Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 28.09.2004

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1217 of September 25, 2004 on the Call-up to the Military Service in October-December of 2004 of the Citizens of the Russian Federation and Dismissal from Military Service of Draft Servicemen

Qualifies for the induction from October 1 through December 31, 2004 all pertinent citizens of the Russian Federation 18 to 27 years of age not being in the reserve in the amount of 176,393 persons.

The Decree is entered into force from the day of its official publication.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. 04-5-03/252@ of September 20, 2004

Members of the peasant (farmer) enterprise having switched over to the uniform agricultural tax may enjoy the exemption envisaged in Item 14 of Article 217 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation stating that the exemption for the income tax from natural persons does not apply to the incomes of the members of the peasant (farmer) enterprise obtained in this enterprise from production and sale of agricultural products, as well as from production of agricultural products, their processing and sale - within five years from the registration of the mentioned enterprise.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. 09-0-10/3733@ of September 20, 2004 on the Notary Certification of the Authenticity of the Applicant Signature on the Application

When certifying the authenticity of the signature of the authorised person on the application for the state registration of the legal entity or independent entrepreneur, the notary must check if it is an appropriate person who applies for the notary action.