al ▁Pen it enti ary ▁Service ▁and ▁Federal ▁B ail iffs ▁Service ) ▁and ▁Emer gency ▁Situ ations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Guard , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Security ▁and ▁Prote ct ive ▁Services , ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁concerned ▁min istry ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Russia . ▁Similar ▁orders ▁are ▁granted ▁by ▁minister s ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁or ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁other ▁C IS ▁countries , ▁and ▁Ukraine ▁for ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁and ▁public ▁uniform ed ▁services ▁of ▁these ▁countries . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁held ▁either ▁out do ors ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁bar ra cks ▁or ▁para de ▁field ▁or ▁ind o ors ▁in ▁a ▁the ater ▁or ▁public ▁hall . ▁Option ally , ▁like ▁in ▁Russia , ▁and ▁Ukraine , ▁the ▁President ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁review ing ▁officer ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁assigned ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁present ing ▁the ▁new ▁colours ▁to ▁the ▁unit ▁concerned . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁militar ies ▁of ▁post - S ov iet ▁states , ▁the ▁Mong ol ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁have ▁also ▁adopted ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁colours ▁ceremony ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁The ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁best ow ment ▁of ▁colours ▁to ▁distinguished ▁form ations ▁is ▁similarly ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁or ▁by ▁government ▁minister s / ag ency ▁heads . ▁ ▁Out door ▁ceremony ▁ ▁The ▁formation ▁for ▁the ▁out door ▁para de ▁is ▁a ▁batt alion - s ized ▁( 1 0