Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 28.05.2003

Federal Law No. 57-FZ of May 26, 2003 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Legal Status of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation

Ratifies the Agreement singed on October 7, 2002 in Kishinev.

Federal Law No. 56-FZ of May 26, 2003 on the Ratification of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation

Ratifies the Charter signed on October 7, 2002 in Kishinev.

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 1955 of April 30, 2003 on the Endorsement of the List of the Minimum Works (Services) Provided for During Strikes in Organisations, Branches and Representations of the Educational System

The mentioned works include:
- works ensuring protection of life and health of students staying permanently in the educational institutions during the school year or round the year;
- social services provided by institutions of the bodies in charge of the youth, socially jeopardised persons;
- scientific research works ensuring people's safety, their life and health, as well as vital interests of the society;
- scientific research that may cause a damage to people's health and life if interrupted.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 26, 2003. Reg. No. 4592.

Order of the Federal Service for Financial Rehabilitation of the Russian Federation No. 7-r of May 12, 2003 on the Invalidation of the Order of the Federal Service for Financial Rehabilitation of Russia No. 150-r of November 21, 2002

Invalidates the Order of the Federal Service for Financial Rehabilitation of the Russian Federation endorsing the Interim Regulation on the procedure of keeping of the Uniform State Register of Self-Regulating Organisations.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 23, 2003. Reg. No. 4590.

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-03/257 of May 21, 2003 on the Amendments to the Methodology Recommendations on the Application of Chapter 22 "Excise Duty Taxes" of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (Excisable Commodities)

The methodology recommendations are being brought in compliance with the actual legislation. The Order explains individual issues of taxation of alcoholic, tobacco items and oil products.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. MM-6-09/576@ of May 21, 2003 in Supplement to the Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia No. MM-6-09/1990 of December 25, 2002

Explains that the requirements of the Federal Law No. 161-FZ on the state and municipal unitary enterprises on the bringing before July 1, 2003 by the unitary enterprises of their charters in compliance with this Law may not serve as grounds to increase their registered fund simultaneously.
The branches must be incorporated in their creating unitary enterprises before June 2, 2003 inclusive.
The Letter explains that unitary enterprises registered before December 8, 1994 do not need to pay the state duty for the registration of the change of the legal status. The state duty is not paid also if the applicants are the bodies of state power or bodies of local government.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. RD-23/559@ of May 15, 2003 on the Issue of Certificates of Absence of Debts to Natural Persons Expatriating from the Russian Federation

When expatriating from the Russian Federation, natural persons must present the certificate of absence of debts in taxes. To get the certificate, the natural person submits a request to the inspection and documents confirming his most recent place of residence, as well as the facts of the change of the name particulars.
The inspection shall decide to issue (refuse to issue) the certificate within 10 days.
Citizens without the place of residence shall send the documents to the Department of International Tax Relations of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation.