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Federal
Law "On Political Parties" Adopted by the
State Duma on June 21, 2001 Approved by the
Federation Council on June 29, 2001 The The state shall guarantee the observance of the rights and legitimate
interests of political parties. Article 1. Subject of Regulation of This Federal Law This Federal Law regulates public relations arising out of the
exercise by citizens of the Article 2. Right of the Citizens of the The right of the citizens of the Russian Federation to form political
parties shall include the right to create, on a voluntary basis, political
parties in conformity with the citizens' convictions; the right to join or
refrain from joining political parties; the right to participate in the
activity of political parties in conformity with their statutes; the right to
freely withdraw from political parties. Article 3. Concept of a Political Party and Its Structure a political party shall have regional branches in more than a half of
the subjects of the Russian Federation; only one regional branch of the given
political party may be created in any one subject of the Russian Federation; a political party shall have not less than ten thousand party members
and its regional branches in more than a half of the subjects of the Russian
Federation shall have not less than one hundred party members in accordance
with Clause 6, Article 23 of this Federal Law. Each one of the other regional
branches shall have not less than fifty members of the political party in
accordance with Clause 6, Article 23 of this Federal Law; the leading and other bodies of a political party, its regional
branches and other structural subdivisions shall be located in the territory
of the 4. The objectives and goals of a political party shall be set out in
its statutes and program. The main objectives of a political party shall be as follows: shaping of public opinion; political instruction and education of citizens; expression of opinions of citizens on all issues of public life;
making the general public and the bodies of state power aware of these
opinions; nomination of candidates at elections to legislative (representative)
bodies of state power and representative bodies of local self-government,
participation in elections to the said bodies and in their work. Article 4. Legislation of the The activity of political parties shall be based on the Constitution
of the Article 5. Territorial Sphere of Activity of a Political Party A political party may conduct its activity over the entire territory
of the Article 6. Name of a Political Party 1. The name of a political party, both full and abbreviated, shall not
use the names of other political parties existing in the 2. The name of a political party shall not use the names of bodies of
state power and bodies of local self-government, the first and/or family name
of any citizen. 3. Regional branches and other structural subdivisions of a political
party shall use the name of the given political party with indication of the
territorial location of the branch. 5. The name of a political party shall comply with the requirements of
the 6. Public associations which are not political parties shall not use
the word “party” in their name. Article 7. Symbols of a Political Party 3. The symbols of a political party shall comply with the requirements
of the Article 8. Basic Principles of Activity of Political Parties 1. The activity of political parties shall be based on the principles
of voluntary participation, equality, self-governance, legality and openness.
Political parties shall be free to determine their internal structure,
objectives, forms and methods of their activity, subject to the restrictions
established by this Federal Law. 2. The activity of political parties shall not infringe upon the human
and civil rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of the 3. Political parties shall operate openly, the information on their
constituent and program documents shall be available to the general public. 4. Political parties shall provide for men and women, citizens of the Article 9. Restrictions On the Creation and Activity of Political
Parties 1. Creation and activity of political parties shall be prohibited if
their objectives or actions aim at a forcible change of the fundamentals of
the constitutional system, violation of the integrity of the Russian
Federation, undermining of the national security, formation of military and
paramilitary units, incitement of racial, national or religious enmity. 2. The inclusion in the statutes and programs of political parties of
provisions advocating the ideas of social justice and the activity of
political parties aimed at the protection of social justice shall not be
regarded as incitement of social enmity. 3. The creation of political parties on a professional, racial,
national or religious basis shall not be allowed. In this Federal Law "professional, racial, national or religious
basis" shall mean the proclamation in the statutes and the program of a
political party of such objectives as the advocacy of professional, racial,
national or religious interests and also the reflection of these objectives
in the name of a political party. A political party shall not consist of persons of one profession. 4. Structural subdivisions of political parties shall be created and
shall operate only on a territorial basis. Structural subdivisions of
political parties shall not be formed in the bodies of state power and bodies
of local self-government, in the Armed Forces of the 5. The activity of political parties and their structural subdivisions
shall not be allowed in the bodies of state power and bodies of local
self-government (except for legislative (representative) bodies of state
power and representative bodies of local self-government), in the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation, in the law enforcement and other government
agencies, in the administrative apparatuses of legislative (representative)
bodies of state power, in the governmental organizations. Political parties
shall not interfere in the educational process at educational establishments. 7. If a state of emergency or martial law is imposed in the territory
of the Article 10. The State and Political Parties 1. The interference of bodies of state power and their officials in
the activity of political parties and the interference of political parties
in the activity of bodies of state power and their officials shall not be
allowed. 2. Issues affecting the interests of political parties shall be
resolved by bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government with
the participation of the political parties concerned or by agreement with
them. 3. Persons, holding governmental or municipal offices, and persons on
the state or municipal service shall not take advantage of the privileges of
their official position or status to promote the interests of a political
party to which they belong or to promote the interests of any other political
party. Such persons, except for deputies of the State Duma, the Federal
Assembly of the 4. The President of the Chapter II.
