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RUSSIAN FEDERATION

FEDERAL LAW

About DRAGED METALLAH AND DRAGON CIRCULES

Adopted by the State Duma style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 4 March 1998

Approved by the Federation Council style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 12 March 1998

(in Ed. Federal on March 31, N 66-FZ-

Russian Law Assembly, 1999, N 14, st.

1664; Federal Act of 10 January 2002 N 5-FZ-Assembly

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2002, N 2, st. 131;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> January 2003 N 15-FZ -Collection

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2003, N 2, st. 167;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 November 2004 N 1127-FZ -Collection

legislation Russian  Federation, 2004, N 45, st. 4377;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> May N 45 -FZ - Meeting

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2005, N 19, st. 1752;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> July 2005 N  90-FZ To Collection

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2005, N 30, st. 3101;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 24 July 2007 N  214-FZ Collection

legislation Russian  Federation, 2007, N 31, st. 4011;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 8 December 2010 N 336-FZ-Collection

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2010, N 50, st. 6594;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> July 2011 N  248-FZ Collection

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2011, N 30, st. 4596;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 21 November 2011 N 327-FZ-Assembly

legislation Russian  Federation, 2011, N 48, st. 6728;

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

Russian legislation, 2015, No. 2614)

This Federal  set the legal legal basis

relationships,  in the of the geologic

studying and style="mso-spacerun:yes"> fields of precious and

precious stones, their mining, production, usage

addresses, including:

sets the scope of the state monopoly;

sets targets, principles and public

regulating legal and natural persons;

sets permissions   authorities

Russian Federation and public authorities of subjects

Russian Federation;

defines conditions for the functioning of the precious market metals

and gems in the Russian Federation;

defines the status     of the federal control,

state precious metal fund and gems

Russian Federation,   Russian Federation gold

state precious metals funds and gems

Subjects of the Russian Federation;

defines the main types and public forms

control for geological and fields of exploration

precious metals and stones, prey,

production, use, and usage.

Legislative (representative) legislative bodies Russian

Federation has the right to accept compliance with this Federal

laws and legal legal by 

state regulation of relationships  in the field of geological

studying and style="mso-spacerun:yes"> fields of precious and

precious stones, their mining (in [ [ Federal Law]] of 18

July 2005 g. N 90-FZ - The collection of legislation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian

Federation, 2005, N 30, article 3101).

Not The subject is adjustment of this Federal

law ordered by citizens (natural persons) transactions 

and Other domestic products from precious metals and

precious stones, owned by citizens style="mso-spacerun:yes"> (private

property).

CHAPTER I. General

Article 1: Concepts

This Federal Law uses the following basic

concept:

precious metals - gold, silver, platinum and metals

platinum group (palladium,  Iridium, born, ruthenium and s)

Real Gem List metal can only be modified

federal law. The precious metals may be in the any

state, view, including self-and affinitiated form, (a

also in raw, alloys,  the intermediate products, industrial products,

chemical compounds, jewellery and other articles, coins, scrap and

Production and Consumption Scrap;

jewels - natural diamonds, emeralds, rubies,

sapphires and Alexandrite, pearls in   )

(natural) and   processed to the precious stones

equals unique   amber in order,

By the  Russian Federation This

list of gems can be changed only Federal

law;

values-precious metals and (or) gems;

precious metals mining extraction of precious metals

of native (ore),  The and mining of the fields

getting concentrates and other foods that contain

precious metals;

gemstone mining style="mso-spacerun:yes"> -Extracting gems from

native, growth and man-made and

sorting, primary classification and primary evaluation Precious

stones;

sorting and primary gem

concluding part of the Enrichment,

approved collections of generic samples and classifiers  allocate

of extracted mineral gemstones stones, and

separate on the individual , corresponding

world market;

primary estimate   jewels - end of the part

process of the process   enrichment, ensuring estimate

precious stones on grounds for the list of price lists for

estimates of similar mineral commodities in the world market;

production of precious  - retrieval of precious metals

metals of style="mso-spacerun:yes"> ores, concentrates and

Semi-products, containing  Precious metals, and scrap

waste, containing  precious precious metals; jewels

metals;

precious  - the process of the checkout

precious metals from and components,

bring precious metals to the before compliance

Requirements, Installed in with by law

Russian Federation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> (in

Federal Law of 19 July 2011 N 248-FZ  -   Meeting

Russian legislation, 2011, N 30, sect. 4596);

in affininated gold on  1 thousand mass alloys

precious metal not less than 995 mass chemical shares clean

precious metal (indented by the Federal by law) style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May

2015. N 111-FZ- Russian National Assembly (Russian Federation)

2015, N 18, st. 2614, effective 30 October 2015);

in affininated silver, platinum, palladium, birth_, ruthenes,

axes per 1,000 mass fraction alloy  The precious of the metal is not

less than 999 mass of the chemically pure precious metal

(Paragraph introduced by Federal Law from 2 May  2015 g. N 111-FZ

Assembly Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2015, N 18, st.

2614, takes effect October 30, 2015);

in the affiniated iridium 1 a mass of alloy

precious metal not less than 998 chemically  clean

precious of metal style="mso-spacerun:yes"> was introduced by Federal Law May 2

2015. N 111-FZ- Russian National Assembly (Russian Federation)

2015, N 18, st. 2614, effective 30 October 2015);

precious stones recovery-extracting precious (a)

of spent or decommised from style="mso-spacerun:yes"> different

and other technical articles,

waste, containing precious stones,  with followed by

(cleanup) to quality,  appropriate technical conditions or

diamond classifiers;

use of precious  and precious stones -

use of precious   The and precious stones in

industrial, scientific and socio-cultural goals;

special accounting-maintaining the inventory style="mso-spacerun:yes"> operations

precious metals and a precious

individual entrepreneurs, not charting style="mso-spacerun:yes"> gather

for the inclusion of these organizations and individual entrepreneurs

to this registry;

operations with precious metals and gems:

actions that express ownership of the and other

property rights on precious metals and precious stones

(conversion of precious metals and precious stones), num

their use as collateral;

change physical  states or of preciouscontent

metals and precious stones in all substances and materials in

production, the production of precious metals and precious stones,

later processing, handling, and using;

movement of precious  and precious stones

products from them, including transportation of precious metals

and precious stones and their products in storage, funds style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and

inventory, also storage and exposure to precious metals and

precious stones;

import of precious metals and gems

products from them to the territory of the Russian Federation and their exportation

Russian Federation territory;

jewelry and other products from of precious metals and (or)

precious metal products made of precious metals

and alloys of the and is not below  minimum   samples,

Government-installed Russian  The Federation, in number

manufactured s   using decorative

processing, with gemstone inserts, other

natural or artificial or without for

to exclude coins, which have been issued,  and public awards,

defined with

Russian Federation (further jewellery and other of the product) style="mso-spacerun:yes"> from

precious metals), , or products, made from materials

natural or artificial with

different kinds of decorative processing, with pasting from precious

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Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2015, n 18, p.

2614, takes effect October 30, 2015);

Name- the manufacturer's stamp

legal person or individual entrepreneer or

delegate to matches  with Federal

law of the state institution on the constructed  jewelry

and other precious metal products in encrypted

information about style="mso-spacerun:yes"> (paragraph )

Federal

of 2 May 2015 g. n 111-FZ-Legislative Assembly

Russian Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614, takes effect from 30

October 2015);

sample- The number of mass chemically

precious metal per one thousand mass rafting of a precious metal

metal (Paragraph is introduced by Federal Law of May 2, 2015). N 111-FZ

Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2015, n 18, p.

2614, takes effect October 30, 2015);

public Gift stigma-

sample that is set by the delegate according to this

Federal Law Public  agency (and

other products from precious metals  and certify their sample

(paragraph : Federal on May 2, 2015 N 111-FZ-

Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2015, N st.

