Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 16.02.2005

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 70 of February 11, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Providing Subsidies from the Federal Fund of Co-Financing of Social Expenses for Partial Reimbursement of Expenses of the Budgets of the Subjects of the Russian Federation for the Subsidies to Citizens to Pay for the Dwelling and for Communal Services

Introduces a uniform procedure of providing subsidies from the Federal Fund of Co-Financing of Social Expenses for partial reimbursement of expenses of the budgets of the subjects of the Russian Federation pertaining to subsidies granted to citizens to pay for the dwelling and for communal services, including the citizens working and living in rural localities, in compliance with decisions of the legislative (representative) and executive bodies of state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation and of calculation of the amount of subsidies.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 69 of February 11, 2005 on the State Expert Evaluation of Reserves of Mineral Resources, Geological, Economic and Ecological Information on the Parts of Subsoil Resources Granted for Use, Amount and Procedure of Collection of Payment for It

The state expert evaluation shall be vested in the state institution designated by the Federal Agency for Use of Subsoil Resources in coordination with the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia. The state expert evaluation may be arranged on any stage of geological investigation of the deposit under the condition that provided geological materials permit to objectively assess the quality and quality of the mineral reserves, their industrial destination, mining, hydro-geological, ecological and other conditions of extraction. The time limit of the expert evaluation is determined depending on the labour intensity of the expert evaluation works and the volume of provided materials, however, should not be greater than 90 days. If necessary, the time limit of the state expert evaluation may be prolonged, but not more than for 60 days.

The subsoil resources may be granted for use for extraction of the mineral deposits only after the state expert evaluation of the reserves of mineral deposits.

The parts of subsoil resources may be granted for use for construction and operation of subsoil structures other than those pertaining to development of the deposits of mineral resources only after the state expert evaluation of the geological information on such parts of subsoil resources.

The state registration of the reserves of mineral resources is arranged on the basis of the statement of the state expert evaluation on the industrial significance of the investigated mineral deposits.

The state expert evaluation is arranged on the paid basis at the expense of the users of subsoil resources. Amounts of payment for the state expert evaluation are provided.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 68 of February 11, 2005 on the Particulars of the State Registration of the Right of Ownership and Other Proprietary Rights for the Cable Line Communication Structures

Defines the particulars of the state registration of the right of ownership and other proprietary rights for the telecommunication structures and other objects of the engineering infrastructure created or adjusted for placing communication cables that cannot be relocated without an incommensurable harm to their destination. The mentioned objects may be registered as a single complex or an individual object of immovable property.

The state registration of the right for the cable line communication structures located on the territory of more than one registration district is vested in the Federal Registration Service.

The documents necessary for the state registration of the right for the cable line communication structures include the attached technical certificate for the cable line communication structure including the layout of the cable line communication structure and other characteristics of the object of immovable property.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 67 of February 11, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Providing Subsidies in 2005 from the Federal Fund of Co-Financing of Social Expenses for the Partial Reimbursement of Expenses of the Budgets of the Subjects of the Russian Federation Pertaining to State Allowances Paid out to Citizens with Children, Measures of Social Support for the Veterans of Labour and Workers of the Logistic Support, Measures of Social Support for the Rehabilitated Persons and Person Recognised As Victims of Political Repressions

Defines the rules of providing subsidies in 2005 from the Federal Fund of Co-Financing of Social Expenses for the partial reimbursement of expenses of the budgets of the subjects of the Russian Federation for the state allowances paid out to citizens with children, measures of social support for the veterans of labour and workers of logistic support, measures of social support for the rehabilitated persons and persons recognised as victims of political repressions, except for the payments where the rules of financing are endorsed by the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 66 of February 11, 2005 "Issues of Reformation of the Extra-Departmental Security Service of the Bodies of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation"

The federal state unitary enterprise "Okhrana" subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is created on the basis of the paramilitary and security divisions of the extra-departmental security service of the bodies of internal affairs of the Russian Federation and divisions of the extra-departmental security service of the bodies of internal affairs of the Russian Federation engaged in design works, installation, servicing and repair of the technical security means.

The Directorate of the Extra-Departmental Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is renamed into the Centre of Operative Control of the Work of the Extra-Departmental Security.

Order of the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance No. 87 of December 29, 2004 on the Procedure of Financing of Expenses for the Measures of Social Support for Individual Categories of Citizens Pertaining to Medicines

Defines the procedure of financing of expenses to implement the measures of social support for individual categories of citizens in the rendering of additional free medical aid including the necessary medicines. The financing of expenses to provide the citizens with the necessary medicines is arranged by providing resources to the budget of the territorial fund of obligatory medical insurance to implement the tied expenses in the form of a subvention against the request drawn up according to the provided specimen.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 14, 2005. Reg. No. 6326.

Order of the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance No. 93 of December 31, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Generation and Use of Resources of the Insurance Reserve from the Resources Allocated to Provide the Citizens with Necessary Medicines

The insurance reserve is created at the expense of envisaged in the budget of the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance resources for the compensation of the deficit of resources for the necessary medicines provided to citizens distributed among the territorial funds of obligatory medical insurance proceeding from the amount of population living in the subject of the Russian Federation and entitled for the set of social services.

Resources of the insurance reserve are used in cases of insufficiency of resources allocated for the financing of the mentioned expenses. The amount of the insurance reserve is built on the quarterly basis according to the limits of the budget resources for the subsequent quarter and must make at least 10% of the volume of resources envisaged in the expenses item of the budget of the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance "Implementation of the Measures of Social Support for Individual Categories of Citizens Pertaining to Necessary Medicines".

The Order provides a sample request for the financing of expenses to provide the citizens with the necessary medicines at the expense of the resources of the insurance reserve. The request is submitted to the Federal Fund of Obligatory Medical Insurance in cases of insufficiency of resources for the mentioned support of citizens allocated to the territorial fund on the basis of the budget request.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 14, 2005. Reg. No. 6325.