Creation of a Political Party Article 11. Methods of Creation of a Political Party 3. From the day of its formation, a political party shall conduct
organizational, informational and propaganda activities connected with the
formation of its regional branches and receipt of the state registration certificate
of the political party. 4. When an All-Russian public organization or an All-Russian public
movement is to transform into a political party, the congress of the
All-Russian public organization or the All-Russian movement shall adopt a
resolution to transform the All-Russian public organization or the
All-Russian public movement into a political party, to transform their
regional branches in the subjects of the Russian Federation into regional
branches of the political party, to adopt the statutes and the program of the
political party and to form the leading and supervisory-auditing bodies of
the political party. 5. When a political party is created by way of transformation of an
All-Russian public organization or an All-Russian public movement into a
political party, such political party shall be deemed created from the day on
which a corresponding entry is made in the unified state register of legal
entities. Article 12. Organizing Committee 2. The organizing committee shall notify in writing the federal body
of executive power authorized to carry out the state registration of
political parties (hereafter "the federal registration body") of
its intention to create a political party and shall indicate the suggested
name of such party. The following shall be submitted to the federal
registration body along with the said notification: a) information about not less than ten members of the organizing
committee (full names, dates of birth, citizenship, contact telephones); b) the minutes of the meeting of the organizing committee indicating
the purpose for which the committee has been formed; the period of its powers
(not to exceed one year); its location; the procedure for the use of funds
and other property of the organizing committee; information about the
commission's member authorized to open a settlement account in which the
funds of the organizing committee are to be deposited and to conclude
civil-law contracts required to provide for the activity of the committee
(hereafter "the authorized representative of the organizing
committee") (full name, date of birth, address of residence,
citizenship, series and number of the passport or an equivalent identity
paper, contact telephone). 3. On the day of receipt of the notification and other documents indicated
in Clause 2 of this Article the federal registration body or its territorial
agency (hereafter "the territorial registration agency") shall
issue to the authorized representative of the organizing committee a document
confirming submission of these documents. . 4. Within a month upon receipt of the document indicated in Clause 3
of this Article the organizing committee shall publish an announcement in one
of or several national newspapers or periodicals about its intention to
create a political party and submission of the corresponding documents to the
federal registration body. Article 13. Activity of the Organizing Committee 1. The organizing committee shall regulate its activity as it sees
fit. During the period of its powers the organizing committee shall hold the
constituent congress of the political party. To do so, the organizing
committee shall: conduct organizational, informational and propaganda activities aimed
at the formation of regional branches of the new political party in the
subjects of the Russian Federation, including arrangements to hold meetings
of supporters of the new political party at which delegates to the
constituent congress of the political party are to be elected; open a settlement account at one of the credit institutions of the 2. The funds of the organizing committee shall be made up of donations
made to the political party in conformity with the requirements of Article 30
of this Federal Law. 3. The organizing committee shall cease its activity after the
constituent congress of the political party. The funds and other property of
the organizing committee and a financial report on their use, indicating the
sources of the funds and other property, shall be handed over to the
newly-created political party. 4. If, during the period of its powers, the organizing committee fails
to hold the constituent congress of the political party, the organizing
committee shall cease its activity upon expiration of this period. In this
case, the remaining funds of the organizing committee shall be transferred to
the donors pro rata according to their donations and the other property shall
be returned to the donors in kind. If this is impossible to do, the remaining
funds and other property of the organizing committee shall be transferred to
the budget revenues of the Article 14. Constituent Congress of a Political Party or a Congress of
an All-Russian Public Organization or an All-Russian Public Movement Convened
to Transform Them Into a Political Party 1. The information about the venue and date of the constituent
congress of a political party or the congress of an All-Russian public
organization or an All-Russian public movement convened to transform them
into a political party shall be published by the organizing committee or the
All-Russian public organization or the All-Russian public movement in Rossiiskaya
Gazeta or in other national print media. The said information shall be
published not later than one month prior to the date of convocation of the
constituent congress of the political party or the congress of the
All-Russian public organization or the All-Russian public movement convened
to transform them into a political party. Rossiiskaya Gazeta shall, free of charge, publish the
information about the venue and date of the constituent congress of a
political party or the congress of an All-Russian public organization or an
All-Russian public movement convened to transform them into a political party
within two weeks upon submission of this information to the newspaper. 2. The constituent congress of a political party shall be deemed to be
legally competent if attended by delegates who represent more than a half of
the subjects of the 4. Within a month of the constituent congress of a political party or
the congress of an All-Russian public organization or an All-Russian public
movement which adopted a resolution to transform the All-Russian public
organization or the All-Russian public movement into a political party, the
political party shall submit basic provisions of its program for publication
in Rossiiskaya Gazeta . Within a month of submission of the said
provisions, Rossiiskaya Gazeta shall, free of charge, publish the
basic provisions of the program of the political party in the scope of not
less than two hundred newspaper lines. Chapter III. State
Registration of a Political Party Article 15. State Registration of a Political Party and Its Regional
Branches 2. The state registration of a political party and its regional
branches shall be carried out by the federal registration body and
territorial registration agencies, respectively (hereafter "registration
authorities"). 3. The documents required for the state registration of a political
party shall be presented to the federal registration body within six months
of the date of the constituent congress of the political party or the congress
of an All-Russian public organization or an All-Russian public movement which
adopted a resolution to transform the All-Russian public organization or the
All-Russian public movement into a political party. 4. The state registration of regional branches of a political party
shall be carried out after the state registration of the political party. In
more than a half of the subjects of the 5. Having established that the documents required for the state
registration of a political party or its regional branches comply with the
requirements of this Federal Law, the registration authorities shall, within
a month of receipt of the documents, issue a state registration certificate
of the political party or its regional branch to the authorized
representatives of the political party or its regional branch. 6. If, within a month of the last day of the period specified in
Clause 4 of this Article, a political party fails to submit copies of
certificates of the state registration of its regional branches in more than
a half of the subjects of the Russian Federation to the federal registration
body, the state registration certificate of the political party shall be
invalidated and the entry about creation of this political party shall be
removed from the unified state register of legal entities. 7. The periods specified in Clauses 4 and 6 of this Article shall be
extended if the decision to deny the state registration of a regional branch
