Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 24.01.2005

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 35 of January 21, 2005 on the Amounts of the State Duty for the Actions Committed by the Authorised State Institutions in the Federal Assay Enforcement

As compared to 1999, increases the rates of the state duties for the trial, stamping, expert evaluation of precious metals, precious and ornamental stones, jewellery and other household items, as well as for the analysis of materials containing precious metals.

The Decision is entered into force from the day of its official publication and applies to legal relations emerging from January 1, 2005.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 30 of January 19, 2005 on the Typical Rules of Interaction of the Federal Bodies of Executive Power

Specifies the general rules of organisation of activities of the federal bodies of executive power in implementation of their authority and interaction of these bodies, including the rules of organisation of interaction of the federal ministries with their supervised federal services and federal agencies.

The federal bodies of executive power are ordered to work out and endorse their rules before March 1, 2005.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1544-U of January 13, 2005 on the Amendments to the Instruction of the Bank of Russia No. 108-I of December 1, 2003 on the Organisation of Inspection Activities of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)

Specifies the legal grounds for the participation in the bank checks of the employees of the Deposit Insurance Agency. Suggestions of the Deposit Insurance Agency are accepted to build the summary annual plan of complex and thematic checks of credit organisations and their branches beside the decisions and suggestions of the officials forming the structure of the Bank of Russia. Agency suggestions shall also serve as new, additional grounds for arranging extraordinary checks of credit organisations (their branches).

The checks of fulfilment by credit organisations of the normatives of obligatory reserves are arranged simultaneously with the check of correctness of registration of obligations on the accounts in the branches of the credit organisation. The decision to arrange an extraordinary check is taken also when there are reasons for the territorial institutions of the Bank of Russia to control the legality of payment for the stocks (shares) of the credit organisation by the buyers.

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

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. ShS-6-10/8@ of January 14, 2005 on the Execution by the Banks of the Payment Documents Adopted before January 1, 2005

The payment documents of the bank clients for the transfer of taxes, fees and other payments to the budget system of the Russian Federation drawn up before January 1, 2005 and available in the card index "outstanding payment documents" must be executed by credit organisations according to the commonly accepted procedure and do not need redrawing.