Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 9.03.2004

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 123 of March 3, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Revocation of the Decisions of the Bodies of Executive Power of the Subjects of the Russian Federation in the Sphere of State Regulation of Tariff Rates, As Well As Decisions of the Bodies of Local Government Adopted in Execution of the Authority in State Regulation of Tariff Rates for Thermal Power Handed over to Them

Defines the procedure of revocation of the decisions of the bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation and the bodies of local government in the sphere of state regulation of tariff rates adopted in excess of authority specified in the rules of state regulation and pricing fundamentals in the sphere of regulated prices (tariff rates) in electric power industry or contradicting the legislation of the Russian Federation in the sphere of electric power industry.

The Federal Power Supply Commission of Russia is the body authorised to revoke the decisions of the bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the sphere of state regulation of tariff rates adopted in excess of their authority in the sphere of state regulation of prices (tariff rates) in electric power industry.

The bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the sphere of state regulation of tariff rates are the bodies authorised to revoke the decisions of the bodies of local government adopted in excess of authority in the state regulation of tariff rates for thermal power handed over to them or contradicting the legislation of the Russian Federation in the sphere of electric power industry.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 110 of February 26, 2004 on the Improvement of the Procedures of State Registration of Legal Entities and Independent Entrepreneurs

Pursuant to the entry into force from January 1, 2004 of the Federal Law No. 185 of December 23, 2003, amends a number of acts of the Government of the Russian Federation pertaining to the state registration of legal entities and independent entrepreneurs. Endorses the new rules of keeping of the Uniform State Register of Taxpayers and the rules of interaction of the bodies in charge of the registration when registering legal entities in cases of their reorganisation. Specifies the fixed amount of payment in roubles for the information from the Register - Rbl 200 for each document and Rbl 400 for an urgent issue. When requesting taxpayer identification number and the code of the reason of registration, the amount of payment is Rbl 100 or Rbl 200 for an urgent issue.

The amount of payment for a single presentation of information on legal entities and independent entrepreneurs in the electronic form makes Rbl 50,000, for a single presentation of updated information - Rbl 5,000, the annual user service of a single operator position - Rbl 150,000.

Endorses the new form (Form R16003) of the "Application for the Registration of Termination of Activities of an Incorporated Legal Entity". The new wording is provided for 10 forms, including R11001 "Application for the State Registration of the Legal Entity at Creation". The mentioned form is extended to include Sheets F "Information on the Peasant (Farmers') Enterprises Serving As the Basis for Creation of a Production Cooperative or Economic Partnership", G "Information on the Types of Economic Activities" and H "Note of Receipt of the Documents Submitted by the Applicant to the Body in Charge of the Registration for the State Registration of the Legal Entity at Creation".

Information Report of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation of March 2, 2004

Lists foreign states where the Russian Federation has agreements on avoidance of double taxation of incomes and property as of January 1, 2004. Also provides information on the international treaties on avoidance of double taxation signed with these states and the dates of their signing.