of a political party has been appealed to a court and on the last day of
these periods the court decision is still pending. 8. If other structural subdivisions of a political party are granted
the status of a legal entity under the statutes of this political party, the
state registration of such structural subdivisions shall be carried out in
the procedure established for the state registration of regional branches of
a political party. In this case, such structural subdivisions of a political
party shall be subject to the requirements established by this Federal Law
with respect to the state registration of regional branches of a political
party, except for the second and the third paragraph of Clause 2, Article 3
of this Federal Law . The registration fee for the state registration of a political party
shall amount to fifty times the minimum monthly wage established by the
federal law as of March 1 of the year preceding the year of the state
registration of the political party. The registration fee for the state
registration of a regional branch of a political party shall amount to three
times the minimum monthly wage established by the federal law as of March 1
of the year preceding the year of the state registration of the regional
branch of the political party. Article 16. Documents to Be Submitted For the State Registration of a
Political Party Created at the Constituent Congress of the Political Party 1. The following documents shall be submitted to the federal
registration body for the state registration of a political party created at
the constituent congress of the political party: a) an application signed by the authorized representatives of the
political party, indicating their full names, address of the place of residence
and contact telephones; b) the statutes of the political party, in duplicate, duly bound,
page-numbered and certified by the authorized representatives of the
political party; c) the program of the political party certified by the authorized
representatives of the political party; d) copies of the resolutions of the constituent congress of the
political party on the creation of the political party, on the adoption of
its statutes and its program, on the creation of regional branches of the
political party, on the formation of its leading and supervisory-auditing
bodies, with the information concerning the representation of delegates at
the congress and the voting results, the said copies being certified by the
authorized representatives of the political party; e) a document certifying payment of the registration fee; f) a document certifying provision of a legal address to the political
party; g) an issue of the national newspaper or periodical which published
information about the venue and date of the constituent congress of the
political party; h) copies of the minutes of conferences or general meetings of
regional branches of the political party held in more than a half of the
subjects of the Russian Federation, indicating the number of members of the political
party in its regional branches complying with the requirements of Clause 2,
Article 3 of this Federal Law and the location of the leading bodies of
regional branches of the political party, the said copies being certified by
the authorized representatives of regional branches of the political party; 2. On the day of receipt of the documents indicated in Clause 1 of
this Article the federal registration body shall issue a document confirming
their receipt to the authorized representatives of the political party. The
federal registration body shall not require a political party to submit any
documents for its state registration other than those listed in Clause 1 of
this Article. Article 17. Documents to Be Submitted For the State Registration of a
Political Party Created By Way of Transformation of an All-Russian Public Organization
or an All-Russian Public Movement Into a Political Party 1. The following documents shall be submitted to the federal
registration body for the state registration of a political party created by
way of transformation of an All-Russian public organization or an All-Russian
public movement into a political party: a) an application signed by the authorized representatives of the
All-Russian public organization, the All-Russian public movement or some
other body responsible for their transformation into a political party,
indicating the full names, address of the place of residence and contact
telephones of such representatives; b) the statutes of the political party, in duplicate, duly bound,
page-numbered and certified by the authorized representatives of the
All-Russian public organization, the All-Russian public movement or some
other body responsible for their transformation into a political party; c) the program of the political party certified by the authorized
representatives of the All-Russian public organization, the All-Russian
public movement or some other body responsible for their transformation into
a political party; d) copies of the resolutions of the congress of the All-Russian public
organization or the All-Russian public movement on their transformation into
a political party, on the adoption of the statutes of the political party and
its program, on the transformation of regional branches of the All-Russian
political organization or the all-Russian political movement into regional
branches of the political party, on the formation of its leading and
supervisory-auditing bodies, with the information concerning the
representation of delegates at the congress and the voting results, the said
copies being certified by the authorized representatives of the All-Russian
public organization, the All-Russian public movement or some other body
responsible for their transformation into a political party; e) a document certifying payment of the registration fee; f) a document certifying provision of a legal address to the political
party; g) an issue of the national newspaper or periodical which published
information about the venue and date of the congress of the All-Russian
public organization or the All-Russian public movement convened for their
transformation into a political party; h) copies of the minutes of conferences or general meetings of
regional branches of the All-Russian public organization or the All-Russian
public movement held in more than a half of the subjects of the Russian
Federation, containing the resolutions on transformation of the regional
branches of the All-Russian public organization or the All-Russian public
movement into regional branches of a political party and indicating the
number of members of the political party in its regional branches complying
with the requirements of Clause 2, Article 3 of this Federal Law and the
location of the leading bodies of regional branches of the political party,
the said copies being certified by the authorized representatives of regional
branches of the All-Russian public organization or the All-Russian public
movement; i) a transfer deed of the All-Russian public organization or the
All-Russian public movement to be executed in conformity with the Civil Code
of the Russian Federation. 2. On the day of receipt of the documents indicated in Clause 1 of
this Article the federal registration body shall issue a document confirming
their receipt to the authorized representatives of the political party. The
federal registration body shall not require a political party to submit any
documents for its state registration other than those listed in Clause 1 of
this Article. Article 18. Documents to Be Submitted For the State Registration of a
Regional Branch of a Political Party 1. The following documents shall be submitted to the territorial
registration agency for the state registration of a regional branch of a
political party; a) a copy of the resolution of the constituent congress of the
political party or the congress of the All-Russian public organization or the
All-Russian public movement on the creation (transformation) of regional
(territorial) branches of the political party or a copy of the resolution of
an authorized body of the political party on the creation (transformation) of
regional (territorial) branches of the political party; b) a copy of the state registration certificate of the political party
certified by the authorized representatives of the political party; c) copies of the statutes and the program of the political party
certified by the authorized representatives of the political party; d) a copy of the minutes of the conference or general meeting of the
regional branch of the political party, indicating the number of members of
the political party in its regional branch and the location of the leading
bodies of the regional branch of the political party, the said copy being
certified by the authorized representatives of the regional branch of the
political party; e) a document certifying payment of the registration fee; f) a document certifying provision of a legal address to the regional
