What is the situation with precious metals and gems in the countries of the former USSR?
It is essential that the Customs Union normative acts contain documents designated for communication with the outside world and for internal communication inside the Customs Union. The point is that the three countries taking part in the Customs Union have different legislation for precious metals and gems turnover. Even more different is the industry legislation across the whole range of countries of the former USSR. Table 1 contains the data illustrating legal attitude towards precious metals and gems turnover in the countries of the former USSR. Table 1 There are no exact data proving whether or not Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenia and Uzbekistan have separate laws on precious metals and gems but this is not essential for an overall picture. Currently, the industry legislation of the former USSR countries (except for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) is in many respects similar to the Russian industry legislation. However, not in everything. A comparative analysis of major industry en
