Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 1.06.2004

Federal Law No. 45-FZ of May 26, 2004 on the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Budget Classification of the Russian Federation

Envisages authority of the Government of the Russian Federation to amend the classification of incomes of the budgets of the Russian Federation, functional classification of expenses of the budgets of the Russian Federation and the economic classification of expenses of the budgets of the Russian Federation according to the procedure specified in the federal law on the federal budget for the appropriate fiscal year. Earlier, the Government of the Russian Federation could introduce changes in the classification of expenses only pertaining to tied items and types of expenses of the budgets of the Russian Federation for the current fiscal year.
The new wording is provided for the classification of incomes of the budgets of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 257 of May 29, 2004 on the Securing of Interests of the Russian Federation As a Creditor in Bankruptcy Cases and Bankruptcy Proceedings

Before being converted into the Federal Tax Service, the authorised body in charge of representation of the claims in obligatory payments and the claims of the Russian Federation in monetary obligations in bankruptcy cases and bankruptcy proceedings is the Ministry of Taxation of Russia. From the moment of creation of the Federal Tax Service, the given service shall be the authorised body.
The Decision defines the rules of presenting and combining the claims pertaining to obligatory payments to the budgets of all levels, as well as the state non-budgetary funds, and the claims in monetary obligations to the Russian Federation in bankruptcy cases and bankruptcy proceedings.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 256 of May 28, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Procedure for Undergoing Alternative Civil Service

The beginning of the alternative civil service of the citizens is considered to be the day of his departure to the place of alternative civil service shown in the order of the military commissariat, and the end - the day of the termination of the labour contract by the employer when the citizen is discharged from the alternative civil service.
The time limits of the alternative civil service are differentiated depending on the place of service and graduation from the educational institution and can be 18, 21, 36 and 42 months long.
The citizen undergoing alternative civil service is provided with an appropriate certificate. The main document of registration of the alternative civil service is the registration card.

Order of the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation No. 615 of May 27, 2004 on the Obligatory Insurance of the Civil Liability of Owners of Transport Vehicles

The entry to the customs territory of the Russian Federation of transport vehicles (devices intended for transportation of people, cargo or equipment installed on them over the highways) is permitted if the persons driving them present insurance policies of obligatory insurance of the civil liability of owners of transport vehicles. The free space in the upper right corner of the transit declaration or the certificate of the import of the transport vehicle or the TIR book cover is used to record the number and date of issue of the insurance policy certified with the personal seal and signature of the official of the customs body.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 31, 2004. Reg. No. 5803.