Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 1.06.2006

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 337 of May 30, 2006 on the Amendment to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 8 of January 12, 2006

The rules of tenders (auction, contest) for the license for communication services are changed to prolong from 15 to 45 working days the time limit when the organiser of tenders must take the decision to organise the tenders for the license and define the form of the tenders.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 336 of May 29, 2006 on the Additional Measures of Support by the Federal Bodies of Executive Power and the Higher Executive Bodies of State Power of the Subjects of the Russian Federation of the Administrative Reform in 2006

The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia is assigned the federal body of executive power in charge of the normative and legal and methodology support of the measures in the framework of the administrative reform. Budget resources are allocated for this purpose to the Ministry. The given resources are provided to only those federal bodies of executive power and higher executive bodies of state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation whose programs, plans of measures and projects of the administrative reform have passed the contest selection. Criteria of selection and its procedure shall be defined by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

Resources to carry out the administrative reform shall be granted at the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation in 2 stages: 60% of resources envisaged for the implementation of the programs, plans and projects after the contest selection and 40% of resources as a result of the selection.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 331 of May 29, 2006 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 814 of November 12, 2002

In view of the reformation of the bodies of state power, changes the structure of the bodies in charge of the working out and endorsement of the norms of natural losses. The list of commodities and services is refined for each of the ministries where such norms are accepted.

The Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of Russia, Ministry of the Industry and Power Supplies of Russia, Ministry of Regional Development of Russia, Ministry of Agriculture of Russia and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia are ordered to endorse before January 1, 2007 the norms of natural losses of material and production reserves.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 328 of May 29, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Rate of the Import Customs Duty for Natural Latex of Caoutchouc

The rate of the import customs duty for natural latex of caoutchouc, whether or not prevulcanised (code according to the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of the Russian Federation 4001 10 000 0), is fixed in the amount equal to zero (earlier, 5% of the customs cost).

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 327 of May 29, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Rate of the Import Customs Duty for Terephthalic Acid and Salts Thereof

The rate of the import customs duty for terephthalic acid and salts thereof (code according to the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature of the Russian Federation 2917 36 000 0) is fixed in the amount equal to zero (earlier, 5% of the customs cost).

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 326 of May 29, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Rate of the Import Customs Duty for Industrial Fatty Alcohols

The rate of the import customs duty for industrial fatty alcohols (code according to the Foreign Trade Commodity Nomenclature 3823 70 000 0) is reduced from 15% to 5% of the customs cost.

The Decision is entered into force one month after the day of its official publication.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 312 of May 27, 2006 on the Certificates of the Points of Transfer across the State Border of the Russian Federation

Endorses 4 forms of certificates of points of transfer across the state border: certificate of the sea (river) point of transfer (sea (river) port open for international traffic and /or calls of foreign vessels), certificate of the air point of transfer (airport (air field) open for international flights), certificates of the railway and highway points of transfer.

Order of the Federal Agency for Construction and the Housing and Communal Complex No. 80 of March 29, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Registration, Storage and Destruction of Blank State Housing Certificates Handed out to Citizens Participating in the Subprogram "Fulfilling State Obligations to Provide Dwelling Space to the Categories of Citizens Specified in the Federal Legislation" of the Federal Targeted Program "Housing" for the Years 2002-2010

Defines the rules of registration, storage and destruction of blank state housing certificates in the framework of implementation of subprogram "Fulfilling State Obligations to Provide Dwelling Space to the Categories of Citizens Specified in the Federal Legislation". The housing certificate is a personal certificate certifying the citizen's right for the subsidy (housing subsidy) at the expense of resources of the federal budget for the purchase of dwelling space. The certificate is not a valuable paper. Blank certificates are issued by the Federal Agency for Construction and the Housing and Communal Complex. Conveying the blank certificates to the federal bodies of executive power or the bodies of executive power of the subject of the Russian Federation handing them out is vested in the federal state institution United Directorate under way-bills if they are received by representatives of the bodies of executive power, or according to the register if conveyed through the messenger service.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 30, 2006. Reg. No. 7886.

Order of the Ministry of the Industry and Power Supplies of the Russian Federation No. 100 of May 6, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Instruction on the Procedure of Registration and Use of Resources Obtained by the Federal Agency of the Industry from the Sale of Products of Utilisation of Armaments, Military and Special Equipment and Destruction of Chemical Weapons

Obtained monetary resources, after paying the taxes, fees and other obligatory payments and reimbursement of expenses pertaining to utilisation, are transferred to the personal account for operations with resources from entrepreneurial and other profitable activities. The mentioned monetary resources are directed for additional financing of expenses of utilisation of armaments, military and special equipment and destruction of chemical weapons in the framework of the federal targeted program "Industrial Utilisation of Armaments and Military Equipment (Years 2005-2010)" and "Destruction of Stockpiles of Chemical Weapons in the Russian Federation" in excess of the main figures of the state defence order for the appropriate year. Also endorses the forms of the schedule of distribution of monetary resources and the report of their use.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 30, 2006. Reg. No. 7884.