Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 15.08.2002

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 589 of August 12, 2002 on the Amendment to the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation

Changes the codes of the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature for some subheadings of green and black tea initially packed with the net weight not greater than 3 kg. The rates of import customs duties do not change.
The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 579 of August 12, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Distribution and Spending of Subsidies to Stabilize the Incomes Base of Consolidated Budgets of the Subjects of the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Adoption of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Increase in the First Grade Tariff Rate (Salary) of the Uniform Tariff of Labour Remuneration of the Workers of Organizations of the Budget Sphere

The subsidies are granted to up to 30 subjects of the Russian Federation defined by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation on the basis of parameters specified in the Regulation. Protocols of rehabilitation of the state and municipal finances are concluded with the bodies of executive power of the mentioned subjects. The protocols envisage on an obligatory basis redemption of the payables in labour remuneration, abrogation of mark-up coefficients, supplements and additional payments to salaries of the workers of institutions financed from the budget of the subject and local budgets and other.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 777 of July 23, 2002 on the Amendments to the Order of the State Customs Committee of Russia No. 1230 of December 28, 2000

Provides the new wording for the list of imported to the territory of the Russian Federation alcoholic products, tobacco and tobacco items to be labelled with excise duty stamps. The list includes cigars, cheroots and cigarillos containing tobacco, as well as smoking tobacco. The stamps on the package of these tobacco items are placed where they can be found visually when supplied for retail trade.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 13, 2002. Reg. No. 3684.

Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 211 of July 29, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Keeping of the Registers of Attorneys of the Subjects of the Russian Federation

The register of attorneys of the subject of the Russian Federation is used to enter information on the persons having received the status of an attorney and the right for attorney's activities. The keeping of the regional registers is vested in the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
The Order provides the form used to keep the regional register. Specifies the procedure of entering information on the attorney in the regional register, including information on suspension, renewal or revocation of the status of an attorney, procedure of removing of information, as well as introduction of amendments and other.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 7, 2002. Reg. No. 3672.