2614, takes effect October 30, 2015);

marking- setting of public in the Gift

brand on jewellery and other precious metal products (paragraph

By Federal Act of May 2, 2015 N 111-FZ -

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614,

takes effect since October 30, 2015);

testing- definition, or validation of the jewellery sample

other precious metal products style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Federal

of 2 May 2015 g. n 111-FZ-Legislative Assembly

Russian Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614, takes effect from 30

October 2015);

Analysis-Determination of the chemical composition of the metal and its alloys,

of manufactured style="mso-spacerun:yes"> product by applying

methods that provide for the destruction of this product (paragraph

Federal By Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614,

takes effect since October 30, 2015);

scrap and metals products (products),

used to extract precious metals and lost 

consumer and/or functionality, marriage,  in

manufacturing product (s) containing precious

metal and raw material residues, materials,  intermediate goods, other

(products),   used for retrieval of precious

metals and formed process  production (paragraph was entered

Federal By Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614,

takes effect since October 30, 2015);

Processing (Recycled) scrap and precious metals-

extracting precious metals  with using mechanical,

chemical and metallurgical works style="mso-spacerun:yes"> scrap processes

precious metals for product

steel production, for later

affinitional, for excluding Cases

Federal law (paragraph introduced by Federal Act of 2 May 2015

g. Russian Law No. 111-FZ-Assembly of Russian Laws, 2015,

N18, st. 2614, effective from October 30, 2015).

Article 2. Ownership of precious metals and

jewels

1. { \cs6\f1\cf6\lang1024 } { \cs6\f1\cf6\lang1024 } { \cs6\f1\cf6\lang1024 }   sites

subsoil, containing   precious and precious stones,

are in shared Russian 

Russian Federation.

Distinction between   The Russian Federation and by subjects

Russian Federation    objects

is implemented in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and

Russian Federation

Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> " subsoil", real Fed

Law, Other by Federal laws,

subsoil use.

2. The Russian has rights   and

implements jurisdiction on the continental shelf areas

Russian Federation, containing precious metals and precious

stones, in matches Russian Federation

Russian Federation Law o  continental shelf,

legislation Russian   The Subsoil Federation

Federal law, international treaties of the Russian Federation

and generally recognized principles and norms of international law.

3. Subjects of precious metals and precious stones,

specified in Article 4 of this Federal Law may receive

subsoil sections containing precious metals and gemstones in

use on the base of the matches

Russian Federation Law on Subsoil Licenses on  production

precious metals and precious stones.

4. Precious precious metals and gemstones,

equals other products style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and revenues, rightfully obtained from mining

precious metals and gemstones, ownership

Precious Precious Production

Subjects metals and precious stones, if

is not installed with mining licenses, supply contracts, in

contracts supplies for federal needs,

prisoners with of these  actors, and international

Treaties of the Russian Federation.

Illegally   and

precious stones is the Russian Federation.

5. Affininated precious metals in standard

also from or recovered precious stones in

sorted see at selling prey to

productions are offered as a priority:

1) specifically     to the federal authority

executive for Foundation Replenation

precious metals and precious stones of the Russian Federation;

2) Authorized

Russian Federation, on territories these

precious metals and precious stones, for

corresponding public  precious metals

precious stones in the Russian Federation.

The listed in 1, 2

organizations take advantage of the right to buy Precious

metals and precious stones only if  pre-

(for precious three  month  

estimated purchase date )  sales contracts

precious metals and precious stones with their prey and

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  in the payment account in

due from these bodies and organizations Treaties.

Non-running One or by both sides of the prisoner

contract of sales  precious metals and precious stones

has consequences, established by the 21

Federal Act and Part 1 of the Russian Civil Code

Federation.

6. Precious base metals purchased in

order, of the  Russian Federation

may be in the federal property, property

Subjects Russian  The Federation, municipal property,

also in legal and individuals. Owners

precious metals and precious stones are performed by their law

property on precious and gems of in

compliance with this Federal Law, Civilian Code

Russian Federation, and the precious stones mentioned in the paragraph 3

Articles 22 of this Federal matches

Civil code   Russian Federation and federal

laws without constraints,    set

Federal Act of 18 July 2005 g.

N 90-FZ-Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2005, N

30, article 3101).

Russian Federation and Russian Federation

belongs to overriding 

ownership of the extracted and  jewels produced

metals and precious stones with production and production subjects

for replenishment of the Public Foundation of precious and

precious stones of the Russian Federation, gold reserves of the Russian Federation

Federation, Public   precious metals

precious stones in the Russian Federation.

Article 3: Exchange of precious metals and precious stones

1. The Russian Federation has a stock exchange of precious metals.

and gems intended for legal and

individuals related transactions:

standard and dimensional ingoed jewels

metals;

of unprocessed gems that have been sorted;

of processed gemstones (in red. Federal Act of the Russian Federation

19 July 2011 g. N 248-FZ-Legislative Assembly of Russian

Federation, 2011, N 30, article 4596);

precious metal marbles;

of products from precious and gems for

exclude jewelry and pieces of of jewels

metals and precious stones;

semi-finished products containing precious metals;

precious metal coins.

2. Stock The object of is  jewels

metals and (or) precious stones, in order,

provided by Federal by law  < >

Russian government has the right  install the features

ordering of precious metals and gems exchange

(in the federal law of  N 327 -FZ -

Assembly Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2011, N 48, st.

6728).

(Article 3 loses the October 30, 2015 on the basis of

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

Russian legislation, 2015, No. 2614)

Article 4: Extraction and production of precious resources

metals and gems

1. Extraction of precious metals, production precious  stones

can implement  Exclusively by organizations that have received

order, installed by this  Federal and others

federal laws,  special permissions (licenses)

Federal Act of 10  January 2003 N 15-FZ - Meeting

Laws of the Russian Federation, 2003, N 2, article 167)

2. Russian Federation, Russian Federation  and

organizations, created without (direct or indirect)

Foreign citizens, stateless persons and foreign nationals Legal

faces, must be owned by majority of count

decisions by organs organizations that manage

diamond mining activities in the Russian Federation.

3. Artisanal production can be used by in   production

precious metals and precious stones, except (...) (...)

all organizations regardless of their organizational or legal forms,

in volume style="mso-spacerun:yes"> artel miners.

is the method of organizing the production of precious resources metals

and precious stones with detached style="mso-spacerun:yes">

live style="mso-spacerun:yes"> months. When  this  

costs from the of the corresponding budget

creating and object content Social Infrastructure in the Field

for the specified work. The State  encourages aging

production of precious metals and gems.

4. The precious metals can implement  only

organization according to list, approved Government

Russian Federation.

5. The right of persons to engage in mining activities

precious metals and  gems

receive the appropriate license and have before the

actions (in Federal Act of 10 January 2003 N 15-FZ-

Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2003, N 2, st.

167)

CHAPTER II. State funds and precious metal reserves

and gems

Article 5: Federal Reserve of the Precious Gem

metals and gems

1. Federal reserves of the gems

metals and precious forms for regulation

precious metal and gemstone mining, as well as

aims to provide a perspective to the needs of the Russian Federation in

precious metals and precious stones.

2. Federal fallback fund   jewels

metals and precious stones style="mso-spacerun:yes"> individual explored

deposits of precious metals and precious stones, 

on public accounting and not transferred to use or  checked out

from usage.

3. Solution to include separate explored fields in

Federal Backup Foundation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> precious metals and

precious stones is accepted  Russian Federation

with organs style="mso-spacerun:yes"> State authorities of Russian regions

Federation.

4. The Federal Reserve Foundation

fields

precious metals and stones

Government Russian   Federation in order, installed

legislation Russian   The Subsoil Federation

using explored  the precious metals and

precious stones, included style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Federal

precious deposits    and precious stones

correlating with style="mso-spacerun:yes">

Russian Federation, on territories

specified fields.

Article 6: State Fund for Precious Metals and

Gems of the Russian Federation

1. The precious metal and precious

Stone Russian Federation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> is part of gold and currency

Reserve Russian Federation and is a collection

received from sources, listed in

3

articles, precious metals, precious stones and articles of them.

State Fund for Precious Metals and Precious Metals (a)

Russian Federation is designed to provide production,

financial, scientific,  Socio-cultural and other requirements

Russian Federation. Values enrolled in the State fund

precious metals and precious  on the Russian Federation

are federal property.

Service and production buildings  rooms and rooms,

for storage,

state precious metal fund and gems

Russian Federation,   are federal and

alienation in any form, including privatization, is not

Giving specified or other   encumment

may be only on Governments

Federation.

The  The State of the precious of the precious and

The Russian Federation'sprecious stones are approved by the Government

Russian Federation.

