Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 12.11.2004

Federal Law No. 138-FZ of November 10, 2004 on the Creation of the Regional Court of the City of Baksan and the Leskensky Regional Court of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic

Creates the regional court of the city of Baksan and the Leskensky Regional Court of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic.

The Federal Law is entered into force from the day of its official publication except for the provision on the jurisdiction of the regional court of the city of Baksan and the Leskensky Regional Court covering the city of Baksan and the Leskensky Region of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic within existing boundaries. The given provision is entered into force three months after the day of entry into force of the Federal Law.

Federal Law No. 137-FZ of November 10, 2004 on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Facilitation of Mutual Trips of the Citizens of the Russian Federation and the Citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany

Ratifies the Agreement signed in Berlin on December 10, 2003. The Agreement envisages introduction of an easier procedure of drawing up of visas for individual categories of citizens. In particular, the citizens of the Russian Federation enjoying the right of temporary stay or permanent residence on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany may enter (stay, exit) the territory of this state without visas - on the basis of valid documents permitting to cross the border and the residence permission issued by the authorised bodies of the Federal Republic of Germany within the period of their validity.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 610 of November 9, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Construction and Operation of Communication Lines Crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation, on the Adjacent Territory, in Internal Sea Waters and in the Territorial Sea of the Russian Federation

Defines the procedure of construction, survey works for the purpose of design works, design works, reconstruction or liquidation (removal from operation and demounting) of communication lines or individual structures and means of communication, as well as their operation, including the servicing, maintenance and rescue works in cases when the communication lines cross the state border of the Russian Federation, are located on the adjacent territory, in internal sea waters and in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation.

The mentioned works are carried out on the basis of permissions issued by the federal bodies of executive power in charge of enforcement in the sphere of communication and use of natural resources.

The functioning of the communication line may not interfere in the maintenance of the state border of the Russian Federation and execution of the tasks by the border guard bodies and border guard troops, sea faring and flight safety, economic activities, operation and repair of engineering structures, including the earlier built communication liens, as well as integrity, functioning stability and safety of the uniform telecommunication network of the Russian Federation.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1509-U of October 20, 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 of Participation in the Deposit Insurance System

The amendments are introduced in the footnotes to Appendices 3, 4 and 5. The bank is recognised as failing to fulfil obligatory normatives (while assigning the "Failed to Comply" mark) when failing to observe at least one of the obligatory normatives (without taking into account the control values) in total for the six and more operative days within the most recent thirty operative days in succession where there is a valid information on the values of obligatory normatives confirmed with documents.

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 November 9, 2004. Reg. No. 6107.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 91n of October 21, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Writing off of Debts in Penalties and Fines from Organisations of Strategic Significance for the National Security or of Socio-Economic Significance Where the Decisions on the Restructuring of the Debts in Taxes and Fees to the Federal Budget, As Well As the Debts in Accrued Penalties and Fines, Were Taken by the Government of the Russian Federation

The decision on the writing off of the debts in penalties and fines drawn up according to the attached form or the decision of refusal is taken by the head (his deputy) of the tax body at the place of registration of the organisation (place of location of the organisation) within one month from the moment of receiving of the application of the organisation. The application signed by the head of the organisation must contain information of the full name of the organisation, its taxpayer identification number, code of the reason of registration and the amount of debts in penalties and fines. The writing off applies to the debts in penalties and fines accrued according to the information of the tax body.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on November 9, 2004. Reg. No. 6106.

Order of the Federal Service of Tariff Rates No. 20-e/2 of August 6, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Methodology Directions for the Calculation of Regulated Tariff Rates and Prices for Electric (Thermal) Power at the Retail (Consumer) Market

The Methodology Directions are intended for use by the bodies in charge of regulation (federal body of executive power in charge of regulation of natural monopolies and the bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the sphere of state regulation of tariff rates), bodies of local government, regulated organisations for calculation of the levels of regulated tariff rates and prices at the retail (consumer) market of electric power and thermal power within the fixed limiting levels of the mentioned tariff rates and prices.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 20, 2004. Reg. No. 6076.