Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 14.09.2004

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 475 of September 10, 2004 on the Amendments to the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Stomic-Use Devices

Extends the Foreign-Trade Commodity Nomenclature of the Russian Federation to include an extended list of subheadings pertaining to stomic-use devices. According to the amendments, the given commodities are imported duty free. The rates are endorsed for 9 months.

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 474 of September 10, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Export Customs Duties for Potassium Chloride and Paper Pulp

Specifies that potassium chloride (Foreign-Trade Commodity Nomenclature code 3104 20) is exported duty free (earlier, 5% of the customs cost). The rate of the export customs duty for wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades, semi-bleached or bleached, non-coniferous is fixed in the amount of 5% of the customs cost (earlier, 5% of the customs cost however, not less than EUR 15 per ton).

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 473 of September 10, 2004 on the Amendments to the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Dried Fruits and Margarine Products

Differentiates the rates of the import customs duties for fresh and dried dates, pineapples, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens: 10% for the mentioned dried fruits and 5% of the customs cost for the fresh ones.

Introduces the import customs duties for oils and grease of animal origin and fractions thereof, in primary package with net weight of 1 kg or less, opal wax in the amount of 15% of the customs cost, however, not less than EUR 0.12 per kg. The import rates in the amount of 10% of the customs cost are introduced for some fruits containing alcohol additives with a certain sugar content, as well as mixtures of tropical fruits. Earlier, the mentioned commodities were imported duty free.

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 472 of September 10, 2004 on the Rate of the Import Customs Duty for Individual Types of Sugar-Containing Commodities

The rate of the import customs duty for individual types of sugar-containing commodities (Foreign-Trade Commodity Nomenclature codes 1702 20 900 0, 1702 90 600 0, 1702 90 710 0, 1702 90 750 0, 1702 90 790 0, 1702 90 990 0, 1806 10 200 0, 1806 10 300 0, 1806 10 900 0, 1806 20 950 0, 2106 90 590 0) endorsed by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 686 of November 13, 2003 in the amount of EUR 0.23 per kg must be applied from September 18, 2004 on the permanent basis. Earlier, the mentioned rates were introduced for 9 months.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 470 of September 10, 2004 on the Amendments to the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Some Types of Technological Equipment for the Light and Textile Industries

Differentiates the rates of the import customs duties for individual types of technological equipment for the light and textile industries. A number of the listed commodities is imported duty free (earlier, 5% of the customs cost). The rates are introduced for 9 months.

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 469 of September 10, 2004 on the Amendments to the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation Pertaining to Some Types of the Digital Audio and Video Equipment

The Foreign-Trade Commodity Nomenclature of the Russian Federation is extended to include new subheadings for individual types of the digital audio and video equipment, and the rate of the import customs duty is introduced in the amount of 10% of the customs cost. For the subheading encoded as 8528 12 200 9 of the Foreign-Trade Commodity Nomenclature, the import rate is introduced in the amount of 20% of the customs cost, however, not less than EUR 51 a piece. The rates are introduced for 9 months.

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 73n of August 27, 2004 on the Amendment to the Instruction on the Procedure of Opening and Keeping by the Federal Treasury Bodies of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation of the Personal Accounts for Operations in Execution of the Expenses of the Federal Budget Endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 142n of December 31, 2002

The amendments refine the procedure of opening of the personal account in the federal treasury body to the chief administrator of resources when a client (administrator, recipient, other recipient of resources) is handed over to him from another chief administrator of resources.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on September 13, 2004. Reg. No. 6017.