Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 21.03.2005

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 132 of March 17, 2005 on Additional Measurers to Regulate the Import of Beef, Pork and Poultry Meet

In cases of introduction in 2005 by the Federal Service of Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Enforcement of a full or partial prohibition to import beef, pork or poultry meet, fresh, chilled or frozen, from any of the supplier states (union of states) because of an unfavourable epizootic situation, the importer may redraw his license for a license for the import of the same commodity from any other state in the same amount regardless of the volume of the fixed quota.

The Decision is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 131 of March 17, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Rate of the Export Customs Duty for Raw Oil and Raw Oil Products from Bituminous Materials Exported from the Territory of the Russian Federation outside the Member-States of the Customs Union Agreements

The rate of the export customs duty for raw oil and raw oil products from bituminous materials (code according to the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of the Russian Federation 2709 00) is increased from USD 83 to USD 102.6 per ton.

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

Letter of the Federal Tax Service and the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation No. MM-6-10/143/07-125V of February 18, 2005 on the Amendments to the Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of Russia and the Savings Bank of Russia No. FS-8-10/1199/04-5198 of September 10, 2001 on the New Blank Forms of Payment Documents for the Transfer of Taxes (Fees), Penalties and Fines by Natural Person Taxpayers to the Budget System of the Russian Federation: Form N PD (Tax) and Form N PD-4sb (Tax)

Instead of the earlier endorsed Forms PD (tax) and PD-4sb (tax), introduces the new, uniform blank form of the payment document, Form N PD (tax). The payment document shall be used by natural persons for payments to the budgets of all levels of the budget system of the Russian Federation to transfer taxes (fees), penalties and fines through separate structural divisions of the Savings Bank of Russia. The blank form shall also be filled and sent to the natural person taxpayers together with the tax notification in compliance with Article 52 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation or together with the tax (fee) payment demand in compliance with Article 69 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

The amendments are entered into force from May 1, 2005.