public static function isBasketEmpty()
{
    $rs_Basket = CSaleBasket::GetList(
	array(), 
	array(
		'FUSER_ID' 	=> CSaleBasket::GetBasketUserID(), 
		'LID' 		=> SITE_ID, 
		'ORDER_ID' 	=> 'NULL', 
		'MODULE' 	=> 'catalog'
	), 
	false, 
	false, 
	array("ID")
    );
	
    return ($rs_Basket->SelectedRowsCount() > 0);
}