Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 16.09.2004

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 219 of August 3, 2004 on the Procedure of Voting of the Authorised Body in Cases of Bankruptcy and in Bankruptcy Proceedings When Participating in the Meetings of Creditors

Lists the cases and circumstances when the authorised body in cases of bankruptcy and bankruptcy proceedings has to vote when participating in the meetings of creditors considering the issue of choice of the bankruptcy proceedings.

Individual issues examined at the meeting of creditors pertaining to strategic enterprises and organisations may be put forward at the decision of the authorised body for consideration of the bodies of coordination formed under the auspices of the authorised body.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on September 13, 2004. Reg. No. 6019.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1494-U of August 25, 2004 on the Amendments to the Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 1376-U of January 16, 2004 on the List, Forms and Procedure of Drawing up and Submission of the Forms of Reports of Credit Organisations to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

The amendments introduce four new forms: 0409255 "Information of Credit Organisations on the Beginning (Termination) of Issue and /or Acquiring of Pay Cards" (on an irregular basis), 0409664 "Report of Currency Operations Carried out on the Client Bank Accounts in the Authorised Banks" (monthly), 0409665 "Report of Currency Operations Carried out While Drawing up the Transaction Certificate" (monthly), 0409667 "Report of the Transfer and Return of Amounts of Reservation" (monthly) and their filling rules.

The new wording is provided for the forms of reports: 0409601 "Report of Flow of the Foreign Currencies in Cash and Payment Documents in Foreign Currencies" (monthly) and 0409652 "Report of Flow of Resources in Foreign Currencies on the Transit Currency Accounts of Residents" (daily).

Invalidates five forms of reports: 0409606 "Report of Operations under Import Contracts", 0409618 "Report of the Executing Bank of the Flow of Resources on the Special Transit Currency Accounts of Residents", 0409658 "Report of Operations under Export Contracts", 0409661 "Report of Operations on the Bank Accounts of Non-Residents in the Currency of the Russian Federation" and 0409663 "Report of Currency Operations under Credit (Loan) Contracts between Residents and Non-Residents", as well as their filling procedures.

Territorial institutions of the Bank of Russia may demand from the credit organisation submission of the report drawn up according to Form 0409134 "Estimate of Own Resources (Capital)" for intramonthly dates.

The Direction is entered into force from October 1, 2004 with exceptions.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on September 13, 2004. Reg. No. 6018.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 83 of August 16, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Lists of Adverse and/or Hazardous Industrial Factors and Works Requiring Preliminary and Periodic Medical Examinations and the Procedures of Carrying out of These Examinations

Defines the procedure of carrying out of preliminary and periodic medical examinations of employees engaged in hazardous works and in works involving adverse and/or hazardous industrial factors.

Preliminary medical examinations, when admitting to work, are carried out to determine employee (person under examination) health compliance with the ordered work.

The frequency of the periodic medical examinations is determined by the territorial bodies of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Protection of Consumer Rights and Human Well-Being together with the employer proceeding from the specific sanitary-and-hygienic and epidemiological situation, but must be carried out at least once in two years.

Employees engaged in the mentioned works for five or more years shall undergo the periodic medical examinations in the centres of occupational pathology and in other medical organisations licensed to carry out expert evaluation of occupational fitness and disease connection with occupation once in five years.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on September 10, 2004. Reg. No. 6015.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 66n of August 9, 2004 on the Introduction of the Forms and Time Limits of Submission of Reports on the Lotteries and the Methods of Arraigning of Lotteries

Endorses the forms and time limits of submission of reports on the lotteries, as well as the form of the excerpt from the State Register of All-Russia Lotteries.

Specifies the procedure of arranging of a non-state lottery on the territory of the Russian Federation including the issue of permissions to arrange a lottery, entry in the State Register of All-Russia Lotteries of information of the permissions to arrange all-Russia lotteries issued by the Federal Tax Service, checking of compliance of lotteries with their terms and legislation of the Russian Federation, suspension and revocation of the permissions to arrange a lottery.

Also defines the rules of arranging of an incentive lottery.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on September 10, 2004. Reg. No. 6014.