2. and spending    values

state precious metal fund and gems

Russian Federation is accepted by the President of the Russian Federation and

Russian Federation Government

3. The precious metal and precious

stones of Russian Federation can be replenilled with:

precious metals and precious stones, items purchased from

precious metals and precious stones market for account

federal budget , including by supply contracts

between specified entities with organizations,  )

precious metal refining;

unique { \cs6\f1\cf6\lang1024 }   The precious and of the

precious stones,  acquired from the subject of the precious resource

metals and precious stones at the expense of the federal budget;

forced out in Order

precious metals and precious stones, of products style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and

products;

purchased from purchasing organizations from

precious metals and precious stones;

citizens purchased from and precious metals

stones, articles, and scrap of such products; (Paragraph will lose power c

October 30, 2015, based on Federal Act of May 2, 2015

g. Russian Law No. 111-FZ-Assembly of Russian Laws, 2015,

N18, st. 2614)

scrap and precious metal scrap and wastes;

precious metal treasures, and of precious stones, of articles from

and scrap of such products

of the master precious metals and precious stones, articles

of these and scrap products;

precious metals and precious stones, articles of them and

scrap of such articles, transferred to the State by right of inheritance and

gifts;

made from precious  and precious metals

State Awards of the former USSR,  to be used for extradition in

established order of awardees (legitimate representatives

awarded persons) or to be handed over to the State storage

in matches with Russian Federation

state awards;

made from precious  and precious metals

gifts, of  Russian Federation in relation to

state activity

precious metals and precious stones, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> as well as articles from

them, to be credited to the State  and

precious stones   The Russian Federation Other

Russian Federation Law.

3-1. Force in in the order

vacant, transferred to the State by the right to inherit style="mso-spacerun:yes"> or

grounds for the gift contract By other established

Russian legislation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> raw materials, alloys,

semi-manufactures, products (products),  Chemical compounds, scrap, and

Production and consumption  listed in State

Russian Federation Precious Metals and Gem Foundation

if content is not less %

precious metals (paragraph 3-1 introduced by Federal Act of 2 May

2015. N 111-FZ- Russian National Assembly (Russian Federation)

2015, N 18, st. 2614, effective from October 30, 2015).

4. Acquisition of gem stones State  Foundation

precious metals and  Russian Federation

in sorted view, except in separate

cases provided by Russian Federation law.

How to  State quality control

sorting and estimates    jewels

Russian Federation

Government .  (Paragraph will lose )

October 2015, based on the Federal Act of May 2, 2015

N 111-FZ-Assembly of Russian legislation, 2015, N

18, article 2614)

4-1. Commissioner of the Federal Executive Authority

arranges accounting, storage,  restoration of the values of the State

fund precious metals style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and gem stones Russian

Federation and other operations with such values (paragraph

4-1) by the Federal Law of May 2, 2015. N 111-FZ-Assembly

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614,

takes effect since October 30, 2015.

5. Tools, buying values   in

State   precious metals and precious stones

Russian Federation, to be  Mandatory in in

federal budget.

6. Specially Designated Federal Authority

power represents   In

Government Russian   report

spending for financial values of the State Fund

precious metals and precious 

Russian Federation

with of the federal budget

Russian government submits to State

Russian Federal Assembly The Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation additions

and expending the financial year values of by the State style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Foundation

precious metals and Gems of the Russian Federation and

generic metrics,    general status

Public of the  precious metals and precious stones

Russian Federation.

Article 7. Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation

1. The Russian federation's composite Part

Public of the  precious metals and precious stones

Russian Federation, 

representing the meeting

preciousself  and unique precious stones,

historical and artistic significance, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> also

unique jewellery and products from of precious metals and

precious stones.

The Location of the Diamond Fund THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

President Russian  matches with

Law

2. The Russian Weeks foundation    is

and cannot be alienating in any form and

other burden, including rental. The value of the Diamond

The Russian Federation can be used exclusively in

aims of exposure or scientific research in the Russian Federation and

for boundaries of style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian Federation in order,

installed by the Government of the Russian Federation.

3. The value of the Foundation's precious resources

metals and precious stones of the Russian Federation in the Diamond  Foundation

Russian Federation   produced by the Government

Russian Federation.

Specially Plenipotentiary   Federal executive

authorities arrange preliminary expertise  values,

which is expected   Enroll in The Diamond

Federation, accounting, storage, and restoration, as well as organized by

Government   Russian Federation

The values of the Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation.

Article 8: Gold reserve of the Russian Federation

1. Gold Russian Federation Federation consisting of    from

affininated gold in the mocks, in in

property and of style="mso-spacerun:yes"> part of reserves

Russian Federation, for the implementation of the financial

and needsneeds

Russian Federation in Emergencies.

2. Part of the gold reserve of the Russian Federation,

Central Bank of the Russian Federation, is taken into account Accounts.

Solution about spending style="mso-spacerun:yes"> this gold Russian

Federation is accepted  The central Bank of the Russian Federation in

procedure agreed with the Government of the Russian Federation. Report

o of the status of the in the accounts of the Central Bank of the Russian

Federation of Golden Stock of Russian Federation is represented

Central Bank Russian Federation State Duma as

part of the Central Bank Chairman's report  Russian

Federations for Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

3. Part of the gold reserve of the Russian Federation,

in

State of the  precious and precious stones

Russian Federation,   count on

  Solution

about spending in the The State precious fund

metals and of precious stones of the Russian Federation

Russian stock is received according to with

23 of this Federal Law.

Article 9: State precious metal funds and

Gems of the Russian Federation

1. State funds of precious and precious metals

Subjects of the Russian Federation style="mso-spacerun:yes">

reconcile with the Government of the Russian Federation. Public

precious metals

style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and gem subjects

Russian Federation  used in with matches

State authorities style="mso-spacerun:yes">

are the property of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

2. Public funds of the precious precious metals and precious resources

stones of Russian Federation constituent entities are formed by style="mso-spacerun:yes"> tools

budgets of the Russian Federations by Syndication

precious metals and of the markets

precious metals and stones at world prices

market in order, Russian legislation

Federation, , and are considered a separate string in subject budgets

Russian Federation. Tools,  Received by the Russian

Federations from the federal budget in the form of transfers and grants, 

may be the source of the public funds

precious metals and stones subjects of the Russian

Federation.

3. Use of state funds for precious metals and

precious stones of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are implemented  in

order, to be installed by public authorities Actors

Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation  Russian

Federation.

4. Funds Report    jewels

metals and precious Russian Federation

Executive Power style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian Federation

yearly submitted to the Government of the Russian Federation.

State of  precious metals

precious stones of Actors style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian federations can be

checked out special    a commission, created specifically

federal   by the executive

consistency with approved authorities

Subjects of the Russian Federation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and with participation

organs. Order of to perform the

Russian Federation Government

CHAPTER III. State regulation of relations in the field

of the geological Exploration and Exploration of Fields

precious metals  and precious stones,

production, production, use, and access

Article 10: Objectives and modes of government regulation

Geological Study Relations

Exploration of precious metals and

precious stones, their production, production,

usage and access

1. State Areas

geological and exploration of the gems

metals and precious stones, production, production,

using and appeals, and { \cs6\f1\cf6\lang1024 }   Waste

precious metals and precious stones are being implemented style="mso-spacerun:yes">

{ \cs6\f1\cf6\lang1024}Incentive public policies

production and production of precious metals and gems,

Development of the market for these values and their rational use for

Russian Federation and the Russian Federation  actors

Russian Federation, taking account of special properties of precious metals and

precious stones.

2. State of the relations

is implemented by:

Licensing    of the subsoil, containing

precious metals and stones;

priority  acquisition of precious resources

metals and precious for Foundation

precious metals and precious stones of the Russian Federation,

Russian Federation and Public Resources Gold Development

precious metals style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and gem subjects

Russian Federation;

Setting Requirements to accounting, storage, transport

precious metals and precious stones and and

also to implementation order for precious metals and

jewels;

regulatory   and

individual entrepreneurs,  

precious metals and gems inner and

external markets; special and

individual entrepreneurs;

To monitor compliance with Russian legislation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Federations

in of the geological and fields exploration

precious metals and precious stones, their production, production,

uses and accesses;

(Paragraph is excluded  Federal by the Law of January 10, 2003 N

15-FZ-Collection of Russian legislation, 2003, N 2,

167)

State control    (Surveillance) for production,

using and by using the precious metals,

production (in part of sorting, of the primary classification style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and primary

precious stones estimation), use and the handling of precious

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the definition of the President   The Russian Federation

import order in Russian  from countries in

Customs Union in EurAsEC, and export from the Russian Federation Federation

in countries, not in the union in  frame    EurAsEC,

precious metals and stones (in Federal

Act of 8 December 2010 N 336-FZ-  Legislation Collection

Russian Federation, 2010, N 50, st. 6594);

organization of the  quality control

sorting, classification of and and

Russian Federation of Unresolved Natural Diamonds;

Organization of State Control of Prices precious

stones through assertions    mandatory natures

price schedules similar to those on the world market; (Paragraph

loses effect from 30 October 2015 style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Fed

law of 2 May 2015 g. 111FZ-Legislative Assembly

Russian Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614)

of special order  control of import into the territory

Russian Federation and the export from of the territory style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian Federation

precious metals and precious stones, as well as articles of them;

confirming  conformity of precious metals,

precious stones and their products (in the [ [ Federal Office]]) style="mso-spacerun:yes">

dated July 19, 2011 N 248-FZ-Legislative Assembly Russian

Federation, 2011, N 30, article 4596);

to set the list    organizations that have AFFpressure

precious metals.

