Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 11.05.2006

For non-commercial organisations:

forms endorsed by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 212 of April 15, 2006 on the measures to implement individual provisions of the federal laws regulating activities of non-commercial organisations in MS Excel format.

Federal Law No. 64-FZ of May 6, 2006 on the Ratification of the Agreement on the Union Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan

Ratifies the Treaty signed in Moscow on November 14, 2005 providing for international and legal settling of the union principles as a basis for the Russian-Uzbekistanian interaction.

The Treaty is concluded to enhance peace, improve stability, national, regional and international security on the basis of coordination of efforts and joint actions of the parties to eliminate emerging danger, develop and enhance cooperation in political, economic, foreign-trade and humanitarian spheres.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 276 of May 7, 2006 on the Adjustment of the Functions of the Federal Bodies of Executive Power in the Sphere of Copyright and Adjacent Rights

The Ministry of Culture of Russia shall fulfil the function of working out of the state policy, working out and introduction in the Government of the Russian Federation of draft federal law and other normative legal acts in the sphere of copyright and adjacent rights in the sphere of culture, arts, historical and cultural heritage and cinematography, mass media and means of mass communication, archive business.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 271 of May 6, 2006 on the Amendments to the Rules of Use of the Migration Card Endorsed by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 413 of August 16, 2004

Endorses a new form of the documents for migrants. The blank migration card is changed to comply with international practice: all information available in the card is provided also in the English language.

Order of the Federal Service of State Statistics No. 26 of April 6, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Qualification Requirements to Professional Knowledge and Skills Necessary for the Execution of Service Duties by Civil Servants of the Federal Service of State Statistics

Defines the requirements to professional knowledge and skills of the categories "heads", "assistants (advisors)" of the chief and leading groups of positions, "specialists" of the leading group of positions, "specialists" of the senior group of positions, "supporting specialists" of the leading, senior and junior groups of positions.

The mentioned qualification requirements must be included in the official regulations for civil servants proceeding from the tasks and functions of the structural divisions of the central office of the Federal Service of State Statistics or its territorial bodies.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 28, 2006. Reg. No. 7776.

Order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service No. 9 of January 17, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Processing by the Antimonopoly Body of Cases of Violations of the Antimonopoly Legislation and Other Normative Legal Acts on the Protection of Competition at the Market of Financial Services

Defines organisational and legal fundamentals of processing of cases of violations of the antimonopoly legislation and other normative legal acts on the protection of competition at the market of financial services by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and its territorial bodies. The rules do not apply to the procedure of processing of cases of violation of the antimonopoly legislation at the market of bank services.

The Order specifies the grounds to process the cases of violations of the antimonopoly legislation, procedure for taking decisions and issue of orders, as well as the procedure of appealing against the mentioned decisions and orders.

Application of the violation of the antimonopoly legislation together with submitted materials and documents shall be processed within one month from the day of their receiving. The case of the violation of the legislation shall be processed within three months from the moment of issue of the ruling initiating the case in view of the signs of violation of the antimonopoly legislation. The mentioned time limit may be prolonged not more than for six months from the moment of expiry of the mentioned three-months limit.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 28, 2006. Reg. No. 7774.