Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 31.08.2005

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 541 of August 29, 2005 on the Federal Standards of Payment for the Dwelling Space and Communal Services

In 2006, amounts of the federal standard of the limiting cost of provided housing and communal services and the federal standard of the cost of capital repair for the dwelling space per square meter of the total area per month on the average for the Russian Federation make respectively Rbl 41.6 and Rbl 3.2. In 2005, the mentioned amounts made Rbl 31.9 and Rbl 2.8.

The Decision preserves the amount of the federal standard of the maximum permissible share of own expenses of citizens in the payment for the dwelling space and communal services in the aggregate family incomes (22%). Also preserves the federal standard of the social norm of the area of dwelling space specified in the amount of 18 square metres of the total dwelling space per citizen.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 538 of August 27, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Interaction of Communication Operators with Authorised State Bodies in Charge of Operative Investigation Work

Defines the procedure of interaction of communication operators with authorised state bodies in charge of the operative investigation work using technical means providing for these activities in the communication network of the communication operator when communication operator provides information on the users and services rendered by him.

Communication operator must update in due time information of the databases of users of the communication operator and the services rendered by him. The mentioned information must be preserved by the communication operator for 3 years and must be provided to the bodies of the Federal Security Service, as well as the bodies of internal affairs, by providing a remote access to the databases on the round-the-clock basis.

The rules are entered into force from January 1, 2006.

Letter of the Department of Information and Documentary Support of the President of the Russian Federation and the Department of the Records Management and Control of the Government of the Russian Federation No. P41-20361 of August 26, 2005 "Amendments to the List of Full and Abbreviated Names of the Federal Bodies of Executive Power (Order of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation and the Office of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1363/1001 of August 6, 2004)"

The list of the full and abbreviated names of the federal bodies of executive power is extended to include the Federal Agency for the Management of the Special Economic Zones.

Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 136 of August 19, 2005 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Keeping of the State Register of Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation

The keeping of the State Register of Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation shall be arranged on paper and electronic media. All municipal formations on the territory of the Russian Federation with the charters registered according to established procedure must be included in the state register. The Order defines the procedure of inclusion of municipal formations in the state register and providing information from it.

The logbook for the keeping of the state register, the logbook of information on municipal formations, blank certificates of inclusion of municipal formations in the state register shall be issued on strict accountability basis.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 25, 2005. Reg. No. 6944.

Order of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation No. 295 of July 22, 2005 on the Endorsement of the List of Items of Personal Use Handed over to Draft Servicemen When Dismissed from the Military Service

Lists personal-use items of draft servicemen handed over to them when dismissed into the reserve. Thus, the fur cap is handed over only if dismissed in cold-weather season. In this case, the beret of wool, field peaked cap, dessert hat, peakless cap of wool, hot-weather peakless cap, navy bands are not handed over.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 25, 2005. Reg. No. 6943.

Order of the Central Bank of Russia No. OD-509 of August 29, 2005 on the Amendments to the Order of the Bank of Russia No. OD-682 of September 22, 2004 on the Estimate of the Cost of the Backing for the Credits of the Bank of Russia

The amendments are introduced to permit to use the bonds of legal entities being residents of the Russian Federation as a security for the credits of the Russian Federation provided under the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 236-P of August 4, 2003 on the procedure of granting credits to credit organisations by the Bank of Russia secured with the pledging (blocking) of securities.

Letter of the Central Bank of Russia No. 116-T of August 26, 2005 on the List of Organisations

The list of organisations whose promissory notes (claims rights under credit contracts) may be accepted as a security for the credits of the Bank of Russia, as well as organisations that may act as guarantors for the promissory notes (claims rights under credit contracts) accepted as a security for the credits of the Bank of Russia, shall include also OAO "Modern Commercial Fleet".

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. 01-2-04/1087 of August 2, 2005 on the Certification of the Copies of Documents Presented by Taxpayers in Compliance with Article 93 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

The documents requested from the checked entity by the official of the tax body carrying out the tax check are presented "in the form of copies certified appropriately". The words "copies certified appropriately" implies certification by the executive body of the taxpayer, payer of the fees, tax agent of the copies of documents by entering necessary requisites in them, i.e. the seal and signature of the authorised official, thus conveying legal powers to them.

The procedure of the notary certification of the copies of the mentioned documents is also possible.