Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 24.12.2004

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 827 of December 22, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Processing of Requests for the Right of Use of Subsoil Resources for the Purposes of Storage of Radioactive, Toxic and Other Hazardous Waste in Deep Strata Providing for the Localisation of Such Waste

Defines the procedure of processing of requests for the right of use subsoil resources for the purposes of storage of radioactive, toxic and other hazardous waste in deep strata providing for the localisation of such waste. Lists the documents submitted together with the request to the Federal Agency for the Use of Subsoil Resources to get the right of use of subsoil resources for the mentioned purposes. The materials of the request shall be processed within 60 days.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 825 of December 22, 2004 on the Amendments to the Rules of Registration and Removal from Records of the Citizens of the Russian Federation at the Place of Stay or Place of Residence within the Boundaries of the Russian Federation Endorsed by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 713 of July 17, 1995

Specifies that citizens having arrived for temporary stay in the housing space other than their place of residence for more than 90 days (earlier, 10 days) must apply for the registration to the authorised persons upon expiry of this term (earlier, within 3 days from the day of arrival) (excluding days-off and holidays).

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 820 of December 21, 2004 on the State Fire Enforcement

Officials of the bodies of state fire enforcement being state fire enforcement inspectors shall carry out their activities in the checking of observation of the fire safety requirements by the federal and regional bodies of executive power, bodies of local government, legal entities and independent entrepreneurs, citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons, as well as officials.

The Decision defines the sphere of reference of the bodies of state fire enforcement and fire enforcement inspectors.

The endorsed provision does not apply to the procedure of control (enforcement) of observation of the fire safety requirements in the forestry fund of the Russian Federation and the forests other than those included in the forestry fund of the Russian Federation, as well as the underground objects and production, transportation, storage, use and utilisation of explosives in organisations fulfilling blasting works using explosives of industrial destination.

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

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 818 of December 21, 2004 on the Federal Bodies of Executive Power Authorised to Define the Procedure of Drawing up and Issue of Certificates to Individual Categories of Citizens out of Those Having Been Exposed to Radiation Because of the Disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station and Citizens from the Special Risk Divisions

The bodies authorised to define the procedure of drawing up and issue of certificates to citizens out of those having been exposed to radiation because of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station are the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of Russia and the Ministry of Finance of Russia.

The body authorised to define the procedure of drawing up and issue of certificates to citizens from special risk divisions is the Ministry of Defence 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. 285 of November 29, 2004 on the Invalidation of the Decisions of the Ministry of Labour of Russia No. 16 of June 25, 1999 and No. 77 of October 23, 2001

The mentioned documents are invalidated pursuant to the entry into force of the Regulation on the particulars of the working time and leisure time regime of automobile drivers endorsed by the of the Ministry of Transport No. 15 of August 20, 2004.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 17, 2004. Reg. No. 6208.

Order of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 205 of November 22, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Territorial Body of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development in the Subject of the Russian Federation (Department of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development in the Subject of the Russian Federation)

The territorial body of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development is the Department of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development in the subject of the Russian Federation in charge of control and enforcement in the sphere of public health and social development on the territory of the appropriate subject of the Russian Federation.

The Department of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development shall enforce pharmacy activities, observation of state standards, technical requirements for the products of medical destination, control the procedure of determination of the loss of professional abilities as a result of industrial accidents and occupational diseases, the quality, safety and procedure of use of medicines and other.

The Department of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development shall also license the medical, pharmacy activities, activities pertaining to circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and other.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 17, 2004. Reg. No. 6198.

Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation No. 710 of November 29, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Processing of Requests for the Right of Use of Subsoil Resources for the Purposes of Extraction of Underground Waters Used to Supply the Population with Potable Water or for Technological Water Supplies for Industrial Objects

Defines the procedure of processing of requests for the right of use of subsoil resources for the purposes of extraction of underground waters used to supply the population with potable water or for technological water supplies for industrial objects. The procedure does not apply to household drawwells and the wells to the first from the surface water-bearing stratum not being the source of centralised water supplies.

The Order lists the documents submitted together with the request to the Federal Agency for the Use of Subsoil Resources to get the right of use of the subsoil site. Materials of the application shall be processed within 30 days.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 17, 2004. Reg. No. 6197.