branch of the political party. 2. On the day of receipt of the documents indicated in Clause 1 of
this Article, the territorial registration agency shall issue a document
confirming their receipt to the authorized representatives of the political
party. The territorial registration agency shall not require a political
party to submit any documents for the state registration of a regional branch
of the political party, other than those listed in Clause 1 of this Article. Article 19. Information about Registered Political Parties 1. Information about creation and liquidation of political parties
shall be published in the national print media. 2. The registration authorities shall make entries concerning the
state registration of political parties and their regional branches in the
unified state register of legal entities which shall be open to the general public
for inspection. 3. Within two months of the entry into force of this Federal Law the
federal registration body shall open a special site in the public
information-telecommunications network and shall publish the address of this
site in Rossiiskaya Gazeta. 4. The federal registration body shall annually publish the list of
political parties and their regional branches as of January 5. Upon request of election commissions the registration authorities
shall, within ten days of receipt of such request, furnish them with the
lists of political parties and their regional branches which satisfy the
requirements of Clause 2, Article 36 of this Federal Law as of the day on
which the request was received. 6. The information about the members of a political party to be
furnished to the registration authorities shall be classified as information
with restricted access. The disclosure of the information indicated in this
clause without the consent of political party members concerned shall entail
liability established by Russian Federation laws. Article 20. Grounds for Denying the State Registration of a Political
Party or Its Regional Branch a) the provisions of the statutes of the political party are contrary
to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal constitutional laws,
this Federal Law and other federal laws; b) the name and/or the symbols of the political party do not meet the
requirements of Article 6 and 7 of this Federal Law; c) the documents required for the state registration of the political
party under this Federal Law have not been submitted; d) the federal registration body has established that the information
contained in the documents submitted for the state registration of the
political party does not meet the requirements of this Federal Law; e) the deadlines set by this Federal Law for submission of documents
required for the state registration of the political party have been missed. a) the documents required for the state registration of the regional
branch of the political party under this Federal Law have not been submitted; b) the territorial registration agency has established that the
information contained in the documents submitted for the state registration
of the regional branch of the political party does not meet the requirements
of this Federal Law. 3. The program of a political party shall be submitted exclusively for
the information of the federal registration body. Any errors or inaccuracies
in the program of a political party shall not serve as a reason for denying
the state registration of a political party except for violation of the
requirements set forth in Clause 1, Article 9 of this Federal Law. The
federal registration body shall not require a political party to make any
changes in its program. 4. Having taken a decision to deny the state registration of a
political party or its regional branch, the registration authorities shall
inform the applicant to this effect in writing within a month of receipt of
the submitted documents, referring to violation of the specific provisions of
the Russian Federation laws as result of which the state registration of the
given political party or its regional branch has been denied. 5. The denial or avoidance of the state registration of a political
party or its regional branch may be appealed to a court. The appeal of a
political party or its regional branch against denial of the state
registration shall be examined by a court within a month of the day on which
it was filed. Denial of the state registration of a political party or its
regional branch shall not be an obstacle to repeated submission of documents
for the state registration of the political party or its regional branch to
the registration authorities, provided the grounds for such denial have been
eliminated. The registration authorities shall examine and decide on the
newly submitted documents in the procedure established by this Federal Law
for the state registration of a political party or its regional branch. 6. Within a month upon the entry into force of this Federal Law the
federal registration body shall approve the samples of documents required for
the state registration of a political party and its regional branch and
publish such samples in Rossiiskaya Gazeta . 7. Within a month of their approval the samples of documents required
for the state registration of a political party and its regional branch shall
also be published by the federal registration body on a special site in the public
information-telecommunications network. Chapter IV. Internal Structure of a Political Party Article 21. Statutes of a Political Party 2. The statutes of a political party shall contain the provisions
defining: a) the objectives and goals of the political party; b) the name of the political party, including its abbreviated name,
the description of its symbols (if any); c) the conditions and procedure for acquiring and losing membership in
the political party, the rights and duties of its members; d) the procedure for registration of members of the political party; e) the procedure for creation, reorganization and liquidation of the
political party, its regional branches and other structural subdivisions; f) the procedure for election of the leading and supervisory-auditing
bodies of the political party, its regional branches and other structural
subdivisions, the period of powers and the competence of the said bodies; g) the procedure for introducing modifications and amendments in the
statutes of the political party and its program; h) the rights of the political party, its regional branches and other
structural subdivisions with regard to management of funds and other
property; the financial responsibility of the political party, its regional
branches and other structural subdivisions; the reporting rules of the
political party, its regional branches and other structural subdivisions; i) the procedure for nomination by the political party of candidates
(lists of candidates) for deputies and for other elective offices in the
bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government. j) the grounds and procedure for recalling candidates, registered
candidates for deputies and for other elective offices in the bodies of state
power and bodies of local self-government, nominated by the political party. 3. The statutes of a political party may also contain other provisions
pertaining to its activity, which are not contrary to the Russian Federation
laws. 4. Modifications and amendments to the statutes of a political party
shall be subject to the state registration within the period established by
this Federal Law. A registration fee shall be charged for the state
registration of modifications and amendments to the statutes of a political
party in the amount of three times the minimum monthly wage established by
the federal law as of March 1 of the year preceding the year of the state
registration of modifications and amendments to the statutes of the political
party. When performing registration of modifications and amendments to the
statutes of a political party, the federal registration body shall not impose
any requirements on the political party, which are not related to the
modifications and amendments to its statutes. Article 22. Program of a Political Party 2. Modifications and amendments to the program of a political party
shall be submitted to the federal registration body for its information
within a month after they are introduced. Article 23. Membership In a Political Party 1. Membership in a political party shall be voluntary and individual. 2. Membership in a political party shall be open to citizens of the
Russian Federation who have attained to the age of 18 years. Foreign
nationals, stateless persons and citizens of the Russian Federation declared
by a court to be legally incompetent shall not be entitled to membership in a
political party. 3. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall be admitted to a political
party on the basis of their personal written applications, in the procedure
