Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 7.08.2002

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 854 of August 5, 2002 on the Amendments to the Regulation on the Import to the Russian Federation and Export from the Russian Federation of Precocious Metals, Precious Stones and Raw Materials Containing Precious Metals Endorsed by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 742 of June 21, 2001

The amendments are introduced pursuant to the adoption of the Federal Law on the licensing of individual types of activities that does not envisage the licensing of the wholesale trade of precious metals and stones. The Decree specifies, in particular, that import to the Russian Federation of precious metals and stones is carried out by organizations and natural persons without quantity restrictions and licenses issued by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Coins of precious metals (Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature code 7118) are included in the List of precious metals and stones exported without quantity restrictions and licensees.
The Decree is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-05/367 of July 17, 2002 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia No. BG-3-05/49 of February 1, 2002

Pursuant to the introduction of changes to Chapter 24 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation "Uniform Social Tax" by the Federal Law No. 57-FZ of May 29, 2002, amends the procedure of filling out the form of advance payment estimate for the uniform social tax. The payers of the tax having concluded with natural persons labour contracts, civil contracts to carry out works or render services, as well as author's contracts without effecting any payments or rewards to natural persons within the reported period must submit advance payment estimates to the tax bodies for these reporting periods.
The procedure is also supplemented with the special section "Particulars of Filling Out Advance Payment Estimates by the Boards of Lawyers and Other Lawyer Formations".
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on July 31, 2002. Reg. No. 3647.

Order of the Federal Service of Financial Rehabilitation of the Russian Federation No. 101-r of June 14, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Explanation in Issues Pertaining to the Bankruptcy Procedure

Explains the issues pertaining to satisfaction of creditor demands in obligations secured with debtor property, in obligatory payments to the budget and non-budgetary funds, as well as other obligations. In this case, obligatory payments are taxes and other obligatory contributions to budgets and non-budgetary funds, with the monetary obligation being the debtor duty to pay a certain amount of money to the creditor for reasons envisaged in the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (for example, under the civil contract).
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on July 31, 2002. Reg. No. 3644.

Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 210 of July 29, 2002 on the Endorsement of Internal Rules of Educational Colonies of the Criminal Execution System of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Endorsed Rules regulate internal rules of educational colonies to create favourable conditions to implement the procedure and terms of execution of punishments in the form of detention, ensure isolation, protection of rights, legal interests of underage convicts and execution of their duties. The Rules apply in all educational colonies on the territory of the Russian Federation and are obligatory for employees, convicts and visitors of these institutions.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 1, 2002. Reg. No. 3653.