Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 24.01.2003

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 36 of January 22, 2003 on the Extension to Item 4 of the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1223 of November 5, 1999

The State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation is permitted to carry out customs registration of correspondence and not prohibited from sending to the Russian Federation popular consumption goods sent in international postal dispatches to the Chechen Republic, as well as to natural persons and legal entities registered on the territory of the Chechen Republic and operating on the territory of the Russian Federation in the name of and/or in the interests of the Chechen Republic. For other arriving commodities and cargo, the customs registration is still not carried out.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 30 of January 21, 2003 on the Procedure of Qualifying the Citizens As Radiation-Exposed Because of the Nuclear Tests at Semipalatinsk Test Ground and Issue of Uniform Certificates to Them

Qualifying the citizens as radiation-exposed is carried out on the basis of information of their residence or military service in 1949-1963 in radiation-exposed residential settlements because of the nuclear tests at Semipalatinsk test ground included in the lists endorsed by the Government of the Russian Federation. To get the uniform certificate confirming the right for benefits and compensations, the victims submit to the bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation at the place of residence (registration) application and other listed documents. Before getting the mentioned documents, the benefits and compensations specified in the Law are granted on the basis of the earlier issued certificates.
The Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation is ordered to provide for the exchange before January 1, 2006 of the earlier issued certificates for the uniform ones.

Order of the Committee of the Russian Federation for Financial Monitoring No. 102 of December 24, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Form of the Written Requests and the List of Officials Entitled to Send Requests to Credit Organisations

Requests are sent in written form on the official letterhead of the Committee of the Russian Federation for Financial Monitoring to the head of the credit organisation. The requests must contain the following requisites: list of requested information, including the documents and certified copies of documents, the form and time limits of their presentation, signature of the official of the Committee of the Russian Federation for Financial Monitoring. If necessary, written requests and answers to them may contain restrictive remarks to ensure confidentiality of information exchange and are sent using the methods providing for the safety and non-disclosure of the reported information.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 22, 2003. Reg. No. 4140.

Operative Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 6-T of January 16, 2003 on the Amendments to the Operative Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 137-T of November 28, 2001 on the Recommendations on the Working Out of Internal Control Rules by Credit Organisations to Combat Legalisation (Laundering) of Incomes Obtained in a Criminal Way

Adoption of the amendments is stipulated by the entering into force of the Federal Law on the amendments to the Federal Law on the countermeasures against legalisation (laundering) of incomes obtained in a criminal way.
The list of programs of implementation of internal control worked out by credit organisations includes the program defining the procedure of refusal to conclude the bank deposit contract with natural persons and legal entities and refusal to execute client orders to execute an operation, as well as to suspend operations with monetary resources or other property.
The Direction lists the cases when the credit organisation may refuse to conclude the bank deposit contract with a natural person or legal entity.