Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 13.11.2003

Federal Law No. 150-FZ of November 11, 2003 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Federal Budget for the Year 2003

Pursuant to the amendments, provides financial resources for the measures not envisaged in the federal budget for the year 2003 including the ones providing for the equalisation of the budgets of the subjects of the Russian Federation in 2003-2004. In particular, takes account of the measures requiring additional expenses of the federal budget to ensure the fulfilment by the Ministry of Taxation of Russia from January 1, 2004 of the functions of state registration of independent entrepreneurs, implement the program of state foreign borrowings of the Russian Federation, to finance free installation of telephones and user fee for them, as well as providing cars to war invalids and for the following sections: "National Defence", "Law Enforcement and State Security", "Prevention and Elimination of Consequences of Emergency Situations and Natural Disasters" and other.
Specifies that in case of death in 1998-2000 of the holder of deposits in the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation, in state insurance organisations, the heirs (without age restrictions) shall get preliminary compensation for the ritual services in the amount of up to Rbl 1,000. The heirs of the participants of the Great Patriotic War shall also get an additional compensation for the ritual services in the amount of up to Rbl 6,000.
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Federal Law No. 149-FZ of November 11, 2003 on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Eurasia Economic Community on the Terms of Stay of the Integration Committee of the Eurasia Economic Community on the Territory of the Russian Federation

Ratifies the Agreement signed in Moscow on July 3, 2002.

Federal Law No. 145-FZ of November 11, 2003 on the Amendment to the Federal Law on the Entry into Force of Part 3 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation

If before March 1, 2002 (date of entry into force of Part 3 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation) the depositor made an order in compliance with Article 561 of the RSFSR Civil Code to hand out the deposit in case of his death, the money available on the given account does not form part of the legacy defined in Section V "Legislation of Succession" of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The handing out of this money to the person indicated in the order is carried out by the bank on the basis of the documents confirming the fact of death of the depositor. However, if the person indicated in the order dies before the day of death of the holder of the deposit or on the same day, the order looses its force, and the money available on the account is included in the legacy in compliance with the norms of Section V "Legislation of Succession" of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Federal Law No. 144-FZ of November 11, 2003 on the Amendment to Article 23.3 of the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation

Amends the list of categories of officials of the bodies of internal affairs entitled to examine the cases of administrative violations. The senior district inspectors and district inspectors regain their previous titles of district militia officers, which is in compliance with the similar changes introduced in the Federal Law No. 163-FZ of December 29, 2000 on militia.
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Federal Law No. 143-FZ of November 11, 2003 on the Ratification of the Protocol of the Procedure of Control over the Use for the Designated Purposes of the Products of Military Destination Supplied in the Framework of the Agreement on the Main Principles of Military and Technical Cooperation between the Member-States of the Collective Security Treaty of May 15, 1992

Ratifies the Protocol of the procedure of control over the use for the designated purposes of the products of military destination supplied in the framework of the Agreement on the main principles of military and technical cooperation between the member-states of the collective security treaty of May 15, 1992.

Federal Law No. 142-FZ of November 11, 2003 on the Ratification of the Framework Agreement between the Russian Federation and the European Investment Bank Regulating the Activities of the Bank of the Russian Federation and the Letter Attachment to It

Ratifies the framework agreement and the letter attachment to it signed in Moscow on December 6, 2002.

Federal Law No. 140-FZ of November 11, 2003 on the Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law on the Use of Atomic Energy

Envisages opportunities for legal entities to possess radiation sources other than those of defence destination, radioactive substances and radioactive waste other than those containing nuclear materials. The property right for the mentioned objects is obtained and terminated on the grounds envisaged in the civil legislation. Legal entities may commit deals with the mentioned objects only in the presence of permissions (licenses) for the right of carrying out works in the sphere of use of atomic energy.
The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 681 of November 11, 2003 on the Amendments to the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Cars

The rate of the import duty for cars older then 7 years is fixed in the amount of EUR 2.2 per cm3. The earlier rates amounted from EUR 1.4 to EUR 3.2 depending on the car engine capacity.
Besides, the rate for the import of new cars with the engine capacity from 1,800 cm3 to 2,300 cm3 is fixed in the amount of 25% of the customs cost, however, not less than EUR 1.8 per cm3.
The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BK-6-07/928 of August 29, 2003 on the Entry into Force of the Interim Instruction on the Automatic Registration of Alcoholic Products during Production

Automatic (control) registration of alcoholic products is implemented by outfitting the bottling equipment for alcoholic products with automatic means of measuring of the volume of produced items. Equipment for bottling edible ethyl alcohol and alcoholic drinks must also be outfitted with automatic means of measuring permitting to determine the content of absolute alcohol (strength) and the volume of absolute alcohol in the finished products. The readings of the mentioned instruments are not used for accounting purposes.
The Letter lists the types of the registration instruments and their technical characteristics, as well as provides their installation, operation, technical and metrological maintenance procedure.
At the end of each working shift, the authorised employees of the bottling workshop (section) enter the records of the instrument readings in the special logbooks according to the attached forms.
The Instruction is entered into force one month after the day of its endorsement.