// SPS Consultant. Plus, 2002. — 9 s. Prepared using legal acts as of 17 January 2002. Most changes in the Federal Law "On Joint Stock Companies" (introduced by Federal Law No. 120-FZ of August 7, 2001 . ) entered into force with the onset of the New Year - from January 1, 2002 . Together with the battle of chimes in Russia, new joint-stock novels began to operate. Our newspaper has repeatedly published materials on changes and additions to the Law (see. , for example, EJ-Lawyer N 33, 41, 50, 51). Today we will consider the amended legal institutions of the Law devoted to the establishment, reorganization and liquidation of the company, placement of shares and securities by the company, as well as the basis of interest in making a transaction by the company.