LEGISLATION.

1. PRESIDENT YELTSIN SIGNED A DECREE ON INCREASE IN RATES OF DUTIES ON
   NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.
2. RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN A SPECIAL RESOLUTION RULED THAT A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
   MUST BE SET UP TO PROTECT THE DOMESTIC MARKET OF RUSSIA.
3. RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVED NEW MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
   IN THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY.
4. PRESIDENT YELTSIN IN HIS DECREE "ON RESCHEDULING OF DEBTS OWED BY
   ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX FOR CENTRALIZED
   CREDITS GRANTED TO THEM IN 1993-1994".