Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 9.10.2003

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 972 of September 8, 2003 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Institution and Functioning of the Customs Warehouses Owned by the Customs Bodies

Defines the particulars of institution and functioning of the customs warehouses owned by the customs bodies of the Russian Federation, as well as the procedure of carrying out customs operations by the customs bodies and persons placing commodities for storage in such customs warehouses.
A customs warehouse may be instituted by the State Customs Committee of Russia, regional customs department, customs office. Customs warehouses instituted by the customs bodies are open-type customs warehouses.
Institution of the customs warehouses by the customs bodies is implemented to the decision of the State Customs Committee of Russia. Decision on the institution of the customs warehouse is taken on the basis of the representation of the customs body. Representation of the customs body is not necessary if the owner of the instituted customs warehouse is the State Customs Committee of Russia.
Storage of commodities in the customs warehouse is arranged on the basis of the contract of storage concluded between the customs body possessing the customs warehouse and the person placing commodities for storage in such a warehouse. Refusal of the customs body to conclude the contract if there are opportunities to store the commodities is not permitted.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 2, 2003. Reg. No. 5144.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 960 of September 3, 2003 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Inclusion of Legal Entities in the Register of Owners of Customs Warehouses and Its Keeping Procedure by the State Customs Committee of Russia

Specifies the procedures of examination by the customs bodies of applications of Russia legal entities to include in the Register of Owners of Customs Warehouses, amend the register and exclude legal entities from it, as well as the procedure of keeping of the register by the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation.
Endorses the from of the certificate of inclusion in the Register of Owners of Customs Warehouses, its drawing procedure and procedure of amending the certificate.
The Order is entered into force from January 1, 2004.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 2, 2003. Reg. No. 5142.

Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation No. 729 of August 12, 2003 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Registration, Storage, Filling and Issue to the Forest Users of Felling Licenses, Orders and Forestry Licenses

Specifies the procedure of registration, storage, filling and issue of felling certificates, orders and forestry licenses, as well as their forms.
The rules are obligatory for the forestry management bodies in the subjects of the Russian Federation, forestry farms of the federal forestry management body, forestry colleges, experimental and other specialised forestry farms, forestry farms of scientific research institutes of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia and other organisations of the federal forestry management body possessing the forestry farm rights, as well as for the forest users.
The making of the blank forms of the uniform type felling certificates and orders is vested in the federal forestry management body.
The making of the blank forms of the uniform type forestry certificates is vested in the forestry management bodies in the subjects of the Russian Federation.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 6, 2003. Reg. No. 5154.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1033 of September 17, 2003 on the Places of Declaring of Excisable Commodities, Wine Materials and Cognac Alcohols

Endorses the list of the customs bodies defined as the places of declaring of excisable commodities subject to licensing in compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, as well as excisable commodities subject to labelling with excise duty stamps, wine materials and cognac alcohols.
The present Order does not apply to commodities imported by natural persons for other than commercial purposes, foreign natural persons or legal entities of individual categories enjoying customs exemptions, as well as under customs regimes of international customs transit shipment, duty-free trade and moving of supplies.
The Order is entered into force 90 days after the day of its official publication.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 6, 2003. Reg. No. 5152.

Decision of the Federal Commission for Securities Market No. 03-37/ps of August 13, 2003 on the Rules of Brokerage Activities Carried out When Committing Deals at Securities Market Using Monetary Resources and/or Securities Handed over by the Broker As Borrowings to the Client (Marginal Deals)

Specifies uniform requirements to the brokerage activities carried out when committing securities purchase and sale deals to client orders with the payments made by the broker using monetary resources or securities handed over to the client as borrowings.
Defines the normatives to be observed by the broker when committing marginal deals. Compliance of the normatives estimated by the broker with specified levels does not apply to credit organisations.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 6, 2003. Reg. No. 5156.