Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 28.10.2003

Federal Law No. 133-FZ of October 27, 2003 on the Amendment to the Federal Law on the Department of the Courts of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

The procedure of assigning to the position and discharge from it of the chief of department (section) of the Department of the Courts in the subject of the Russian Federation now does not contain the provision stating that the mentioned assignment or discharge is arranged in coordination with the bodies of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation according to the procedure specified in the law of this subject.
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 643 of October 24, 2003 on the Rules of the Wholesale Market of Electric Power in the Transient Period

Specifies the legal fundamentals of the functioning of the wholesale market of electric power in the transient period of reformation of the electric power industry within the specified pricing zone. Within the limits of the pricing zone, all subjects of the electric power industry may buy and sale electric power at free (unregulated prices).
The Decision specifies that the actual procedure of payments for the generating power of suppliers of electric power preserves till January 1, 2004. In the mentioned period, the actual tariff rates for electric power apply endorsed for a participant of the regulated sector of the wholesale market.
The Decision is entered into force from November 1, 2003.

Order of the Ministry of Power Supplies of the Russian Federation No. 401 of October 6, 2003 on the Implementation of the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation

The right to carry out such procedural actions as transportation, administrative arrest, personal examination, withdrawal and arrest of personal belongings and documents, examination of the transport vehicle is granted to the following officials of the agency guards of the Ministry of Power Supplies of Russia: chiefs of commands, chiefs of groups and their deputies.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 27, 2003. Reg. No. 5205.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 1158 of October 16, 2003 on the Invalidation of the Order of the State Customs Committee of Russia No. 1138 of October 24, 2002

Invalidates the Order listing the categories of officials of the customs bodies of the Russian Federation authorised to draw up the protocols of violations of the currency legislation.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 27, 2003. Reg. No. 5199.

Decision of the State Standards Committee of the Russian Federation No. 110 of October 8, 2003 on the Invalidation of the Normative Documents on Obligatory Certification

Pursuant to the entry into force of the Federal Law No. 184-FZ of December 27, 2002 on the technical regulation, invalidates the rules of certification of the services of retail trade and the rules of certification of the services in technical servicing and repair of motor vehicles.
Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 23, 2003. Reg. No. 5194.