Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 17.10.2003

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 627 of October 15, 2003 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Detention Conditions for Persons Arrested for an Administrative Violation, Food Supply Norms and Medical Services Procedure for Such Persons

Arrested persons shall be detained in especially designated rooms or special institutions. Persons arrested for more than 3 hours shall be provided with foodstuffs according to Norm 3 of the daily allowance and may get personal hygiene items and foodstuffs from relatives and other persons.
It is prohibited to place the persons with diseases (injuries) in the special rooms with condition defined as "average" or "heavy", persons with diabetes mellitus, pregnant women, as well as grownups with children up to 14 years of age if it is impossible to hand them over to relatives or other legal representatives. However, this prohibition apply only in the presence of documents confirming the disease or pregnancy, or appropriate confirmation received (over the telephone or in writing) from the public health institution, as well as on the basis of the statement issued upon examination of the arrested person.
The norm of space per detainee is at least 2 square meters. Persons arrested for more than 3 hours must be provided with space for sleep during the night time.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 626 of October 14, 2003 on the Exemption from the Customs Duty of Individual Commodities (Equipment, Including Spare and Component Parts for It)

Lists the codes of commodities (equipment, including component and spare parts for it) imported under the contracts that were open for financing until August 1, 1998 inclusive at the expense of the tied credits of the governments of foreign states, banks and companies attracted under the guarantees of the Government of the Russian Federation. The mentioned commodities imported by the mentioned organisations are exempted from the customs duties.
Customs duties due for the mentioned commodities, as well as the penalties and fines for the unpaid duties, that were not paid as of the moment of entry into force of the Federal Law on the amendments to Article 35 of the Law of the Russian Federation on the customs tariff (August 11, 2003) are not paid and collected. The earlier paid customs duties for the mentioned commodities are not returned.

Order of the Committee of the Russian Federation for Financial Monitoring No. 18, of August 28, 2003 on the Publication of the List of States (Territories) Envisaged in Article 6 of the Federal Law on the Countermeasures against Legalisation (Laundering) of Incomes Obtained in a Criminal Way and Financing of Terrorism

The list of the states (territories) failing to participate in the international cooperation in the combating the legalisation (laundering) of incomes obtained in a criminal way and financing of terrorism now includes the Cook Islands, Egypt, Guatemala, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nigeria, the Philippines and the Ukraine.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 15, 2003. Reg. No. 5178.

Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 257/89n of October 6, 2003 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Calculation of the Labour Remuneration of a Lawyer Participating As Defence in Criminal Proceedings at the Order of the Bodies of Investigation, Prosecutor or Court Depending on the Case Complexity

The endorsed procedure applies in the determination of the amount of labour remuneration of a lawyer depending on the case complexity. Lawyer occupancy is estimated in days when the lawyer was actually engaged regardless of the length of work during the day. The Order defines criteria taken into account when the investigator, prosecutor or court determine the amount of labour remuneration of the lawyer per day of participation as defence in the criminal proceedings.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 15, 2003. Reg. No. 5174.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1023 of September 16, 2003 on the Endorsement of the Forms of Documents Used in the Customs Check and Examination of Rooms and Territories and Their Filling Instruction

Endorses the forms of the act of the customs check, order to carry out examination of rooms and territories and the act of examination of the rooms and territories, as well as their filling instruction.
The Order is entered into force from January 1, 2004.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 13, 2003. Reg. No. 5170.

Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation No. 3693 of September 29, 2003 on the Amendments to the Decision of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Higher Education No. 8 of December 27, 1995 on the Requirements to the Specimens of the State Documents on the Secondary Professional Education

Provides the new wording for the specimens (forms) of diplomas of the basic and advanced levels. The changes pertain to the hard cover of the mentioned diplomas.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 13, 2003. Reg. No. 5169.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1013 of September 15, 2003 on the Customs Registration of Commodities Moved over Pipelines and Electric Power Lines

Specifies the particulars of the customs registration of commodities moved over the pipelines and electric power lines. The commodities may be declared as a single consignment under one foreign-trade contract within a calendar month regardless of the volume of supplies. Special permission of the customs body for such procedure of declaring is no required.
Also specifies the particulars of declaring of commodities under several foreign-trade deals. As transportation (shipment) documents when declaring the commodities moved over pipelines and electric power lines, the acts of actual supplies of commodities are accepted drawn up on the basis of instrument readings recording the transfer of commodities and the contract with the transportation organisation for commodities transportation, or a document confirming the right of use of the pipeline or electric power lines.
The Order is entered into force from January 1, 2004.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 10, 2003. Reg. No. 5166.