3. The Russian Federation is set to

on to test the and brand-stamp

A brand of jewellery and other household products from precious metals, and

also state   the export control

rough diamonds.

4. State Areas

geological and exploration of the gems

metals and precious stones, and production

implemented by by   The state of power of the Russian

Federation, by  The State of the Authorities of the Russian Federation

Federation. Authority to  The state of power of the Russian

Federation, of  The state of the authorities of the Russian

implementation of the state

specified relationships   are set accordingly

Federal Law and the Russian Federation Law

and the laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Article 11. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Geological regulation

Exploration and Exploration of the Precious

metals and precious stones, their prey,

production, use, and access

The Government of the Russian  The Federation, according to the present

Federal Law and other federal laws:

1) provides one Russian

public policy in the geological study and

Exploration of the gemstones field and precious stones,

production, productions, and

scrap and precious metal scrap

2) asserts according to  with federal plans

forming Public   and

precious stones of the Russian Federation and leave of its values,  a

also report of recharge and spending for the financial year of values

this fund;

3) defines the order of the views

activity in subsoil use for  in the geological

studying and style="mso-spacerun:yes"> fields of precious and

precious stones and their mining, extraditions

Banking License Banks with Precious

metals and precious stones, other operations with precious

metals and precious stones, the order of which style="mso-spacerun:yes">

Central Bank   Russian matches

federal laws (under the rule of law) Federal Act of 10 January 2003

g. N 15-FZ-Assembly of Russian Federation legislation, 2003,

N2, st. 167);

4) installs:

accounting order, storage style="mso-spacerun:yes"> metals and precious

stones and their products and their reporting order

implementation order  State quality control

sorting and valuations of precious stones;

acquisition order and valuating public property

fund precious metals style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and gem stones Russian

Federation; (Paragraph will cease to be valid as of October 30, 2015 basis

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

Russian legislation, 2015, No. 2614)

order of   The state of the precious

Russian Federationmetals and gems;

Order of Issue Values style="mso-spacerun:yes"> from the Foundation

precious metals and  The precious of the stones of the Russian Federation and

order of payment; (Paragraph loses power as of October 30, 2015 style="mso-spacerun:yes">

The foundation of the Federal Act of May 2, 2015 N 111-FZ- Collection

Russian legislation, 2015, No. 2614)

status check order State fund of precious resources

metals and precious Russian

public funds  precious metals and precious stones

Subjects of the Russian Federation;

tests order and products from

metals;

(Paragraph is lost by the strength of the of the law from 2

November 2004 N 127-FZ - Assembly Russian

Federation, 2004, N 45, article 4377)

registration rules,   of the name, and

and destruction of impressions (Paragraph entered by Federal

Act of May 2, 2015 N style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 111-FZ - Legislation

Russian Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614, takes effect from 30

October 2015);

order   economics-legal of project expertise

Treaties of the Russian Federation and Actor Agreements

Russian Federation        with subjects

administrative-territorial entities style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Foreign

states and Foreign legal in mining,

production, usage, and  precious metals

precious stones;

order of   special legal

individual entrepreneurs,  

precious metals and gems (paragraph was entered

Federal By Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614,

takes effect since October 30, 2015);

order of use   State of the fund

precious metals and Gems of the Russian Federation in

exposure or scientific (paragraph was entered)

Federal By Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

legislation Russian  The Federation, 2015, N 18, st. 2614,

takes effect since October 30, 2015);

rules for the federal state of the Gift Centre

supervision (paragraph by Federal Act of May 2, 2015). N 111-FZ

Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2015, n 18, p.

2614, takes effect October 30, 2015);

5) performs other authority,

The Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and Decrees

President of the Russian Federation.

Article 12: Powers of the public authorities of entities

The Russian Federation in Geological

Exploration and Exploration of the Precious

metals and precious stones, their prey,

production, use, and access

To the authorities of the constituent entities style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian

Federation in the and surveying

deposits of precious metals and precious stones, their production,

production, uses, and accesses are:

1) generation of and public funds

precious metals and stones subjects of the Russian

;

2) the acquisition of precious and precious stones for

forming public   precious metals

precious stones in the Russian Federation;

3) precious metals implementation  and precious stonesfrom

public funds  precious metals and precious stones

Subjects of the Russian Federation on Internal and in

order, of the  Russian Federation

Russian Federation President;

4) compliance with with the Subsoil Law of the Russian Federation,

legislation Russian   The Federation and by law

Russian Federation Subjects Licensing of Sites

Subsoil of geological and fields exploration

precious metals and stones and mining, 

excluding subsoil areas, included in the federal fund Backup

deposits of precious metals and precious stones;

5)    together with

public control for Activities of Organizations in the Area

geological and exploration of the gems

metals and precious stones, production, production,

using and territories (for

excluding federal probing supervision);

6) other authority defined by prisoners according to c

Constitution Russian   Federation for the distinctions

Items of and public

Russian Federation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> authorities

Subjects of the Russian Federation.

Article 12-1: Jewelry testing, analysis and branding and

Other precious metal products

1. Russian jewelry and other from

precious metals domestic  production and jewelry and

other products from precious  metals, imported in

Federation for sales, for exceptions

international treaties  The Russian

true article, to be tested and labeled  state

Gift brands. These products from

precious metals to be  in and in order,

planted by the Government of the Russian Federation.

2. Roving and branding the public

jewelry and other products made of silver domestic style="mso-spacerun:yes"> production

up to and including three grams are performed on  voluntarily

base

Probing and the a stamp stamp

and Other products from metals that have

historical or archaeological value, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> affinitiated

precious metals of domestic and  production,

preciousself  The gold, of the sum of gold,

silver, small settlements style="mso-spacerun:yes"> (incrutations) gold and in

products, devices,   The and other of the products

from precious and for

scientific, manufacturing, and medical purposes are not implemented.

3. Testing order and branding public

stigma jewelry and products from of precious metals

set by the Government of the Russian Federation.

4. Probation, analysis and branding

stigma jewelry and products from of precious metals

implements state    Institution, attached to

authorized federal  by the executive

has functions in production, usage, and

precious metal handling.

5. Jewelry and others of from precious metals

domestic production must have names that are to be named

registration in the installed order.

(Article 12-1 is introduced by Federal Act of May 2 style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2015 N

111-FZ -Collection of Russian legislation, 2015, N

18, article 2614)

Article 13: Federal gift oversight

1. Federal gift oversight is carried out for the protection of

jewellery and other consumer rights from precious

metals and precious stones, of the rights of these products manufacturers style="mso-spacerun:yes"> from

Unfair competition,  in to protect interests

state.

2. Federal gift supervision includes:

1) test, analysis, and Name of the Gift)

stigma of all jewelry style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and other home products

domestic production, and specified items

imported to the territory of the Russian Federation for sale

2) Expertise in Government Gift terminals;

3) Checkout style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and technical expertise for the precious

metals, products from them, and broken and precious waste

metals;

4) expertise and diagnostics of precious stones;

5) expertiza in bodies

inquiry, investigator, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and court (in

Federal Law of 24 July 2007 N 214-FZ  -   Meeting

Laws of the Russian Federation, 2007, N 31, article 4011);

6) examination of museum and archive items, manufactured from

precious metals and precious stones,  control

preservation of specified items;

7) (Sub-paragraph 7 has been lost on the basis of Federal

dated July 19, 2011 N 248-FZ-Legislative Assembly Russian

Federation, 2011, N 30, article 4596

8) special accounting of organizations, including military units and

Military formations, , and individual entrepreneurs,

operations with precious  and precious metals

stones

9) constant  control of production

eject, rework,  usage, storage and

precious metals and gem in organizations

defined by the Government of the Russian Federation;

10) Periodic State Controls style="mso-spacerun:yes"> production,

eject, rework,  usage, storage and

precious metals and precious stones  in all organizations,

implementing specified  activity, in in military

Parts and of the military

entrepreneurs who carry out operations with precious metals

and gems.

