Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 21.09.2004

Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 439-rp of September 18, 2004 on the Interagency Working Group to Provide for the Introduction in the Russian Federation of the New-Generation Passport and Visa Documents

The created working group is ordered to create before January 1, 2006 legal fundamentals for the introduction of the state system of making, drawing up and control of the new-generation passport and visa documents using biometric information.

The Order is entered into force from the day of signing.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 483 of September 17, 2004 on the Procedure of Providing Travel Documents for All Types of Public Urban, Suburban and Local Transport (Except for the Taxi) for Officials of the Customs Bodies of the Russian Federation

Specifies the procedure of providing for official purposes only of officials of the customs bodies of the Russian Federation with travel documents for all types of public urban, suburban and local transport (except for the taxi) at the expense of the federal budget. The travel documents are the documents (tickets) introduced by the public transport enterprises permitting the travel (including the multiple travel) by appropriate types of transport.

The Decision is entered into force from the day of official publication and applies to legal relations emerging from January 1, 2004.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 482 of September 17, 2004 on the Regulation of Installation and Use on Transport Vehicles of Special Signals and Special State Registration Plates

Endorses four lists of subjects permitted for installation of special signals and special state registration plates on transport vehicles. In particular, the blue or red-and-blue flashers, special horns are permitted for installation on the transport vehicles of the tipstaff service only.

Re-registration of transport vehicles outfitted with the special state registration plates, as well as the issue of permissions for the use of the special signals will be carried out until November 1, 2004.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 481 of September 17, 2004 on the List of the Federal Bodies of Executive Power Authorised to Issue Statements Attached to the Request for the Registration and Granting of the Right of Use of the Name of the Place of Origin of the Commodity or to the Request for the Right of Use of the Already Registered Name of the Place of Origin of the Commodity

The statement certifying that the applicant, within the boundaries of the geographic object on the territory of the Russian Federation declared as the name of the place of origin of the commodity, produces the commodity with the special properties determined by the specific for the given geographical object natural conditions and/or the human factor may be issued by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of Russia, Ministry of the Industry and Power Supplies of Russia and the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1498-U of September 7, 2004 on the Amendments to the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 248-P of January 16, 2004 on the Procedure of Processing by the Bank of Russia of the Bank Request for the Statement of the Bank of Russia of the Bank Compliance with the Requirements for the Participation in the Deposit Insurance System

The amendments remove the 10-day time limit fixed for the Department of Licensing of Activities and Financial Rehabilitation of Credit Organisations of the Bank of Russia to send to the Chairman of the Bank Enforcement Commission of the Bank of Russia materials to examine the issue of the bank compliance with the requirements of participation in the deposit insurance system.

The Direction is entered into force 10 days after the day of its official publication in the Herald of the Bank of Russia.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on September 17, 2004. Reg. No. 6030.