In July 2004, the Government of the Russian Federation submitted to the State Duma proposed amendments to the Tax Code.

This 2004 chart, prepared by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, compares the percentage designation mechanisms from Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania, and Poland.

A paper by ECNL offering a European perspective on policies and practices regarding NGO-Government cooperation in EU member states and other Central and Eastern European countries.

The International Center for Non-for-profit Law (ICNL) is an international organization providing research, education, and technical assistance to develop and improve legislation concerning the non-commercial sector.

In recent times, scandals involving some public benefit juristic persons in Japan have served to erode public perceptions of these persons.

On April 24, 2003 the Polish Parliament adopted the Law on Public Benefit Activity and Volunteerism.

Report from IBFD correspondent A. de Juan Ledesma, Estudio Juridico Fiscal & Consilivm, Madrid

On January 1, 2003, recently adopted amendments to the Bulgarian Act on Social Assistance (“Act”) became effective. 

Developed jointly by ICNL and the World Bank in 2003, the ARVIN Framework is an analytical tool to assess the legal and regulatory, political and governmental, socio-cultural and economic factors affecting civic engagement, specifically Association, Resources, Voice, Information, and Negotiation.

The Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) passed a new Law on Associations and Foundations (Official Gazette, No. 45 of September 20, 2002), which replaces the 1995 Law on Citizens’ Associations, the 1998 Law on Foundations and Funds, and the 1998 Law on Humanitarian Activities and Humanitarian Organizations (with the exception of a few articles).