established by the statutes of the political party. 4. Members of a political party shall participate in the activity of
the political party, exercise the rights and bear the obligations in
conformity with its statutes. 5. Members of a political party shall have the right to elect and be
elected to the leading bodies of the political party, its regional branches
and other structural subdivisions; receive information about the activity of
the political party and its leading bodies; appeal the decisions and actions
of the said bodies in the procedure established by the statutes of the
political party. 7. It shall be forbidden to require citizens of the Russian Federation
to indicate membership or non-membership in a political party when they
submit official information about themselves. 8. Membership or non-membership of citizens of the Russian Federation
in a political party shall not serve as a reason for restricting their rights
and freedoms or as a condition for granting them any privileges. 9. Members of a political party shall not be bound by the decisions of
the political party in the performance of their official duties, except for
persons working in the leading and supervisory-auditing bodies of the
political party, its regional branches or other structural subdivisions. 10. Membership in a political party shall not be restricted on
professional, social, racial, national or religious grounds or depending on
sex, origin, property status, place of residence. Restriction of the right to
join a political party or the obligation to suspend membership in a political
party may be established with respect to certain categories of citizens of
the Russian Federation by the federal constitutional laws and federal laws. Article 24. Leading Bodies of a Political Party and Its Regional
Branches 1. The supreme leading body of a political party shall be the congress
of the political party. 2. The supreme leading body of a regional branch of a political party
shall be the conference or the general meeting of the regional branch of the
political party. 3. Election of the leading bodies of a political party shall be held
at least once every four years. 4. Election of the leading bodies of regional branches of a political
party shall be held at least once every two years. Article 25. Adoption of the Statutes, the Program and Other Important
Decisions of a Political Party 1. Adoption, modification and amendment of the statutes and the
program of a political party, election of the leading and
supervisory-auditing bodies of a political party, nomination by a political
party of candidates (lists of candidates) for deputies and for other elective
offices in the bodies of state power and bodies of local
self-self-government, consideration of the questions of reorganization or
liquidation of a political party and its regional branches shall be carried
out at the congress of the political party which shall be attended by
delegates from regional branches of the political party formed in more than a
half of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Resolutions on the said
issues shall be adopted in conformity with the statutes of the political
party by a majority vote of the delegates present at the congress of the
political party. 2. Resolutions on the election of leading and supervisory-auditing
bodies of regional branches of a political party, on the nomination by
regional branches of a political party of candidates (lists of candidates)
for deputies and for other elective offices in the bodies of state power of
the subjects of the Russian Federation and in the bodies of local
self-government shall be adopted at the conference or at the general meeting
of the regional branches of the political party in conformity with its
statutes by a majority vote of delegates present at the conference or the
general meeting of the regional branches of the political party. 3. Resolutions on the election of leading and supervisory-auditing
bodies of a political party and its regional branches and also on nomination
of candidates (lists of candidates) for deputies and for other elective
offices in the bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government
shall be voted upon by secret ballot. 4. Resolutions on other issues concerning the activity of a political
party, its regional branches and other structural subdivisions shall be
adopted in conformity with the statutes of the political party. Chapter V. Rights
and Obligations of a Political Party Article 26. Rights of a Political Party Subject to the Russian Federation laws a political party may: a) freely disseminate information on its activity, propagandize its
views, objectives and goals; b) participate in the preparation of decisions of bodies of state
power and bodies of local self-government in the procedure and within the
limits established by this Federal Law and other laws; c) participate in elections and referenda subject to the Russian
Federation laws; d) create regional, local and primary branches, including such
branches with the status of a legal entity, take decisions on their
reorganization and liquidation; e) organize and hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches,
picketing and other public events; f) found publishing houses, news agencies, print shops, mass media and
educational institutions for additional adult education; g) make use of state and municipal mass media on equal terms; h) form associations and unions with other political parties and other
public associations without formation of a legal entity; i) defend its rights and represent the legitimate interests of its
members; j) establish and maintain international ties with political parties
and other public associations of foreign states, join international unions
and associations; k) carry on business activity subject to the Russian Federation laws
and the party statutes. A political party may engage in other activities specified by the
Russian Federation laws. Article 27. Obligations of a Political Party a) carry on its activity in conformity with the Constitution of the
Russian Federation, federal constitutional laws, federal laws and other
statutory acts of the Russian Federation and the party statutes; b) every year submit to the registration authorities the information
about the number of its members in each of its regional branches, about
continuation of its activity and the location of its permanent leading body
and the copies of the following financial documents filed with the tax authorities
of the Russian Federation: the consolidated financial statement of the
political party and the financial statements (accounting reports) of its
regional branches and other structural subdivisions with the status of a
legal entity (hereafter "registered structural subdivisions); c) admit representatives of registration authorities to public events
(including congresses, conferences or general meetings) held by the political
party, its regional branches and other structural subdivisions; d) notify in advance the election commission of the appropriate level
about organization of events connected with the nomination of its candidates
(lists of candidates) for deputies and for other elective offices in the
bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government and admit
representatives of the election commission of the appropriate level to these
events. 2. Every year, a political party and its regional branches shall
submit to the registration authorities the information about the number of
registered candidates for deputies and for other elective offices in the
bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government, nominated by the
political party, its regional branches and other structural subdivisions
(including such nominations made within an election bloc) and also the
information about the lists of candidates for deputies registered by election
commissions. This information shall be submitted in the form of a copy of the
protocol of election results certified by the election commission of the appropriate
level. Article 28. Property of a Political Party 2. The owner of the property of a political party, including the
property of its regional branches and other structural subdivisions, shall be
the political party as a whole. Members of a political party shall have no
rights in respect of the property of the political party. Regional branches and
other registered structural subdivisions of a political party shall exercise
the right of operational management of the property assigned to them by the
owner and shall have their independent balance sheets or budgets. 3. The property of a political party shall be used only to achieve the
objectives and goals set out in its statutes and program. 4. Regional branches and other registered structural subdivisions of a
political party shall be liable for their obligations with their property. If
