Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 14.07.2005

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 424 of July 12, 2005 on the Amendment to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 239 of March 7, 1995

The list of services where the state regulation of prices (tariff rates) at the internal market of the Russian Federation is implemented by the bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation now does not include: payment for the dwelling and communal services by the population, ritual services and the services of the system of water supplies and sewage. The amendment pertaining to water supply and sewage system is entered into force simultaneously with the entry into force of the Federal Law on the fundamentals of regulation of tariff rates of organisations of communal complex (from January 1, 2006).

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 423 of July 11, 2005 on the Invalidation of the Decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1145 of November 25, 1995 and No. 193 of February 28, 1996

Invalidates the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation stating that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supplies of the Russian Federation was empowered with regulation of the issues of development of dog breeding in the Russian Federation.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 72n of June 15, 2005 on the Procedure for Taking Decisions Recognising As Desperate for Collection and Writing off of Arrears and Debts in Penalties for the Federal Taxes and Fees, Amounts of Tax Sanctions for the Violation of the Legislation of the Russian Federation on Taxes and Fees That Were Collected on Indisputable Basis before the Entry into Force of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Where the Decision of the Tax Body Was Taken before January 1, 1999, As Well As the Debts in Insurance Contributions to the State Extra-Budgetary Funds of the Russian Federation Available with Organisations as of January 1, 2001, Accrued Penalties and Fines

Decision recognising as desperate for collection and writing off of the debt is taken by the head of the tax body at the place of location of the organisation (place of residence of the natural person).

The decision is taken on the basis of a packet of documents different depending on the legal grounds of liquidation of the organisation or insolvency of the independent entrepreneur. Thus, the decision recognising as desperate for collection and writing off of the debt of the organisation liquidated according to bankruptcy proceedings is taken on the basis of the ruling of the court of arbitration terminating the bankruptcy proceedings, certificate of the tax body at the place of location of the organisation on the amount of debt and an excerpt from the Joint State Register of Legal Entities. The decision recognising as desperate for collection and writing off of the debt of the independent entrepreneur found to be insolvent (bankrupt) is taken on the basis of the ruling of the court of arbitration terminating the bankruptcy proceedings, decision of the court of arbitration recognising the debtor bankrupt, certificate of the tax body at the place of residence of the natural person on the amount of debt to be written off and an excerpt from the Joint State Register of Independent Entrepreneurs.

The decision is taken according to the form endorsed by the Order.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on July 11, 2005. Reg. No. 6781.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 75n of June 20, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Form "Information on the Land Plots Recognised to Be an Object of Taxation for the Land Tax" and Its Filling Recommendations

Endorses the form of the information on the land plots recognised to be an object of taxation for the land tax (KND Form 1153004) and its filling recommendations.

The mentioned information is necessary for the calculation of the land tax paid by legal entities and natural persons and is filled out by the bodies in charge of the keeping of the State Land Cadastre. According to Item 12 of Article 396 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, the mentioned bodies must report on the annual basis until February 1 of the year being the tax period to the tax bodies at the place of their location information on the land plots recognised to be an object of taxation as of January 1 of the year being the tax period.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on July 11, 2005. Reg. No. 6780.