15 December 2003 07:37
Putin signs law on currency regulation and control
MOSCOW. Dec 15 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on currency regulation and control.
"I have signed a law on currency regulation and currency control. This is a very important document," Putin
said at a meeting with key Cabinet ministers in the Kremlin on Monday.
He said that the new law "will make it easier for investors to
understand the rules set out there and will remove outdated
"This law's new draft offers a more transparent and clearer interpretation of a very large number of
crucial provisions in this area," the president said.
restrictions on currency sales."
"In order to achieve these goals, the law's new draft includes an exhaustive and very concise list of
currency operations which are subject to regulation. All the rest of the operations which are not mentioned in the law
can be carried out without any restrictions," Putin said. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG LEG ECI] tm tj <>
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