3. (Paragraph 3 is no more effective under the Federal Act of 2.

November 2004 N 127-FZ - Assembly Russian

Federation, 2004, N 45, article 4377)

4. (Paragraph 4 is no more effective under the Federal Act of 2.

November 2004 g. n 1127-FZ -Collection of Russian legislation

Federation, 2004, N 45, article 4377)

Article 14. Confirsation of precious metals,

jewels and products

1. Confirting Matching of precious metals,

precious stones and products made according to

with legislation   The Russian

regulation.

2. Before technical regulations style="mso-spacerun:yes"> list

precious metals,  jewels and of from

required compliance, defines

Russian Federation Government

(Article 14 Federal Law of 19 July 2011 N

248-FZ -Collection of Russian legislation, 2011, N

30, article 4596

CHAPTER IV. State permissive system

Article 15. Geological licensing

and exploration of precious metal deposits

and precious stones, their prey

(name in  Federal Act of 10 January 2003

N 15-FZ-Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2003, N

2, article 167)

1. Russian Russian Geological Study and Exploration

fields of precious metals and precious stones,  production The

licenses are based on licenses. Federal Act of the Russian Federation

10 January 2003 g. N 15-FZ-Legislative Assembly of Russian

Federation, 2003, N 2, article 167);

2. Licensing of the Subsoil of the Subsoil

precious metals and gems in

compliance with style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian Subsoil and Other

federal laws governing subsoil use.

3. Organizations, specified in Article 4 of this Federal

law, mining  precious and precious metals

stones of own by the or on the contract with others

organizations. With style="mso-spacerun:yes"> output of precious metals

precious stones  in in

each of these organizations must have  required licenses

activity provided by this Federal Law and

Other Legislative Acts (in the [ [ Federal District]]) style="mso-spacerun:yes">

March 1999 g. style="mso-spacerun:yes"> N 66-FZ - Law of the Russian

Federation, 1999, N 14, st. 1664).

4. Implementation of banking transactions with precious metals

and precious stones are subject to licensing. Federal

law from 10 January style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2003 N 15-FZ-Legislative Assembly

Russian Federation, 2003, N 2, st. 167)

Article 16. (Excluded by the Federal Act of 10 January 2003)

N 15-FZ-Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2003, N

2, article 167)

Article 17. Organizational Support for Licensing System

1. Licensing in of the geologicalarea

studying and style="mso-spacerun:yes"> fields of precious and

precious stones, their     output of by organs

executive of power    The Russian Federation and

executive power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

with Federal Russian law

Federation and by law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian Federation

order of   views

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15-FZ-Collection of Russian legislation, 2003, N 2,

167)

2. Federal State Subsoil Management Authority

its territorial   with organs

executive power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

with Russian legislation o  subsoil of

licensing for use of  Subsoil for geological purposes

subsurface mining and fields of precious and

precious stones, and also for the production of precious metals and

precious stones.

3. The Russian Federation  

federal laws licensing banking operations

other credit organizations with precious metals and  precious

rocks.

(Items 3 and 5 is excluded, is considered  of paragraph 3 (a)

The basis of the Federal Law of 10  January 2003 N 15-FZ

Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2003, N 2, Art. 167)

Article 18. (Excluded by the Federal Act of 10 January 2003)

N 15-FZ-Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2003, N

2, article 167)

Article 19. Grounds for termination, suspension or

license action restrictions

1. Termination, , or action limit

use of the subsoil blocks of

the and exploration of deposits and for the production of precious metals and

precious stones  is implemented in with by the Law

Russian Federation Subsoil.

2. in the activity Production

precious metals and precious stones can be style="mso-spacerun:yes"> to be terminated,

suspended or restricted to state authority issuing this

license, only in cases (in the red. Federal Act of 31 March

1999 g. N 66-FZ-Assembly OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

1999, N 14, , 1664; Federal Act of 10 January 2003. N

15-FZ-Collection of Russian legislation, 2003, N 2,

167): License expiration

1

2) posed a direct threat to the life or health

people, working or the effect of the

activity licenses;

3) license violation;

4) license violation violations, installed

legislation;

5) emergencies;

6) liquidation of organizations

7) if the license owner in the specified  no time

implementation of licensed activity;

8) if declared activities violates or

impossible execution    public commitments

international treaties Russian 

state obligations on international treaties Russian

Federation after Issue style="mso-spacerun:yes"> The state damages

caused by the termination of the declared activity.

(Subparagraph 8 is excluded, style="mso-spacerun:yes">

Federal of the from 31 March 1999 N 66-FZ-

Russian Law Assembly, 1999, N 14, st.

1664)

In other cases style="mso-spacerun:yes"> termination, suspending or limiting

license activity allowed with license owner

or by court order.

3. The license owner is notified in in writing style="mso-spacerun:yes"> o

termination, suspension or both license restriction

government authority that issued this license.

Decision on Termination, suspension or limits

license actions can be appealed to the court. In the case of confessions

adopted decision by an illegal court can be set to

and the compensation order for the owner of the license.

CHAPTER V. The use and treatment of precious metals and

gems

Article 20. Disposition of obtained and produced

precious metals and precious

stones, scrap, and scrap

(name in legal style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Federal Act May 2, 2015 N

111-FZ-Assembly of Russian legislation Federations, 2015, N

18, article 2614)

1. Precious and manufactured precious metals, except

preciousself  of the metals, after the necessary processing

must be for an affiliation to an organization included in the list

approved By the    Russian Federation Right

property for precious metals after AFFpressures remains 

their original owners, unless otherwise specified

transactions. Order of style="mso-spacerun:yes"> organizations, for the refining process

precious metals, , and how to pay for the provided by these

services and [ limits]

set by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Order of mineral operations style="mso-spacerun:yes"> raw materials

precious metals, up to refining in the territory of the Russian Federation

is defined by By the   Russian Federation (in

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2002 N  5-FZ Collection

Laws of the Russian Federation, 2002, N 2, article 131)

(Paragraph is entered by the Federal Act of 10 style="mso-spacerun:yes"> January 2002 N

5-FZ-Collection of Russian legislation, 2002, N 2,

131; rendered ineffective by the Federal Act of 8 December

2010. N 336-FZ- Russian National Assembly (Russian Federation)

2010, N 50, Text 6594)

1-1. and the waste of precious metals, and scrap and scrap

precious stones style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and required

individual entrepreneurs,  Organizations ( number

military units and formations) in which

scrap and precious metal waste, scrap and precious stones.

Collected by individual entrepreneurs style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and organizations

exclude military parts style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and military formations, in process

own production scrap and  precious metals, a

also jewelry and precious metals

own production,   unimplemented and returned

manufacturer, can     process (reprocessed)

itself such   by individual entrepreneurs and

organizations without sending precious metals. Other

scrap and waste of precious metals to individual entrepreneurs  and

(in volume number of military units and formations)

directs to Afghan pals style="mso-spacerun:yes"> jewels

metals or in other organizations to process (rework) in

followed by style="mso-spacerun:yes"> precious metals

organizations or implement    organizations for

subsequent precious metals refining or other  to organizations

for Processing style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and then or

in afploin jewels

metals (Paragraph 1-1 was introduced by the Federal Act of May 2, 2015) style="mso-spacerun:yes"> N

111-FZ-Assembly of Russian legislation Federations, 2015, N

18, article 2614)

2. Precious precious metals and gemstones   to

mandatory weight and quality accounting at mining, productions

uses and accesses. Modalities of that accounting and reporting, in

number of regular   production of production

precious metals    volumes

precious metals  in the state

statistics, in specified activities

Russian Federation Government

3. Affininated precious metals, not subject to affinaj

preciousself  Gemstones

account for of their and go to civilian

rotations in matches with owners, to be installed

true federal law and treaties  (in Federal

law of 10 style="mso-spacerun:yes"> January 2003 N 15-FZ-Law Assembly

Russian Federation, 2003, N 2, st. 167)

4. Unique Gems of the precious metals, not to be

processing, and also unique precious stones are offered by

contract By subjects style="mso-spacerun:yes"> acquisitions in

priority order for a specially authorized federal body

executive authority, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> by the authorities

executive of power   Russian Federation Subjects,

The

territories of which these moratomas and precious 

Contract price of unique seafores of precious metals cannot

be lower than those contained in specified gemstones

metals, calculated by world market prices

torque style="mso-spacerun:yes"> sales-sales of these accounts

Contract Price for unique stones

expert commissions,  to the parity of

stakeholder representatives.

