DECREE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION on lifting certain restrictions established by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 19 December 1994 #1394 on the measures of temporary restriction of crossing state borders between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic

of Georgia.

The Government of the Russian Federation decrees:

1.  The Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation, State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation in coordination with the Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, Federal Service on Counterintelligence of the Russian Federation, at the check points established along the state border of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia:

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with the agreement of the government of he Republic of Dagestan and administration of the Krasnodar Region shall determine the procedure for crossing the borders of the Russian Federation of individuals, residents of adjacent territories to the Russian Federation from the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia and having permanent job in the territory of the Russian Federation in the presence of relevant documents of the identification, place of residence and work;

to permit the border crossing to the individuals that are traveling for special family purposes (wedding, sickness or death of relatives etc.) in the presence of relevant documents of identification, place of residence and the documents approving the special circumstances.

2.  To permit air, motorway and maritime transportation for the purposes of Russian military units dislocated in the territory of the Republic of Georgia through the territory (From the airports) of the Republic of Dagestan, Republic of Ingusheti, Republic of North Ossetia, Republic of Kabardyno-Balkaria, Krasnodar and Stavropol Regions, Astrakhan and Rostov Oblasts and also from the Russian seaports at the Black Sea and the Azov Sea.

3. This Decree shall come into force from 18:00h of 27 December 1994

Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation V. Chernomirdyn

27 December 1994

(Collection of legislation of the RF, M., 1995, # 1, p. 200-201)