they run short of such property, the political party shall be held
vicariously liable for the obligations of its regional branches or other
registered structural subdivisions. 5. The responsibility for the financial activity of a political party,
its regional branches and other registered structural subdivisions shall rest
with the authorized persons appointed in conformity with the statutes of the
political party. Article 29. Funds of a Political Party 1. The funds of a political party shall be formed from: a) admission and membership dues, if their payment is provided for by
the statutes of the political party; b) allocations from the federal budget provided in conformity with
this Federal Law; c) donations; d) receipts from the events, organized by the political party, its
regional branches and other structural subdivisions, and revenues from the
business activity; e) receipts from civil-law transactions; f) other receipts not prohibited by law. 2. The funds of a political party shall be deposited in the accounts at
credit institutions registered in the territory of the Russian Federation. A
political party, its regional branches and other registered structural
subdivisions may each have only one settlement account. Article 30. Donations to a Political Party and Its Regional Branches 2. Donations to a political party and its regional branches in the
form of money shall be made by means of non-cash transfers. Individuals shall
be allowed to make cash donations to a political party and its regional
branches. The total amount of annual cash donations from a single individual
shall not exceed ten times the minimum monthly wage, established by the
federal law as of March 1 of the year preceding the year in which the
donations are made. 3. No donations to a political party and its regional branches shall
be allowed from: a) foreign states and foreign legal entities; b) foreign nationals; c) stateless persons; d) citizens of the Russian Federation under 18 years of age; e) Russian legal entities with foreign participation, if the foreign
stake in their authorized capital exceeds 30 percent as of the date on which
the donation is made (for open joint-stock companies - as of the date of the
list of shareholders for the previous year); f) international organizations and international public movements; g) bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government; h) state and municipal organizations; i) legal entities with an authorized capital wherein the state or
municipal stake exceeds 30 per cent as of the date on which the donation is
made; j) military units, military organizations, law enforcement agencies; k) charitable institutions, religious associations and organizations
founded by them; l) anonymous donors; m) legal entities registered less than one year prior to the date on
which the donation is made. 4. The donations indicated in Clause 3 of this Article as well as
donations which, when transferred, cause the amount indicated in Clause 9 of
this Article to be exceeded shall be returned to the donors by a political
party or its regional branch within a month of the date on which they were
received or, should it be impossible to do so, they shall be transferred to
the budget revenues of the Russian Federation. 7. If a donation is made in kind, a political party or its regional
branch shall assess its value in money in conformity with the Russian
Federation laws and shall enter the relevant information, including the
information about the donor specified Clauses 5 and 6 of this Article, in the
consolidated financial statement of the political party or the financial
statement of its regional branch. 8. The amount of donations received by a political party, including
donations to its regional branches, from one legal entity within one calendar
year shall not exceed one hundred thousand times the minimum monthly wage
established by the federal law as of March 1 of the year preceding the year
in which the donations were made. The amount of donations received by a
political party, including donations to its regional branch, from one
individual within one calendar year shall not exceed ten thousand times the
minimum wage established by the federal law as of March 1 of the year
preceding the year in which the donations were made. 9. The total amount of annual donations received by a political party
or its regional branch shall not exceed ten million times the minimum monthly
wage established by the federal law as of March 1 of the year preceding the
accounting year. The amount of annual donations received by a regional branch
of the political party shall not exceed two hundred thousand times the
minimum monthly wage established by the federal law as of March 1 of the year
preceding the accounting year. Article 31. Economic Activity of a Political Party 2. Members of the apparatus of a political party, its regional
branches and other structural subdivisions, working under a labor contract,
shall be covered by the Russian Federation laws on labor and social
insurance. A political party, its regional branches and other structural
subdivisions may conclude contracts with members of the party apparatus for a
term not exceeding the term of office of the leading bodies of the political
party, its regional branches and other structural subdivisions. 3. To create financial and material conditions for achieving the
objectives and goals set out in the statutes and the program of a political
party, the political party, its regional branches and other structural
subdivisions may conduct the following types of business activity: a) information, advertising, publishing and printing activities aimed
to propagandize their views, objectives, goals and to publicize the results
of their activities; b) production and sale of souvenirs with the symbols and/or the name
of the political party and production and sale of books and printed
materials; c) sale and leasing of movable and immovable property owned by the
political party; 5. The revenues from the business activity of a political party, its
regional branches and other structural subdivisions shall not be distributed
among the members of the political party and shall be used only for the
purposes stipulated in its statutes. 6. The results of the economic activity of a political party, its
regional branches and other structural subdivisions shall be shown in the
consolidated financial statement of the political party and the financial
statements of its regional branches and other registered structural
subdivisions. Chapter VI. State
Support for Political Parties Article 32. Kinds of State Support for Political Parties 1. The federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of the
subjects of the Russian Federation and bodies of local self-government shall
provide support for political parties, their regional branches and other
structural subdivisions on equal terms and conditions by: a) ensuring equal terms and conditions and equal guarantees of access
to state-run and municipal mass media; b) providing state-owned and municipal premises and means of
communication on equal terms and conditions similar to those under which they
are provided to state and municipal institutions; c) ensuring equal terms and conditions for participation in election
campaigns, referenda, public and political events. 2. State support shall be also provided for political parties in the
form of state financing in conformity with Article 33 of this Federal Law. 3. State financing of a political party shall be suspended if the
activity of the political party is suspended or if the political party fails
to comply with the requirements of Article 34 of this Federal Law. Chapter VII. State
Financing of Political Parties Article 33. Federal Budget Funds Allocated to
Political Parties 1. State support in the form of state financing from the federal
budget shall be provided for political parties to compensate for their
financial expenditures on the basis of the results of their participation in
elections, in the procedure established by this Federal Law. 2. Funds to be allocated from the federal budget for state financing
of political parties shall be provided for in the budget by a separate line
in accordance with the budget classification of the Russian Federation. 3. The total amount of funds to be allocated from the federal budget for
state financing of political parties shall not be less than a sum equal to
five thousandths of the minimum monthly wage established by the federal law
as of March 1 of the year preceding the year in which these funds are to be
allocated, multiplied by the number of voters on the voter lists at the
latest elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the
Russian Federation or at the latest election of President of the Russian
Federation. 4. The funds allocated from the federal budget for state financing of
political parties shall be transferred to settlement accounts of the