Order and criteria for assigning chargals of precious metals and

precious stones to category is set

Government Russian   Federation. Precious

non-unique metals and mineralogical

collectible samples of these self-transactions can be sold

contract prices by constituencies style="mso-spacerun:yes"> output of precious metals

precious stones in by law

Russian Federation.

Estimate of    precious metals

specifically authorized by the federal executive authority

in order, The Government of the Russian Federation. Not

acquired in  The State of the precious of the precious and

precious stones Russian Federation self-accounts

prey of the or are implemented on

Extraction of precious metals and gemstones, in

number from Auction (in Federal Law of July 19, 2011) style="mso-spacerun:yes"> N

248-FZ -Collection of Russian legislation, 2011, N

30, article 4596.

5. Precious stones and precious stones, not sold in

priority order for customers listed in Article 2, paragraph 5

true Federal Law and Paragraph 4 of this Article, in the volume

number of to customers,   the purchase of the unique

precious metal marbles, can be implemented Actors

production and production Legal and Natural Persons,

volume through precious metals exchanges and gems,

current in Russian Federation, used in native

production or as collateral Financial

commitments, and removed from Russian territory style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Federations

for Implementation on in

order of entry into the customs territory of the Customs Union in the frame

EAEU and Customs Union export in the Customs Union

EurAsEC precious metals, and gems

products, containing  precious metals, with special features,

President-defined by the President of the Russian Federation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> in with

10 of this Federal law

Act of 8 December 2010 N 336-FZ-  Legislation Collection

Russian Federation, 2010, N 50, st. 6594)

Unclaimed and is not required style="mso-spacerun:yes"> prepaid on

precious metals and

Owners or Owners in Internal and in

order, of the  Russian Federation

Paid and is not style="mso-spacerun:yes"> three months of the Part

precious metals and stones in

State Foundation Precious  and precious metals

Russian Federation and can be in demand

presentation of property rights.

6. Precious precious metals gems, received by [ [ in

activity by geological subsoil,

account for and - organizations that have these views

work, in order,  the federal control

State Subsoil Fund.

Article 21. Prepayments for precious metals and precious commodities

stones

1. style="mso-spacerun:yes"> transactions

charge for precious metals of the with world prices

market. In these transactions, payment of precious stones

produced on prices, expert on

price schedules, similar to the existing on the market,

considering market price fluctuations for the day of sale. Order payments

precious metals and stones

relevant contracts.

Order of the prices, the is paid

precious metals and gems in

State Foundation Precious  and precious metals

Russian Federation and   emitted from it, is installed

Authorized federal executive body with

of the paragraph of the first paragraph of this paragraph. The payment order

precious metals and stones

corresponding treaties with subject to the State

fund precious metals style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and gem stones Russian

Federation (Paragraph has been introduced style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Federal by the law of May 2, N

111-FZ-Assembly of Russian legislation Federations, 2015, N

18, article 2614, effective from October 30, 2015).

2. Contracts with the output of

metals and precious about the delivery of specified values in

State Foundation Precious  and precious metals

Russian Federation and State Precious Metals Funds

precious stones of Actors style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian federations should

provided for advance (issue of deposit) against due on

Treaties of payments. Amount style="mso-spacerun:yes"> supplies adventures

precious metals and stones in these funds

is installed by the Government of the Russian  Russian Federation

and State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

3. For the investment promotion to develop production style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and

production of precious metals and of precious stones by solution

Governments Russian    matches

Russian Federation's securities laws in circulation

government securities may be produced, nominated style="mso-spacerun:yes"> in

precious metal mass.

4. The customer's default of the   Contract,

clauses  1 and 2 of this

Production and Production Subjects of Precious Metals and precious

Stone has the right to leave the paid for

product contracts, and also apply in due course

Protecting Your Property Rights in an Arbitration Court.

Article 22: Use and circulation of precious metals

and gems

(name in legal style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Federal Act May 2, 2015 N

111-FZ-Assembly of Russian legislation Federations, 2015, N

18, article 2614)

1. Using and precious metals    and

precious stones are performed in order and under conditions, 

installed this   by law, by law

Russian Federation.

2. The conversion of precious metals can be done in

public valuable (bonds), nominated in mass

precious metals or  Secured the precious metals

issued in order, By the Russian

Federations in accordance with the law. Commitments in this

securities (bonds) must be guaranteed equivalent

aggregate bonded   the number of the issuer

precious metals,  hosted

procedure defined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

3. jewellery, jewellery

products, used as  production of production-technical

assignment without constraints,  the Federal

(in the [ [ Federal Law]]) 18 July 2005 N 90-FZ-

Russian Law Assembly, 2005, N st.

3101).

Criteria and procedures for assigning precious stones to unserviceable

Production of jewelry

for are set by the Government

Russian Federation.

4. The characteristics of the gem are defined in the process

sortable of gemstones, classifications

primary evaluation, identification (in case of import of precious goods) (a)

to Russian Federation from States, not  in in

economic union, , and from of the Russian Federation in these

states), , and  from

precious stones. Order of identification of stones

is installed by an authorized federal organ style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Execution

authorities.

Precious mining subjects  Stones, not with

self-sort, primary rating classification style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and

primary estimate of the extracted unprocessed stones,

give to for sorting, primary

and primary public institution

subordinate delegate      to the federal

executive and in

the use and circulation of precious stones or  production

precious stones, which have the ability to perform independently

sorting, primary classification  and primary estimate

unprocessed gem.

A transaction with  jewels, classification

s not defined,  for contracts

specified in paragraph 2 of this paragraph is not allowed.

Legal entities and individual entrepreneurs represent

information about their transactions with unprocessed precious

for accounting style="mso-spacerun:yes"> in order,

federal  by the executive, in

subordinate to the authorized federal executive

government agency.

(Item 4 Federal Act of 2 May 2015 N 111-FZ

Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2015, n 18, p.

2614)

Article 23. Discharge of values from the State Fund

precious metals and stones

Russian Federation

1. Precious and gemstones stones  in

State   precious metals and precious stones

Russian Federation,  used in to with plans,

approved by By the  The Russian Federation, in value

amounts to be installed by federal budget law.

These plans are accepted each year with specific leave objectives

precious metals and precious stones.

2. Vacation from the State of the precious metal fund

precious stones Russian Federationgold for

external and internal markets, also  Issue   from

specified fund of other precious metals  and precious stones

above the amounts of precious metal leave plans installed and

precious stones,   Approved By the Russian Government

Federation, , and for goals, of these plans,

produced only by decision of the President of the Russian Federation of the

grounds of the Chairperson's Motivations Governments

Russian Federation with related changes inin

federal budget law

The specified view must contain the general

quantity and assortment of relevant values in

storage in the State Fund for Precious Metals and Precious

Stone Russian Federation style="mso-spacerun:yes">

views, planned revenues of these values, on-hand

debts of the state   production and productions

precious metals and precious stones, on specific terms and

spending  from operations

extra to bypass 

preceding the President of the Russian Federation

on these questions.

3. Tools, Received from implementations of values

state precious metal fund and gems

Russian Federation, to be required in revenue part

federal budget.

CHAPTER VI. International and foreign economic activities

The Russian Federation in the field of production, production,

Uses and references of precious metals and

gems

Article 24. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Russian federal subjects agreement in the regions

production, production, use, and access

precious metals and stones

1. for the purpose of the economic, scientific    and

socio-cultural interests   Russian Federation

Federal by law   of the conclusion

treaties of the Russian Federation, as well as contracts concluded in

compliance with civil law of the Russian Federations

subject agreements    Russian or

administrative-territorial entities style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Foreign

states and Foreign legal in mining,

production, use, and access to specified values.

