Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 27.01.2003

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 44 of January 23, 2003 on the Procedure of Management of the Federally-Owned Stocks of Open-Type Joint-Stock Companies and Use of the Special Right of the Russian Federation to Participate in the Management of the Open-Type Joint-Stock Companies ("Gold Stock")

The stock-holder rights in the name of the Russian Federation are implemented by the Ministry of State Property of the Russian Federation and the Russian Federal Property Fund. The will of the stock-holder - Russian Federation - is drawn up by the Decision of the Ministry (Fund). The position of the Russian Federation on the agenda of the general meeting of stock-holders is expressed in written directives issued by the Ministry (Fund) to the representative to take the vote at the general meeting of sock-holders.
The Decision sets forth the procedure of assigning and work of the representatives of the Russian Federation in the board of directors and the audit commission of the joint-stock company where the decision was taken to use the special right of the Russian Federation to participate in its management ("gold stock").

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 43 of January 23, 2003 on the Procedure of Calculation of the Length of Service Qualifying for the Length-of-Service Supplement to the Salary to Employees of the Bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Institutions and Bodies of the Criminal Execution System of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, State Fire Service of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, Federal Bodies of the Tax Police and the Customs Bodies of the Russian Federation

The mentioned categories of persons shall get the percent length-of-service supplement to the salary on the monthly basis. The Decision specifies the fixed amounts of the supplement to the salary in proportion to the length of service. With the length of service from six months to 1 year, the supplement amounts to 5%, 25 years and more - 70%.
The Decision lists the periods included in the length of service to assign the supplement.
Appropriate bodies of power are ordered to recalculate the length of service as of July 1, 2002 to assign the percent supplement to the salary.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 41 of January 23, 2003 on the List of the Types of Periodicals and Books in the Sphere of Education, Science and Culture Subject to the 10% Rate of the Value Added Tax at Sale

Lists the types of periodicals and books pertaining to education, science and culture subject to the 10% VAT rate at sale. The Decision applies to legal relations pertaining to VAT taxation of the mentioned publications and items emerging from January 1, 2002.
Correspondence of the types of items produced and sold by the editorial boards of mass media, publishing houses and publishing organisations and information agencies to the items mentioned in the list is confirmed with documents (certificates) issued by the Ministry of the Press of the Russian Federation. The mentioned documents (certificates) are not issued for the imported periodicals and books.

Decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 2 of January 20, 2003 on Some Issues Emerging Pursuant to the Adoption and Entering into Force of the Civil Procedural Code of the Russian Federation

Explains the particulars of the civil proceedings in the general jurisdiction courts from February 1, 2003 stipulated by the entry into force from the mentioned date of the Civil Procedural Code of the Russian Federation.
Invalidates some of the Decisions and Explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation pursuant to the entering into force of the new Civil Procedural Code of the Russian Federation.

Order of the State Nuclear Power Enforcement Agency of the Russian Federation No. 116 of December 9, 2002 on the Endorsement of the Typical Regulation on the Interregional Territorial Body of the Federal Enforcement of Russia in Charge of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety

The interregional territorial body of federal enforcement of Russia for nuclear and radiation safety in charge of the state regulation of the nuclear and radiation safety when using nuclear power for peaceful and defence purposes is the interregional territorial district. The Order defines the tasks of the districts, their functions, rights, duties, fundamentals of work.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 23, 2003. Reg. No. 4150.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation No. 48 of December 27, 2002 on the Entering into Force of Hygienic Normatives GN 2.1.6.1181-02

Enters into force from January 1, 2003 hygienic normatives "Alert Levels of Toxic Substances for Atmospheric Air of Residential Areas. GN 2.1.6.1181-02".
The hygienic normatives are intended for organisations designing and operating production facilities destroying chemical weapons, as well as specialists of institutions of the state sanitary and epidemiological service in charge of enforcement in the sphere of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 22, 2003. Reg. No. 4148.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1268 of November 27, 2002 on the Amendments to the Order of the State Customs Committee of Russia No. 897 of October 3, 2000

Customs fees for the customs escort of transport vehicles moving the commodities or transport vehicle moving as a commodity on its own are specified in fixed amounts in roubles (earlier, in the minimum amounts of labour remuneration).
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 22, 2003. Reg. No. 4146.