Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 29.03.2007

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 3-P of March 21, 2007 on the Case of Constitutionality of a Number of Provisions of Article 6 and 15 of the Federal Constitutional Law on the Referendum of the Russian Federation Pursuant to the Appeal of Citizens V.I.Lakeyev, V.G.Solovyev and V.D.Ulas

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation recognised as complying with the Constitution of the Russian Federation the provision of Item 6 of Part 5 of Article 6 of the Federal Constitutional Law on the referendum of the Russian Federation stating that the issues of adoption and amending of the federal budget may not be put forward for the referendum.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 178 of March 24, 2007 on the Endorsement of the Regulation on the Coordination of the Draft Schemes of Territorial Planning of the Subjects of the Russian Federation and the Draft Documents of Territorial Planning of Municipal Formations

According to the City Planning Code of the Russian Federation, the draft schemes of territorial planning of the subject of the Russian Federation and the draft documents of territorial planning of a municipal formation must be coordinated if the proposals available in the mentioned draft documents suggest changing of existing or planned according to the documents of territorial planning of the Russian Federation (subjects of the Russian Federation) borders of the lands of the forest fund, borders of the lands of defence and security destination, borders of the lands of the specially protected natural territorial of federal or regional significance, borders of the land plots owned by the Russian Federation (subjects of the Russian Federation), borders of the territories of objects of cultural heritage, borders of zones of planned objects of capital construction of federal or regional significance. Coordination also applies in cases of location of objects of capital construction of regional or local significanc e if they imply a negative impact on the environment on the mentioned lands, territories and land plots.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation No. ChD-6-09/167@ of March 9, 2007 on the Explanations in Addition to the Letter of the Federal Tax Service of Russia No. ChD-6-09/75@ of February 5, 2007

In addition to the Letter of the Federal Tax Service of Russia No. ChD-6-09/75@ of February 5, 2007, provides explanations on the filling of the form of the bank report of the opening (closing) of account, change of account requisites endorsed by the Order of the Federal Tax Service of Russia No. SAE-3-09/861@ of December 13, 2006.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. 18-0-09/0070 of February 15, 2007

Confirms the legality of demanding from the accountant (another person) submitting accounting and tax reports to the tax body to present a proxy confirming the authority of the mentioned person for participation in the legal tax relations.

Information Letter of the Presidium of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 117 of March 13, 2007 on Individual Issues of the Practice of Application of Chapter 25.3 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

The Presidium of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation examines individual issues of payment of the state duty for the cases processed in arbitration courts.