2. Federation Project Federation   and

Treaties of of the Russian or

administrative-territorial entities style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Foreign

and foreign legal by individuals style="mso-spacerun:yes"> in mining region

production, use and precious metals and

precious stones  appear in in the Government of the Russian

Federation. These projects passes required economics-legal

expertise, organized by  specially authorized by the Federal

executive    in order, determined

Russian Federation Government

3. Russian treaties in   Scope

production, production and resources and

precious stones    must

Procedure established by Russian Federation law.

4. The Russian Federation's Actors with Actors

administrative-territorial entities style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Foreign

states and Foreign legal in mining,

production and use of precious  and precious metals

stones take effect after state registration in order,

installed by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Article 25. Contracts (agreements) for a product section under

geological exploration, exploration

and the mining of precious metals and precious metals (a)

with Russian and foreign investors

1. Using Sites for the Geological Study

exploration and mining on 

section of the product is not implemented.

2. Conclusion, execution and termination of contracts (agreements)

o section of in production precious metals and precious metals

stones, with the exception of diamonds,  are executed in matches

Federal Law "About Product Section Agreements"

3. In the execution of contracts (agreements) on products

implementation of  geological surveying, mining

precious metals and precious stones, except (...) (...)

in Participants ' relationship style="mso-spacerun:yes"> conventions are not used

paragraph 5 of Article 2 of this Federal 

implementing ownership of the property of the on the precious metals and

precious stones.

CHAPTER VII. State control of geological study

and Intelligence precious metals and

precious  stones, production, production,

usage and usage

Article 26. State control objectives and types

Geology and Exploration of Fields

precious metals and gems,

production, production, use, and

access

1. State control for the geological study   and

Exploration of precious metal and precious metal deposits stones,

production, production, usage

is implemented for security purposes:

1) Compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the style="mso-spacerun:yes">

geological and exploration of the gems

metals and precious stones, production, production,

uses and accesses;

2) Efficient use of natural gas style="mso-spacerun:yes"> precious resources

metals and precious stones;

3) uses               clean

technological organization of    production and

precious metals and precious stones;

4) Preservation of metals and precious stones, a

also products from them.

2. a geological study of and intelligence  fields

precious metals and stones, prey,

production, use, and handling are the following

Single State Control Types:

1) constant audit style="mso-spacerun:yes"> production, production,

recycling, usage,  due to and precious storage

metals and precious stone in

By Government

Russian Federation of Organizations;

2) periodic monitoring:

in all organizations,

using precious  metals and precious stones, and

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} Receiving on jewellery and other household items style="mso-spacerun:yes"> articles

of precious metals and gems of stones

products or mediating trade

stores and Exposing products (products, )

precious metals and precious gems, and

processing and precious metal and precious waste

stones;

in organizations, military military formations,

activities for the use of precious metals and

precious stones, collection, processing and delivery to the State Fund

precious metals and precious stones of the Russian Federation of scrap

and waste of precious metals and precious stones;

with respect to individual entrepreneurs

precious metal and precious stones;

3) Federal [ [ Souvenir]] supervision, which is carried out in matches

with paragraph 2 of Article 13 of this Federal Law;

4) State control of importation into the territory Russian

Federation and exportation from the territory of the Russian Federation of Precious

metals and precious stones, as well as products from them.

Article 26-1. Federal Government Gift Supervision

1. Under the [ [ Gift]] supervision

understand activity   of the Federal authority

executive and public

for prevention, detection, and  Suppression

violations by legal entities, individual entrepreneurs

manufacturing, using, handling  jewels

metals in any status , sorting, primary

and primary evaluating gems,

use and usage, requirements set by international

Russian Federation contracts ,  Federal by law,

other federal laws and other regulatory legal acts

Russian Federation (further-required requirements)

production, use, and access  The precious metals, a

Also (in sorts, primary classifications

primary valuation of precious stones),  and appeals

precious stones, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> tests

specified persons, commit

Russian Federation Measures style="mso-spacerun:yes"> (or) elimination

implications of  , , and Forecasting violations

state of execution  mandatory requirements for implementation

legal faces and individual entrepreneurs

activity

2. Federal Public Probations Supervision:

federal   by the executive

subordinates to   public institutions. Rules

federal  public control

set by the Government of the Russian Federation.

3. the or { \b } { \b }    Organizations,

sorting,  primary classification of and primary

rating of precious stones, installs constant

state oversight in accordance with  Federal

Act of 26 December 2008 N 294-FZ " On protection of rights 

and individual entrepreneurs on implementation

state control (supervision) and municipal control.

Inventory of production objects  Organizations of and

organizations, that    implement sorting, primary

Classification and Primary Evaluation of Precious Stone and in relation

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approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

4. relations with implementation   Federal

state of the gift  Supervision, with organization and execution

legal faces, individual entrepreneurs,

uses positions of  given in

3

federal law taking into account the organization's features and  ,

unscheduled checks, 

6

articles.

5. The grounds for an exceptional check are:

1) expiration style="mso-spacerun:yes"> legal person

sole proprioor issued removal order

detected breach of required requirements;

2) entering in the Federal authority

executive of power,   public

and ( number

individual entrepreneurs),  

information from of  State authorities, local authorities

self-government, from the facts of the violations

mandatory requirements, if violations

create a threat

security of the state,   Property of Number

individual entrepreneurs,     and legal

state or municipal property;

3) Plenipotentiary solution by the federal authority

authorities for unscheduled inspection (inspections), adopted in

compliance with Assignment style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Federation or

Russian Government federation  or based on a requirement

prosecutor style="mso-spacerun:yes"> of the control 

enforcing the laws of the Public Prosecutor's Office 

and accesses.

6. out-of- legal check-out

individual entrepreneurs   by

2 style="mso-spacerun:yes"> can be  completed

federal   by the executive authority

provided by public agencies with notification 

organs of the implementation

such     Legal persons, individual

entrepreneurs.

7. Federal Authority

executive of power,   public

Institutions (hereinafter referred to as  )

legal entities, individual entrepreneurs have the right:

1) based on reasoned  requests in in writing

receive from style="mso-spacerun:yes"> individual entrepreneurs

information and documents, as well as required checks

explanations in writing or orally;

2) unhindered when presenting a service identity

and copies of the decision to visit the territory,  building,

buildings, rooms, and other  objects, used by legal

faces individual    entrepreneurs

of its activity, for the purpose of conducting a survey of such objects,

a of the examination of the transport vehicles, places

fixed or temporary storage precious metals,

precious stones, products from them, scrap and precious waste

metals, scrap, and waste  jewels stones,

values and of the controls,

Russian Federation legislation;

3) check accounting records, regulatory and technical and

other documents that contain information about receipts, about consumption,

counting, for storage precious metals, gems and

products, scrap, , and  precious metals, and

precious stone waste;

4) Sampling the precious  of metals, precious resources

stones, samples from precious metals style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and precious

stones, sample scrap, and of scrap  precious and precious metals

stones for their research, testing and expertise;

5) emit      Legal persons, individual

The entrepreneurs for whom activities are carried out by

audit, about Mandatory

Requirements and irregularities detected, on implementation

to   preventing causing harm, related

such violations;

6) write protocols for administrative offenses style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and

take measures to prevent such violations;

7) direct the materials associated with  required

requirements, authorized bodies for action according to

with their expertise.

8. Injury, to legal individuals, individual

entrepreneurs are valid   by the action's

specified in paragraph 7 (4) of this article, compensation style="mso-spacerun:yes">

subject, for with the exception of cases Federal

laws

(Article 26-1 was introduced by the Federal Act of May 2 style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2015 N

111-FZ -Collection of Russian legislation, 2015, N

18, article 2614, effective 30 October 2015)

Article 27. Powers of the State Control for

Geology and Exploration of Fields

precious metals and gems,

production, production, use

and access

1. State control for the geological study   and

Exploration of precious metal and precious metal deposits stones,

production, production, usage

exercised by the State authorities of the Russian Federation

and State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation  in

authority, Federal

law and other federal laws.

2. State Control of Geological Study

and Exploration of deposits style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and precious metals

stones, their prey,  production, usage, and usage in

matches with and types of control

authority:

1) audit, tests and in all

Regardless of from mining forms

producing, processors that use precious metals and

precious stones, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> precioususability

metals and precious stones  individual entrepreneurs,

Operations with precious metals and precious

stones

2) set the form of the and reporting in implementation

production, production,  and precious resources

metals and precious stones, also

documents specified;

3) send style="mso-spacerun:yes"> organizations

mandatory requirements for them in writing on the Elimination

detected violations (in the red. Federal Act of 9 May 2005 N

45-FZ-Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2005, N 19,

1752);

4) in style="mso-spacerun:yes"> audits, checks and

symptom surveys    or other of the crime

violations of of the law    Russian Federations

relevant materials in law enforcement.

