AN ACCOUNT OPENING PROCEDURE JURIDICAL PERSON - NON-RESIDENT

    Juridical persons-non-residents, official representatives (herein after - Non-residents) are to give to the authorized bank next documents to open a current currency account (type "K" account =Convertible account) and/or an account of type "N" (non-convertible account) in currency of the Russian Federation:

   Legalized by Russian Federation embassy abroad:
   constitutive document copies (the Charter, Memorandum or other documents that define legal status of
      Non-resident);;
   the copies of documents confirming the state registration of Non-resident (an extract from trade list,
      incorporation certificate or another same document that contains information of the body Non-resident
      had been registered by, the registration number, the date and place of registration). The indicated point
      is not the official representatives applied to;
   the copy of subsidiary (representative office) Statement, attested by establishing order, if the name of
      Non-resident contains an account opening contract by the proxy acting director of subsidiary
      (representative office)..

   Notarially certified copies of:
   an agreement concerning the Subsidiary's (representative office) placement on the territory of the
      Russian Federation with local public authorities (LPA);;
   an authorization of a Subsidiary's (representative office) presence on the territory of the Russian
      Federation (SRC of Ministry of Justice);;
   extracts from Combined State register of foreign companies and firms Subsidiary's representative
     offices that are accredited on the territory of the Russian Federation (SRC of Ministry of Justice)..

   Properly certified warrant the authorized person is provided with to open and maintain accounts.
     The warrant sent (brought) from abroad should be legalized in the embassy (consulate) of the
     Russian Federation abroad or in the embassy (consulate) of the foreign country in the Russian
     Federation.

  Properly certified document copy that confirms the registration of Non-resident as a tax-payer on the
    territory of the Russian Federation:
   2401IMD Form - if Non-resident has a subsidiary (representative office) it acts through on the territory of
      the Russian federation, or if Non-resident is an international organization or a diplomatic representative,
      then certificate is issued by the tax organ at the place of Non-resident activity or its immovable placed.
   2402IM Form - if Non-resident doesn't have subsidiaries (representative offices). The form is issued by
      tax organ registered the bank opening the account.

  In a case of an account opening there should be signed:
   an application to open the current currency account, account type "K" and/or "N" in currency of the Russian
      Federation.
   a form filled according to the requirements of the Russian Bank letter by 28.11.2001.
   A contract to open and maintain the bank account (type "K"and "N") in currency of the Russian Federation
      (for Non-resident (excluding the official subsidiaries) bank account contract can be signed by the
      authorized Head of Non-resident subsidiary (representative office); official subsidiaries sign the contract
      to open a bank account on their own).
Provided several accounts to be opened a single copy of the above listed documents should be given into the bank, except the document copies, certifying the Non-resident registration as a tax payer on the territory of the Russian Federation. Their number conforms to the number of the accounts to be opened.


  Note:

   Official documents listed above and registered on the territory of the foreign state - Hague Convention
      participant, are accepted by the Bank in the case of apostil (authentication) presence. It is put down in the
      document directly or separately by the competent foreign country authority according to Hague Convention
      requirements.

   Listed document legalization and apostil are not required if documents were:
       made on the territory of foreign states participating in the Legal assistance and legal relationship
         Convention (signed in Minsk, 22.01.93).;
       - made on the territory of foreign states Russian Federation signed contracts of legal help and legal
         relationships with.

   Foreign documents are to be translated into Russian and properly certified while be given to the Bank.

ABOUT RATIFICATION OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS OF CIVIL, FAMILY AND CRIMINAL CASES CONVENTION (MINSK, 1993)
(at the 1st of November 1999)

  Convention comes into effect according to article 83..

  Convention is signed by:
    Armenia, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Moldavia, <*>, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan,
       Ukraine.

  Joined to Convention:

    Azerbaijan - 11.07.1996;
    Georgia - 11.07.1996.

  Passed instruments of ratification:

    Byelorussia - lodged by 10.06.1993;
    Uzbekistan - lodged by 21.02.1994;
    Kazakhstan - lodged by 20.04.1994;
    Russia - lodged by 11.11.1994;
    Tajikistan - lodged by 21.11.1994;
    Armenia - lodged by 22.11.1994;
    Ukraine <**> - lodged by 16.03.1995;
    Kirgizia - lodged by 19.01.1996;
    Moldavia - lodged by 26.02.1996;
    Turkmenia - lodged by 21.01.1998.
    Convention came into force by 19.05.1994.

  Convention came into effect for the next states:

    Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan - 19.05.1994;
    Russia - 10.12.1994;
    Tajikistan - 20.12.1994;
    Armenia - 21.12.1994;
    Ukraine - 14.04.1995;
    Kirgizia - 17.02.1996;
    Moldavia - 26.03.1996;
    Azerbaijan, Georgia - 11.07.1996;
    Turkmenia - 19.02.1998.


<*> Moldavia signed with proviso "According article 86".
<**> Ukraine ratified with proviso:

    Ukraine commits oneself to doing legal assistance to the extent the 6-th article of the Convention
       provided, except acknowledgement and endorsements execution.

    Ukraine commits oneself to acknowledging and executing decisions (point "a", Article 51 of the
       Convention) that are pronounced on the territory of states participated in the Convention, except notarial
       acts concerning monetary obligations.

Additional information concerning the order of account opening
may be obtained by phones:
245-91-69, 245-99-96
.