political parties by means of annual lump-sum transfers. These funds shall be calculated and transferred by the federal
treasury on the basis of the information about election results to be
furnished to it by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. 5. Political parties shall be entitled to funding from the federal
budget in one of the following cases: a) if the federal list of candidates nominated by the political party
or by the election bloc within which the political party participated in the
elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the
Russian Federation polled not less than three percent of the votes cast by
voters in the federal electoral district, according to the election results; b) if, according to the results of the election of deputies to the
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, not less than
12 candidates nominated by the political party or by the election bloc
indicated in Sub-Clause "a" of this Clause were elected in
single-mandate electoral districts (provided the federal list of candidates,
nominated by this political party or by this election bloc, polled not less
than three percent of the votes cast by voters); c) if, according to the election results, the registered candidate for
President of the Russian Federation, nominated by the political party or by
the election bloc within which the political party participated in the
election of President of the Russian Federation, polled not less than three
percent of the votes cast by voters. 6. State financing of political parties which participated in
elections independently and come within Clause 5 of this Article shall be
provided: a) on the basis of the election results at the election of deputies to
the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - annually,
in the amount equal to five thousandths of the minimum monthly wage
established by the federal law as of March 1 of the year preceding the year
in which this financing is to be provided, multiplied by the number of votes
cast for the federal list of candidates nominated by the political party or
for the candidates nominated by the political party and elected to the State
Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in single-mandate
electoral districts, as provided by Sub-Clause "b", Clause 5 of
this Article; b) on the basis of the election results at the election of President
of the Russian Federation - in one sum equal to five thousandths of the
minimum monthly wage established by the federal law as of March 1 of the year
preceding the year in which this financing is to be provided, multiplied by
the number of votes cast for the registered candidate for President of the
Russian Federation nominated by the political party. 7. State financing of political parties which were comprised in an
election bloc and come within Clause 5 of this Article shall be provided: a) on the basis of the election results at the election of deputies to
the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - annually,
in the amount equal to five thousandths of the minimum monthly wage
established by the federal law as of March 1 of the year preceding the year
in which this financing is to be provided, multiplied by the number of votes
cast for the federal list of candidates nominated by the election bloc or for
the candidates nominated by the election bloc and elected to the State Duma
of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in single-mandate electoral
districts, as provided by Sub-Clause "b", Clause 5 of this Article; b) on the basis of the election results at the election of President
of the Russian Federation - in one sum equal to five thousandths of the minimum
monthly wage established by the federal law as of March 1 of the year
preceding the year in which this financing is to be provided, multiplied by
the number of votes cast for the registered candidate for President of the
Russian Federation nominated by the election bloc. 8. Allocations from the federal budget provided for in Clause 7 of
this Article shall be divided between the political parties comprised in an
election bloc in equal parts, unless otherwise determined by the election
bloc at the time of its formation. 9. The federal budget funds provided for in Clauses 6 and 7 of this
Article shall be disbursed: a) on the basis of the election results at the elections of deputies
to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - not later
than three months after the day of official publication of the election
results and, subsequently, every year throughout the period of powers of the
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the given
convocation; b) on the basis of the election results at the election of President
of the Russian Federation - in one sum, not later than in a year after the
day of official publication of the election results. 10. Political parties may refuse state financing provided for in
Clauses 3, 6 and 7 of this Article. If a political party refuses state
financing, the funds allocated to the political party from the federal budget
on the basis of election results shall remain in the federal budget. Article 34. Financial Accounting of a Political Party 2. Every year, not later than March 20 of the year following the
accounting year, a political party shall file with the tax authorities of the
Russian Federation a consolidated financial statement on its receipts and
expenditures in the accounting year. 3. The consolidated financial statement of a political party shall
contain the data regarding the sources and amount of funds received to the
accounts of the political party, its regional branches and other registered
structural subdivisions in the accounting year; expenditure of these funds;
the property of the political party, the value of this property and its state
registration. The funds spent by the political party, its regional branches
and other registered structural subdivisions on the preparations for and in
the course of elections shall be indicated separately. The form of a
consolidated financial statement shall be established by the tax authorities
of the Russian Federation in conformity with this Federal Law. The
requirements to the consolidated financial statement of a political party
shall be limited to those listed in this clause. Article 35. Control Over the Financial Activity of a Political Party 1. The consolidated financial statement of a political party and the
financial statements (accounting reports) of its regional branches and other
registered structural subdivisions shall be audited by the tax authorities of
the Russian Federation. 2. The federal registration body shall publish the consolidated
financial statement of a political party on a special site in the public
information and telecommunications network not later than two months after
the political party files this statement with the federal tax authorities. Chapter VIII.
Participation of Political Parties In Elections and Referenda Article 36. Participation of Political Parties in Elections and
Referenda 4. When nominating candidates (lists of candidates) for deputies and
for other elective offices in the bodies of state power and bodies of local
self-government a political party and/or an election bloc shall be obliged to
publish their programs in the procedure and within the period established by
the electoral laws. Article 37. Recognition of a Political Party As Participating in
Elections a) a registered federal list of candidates for deputies of the State
Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, which was nominated
by the political party (or the election bloc in which it is comprised); b) candidates for deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly
of the Russian Federation, who were nominated by the political party (or the
election bloc in which it is comprised) and registered in not less than 5
percent of single-mandate electoral districts; c) a registered candidate for President of the Russian Federation, who
was nominated by the political party (or the election bloc in which it is
comprised); d) registered candidates for the office of the top executive of a
subject of the Russian Federation (head of the highest executive body of
state power of the subject of the Russian Federation), who were nominated by
the political party (including a party within an election bloc) in not less
than 10 percent of the subjects of the Russian Federation; e) registered candidates (lists of candidates) for deputies of
legislative (representative) bodies of the subjects of the Russian
Federation, who were nominated by the political party (including a party
within an election bloc) in not less than 20 percent of the subjects of the
Russian Federation; f) registered candidates (lists of candidates) for deputies of bodies
of local self-government, who were nominated by the political party
(including a party within an election bloc) in more than a half of the
subjects of the Russian Federation. Chapter IX.