3. State Control of Geological Study

and Exploration of deposits style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and precious metals

stones, their prey, production, usage and usage not

can be self-employed, and

cannot be founders of organizations that do business

activities, except those created to provide

State functions.

4. Russian style="mso-spacerun:yes">

Assignation by Government Decision of the Russian Federation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> can be

approved the order of interaction of state bodies auditing

geological exploration and intelligence  gem fields

metals and precious stones, production, production,

using and accessing and  Russian

organizations, mining and (or) natural diamonds in

Russian Federation and territories

Federation.

(Article 27 will cease to be in force since October 30, 2015). style="mso-spacerun:yes">

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

Russian legislation, 2015, No. 2614)

Article 28. Rights of public officials

geological investigation and exploration

Precious Metals and Precious Fields

stones, their prey, production, use

and access

1. Authorized Authorities

control for geological and fields of exploration

precious metals and stones, prey,

production, use, and access right:

1) visit freely in order to perform the assigned tasks at

them all organizations, geological

studied and to explore style="mso-spacerun:yes"> fields of precious and

precious stones, their production, production, use and

address, on presentation of the and

corresponding requirements 

;

2) hold style="mso-spacerun:yes"> organizations

geological  Explore the and fields of exploration

precious metals and precious stones, their production, production,

use and access, rooms,  workplaces,

Tools, Places Permanent or temporary precious storage

metals and precious stones, products, examination

values, as well as sealing the specified premises, workers locations,

transport tools, places style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Persistent or Temporary Storage in

cases exposing violations style="mso-spacerun:yes"> order to get,

spending, accounting and of these values, of scrap collection, and

scrap;

3) perform searches style="mso-spacerun:yes"> whose activity is related to

direct access to  the precious precious metals and

stones;

4) request and  Gratis to receive

controlled organizations,    )

entrepreneurs who carry out operations with precious metals

and precious stones, relevant documentation, explanations in

written or oral and help on questions, emerging at

auditing;

5) check accounting, regulatory and technical and

other documents that contain information about receipts, about consumption,

accounting, for the storage of precious metals and  gems,

scrap and waste, seal these documents in cases,

is expected to be lost or misrepresented of the contained in

information, to completion of the review and/or decision about

checkout specified documents;

6) implement in control samples

(materials) from and precious metals

stones, samples of products style="mso-spacerun:yes"> from precious metals and precious

stones, sample scrap and scrap  precious and precious metals

Stone for and analysis in the lab

State control or other labs;

7) show in or in an arbitral tribunal for the benefit of

state in style="mso-spacerun:yes"> property violations

States;

8) make decisions to impose administrative penalties style="mso-spacerun:yes"> in

cases provided by administrative law.

2. The and costs of the individual entrepreneurs,

implementation of State control in the process

filtering samples, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> testing, tests and

products (articles,   from precious metals and

precious stones, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> is not

corresponding installed   Requirements and to

jewellery and products

metals and precious stones, not recoverable.

3. Specially Designated Federal Authority

installs by negotiation with other stakeholders

Federal executive authorities check for exemptions for

verifying and style="mso-spacerun:yes"> products (articles, materials) from

precious metals and precious stones, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and

waste of precious metals and precious stones.

(Article 28 will cease to be effective as of October 30, 2015) style="mso-spacerun:yes">

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

Russian legislation, 2015, No. 2614)

CHAPTER VIII. Responsibility of organizations and officials

Article 29. Ensuring the protection of precious metals and

jewels and products

1. Organizations, Implementing the geological

Exploration of the gemstones deposits and precious stones,

prey, production, usage and

individual entrepreneurs,  operations

precious metals and precious stones,

specified values, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> from them according to

Russian legislation requirements.

In these objectives style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and individual

entrepreneurs must  

objects, on of which style="mso-spacerun:yes"> operations with are precious

metals and precious stones, special

technical tools  security, alarm, and communication, create

own security services,

conclude treaties of style="mso-spacerun:yes"> with organizations

specializing in object security.

2. storage and

bearing special means, combat,  and civilian

at Run precious metals and

precious stones, list of types of special weapons and weapons style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and

usage, as well as the standards for providing officials

special tools, military, service, and civilian weapons and

ammunition to be patrons by the Government of the Russian Federation

compliance with  Russian Federation (in

Federal Law style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 2 May 2015 N  111-FZ To Collection

Russian legislation, 2015, No. 2614)

3. The transport of precious metals, precious stones  and

products from they  is carried out by air, maritime, internal

Water, rail    Transport and

motor vehicles, 

corresponding technical   , in escorts

armed guards. Specialized equipment (a)

road vehicles must provide security

specified loads. custom

tools  Auto transport, for exceptions

special vehicles of car services

security and style="mso-spacerun:yes"> banks, set by

executive branch, performing functions on output

public policies and regulatory

transport, to flaw

executive of power,   output

state policy and  the regulatory control in

Internal Affairs.

Transport of jewellery and other products from precious metals and

(or) precious stones, in

Property of the Russian Federation, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation  Russian Federation

or municipal schools of articles,  can do not

uses of vehicles equipped with  appropriate

technical devices, style="mso-spacerun:yes"> also without armed

under of the

jewelry and other products from precious and

(or) jewels and exception  access to

strangers.

(Item 3) Federal Act of 2 May 2015 N 111-FZ

Russian Federation Law Assembly, 2015, n 18, p.

2614)

Article 30. Responsibility for the breach of the geological survey

Exploration and Exploration of the Precious

metals and precious stones, their prey,

production, use, and access

1. for the violation of the  

geological and exploration of the gems

metals and precious stones, production, production,

uses and appeals,  carry criminal, administrative

civilian liability in with by law

Russian Federation.

2. results in of illegal mining

production, usage, and  precious metals

precious stones

Russian Federation Law Order in State Income.

this precious gems and gemstones to

mandatory surrender to the State Foundation of the precious and

precious stones of the Russian Federation.

Article 31. Appeals against actions of bodies implementing

State regulation of relationships

Geology and Exploration of Fields

precious metals and gems,

production, production, use, and

addresses and their designated officials

1. Implementing organs

relations in the the geological study and

Exploration of precious metals and precious stones,

production, productions, and

state control in the specified area, and the

officials can be appealed by citizens and

legal entities under legislation style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian

Federation to Court or arbitral tribunal.

2. Losses, caused by illegal actions of specified in

real article  s authorities

officials, are reimbursed in order,  established by civilian

Russian legislation.

CHAPTER IX. Final provisions

Article 32. Order of Intro to Present

Federal Law

1. This Federal Law is enforced from the day of

official publication.

Before you start and start  precious metals

precious stones,   3 of this

Federal Law, Transactions with Precious Metals and Precious

in the with by law

Russian Federation.

Formation Order    The state of the precious

Russian Federation metals and precious stones, gold reserve

Russian Federation, Order style="mso-spacerun:yes"> -used in

values and reporting lines for the State  Foundation

precious metals and precious stones of the Russian Federation,

gold reserves of the Russian Federation and consumption of style="mso-spacerun:yes"> in

them values, provided by articles 6, 8 and 23 of this

Federal Law, applicable as from 1 January 1999.

(Paragraph is lost by the strength of the on the Federal Act of 19

July 2011 N 248-FZ - The Russian law

Federation, 2011, N 30, article 4596

2. Laws and Other Legal Acts of Russian

Federation, also and other normative legal style="mso-spacerun:yes"> acts

Subjects Russian  Federation, treaties, prisoners

state of power    The Russian Federation

state of power    of the Russian Federation

in style="mso-spacerun:yes"> Russian before the introduction to

action of this Federal Law, used in the parts, not

inconsistent with this Federal Law.

3. Propose the Russian Federation and   Instruct

Government of the Russian Federation, State bodies authorities

Russian Federation subjects   in months

official Publication of this Federal Law lead

their legal acts in compliance with this Federal Law.

4. Russian Federation Russian Federation within three months

submit proposals to the State Duma for inclusion

with Federal and add-ons

federal laws style="mso-spacerun:yes"> and (enhanced)

Liability for violation of this Federal Law.

Moscow, Kremlin

26 March 1998

N 41-FZ