Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 22.04.2003

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of April 21, 2003 on the Case of Constitutionality of Provisions of Items 1 and 2 of Article 167 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Appeals of Citizens O.M.Marinicheva, A.V.Nemirovskaya, Z.A.Sklyanova, R.M.Sklyanova and V.M.Shiryayeva

The applicants, while being legal buyers of flats, challenged provisions of Items 1 and 2 of Article 167 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation on the consequences of illegality of the deal that were used by courts to take restitution decisions.
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation has decided to recognise the mentioned provisions as not contradicting the Constitution of the Russian Federation inasmuch as they pertain to the duty of each side to return to the other everything obtained under the deal, since the given provisions may not apply to a bona fide purchaser if this is not specified by the law directly. Thus, the rights of the person considering himself to be the owner of the property may no be protected by satisfying the lawsuit against a bona fide purchaser using the legal mechanism envisaged in the given Article. Such protection is possible only if the property has been removed from the owner possession against his will, i.e. as a result of a theft, loss etc.
The Decision is entered into force immediately after annunciation.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 250 of April 14, 2003 on the Organisation of the Work of the Bodies of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the Drawing up and Issue to Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons of the Temporary Residence Permissions and Residence Permits

Endorses the specimens of the temporary residence permission mark put in the personal identification document of a foreigner or stateless person and the blank form of the temporary residence permission issued to a stateless person.
Specifies the procedure of accepting and consideration of applications for the issue of the temporary residence permission and residence permit, their drawing up and issue by the passport and visa departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, directorates of internal affairs, departments of internal affairs of the subjects of the Russian Federation.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 16, 2003. Reg. No. 4426.

Letter of the Central Bank of Russia No. 60-T of April 18, 2003 on the Preparation of the Statement of Compliance of the Rooms of the Credit Organisation for Operations with Values with the Requirements of the Bank of Russia

The statement of the territorial institution of the Bank of Russia is prepared without on-site check of the specialist on the basis of analysis of the contract with organisation providing security services, its license, act of accepting of the security, fire and warning signals for operation, contracts (insurance policies) for voluntary property insurance and responsibility insurance, as well as some other documents.
The mentioned documents or their properly certified copies are presented by the credit organisation (branch) to the territorial institution of the Bank of Russia.