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Rights will be the same
I'm going abroad by car. Do I need to obtain special international licenses for this? Utkina A. S., Rostov-on-Don
Only for some countries. But soon Russians will have only one form of driver's license for all occasions. By order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation dated May 13, 2009 No. 365, the form of the driver’s license and the procedure for its registration must be brought into compliance with the requirements of the Convention on Road Traffic of 1968. The list of information specified in the license has been expanded, new categories of vehicles have been established, their subcategories have been introduced... But this is for those receiving a driver’s license for the first time.
For everyone else, it's important to know that as of March 1, 2011, old forms of driver's licenses will no longer be valid, but if your license has a longer term, it will remain valid until it expires.
Additional payments to pilots
Is it true that from July 1, pilots have the right to additional payments?
Sorokov I. Yu., Orenburg
Yes, that's true. On July 1, Federal Law No. 114-FZ of June 3, 2009 came into force, which established: flight crew members of civil aviation aircraft receiving a pension are entitled to a monthly supplement to it, which is assigned if they have served as a flight crew member for at least 25 years for men and at least 20 years for women. The amount of the additional payment is determined based on the average monthly salary for the last 24 months (or any 60 consecutive months) of work, depending on the length of service.
Maximum insurance
We are going on holiday abroad. Is there any inexpensive and normal accident insurance? The usual rate of travel insurers is a little more than 1000 USD. e.
Lozhkin T. D., Novosibirsk
There are a lot of options for insurance against accidents during tourist trips. There are also ones that suit your requirements. For example, insurance received with a bank card. Some banks offer this service. For example, Master Bank (has branches in many regions of the country) - when applying for an “Extreme” card, the client receives an insurance policy. In case of an accident during diving or skiing, the insured receives up to 50 thousand euros. You can also include a minor child in the policy.
Philip Skvortsov,
lawyer.