Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 10.10.2006

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 603 of October 6, 2006 on the Licensing of Activities in Production and Sale of Special Gaming Equipment Intended for Gambling Purposes

Defines the procedure of licensing of activities in production and sale of gaming machines with a monetary prize.

The licensing body is the Federal Agency of the Industry. The license is issued for 5 years.

Lists the licence requirements and terms for production and sale of automatic gaming machines. In particular, the candidate (license holder) must be the holder of the copyright for the software used in the gaming machines or contracts of transfer (full or partial) of exclusive (proprietary) rights for such programs.

Besides, the license holder must control compliance of the gaming machines with the endorsed type, as well as must use in the gaming machines the software that does not have undeclared features. Violations of these requirements are qualified as major ones and may entail a revocation of the license.

Order of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation No. 355 of September 6, 2006 on the Procedure and Terms for the Citizens of the Russian Federation Undergoing Contract Military Service to Get Professional Training in One of the Civil Specialists

Defines the procedure and terms for the citizens of the Russian Federation undergoing contract military service to get professional training in one of the civil specialities. This may be done if the total length of the military service in calendar years is five years and more (without the time of study in the military institutions of higher and secondary professional education) on the year of dismissal from the military service when the servicemen reach the limiting age of the military service, when the period the military service expires, because of the health condition or because of organisational measures.

Professional training for servicemen is provided without collection of payment for the study from them while preserving all kinds of subsistence. Professional training may take up to 3 or up to 6 months using the intra-mural or extra-mural studies.

The servicemen are entitled for professional training in only one of the civil specialities and only one educational institution.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 6, 2006. Reg. No. 8363.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1720-U of September 13, 2006 on the Amendments to the Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 1548-U of February 7, 2005 on the Procedure of Opening (Closing) and Organisation of Work of the Banks (Branchs) Mobile Station of Cash Operations

Refines the requirements to the content of internal documents of the bank (branch) on the mobile station of cash operations (typical regulation). In particular, such documents must define the conduct of the bank (branch) employees in cases of unauthorised access to the room of cash worker in the motor vehicle.

Defines the actions of the worker of the mobile station of cash operations at the end of the work. Such worker must verify the residues of cash and other values with amounts indicated in cash documents, draw up the report and hand in to the cash department of the bank (branch, internal structural division) the cash, other values, cash documents, report, as well as the seal and the key from the room of the cash worker in the motor vehicle.

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 October 6, 2006. Reg. No. 8362.