Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 13.10.2004

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 534 of October 11, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Paying out in 2004 to Invalids Having Obtained Transport Vehicles through the Bodies of Social Protection of Population of Compensations of Insurance Premiums under the Contract of Obligatory Insurance of Civil Responsibility of Owners of Transport Vehicles

Compensations are provided to invalids (including the invalid children) having obtained transport vehicles free of charge or on beneficial terms. The compensation is granted under the condition of use of the transport vehicle by the person entitled for it and by one more person indicated in the contract of obligatory insurance of the civil responsibility of owners of transport vehicles.

The compensation is assigned and paid out by the bodies of social protection of population of the subjects of the Russian Federation at the place of residence of the invalid (invalid child) in the amount of 50% of the paid out insurance premium defined in the contract. The Decision lists the documents submitted to the body of social protection of population of the subject of the Russian Federation at the place of residence of the invalid (invalid child) to get the compensation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 522 of October 7, 2004 on Some Issues of Implementation of the Subprogram "State Housing Certificates" for the Years 2004-2010 Forming Part of the Tied Federal Program "Housing" for the Years 2002-2010

Endorses the rules of issue and redemption of the state housing certificates in the framework of implementation of the subprogram "State Housing Certificates" for the years 2004-2010. The state housing certificate is a personal certificate certifying the right of the citizen participating in the subprogram to get the subsidy at the expense of the resources of the federal budget to purchase the housing space. The subsidy is provided in the amount of equivalent of the estimated cost of the housing space according to the social norm of the total area of the housing space specified for the families of various size. The social norm of the total area of the housing space for the purpose of calculation of the amount of subsidy is specified in the following amounts: 33 square meters for single persons, 42 square meters for the family of 2 persons, 18 square meters per family member for the family consisting of 3 or more persons.

The certificate is not being a security. The period of validity of the certificate makes 9 months from the day of issue indicated in the certificate. The right to improve the housing conditions using the certificate is granted only once.

The normative of the cost of 1 square metre of the total housing space for the Russian Federation used to calculate the amount of subsidies granted to citizens participating in the subprogram as indicated in the state housing certificate is determined once in six months by the Ministry of the Industry and Power Supplies of Russia. The norm is entered into force from January 1, 2005.

Operative Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 120-T of October 7, 2004 on the Non-Application to the Authorised Banks of Enforcement Measures for the Violation of the Acts of the Bodies of Currency Regulation

The period of time exempting the authorised banks from enforcement measures for the violation of the acts of the bodies of currency regulation is extended till November 1, 2004 (earlier, till September 1, 2004). The mentioned period is used for preventive measures only.

Operative Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 119-T of October 7, 2004 on the Non-Application to Credit Organisations of Enforcement Measures for the Violation of the Normative Legal Acts in the Sphere of Combating of Legalisation (Laundering) of Incomes Obtained in a Criminal Way and Financing of Terrorism

Territorial institutions of the Bank of Russia are recommended to apply only preventive measures to credit organisations having committed before December 21, 2004 violations of the requirements of the Directions of the Bank of Russia No. 1485-U of August 9, 2004, No. 1490-U of August 17, 2004, Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 262-P of August 19, 2004, as well as the Federal Law No. 115-FZ of August 7, 2001 pertaining to the amendments introduced by the Federal Law No. 88-FZ of July 28, 2004.