Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 18.06.2003

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-05/300 of June 5, 2003 on the Amendments to the Orders of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia No. BG-3-05/91 of February 21, 2002, No. BG-3-05/173 of April 3, 2002

The amendments are introduced in the procedure of filling of the personal card of awards and other remuneration, accrued uniform social tax, as well as tax exemptions, by the persons making payments to natural persons. The Order defines the particulars of filling of the personal card by taxpayers paying the uniform imputed income tax and using the simplified system of taxation.
To avoid differences between the values accrued in the personal cards and declarations and in advance payments, appropriate figures in columns 15-20 of the personal cards are recommended to be shown with 4-5 digits after the decimal point.
If during the tax period the taxpayer and the natural person discontinue the existing contract and then conclude a new labour contract (civil, author contract), the taxpayer may keep one card for the same person. The card must show the contract Nos. If the employee is transferred from one separate division of the organisation to another during the tax period, the new personal card is opened at the new place of work.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation No. 107 of May 30, 2003 on the Entering into Force of SanPiN 2.2.2.1332-03 Sanitary and Epidemiological Rules and Normatives

From June 25, 2003, introduces hygienic requirements to the work on the copying equipment. Prohibits deployment of copying equipment in the cellars. The copier operator positions are not permitted for persons younger than 18 years of age, expecting mothers and persons with medical contraindications.
Specifies that the distance from the wall or pillar to the edge of the machine (taking into account the design of the ventilation system) must be at least 0.6 m or 1.0 m on the side of the service area.
The sanitary rules are obligatory for all organisations using copying equipment on the territory of the Russian Federation regardless of the forms of ownership and length of work.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 16, 2003. Reg. No. 4685.

Regulation of the Central Bank of Russia No. 227-P of May 14, 2003 on the Procedure of Record Keeping and Submission of Information on Affiliated Entities of the Credit Organisation

The credit organisation must keep records of its affiliated entities by drawing up and keeping of the list of affiliated entities of the credit organisation. The software developed by the Bank of Russia may be used in this case. The Regulation provides the forms to be used by credit organisations to submit the lists of affiliated entities to the territorial institutions of the Bank of Russia.
The Regulation is entered into force 10 days after the day of its publication in the Herald of the Bank of Russia.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 11, 2003. Reg. No. 4676.

Decision of the Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation No. 118 of June 3, 2003 on the Entering into Force of SanPiN2.2.2/2.4.1340-03 Sanitary and Epidemiological Rules and Normatives

From June 30, 2003, introduces hygienic requirements to personal computers and organisation of work with them.
Thus, the area per one operator using a personal computer with a CRT display must be at least 6 m2 or 4.5 m2 for the LCD or plasma panels. The distance between the tables with monitors (from the back of one monitor to the screen of another) must be at least 2.0 m, with the distance between the sides being at least 1.2 m.
Expecting mothers must be transferred to works other than those associated with the use of the personal computer, or the work with the personal computer must be restricted to up to 3 hours per working shift.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 10, 2003. Reg. No. 4673.

Regulation of the Central Bank of Russia No. 225-P of May 6, 2003 on the Guide of the Bank Identification Codes of Participants of Payments Making Payment through the Payment Network of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)

The new Regulation defines the purpose and rules of building of the Guide of Bank Identification Codes of participants of payments making payments through the payment network of the Bank of Russia, the structure of the bank identification code (BIK), procedure of assigning it, as well as the rules and terms of inclusion (removal) of information on the participants of payments.
The Regulation envisages an opportunity of reproduction of the Guide on paper medium.
The structure of the bank identification code has not changed and still consists of nine digits. Recurrent use of the bank identification codes of participants of payments is permitted upon expiry of one calendar year after the date of their removal from the Guide, however, no sooner than the entry in the summary balance report of the Bank of Russia for payments using avisos for the mentioned calendar year.
The Guide is extended to include new requisites "Control Date" and "Control Code" showing the restrictions or termination of payments by the participant and used for preliminary notification of the supposed changing of its "Bank Identification Code" and "Account No." requisites or of the anticipated termination of payments.
Besides, the Guide will show successor BIK appearing in cases of removal of information on the participant of payments.
The Regulation is entered into force from November 1, 2003.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 10, 2003. Reg. No. 4669.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1275-U of May 6, 2003 on the Invalidation of Individual Normative Acts of the Bank of Russia

Pursuant to the adoption of the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 225-P of May 6, 2003 having endorsed the new rules of building of the Guide of the Bank Identification Codes of the Russian Federation, invalidates the Regulation on the Guide of the Bank Identification Codes of the Russian Federation No. 48 of September 16, 1996 with amendments.
The Direction is entered into force from November 1, 2003.