empowered by the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation with the authority to license the mentioned activities under agreements with them.
The licenses are issued for five years. The earlier issued licenses preserve their force until expiry.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 498 of July 4, 2002 on the Endorsement of the List of Seasonal Industries Where the Work for the Whole Season Is Counted In the Length of Service As a Full Year in the Appropriate Calendar Year

The mentioned list includes the peat, forest harvesting industries, rafting, various forestry works, butter-and-cheese, dairy, meat, fish, sugar and vegetable making industries.
The Decision specifies that the work for the whole season in organizations of the seasonal industries of the fish, dairy, and sugar industries, including production of canned foodstuffs, in the calculation of the length of service qualifying for the pension is taken into account so as to make a full year in the appropriate calendar year beginning with the season of 1967.
Explanations on the use of the mentioned list and the terms of calculation of the length of service shall be provided by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the Russian Federation in coordination with the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 495 of July 4, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Licensing of Activities in the Management of Investment Funds, Shared Investment Funds and Non-State Pensions Funds

Specifies the procedure of licensing of activities in the management of investment funds, shared investment funds and non-state pension funds carried out by legal entities.
The licensing of the mentioned activities is vested in the Federal Commission for Securities Market. The license is issued for five years. The licenses issued before the adoption of the present Decision preserve their force until expiry. The mentioned licenses may be redrawn before expiry against the application of the license holders to be replaced for the licenses for the activities in the management of investment funds, shared investment funds and non-state pension funds in compliance with the present Decision.