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chapter 6
Policy of the oblast administration
toward international contacts
Legislative activity in the sphere of international contacts mainly relates to sec-
ondary issues and remains within the framework of appropriate federal laws.
The first Ryazan Oblast Duma (1994-1997) in one of its first resolutions repealed
the decision of the Small Council of the Ryazan Oblast Soviet of Peoples Deputies
On Establishing on the Territory of the Ryazan Oblast a Fee for Rendering of
Additional Services in Preparation of Documents for Citizens' Departure Abroad,
Entrance and Stay in the Russian Federation of 19 August 1992 (No. 94/18).
Entering the oblast territory thus became easier for foreign residents, while at the
same time the exit procedure was simplified for residents of Ryazan. In 1996, the
Ryazan Oblast Duma passed a number of laws with direct or indirect impact on
foreign economic contacts of the oblast.
On 24 July 1996, the law of Ryazan Oblast On Tariffs on Imports of Alcohol
Production in the Territory of the Oblast was passed, and it took effect on 10
August 1996. This law was protectionist in character, because it stimulated pro-
duction of this particular product by domestic enterprises, and because it limited
business opportunities for foreign entrepreneurs, as this special tariff was
imposed on alcohol products imported into the territory of the oblast both from
abroad and from other regions of the Russian Federation. The law also applied to
domestic alcohol products that were exported abroad and subsequently re-
imported to the oblast.
On November 11, 1996 the law On Regulation of Missionary (Religious)
Activity of Foreign Organizations in the Territory of the Ryazan Oblast was
adopted. This law defined the legal status of representatives of foreign religious
organizations in the territory of the oblast, the procedure of their authorization,View entire presentation