Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 26.09.2003

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1118 of September 23, 2003 On the Increase of Monetary Reward to Persons Holding Public Posts of the Russian Federation

It increases, as from October 1, 2003, by 1,11 fold monetary reward to persons holding RF public posts, individual public posts of the federal civil service, to persons holding RF public posts in RF diplomatic missions and permanent establishments under international organizations (in foreign states).
The Decree shall take effect as from its official publication. The text of the Decree is published in "the Rossiyskaya Gazetta" newspaper No. 191 of September 25, 2003.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1117 of September 23, 2003 On the Increase of Monetary Reward to Persons Holding Individual Public Posts of the Federal Civil Service and Monetary Allowances to Federal Civil Servants

It raises, as from October 1, 2003 by 1,11 fold official salaries (monetary reward) to federal civil servants and the amounts of monthly increments to the official salary of federal civil servants for qualification rate, monthly increments to the official salary for diplomatic rank, monthly increments to the official salary for class rate.
The Decree shall take effect as from its official publication. The text of the Decree is published in the "Rossiyskaya Gazetta" newspaper No. 191 of September 25, 2003.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1116 of September 23, 2003 On the Increase of Official Salaries of Judges in the Russian Federation

It raises, as from October 1, 2003, by 1,4 fold official salaries of judges of the RF Constitutional court, the RF Supreme Court and other federal courts of general jurisdiction, the RF Higher Arbitration court and other federal arbitration courts and also of justices of the peace of the RF subjects.
The Decree shall take effect as from its official publication. The text of the Decree is published in the "Rossiyskaya Gazetta" newspaper No. 191 of September 25, 2003.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1019 of September 15, 2003 On the Designation of Customs Bodies for the Declaration of Transport Vehicles Imported by Individuals For Personal Use

It introduces, as from January 1, 2004, a list of customs bodies for the declaration of automobiles, trailers and semi-trailers transferred across the customs border of the Russian Federation by individuals for personal use and also of spare parts thereto.
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in September 24, 2003. Registration No. 5111.

Order of the State Drugs' Control Committee of the Russian Federation No. 87 of September 2, 2003 On the Organization of Work Associated With the Conduct of Assessment of Employees of the Bodies For Control of the Turnover of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Agents

The assessment of employees of the bodies for control of the turnover of narcotic drugs and psychotropic agents shall be undertaken to determine a level of their professional training and adequacy for the posts they occupy, proceeding from an objective evaluation of results achieved by each such employee in their operative-official work, of employee's business and personal qualities.
The assessment of employees shall be held not oftener than once every two years and not rarely than once every four years. It gives a list of employees not to be subjected to the assessment procedure.
The preparation and organization of the assessment procedure within the bodies for control of the turnover of narcotic drugs and psychotropic agents shall be entrusted to the Personnel Department of the RF State Drugs' Control Committee and personnel subdivisions of the State Drugs' Control Committee's regional bodies.
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in September 24, 2003. Registration No. 5108.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1020 of September 15, 2003 On the Designation of Customs Bodies for the Declaration of Diplomatic Mail and Goods Classified as Group 87 under the Commodity Nomenclature of the Russia's Foreign Trade Activity

It designates, as from January 1, 2004, customs bodies for the declaration of diplomatic mail and goods transferred by individual categories of foreign nationals who have been granted customs privileges and who are based in Moscow and the Moscow region.
It provides that the declaration of cars and spare parts thereto shall be carried out at the Butovo customs post of the Moscow western custom-house.
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in September 23, 2003. Registration No. 5105.

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-06/484 of September 1, 2003 On the Amending Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-16/756 of December 31, 2002

It approves a new version of the Uniform Requirements to the Making-Up and Formal Execution of Customs Declarations.
It gives a standard form of the title page of customs declaration on various taxes and specifies a procedure for filling it in, requirements to the forms of tax declarations on paper media, requirements to the structure of tax declarations, etc.

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. AC-3-07/485 of September 3, 2003 On the Approval of the Methodological Directives On Application of Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 548 of July 22, 2002 On the Licensing of Activity Associated With Tobacco Goods Production

Decisions to grant (refuse to grant) licenses, to redraft documents confirming the availability of licenses, to suspend, resume or revoke licenses, to lodge statements of claim to the court for revocation of licenses to conduct the activity of tobacco goods production shall be the competence of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation represented either by the minister of taxation of the Russian Federation or deputy minister duly authorized by him.
The basic principles of procedure for organizing the work of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation associated with the licensing of activity of tobacco goods production shall take effect as from September 3, 2003. It gives a list of documents to be presented to the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation that are essential for obtaining a license for activity of tobacco goods production.