Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 2.04.2004

Decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 2 of March 17, 2004 on the Application of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation by Courts

Explains individual issues of application by courts of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation entered into force from April 1, 2002. Provides general rules of resolving of labour disputes by courts, explains provisions on the case admissibility and jurisdiction of the labour disputes. The summary contains the issues pertaining to disputes on conclusion, changing and discontinuation of the labour contract, provided guarantees to employees, applied disciplinary action, paid out earnings, granted leaves and other.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 177 of March 16, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Procedure of Checking of Organisations and Natural Persons in Cases of Sufficient Information Showing the Sings of Crimes Pertaining to Legislation of the Russian Federation on Taxes and Fees

Defines the procedure of checks of organisations and natural persons arranged by the bodies of internal affairs if there is sufficient information showing the signs of a crime pertaining to violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees. Lists the officials of the bodies of internal affairs authorised to take decisions to arrange such checks.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on March 29, 2004. Reg. No. 5696.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 266 of March 4, 2004 on the Rules of Carrying out of Individual Operations in Cases of Use of the Customs Regime of Processing of Commodities on the Customs Territory

Defines the procedure of handing over and revocation of the permission for the processing of commodities on the customs territory, as well as suspension of the mentioned regime and submission of reports of its use.

Application for the handing over of the permission for the processing to another Russian entity is considered by the customs office within 3 days from the day of their receiving. The same time limit is used to consider an application for the suspension of the customs regime of processing on the customs territory. The Order specifies the duty of the applicant to submit at least once in three months to the customs office having issued the permission for processing a report drawn up in free form in writing of execution of the requirements and terms of the mentioned customs regime, as well as copies of the third sheets of the cargo customs declaration used for the customs registration of the products of processing, waste and residues as of the day of submission of the report.

The Order is entered into force 10 days after the day of its official publication.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on March 29, 2004. Reg. No. 5694.

Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation No. 19723A/1048/922 of December 27, 2003 on the Endorsement of the "Goals of Trips" List Used by the Authorised State Bodies of the Russian Federation to Draw up Invitations and Visas to Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons

Lists 87 possible goals of trips of foreign citizens indicated in the issued visas and used to draw up invitations and visas to foreign citizens. For each detail, there is a corresponding status of the entering person, category and type of the visa, number of times of its use and effective period.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on March 29, 2004. Reg. No. 5689.