Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 19.08.2002

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 605 of August 15, 2002 on the Non-Application of the Rate of Export Customs Duty for Silver

The rates of export customs duties for commodities exported from the territory of the Russian Federation outside the member-states of the Customs Union agreements do not apply for silver (Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature code 7106).
The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 602 of August 15, 2002 on the Amendments to Item 2 of the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 100 of February 12, 2001

According to introduced amendments, the decision recognizing as desperate for collection and writing off of the debt (except for the debt accrued because of the transfer of commodities across the customs border) is taken by the tax body at the place of location of the taxpayer. Earlier, if the amount of the debt amounted to less than Rbl 20 million, such decision was taken by the territorial body of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation, and if greater than this amount - by the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation in coordination with the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 599 of August 14, 2002 on the Amendments to Some of the Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation

The amendments pertain to the procedure of registration and removal from records of citizens of the Russian Federation at the place of stay and place of residence. From now on, the place where the citizen lives permanently or chiefly under the lease contract may not be regarded as his place of residence.
The Decision reduces significantly the list of personal identification documents of a citizen necessary for registration. The list does not contain now identification card and military card (for servicemen), as well as all other identification documents issued by the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Individual provisions are being brought in compliance with the Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 4-P of February 2, 1998. In particular, the Decision omits the provision stating that registration of citizens that must be registered for military service is carried out after they are registered for military service.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 598 of August 14, 2002 on the Invalidation of Items 22, 23 and 24 of the Regulation on the Examination by the Federal Bodies of Executive Power in Charge of the Regulation of Natural Monopolies of the Cases of Violation of the Federal Law on Natural Monopolies

The mentioned items are abandoned because the proceedings in cases on violation of legislation on natural monopolies is specified in the new Code of Administrative Violations having entered into force from July 1, 2002.