Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 11.07.2005

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 415 of July 7, 2005 on the Import to the Russian Federation of the Blank Printed Items Protected Against Forgery Including Blank Securities

Import of blank printed items protected against forgery, including blank securities (codes according to the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of Russia 4820 40, 4907 00 101 0, 4907 00 900 0 and 4911 99 000 0) is permitted on the basis of the license issued by the Ministry of Economic Development. The licence is issued only after coordination of the application for the license with the Federal Tax Service of Russia.

The Decision lists the documents to be submitted to the licensing body. The Decision is entered into force 60 days after the day of its official publication.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 45 of May 12, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation for the Period Until 2020

Defines the priorities of the state transport policy of Russia, the main directions of development of the transport infrastructure of the country, as well as the main tasks of development of the transport system on individual types of transport for the period until 2020.

Expected goal is creation of a uniform transportation system until 2020 without the gaps and bottlenecks and reduction of transportation costs by 16% as compared to the year 2000. Eight out of ten families would be able to use cars actively (in 2003 only every second family in Russia could use a car on the average, and there are about 1.5 cars per family in the countries of Eastern Europe on the average). The speed of the cargo transportation will increase 15% to 20%, or 20% to 30% on international routes. Transit shipments through the territory of Russia will amount to 90-100 million tons a year. The death rate per 1,000 automobiles will decrease 50% (in 2003, this figure in Russia amounted to 1.2, while in developed countries - 0.3). The share of transport in the air pollution will decrease one and half times to make 22% ( in 2003, it amounted to 33% in Russia and less than 20% in developed countries).

Letter of the Federal Service of Enforcement in the Sphere of Public Health and Social Development No. 02I-262/05 of June 14, 2005 on the Licensing of Medical Activities

To carry out medical examinations to issue medical certificates for the driver's license, the legal entity must have a license for medical activities regardless of the organisational and legal form.

Organisation licensed to carry out professional fitness certification, as well as periodic and preliminary medical examinations, may carry out medical examinations of drivers of motor vehicles, including the separate motor units, to issue medical certificates to get the driver's license.

The Letter provides normative acts regulating the procedure of carrying out of medical examinations.