Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 7.07.2005

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 7-P of June 27, 2005 on the Case of Constitutionality of Provisions of Parts 2 and 4 of Article 20, Part 6 of Article 114, Item 3 of Part 1 of Article 145, Part 3 of Article 318, Parts 1 and 2 of Article 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedures of the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Requests of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia and Oktyabrsky Regional Court of the City of Murmansk

According to the applicants, existing proceedings in cases of private accusations do not permit to ensure protection of the rights and legal interests of the victims against drubbing or deliberate damage to health committed out of rowdyism if done by strangers. This is because a preliminary investigation is not carried out in such cases, and the victims must conduct independently investigation to identify and show up the culprits.

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation recognised as not complying with the Constitution of the Russian Federation provisions of Parts 2 and 4 of Article 20, Part 6 of Article 114, Item 3 of Part 1 of Article 145, Part 3 of Article 318 where they exempt the prosecutor, investigator, investigating body from the duty to take steps to identify the culprit and call him to account in the presence of application of the victim of the crime envisaged in Article 115 ("Deliberate Light Damage to Health") or Article 116 ("Drubbing") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Provisions of Part 6 of Article 114, Item 3 of Part 1 of Article 145, Parts 1 and 2 of Article 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedures of the Russian Federation defining the authority of the judge to check the victims application in the case of a private accusation and render aid to the parties to collect evidence are recognised as complying with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

The Decision is entered into force immediately after annunciation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 412 of July 5, 2005 on the Procedure of Purchase, Maintenance and Operation of Special Cars for the Convicts and Persons under Arrest

From January 1, 2006, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia shall provide for the purchase, maintenance and operation of the special cars for the convicts and persons under arrest, organisation of their transportation over the railways, as well as interaction with the owners of the infrastructure of the railway transport, carriers and organisations repairing the rolling stock on issues of organisation of traffic of the special cars, their maintenance and repair.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 410 of July 1, 2005 on the Amendments to Appendix 1 to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 344 of June 12, 2003

Significantly changes the normatives of payment for the discharge into the atmospheric air of pollutants by stationary sources and the normatives of payment for the deployment of waste from production and consumption. Amount of payment for the discharges into the atmosphere of individual pollutants is increased 50 times.

The normatives of payment for the deployment of waste from production and consumption within the specified limits are applied with the factor of 0 if deployed in compliance with specified requirements for the waste subject to temporary storage and actually utilised within three years from the moment of deployment in own production according to technological regulations or handed over for use within this time limit.