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ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of May 30, 2016 No. 479

About the competent authorities authorized on putting down of apostille in the Russian Federation

According to article 4 of the Federal law "About Putting Down of Apostille on the Russian Official Documents Which Are Subject to Export out of Limits of the Territory of the Russian Federation" Government of the Russian Federation decides:

1. Determine that competent authorities perform putting down of apostille in the Russian Federation on official documents according to the established field of activity according to the list according to appendix.

2. This resolution becomes effective from the date of entry into force of the Federal Law "About Putting Down of Apostille on the Russian Official Documents Which Are Subject to Export out of Limits of the Territory of the Russian Federation".

Russian Prime Minister

D. Medvedev

Appendix

to the Order of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 30, 2016 No. 479

The list of the competent authorities authorized on putting down of apostille in the Russian Federation on official documents according to the established field of activity

1. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation - on the certificates of availability (absence) of criminal record and (or) the fact of criminal prosecution or of the termination of criminal prosecution, archive documents (the archive references, statements or copies of documents) issued by law-enforcement bodies of the Russian Federation and certificates of rehabilitation.

2. The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation - on official archive documents about military service (work) in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Armed Forces of USSR and the Joint Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States issued in the Russian Federation.

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