Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 20.12.2004

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 787 of December 15, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of Tariff Rates on the Railway Transport and the Rules of Granting of Exclusive Tariff Rates on the Railway Transport

Defines the fundamentals of the state regulation of tariff rates on the railway transport for the carried out by the subject of natural monopoly railway transportation and services using the infrastructure of the public-use railway transport subject to state regulation. The state regulation of tariff rates is implemented by endorsing and entry into force of tariff rates or their limiting level, as well as control over their correct application. Tariff rates are entered into force by the acts of the Federal Service for Tariff Rates of the Ministry of Transport of Russia.

The Decision also specifies the procedure of granting of exclusive tariff rates envisaging special tariffing terms. The given tariff rates are applied taking into account transportation conditions, condition of the markets of commodities and services, the need to provide for the competitive potential of the transportation system, promote development of new technologies on the railway transport and ensure equal terms of granting of services to all consumers.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 786 of December 15, 2004 on the Tariff Regulation of the Import of Sugar to the Russian Federation

The earlier introduced by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 720 of November 29, 2003 rates of import customs duties for raw sugar and white sugar for the year 2004 remain in force after December 31, 2004.

However, the procedure of the monthly calculation of the average monthly price for raw sugar is changed: it is calculated as an arithmetic mean of the prices for raw sugar at the New York Commodity Exchange for the current contract for all tender days for the previous 3 months (at tender closing).

The Federal Customs Service, at the customs registration of raw sugar and cane or beet sugar with flavouring or colouring additives (codes according to the Foreign-Trade Commodity Nomenclature of the Russian Federation 1701 11 100 1-1701 11 100 9; 1701 11 900 1-1701 11 900 9; 1701 91 000 1-1701 91 000 9) imported under the customs regime of release for internal consumption, is ordered to collect the import customs duties proceeding from the mentioned average monthly prices from the 1st of the month following the month when the mentioned information is provided by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

The Decision is entered into force from January 1, 2005.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 256 of November 22, 2004 on the Procedure of Selection on Medical Grounds and Accommodation of Patients for Sanatorium and Resort Treatment

Selection on medical grounds and accommodation of patients needing sanatorium and resort treatment is vested in the attending doctor and the chief of the department or, if the latter is not available, the head physician (his deputy) of the medical treatment and prevention institution (out-patient clinic) (at the place of residence) or the medical department (at the place of work, study).

The doctor determines the medical indications for the sanatorium and resort treatment and absence of contraindications on the basis of analysis of the objective condition of the patient and results of previous treatment, information of laboratory, functional, x-ray and other tests. In complicated and conflict situations, the statement of the expediency of sanatorium and resort treatment is issued by the medical commission of the medical treatment and prevention institution.

The Order specifies the particulars of selection on medical grounds and accommodation for sanatorium and resort treatment for children, as well as the procedure of acceptance and release of patients. Provides document Forms 070/u-04 "Certificate for the Accommodation", 072/u-04 "Sanatorium and Resort Card", 076/u-04 "Sanatorium and Resort Card for Children" and their filling procedure.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 14, 2004. Reg. No. 6189.