Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 26.02.2004

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 230 of February 20, 2004 on the Amendments to the List of Equipment, Materials and Technologies That May Be Used to Create Missile Weapons Subject to Export Control

Amends the sections pertaining to flight control systems, engine and equipment elements, design materials, fuel and chemicals, as well as other equipment, materials and instruments.

The Decree is entered into force three months after the day of its official publication.

Direction of the Central Bank of Russia No. 1387-U of February 17, 2004 on the Adjustment of the Normative Acts of the Bank of Russia

Pursuant to the entry into force of the Regulation on the disclosing of information by issuers of emission securities endorsed by the Decision of the Federal Commission for Securities Market of the Russian Federation No. 03-32/ps of July 2, 2003, invalidates the Regulation of the Bank of Russia No. 43-P of July 2, 1998 on the disclosing of information by the Bank of Russia and credit organisations being participants of financial markets.

The Direction is entered into force 10 days after the day of its publication in the Herald of the Bank of Russia.

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-09/97@ of February 11, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Methodology Recommendations for the Tax Bodies on the Uniform Procedure of Removal from Records and Registration in the Tax Bodies of the Biggest Russian Taxpayer Organisations Because of the Change of the Place of Location

Defines the procedure of removal from records and registration in the tax bodies of the biggest Russian taxpayer organisations in view of the change of their place of location.

Order of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. BG-3-09/96@ of February 11, 2004 on the Endorsement of the Methodology Recommendations for the Tax Bodies on the Uniform Procedure of Removal from Records and Registration in the Tax Bodies of the Biggest Russian Taxpayer Organisations Because of the Reorganisation and the Methodology Recommendations for the Tax Bodies on the Uniform Procedure of Removal from Records in the Tax Bodies of the Biggest Russian Taxpayer Organisations Because of the Liquidation

Defines the procedure of removal from records and registration in the tax bodies of the biggest Russian taxpayer organisations in view of the reorganisation and the procedure of removal from records in view of the liquidation.

Letter of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 02-18/07-829 of February 9, 2004 on the Amount of the Maternity Allowance

From January 1, 2004, the maternity allowance is paid out as earlier in the amount of the average earnings regardless of the duration of the uninterrupted length of work. The amount of the allowance may not be greater than the maximum amount of the maternity allowance (Rbl 11,700).