Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 23.01.2007

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 18 of January 17, 2007 on the Licensing of Operation of Explosive Industrial Objects

Endorses a new Regulation on the licensing of operation of explosive industrial objects. The licensing is vested in the Federal Service of Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Enforcement. The period of validity of the license for operation of explosive industrial objects remains the same - 5 years.

The previous procedure of licensing of activities of operation of explosive industrial objects endorsed by the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 382 of June 4, 2002 is invalidated.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 21 of January 17, 2007 on the Endorsement of the Rules of Submission of the Notification of Confirmation of the Residence in the Russian Federation by a Foreign Citizen or Stateless Person

In the framework of the liberalisation of the migration legislation, foreign citizens (stateless persons) living in the Russian Federation were exempted from the duty to register on the annual basis. Instead, from January 15, 2007, they have to confirm annually their residence in the Russian Federation in the territorial body of the Federal Migration Service at the place of getting of the residence permission.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 24 of January 18, 2007 on the Interim Rates of Import Customs Duties for Tea and Individual Types of Raw Skins

Endorses for 9 months the zero rates of import customs duties for tea and individual types of untreated skins. The Decision is entered into force 1 month after the day of its official publication.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 169n of December 11, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Ledger of Incomes and Expenses of Independent Entrepreneurs Using the System of Taxation for Agricultural Producers (Uniform Agricultural Tax) and Its Filling Procedure

According to the new wording of the provisions of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation pertaining to the procedure of determination and acknowledgement of incomes and expenses for calculation of the taxable base for the uniform agricultural tax, independent entrepreneurs must keep the ledger of incomes and expenses of independent entrepreneurs using the system of taxation for agricultural producers (uniform agricultural tax).

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 17, 2007. Reg. No. 8778.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 179n of December 19, 2006 on the Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 48n of March 23, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Form of the Tax Estimate for Advance Payments for the Transport Tax and Its Filling Recommendations

Introduces a number of amendments in pursuance of the adoption of the Federal Law No. 137-FZ of July 27, 2006 having entered into force from January 1, 2007.

The Order is entered into force beginning with the tax estimate for advance payments for the transport tax for the first reporting period of 2007.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 19, 2007. Reg. No. 8798.

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. SAE-3-06/829@ of December 5, 2006 on the Endorsement of the Procedure of Sending of Requests to the Bank by the Tax Body of the Presence of Accounts in the Bank and/or Residues of Monetary Resources on the Accounts, for the Excerpts on Operations on the Accounts of Organisations (Independent Entrepreneurs, Private Notaries, Lawyers Having Founded Lawyer Offices) and the Forms of Appropriate Requests

In pursuance of the Federal Law No. 137-FZ of July 27, 2006 having entered into force from January 1, 2007, makes more specific the provision of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation pertaining to the duties of the banks in the sphere of registration of taxpayers.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on January 17, 2007. Reg. No. 8759.