LEGISLATION

1. FEDERAL LAW "ON AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION "ON
   NATURAL RESOURCES"" WAS ADOPTED BY THE STATE DUMA.
2. THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ANNOUNCED THAT ORGANIZATIONS
   AND ENTERPRISES, BOTH RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN, NOW OPERATING ON THE TERRITORY
   OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION MUST NOT PAY THEIR WORKERS, EITHER RUSSIAN OR
   FOREIGN, WAGES OR ANY OTHER COMPENSATIONS FOR THEIR WORKS, BOTH FULL-TIME
   AND PART-TIME, IN HARD CURRENCIES.
3. RUSSIA'S FOREIGN DEBTS (The State Duma adopted the law "On state foreign
   debts of the Russian federation and state credits given by the Russian
   Federation to foreign states or their legal entities or international
   organizations".
4. THE GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA AT ITS DECEMBER 8 MEETING APPROVED OF NEW
   MEASURES TO RAISE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RUSSIAN CITIZENS' AND OFFICIALS
   FOR OBSERVANCE OF THE LAW ON MILITARY DUTY.