Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 23.01.2006

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 20 of January 19, 2006 on Engineering Surveys for Preparation of Design Documentation, Construction, Reconstruction of Objects of Capital Construction

Lists the main and special types of engineering surveys for preparation of design documentation, construction, reconstruction, capital repair of objects of capital construction. According to Article 47 of the City Planning Code, preparation and implementation of design documentation without appropriate engineering surveys are not permitted.

Specifies the procedure for carrying out engineering surveys to investigate natural conditions and factors of technical nature. Engineering surveys are arranged in compliance with the requirements of technical regulations, as well as taking into account the materials and information of engineering surveys available in the state fund of materials and information of engineering surveys, as well as in information systems of support of city planning activities.

The bodies of executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation may work out and endorse in coordination with the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia their procedures for carrying out engineering surveys on the territory of these subjects.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 18 of January 19, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Rates of Import Customs Duties for Individual Types of Technological Equipment

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 196 of April 7, 2005 having introduced the rate of the import customs duty for individual types of technological equipment in the amount of 0% of the customs cost is prolonged on unlimited basis.

The Decision is entered into force from February 12, 2006.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 14 of January 17, 2006 on the Recognition of Resorts of Yessentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk Located in the Stavropol Territory As Resorts of Federal Significance and on the Endorsement of the Regulations on These Resorts

Defines the procedure and particulars of functioning, organisation of medical treatment, development, city planning activities, as well as development of natural resources of resorts of federal significance of Yessentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk.

Resort of Yessentuki is a balneotherapy and spa treatment one specialising in treatment and prevention of gastroenterology, endocrinology and metabolic diseases (diabetes mellitus, obesity, gout and other).

Resort of Zheleznovodsk is a balneotherapy and pelotherapy one specialising in treatment and prevention of digestion, kidney, urinary excretion and sexual diseases, as well as metabolic diseases. Treatment of accompanying pathologies is also provided - diseases of the locomotor system, bones and muscles, connective tissues, peripheral nervous system and other.

Resort of Kislovodsk is a balneotherapy and mountain climate one specialising in treatment and prevention of cardio-vascular diseases, those of the lungs, nervous system, locomotor system, digestion, endocrine and urogenital system, skin, blood, eye diseases.

Resort of Pyatigorsk is a balneotherapy and pelotherapy one specialising in treatment and prevention of diseases of the nervous system, endocrine system, urogenital system, bones and muscles, connective tissue, digestion, skin and subcutaneous fat, ear, throat, nose, as well as metabolic diseases.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1642-U of December 19, 2005 on the Amendments to the Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 1375-U of January 16, 2004 on the Rules of Drawing up and Submission of Reports by Credit Organisations to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

The amendments envisage the right of the credit organisation, in case of location of its parent branch and/or several branches on the territory of one subject of the Russian Federation, to hand over with the permission of the territorial institution of the Bank of Russia reports of the branches located on the territory of one subject of the Russian Federation through the parent office or authorised branch.

The Direction is entered into force 10 days after the day of its official publication in the Herald of the Bank of Russia.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 19, 2006. Reg. No. 7379.