Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 6.04.2004

Federal Law No. 15-FZ of April 2, 2004 on the Ratification of the Protocol of Endorsement of the Regulation on the Procedure of Organisation and Carrying out of Joint Antiterrorist Measures on the Territories of the Member-States of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Ratifies the Protocol singed in Kishinev on October 7, 2002 with the following reservations.

Servicemen and other persons forming part of the special antiterrorist formations of the Russian side and participating in the joint antiterrorist measures on the CIS territory are under jurisdiction of the Russian Federation. Special means and materials used to support the Russian special antiterrorist formations are the property of the Russian Federation and may not be appropriated and/or alienated in any form by the requesting side. Russian Federation preserves the right to apply the provisions of the Protocol only to the special means and materials used to support the special antiterrorist formations, the list being endorsed by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 152 of April 3, 2004 on the Representation of the Interests of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Courts of General Jurisdiction and Courts of Arbitration

Since there are changes in the system and structure of the federal bodies of executive power, and before appropriate changes are introduced in the Procedures of the Government of the Russian Federation, representation of the interests of the Government of the Russian Federation in the courts of general jurisdiction and courts of arbitration shall be vested without additional orders in the federal ministries, as well as the federal services subordinate to the Government of the Russian Federation.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 151 of April 3, 2004 on the Amendment to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 327 of June 5, 2003

The temporary rates of the import customs duties for individual types of polyvinylchloride are fixed on the permanent basis.

The Decision is entered into force from April 11, 2004.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 30n of March 11, 2004 on the Endorsement of the New Wording of the Blank Form of the Application of the Insured for the Choice of Investment Portfolio (Management Company) and Its Filling Instruction Endorsed by the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 56n of June 30, 2003

Endorses the new wording of the blank form of the application of the insured for the choice of the investment portfolio (management company) and its filling Instruction.

Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 2, 2004. Reg. No. 5708.