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| 2003-08-28 00:00:00 New rules for banking cards that should be presented in order to open account in any Russian bank provided by Central Bank Direction No. 1297-Y of 21 June 2003 were highlighted in July 2003 issue of Russia Legal Alert Number 5 (please see section: New Rules for Banking Cards).
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| » Prospecting and exploration of oil and gas fields |
| 2003-08-26 00:00:00 The new Security Rules for Prospecting and Exploration of Oil and Gas Fields on the Continental Shelf was approved by the Statement of the Federal Mining and Industrial Supervisory Office of 5 June 2003 No. 58 (the “Rules”).
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| » Operation of petroleum storage facilities |
| 2003-08-26 00:00:00 Starting from 30 June 2003 the new Rules on Technical Operation of Petroleum Storage Facilities came into force (the “Technical Operation Rules”). Technical Operation Rules were adopted by the Order of Ministry of Energetics of 19 June 2003 No. 232.
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| » Russian fishing companies and their foreign agents |
| 2003-08-25 00:00:00 Russian Ministry of Finance approved the Procedure for giving its notification in case the rules on setoff of mutual claims between Russian fishing companies and their foreign agents will be violated (Order No. 189 of 21 June 2003) (the “Procedure”).
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| » Representative office in Russia |
| 2003-08-21 08:40:02 The new Charter of State Registration Chamber was approved by the Order of the Ministry of Justice of 22 April 2003 No.
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| » New regulation on fishing collective farms |
| 2003-08-12 00:00:00 Starting from 28 June 2003 the new Federal Law No.73-FZ of 11 June 2003 “On making changes and amendments to the Federal Law “On Agricultural Co-operative Organizations” came into force (the “Law No.73-FZ”).
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| » State registration of legal entities |
| 2003-08-11 00:00:00 The new Federal Law No.76-FZ of 23 June 2003 (the “Law No.76-FZ”) that makes changes and amendments to the Federal Law “On State Registration of Legal Entities” will come into force starting from 1 January 2004.
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| » Real estate rights registration |
| 2003-08-07 00:00:00 The President of Russia signed the new Federal Law No. 69-FZ of 9 June 2003 (the “Law No.69-FZ”) that makes changes and amendments to the Federal Law “On State Registration of Real Estate Rights and Transactions With It”.
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| » Tax registration of foreign companies |
| 2003-08-06 00:00:00 Tax Ministry of the Russian Federation issued the Order No. BG-3-09/325 of 18 June 2003 “On registration of foreign companies with tax authorities”.
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| » Double tax treaty with Iceland |
| 2003-08-05 00:00:00 The Federal Assembly – Parliament of the Russian Federation ratified Convention on the Avoidance of Double Taxation entered between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Iceland in Reykjavik on 26 November 1999 (Federal Law No. 80-FZ of 23 June 2003).
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