Suspension of Activity and Liquidation of Political Parties Article 38. Control Over the Activity of Political Parties 1. The control over the observance by political parties, their
regional branches and other structural subdivisions of the Russian Federation
laws and over compliance of the activity of a political party, its regional
branches and other structural subdivisions with the provisions, objectives
and goals set out in the statutes of the political party shall be exercised
by registration authorities. The said authorities may: a) not oftener than once a year examine the documents of political
parties and their regional branches, which confirm the existence of the
regional branches and the number of members of the political parties; b) send their representatives to public events (including congresses,
conferences or general meetings) held by a political party, its regional
branches and other structural subdivisions to adopt the statutes and the
program of the political party, introduce modifications and amendments in
these documents, elect the leading and supervisory-auditing bodies of the
political party, nominate candidates for deputies and for other elective
offices in the bodies of state power and the bodies of local self-government,
reorganize and liquidate the political party and its regional branches; c) issue a written warning to a political party, its regional branch
or other registered structural subdivisions (indicating the concrete reasons
for doing so) if they carry on an activity which is contrary to the
provisions, objectives and goals set out in the statutes of the political
party. The political party, its regional branch or other registered
structural subdivisions may appeal this warning to a court. If a warning is
issued to a regional branch or some other registered structural subdivision
of a political party, the territorial registration agency shall immediately
inform to this effect the federal registration body and the leading body of
the political party; d) apply to a court for suspension of the activity or for liquidation
of a political party, its regional branch or other registered structural
subdivisions in pursuance of Clause 3, Article 39; Clause 3, Article 41;
Clause 3, Article 42 of this Federal Law. 2. The control over the sources of income of political parties, their
regional branches and other registered structural subdivisions, over the
amount of funds received by them and over the payment of taxes shall be
exercised by the tax authorities of the Russian Federation. Article 39. Suspension of the Activity of a Political Party, Its
Regional Branch and Other Structural Subdivisions 1. If a political party violates the Constitution of the Russian
Federation, the federal constitutional laws, this Federal Law and other
federal laws, the federal registration body shall issue a written warning to
the political party, indicating the committed violations, and shall set a
period for removing these violations, which shall be not less than two
months. If the political party fails to remove these violations within the
prescribed period and does not appeal the warning of the federal registration
body to a court, the activity of the political party may be suspended for a
period of up to six months by a decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian
Federation on the basis of an application of the federal registration body. 2. If a regional branch or some other structural subdivision of a
political party violates the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal
constitutional laws, this Federal Law and other federal laws, the appropriate
territorial registration agency shall issue a written warning to this
regional branch or the other structural subdivision of the political party,
indicating the committed violations and shall set a period for removing these
violations, which shall be not less than one month. If the regional branch or
the other structural subdivision of the political party fails to remove these
violations within the prescribed period and does not appeal the warning of
the territorial registration agency to a court, the activity of the regional
branch or the other structural subdivision may be suspended for a period of
up to six months by a decision of the supreme court of the republic, a
territorial or regional court, the court of a city of federal significance,
the court of an autonomous region or autonomous district on the basis of an
application of the appropriate territorial registration agency. 3. The registration authorities may apply to a court for suspension of
the activity of a political party, its regional branch or other structural
subdivisions following the issuance of two written warnings as provided in
Sub-Clause "c," Clause 1, Article 38 of this Federal Law, unless
these warnings have been appealed to a court in the procedure established by
law or have been found to be contrary to law by a court. The federal
registration body or a territorial agency shall not apply to a court for
suspension of the activity of a political party, its regional branch or other
structural subdivisions while the court is considering the complaints against
such warnings. 4. If a local or a primary branch of a political party is not a legal
entity, the responsibility established by this Federal Law for violations
committed by this local or the primary branch shall be borne by the
respective regional branch of the political party. 5. The activity of a political party, whose federal list at the
election of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian
Federation was admitted for distribution of deputy mandates, shall not be
suspended on the grounds, set forth in Sub-Clauses "d" and
"e," Clause 3, Article 41 of this Federal Law, during four years
from voting day at the said elections. 6. It shall not be allowed to suspend the activity of a political
party in the period from the day of official publication of a decision to
call (hold) elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly
of the Russian Federation or the election of President of the Russian
Federation to the day of official publication of the election results, except
for the cases provided by Clauses 1, 4 and 5, Article 9 of this Federal Law. 7. It shall not be allowed to suspend the activity of a regional
branch of a political party in the period from the day of official publication
of a decision to call (hold) elections of deputies to the legislative
(representative) body of the given subject of the Russian Federation, the top
executive of the given subject of the Russian Federation (head of the highest
executive body of state power of the given subject of the Russian Federation)
to the date of official publication of the election results, except for the
cases provided by Clauses 1, 4 and 5, Article 9 of this Federal Law. Article 40. Consequences of Suspension of the Activity of a Political
Party, Its Regional Branch and Other Structural Subdivisions 1. If the activity of a political party, its regional branch or some
other structural subdivision has been suspended for a period established by a
court decision, the rights of the political party, its regional branch or the
other structural subdivision as a founder of mass media shall be suspended,
they shall be forbidden to make use of state-run and municipal mass media;
organize and hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches, picketing and
other public events; participate in elections and referenda; use bank
deposits, except for making payments required to carry on the economic
activity of the political party, its regional branch or the other structural
subdivision, pay compensation for losses (damages) caused by their actions,
pay taxes and fines and make settlements under labor contracts. 2. If, within the period of suspension of the activity of a political
party, its regional branches or some other structural subdivision, established
by a court decision, the violations because of which such suspension was
imposed have been removed, the political party, its regional branch or the
other structural subdivision shall resume their activity upon expiration of
the said period. 3. If a political party, its regional branch or some other structural
subdivision fail to remove the violations because of which their activity was
suspended, the federal registration body or the territorial registration
agency which applied to a court for suspension of the activity of the
political party, its regional branch or the other structural subdivision
shall apply to the appropriate court for liquidation of this political party,
its regional branch or the other structural subdivision. Article 41. Liquidation of a Political Party 2. The resolution of the congress of a political party on liquidation
of the political party shall be adopted in the procedure established by
Clause 1, Article 25 of this Federal Law and the statutes of the political
party. a) fails to meet the requirements of Clauses 1, 4 and 5, Article 9 of
this Federal Law; b) fails to remove the violations because of which its activity was
suspended within the period established by the court decision; c) does not participate in elections as provided in Article 37 of this
Federal Law; d) does not have regional branches with not less than one hundred
party members in more than a half of the subjects of the Russian Federation; e) does not have the necessary number of members established by Clause
2, Article 3 of this Federal Law. 4. An application for liquidation of a political party shall be
filed with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation by the federal
registration body. 6. It shall not be allowed to liquidate a political party by a
decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in the period from
the day of official publication of a decision to call (hold) elections of
deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation,
the election of President of the Russian Federation to the day of official
publication of the election results, except for the cases provided by Clause
1, Article 9 of this Federal Law. Article 42. Liquidation of a Regional Branch and Other Structural
Subdivisions of a Political Party 2. Liquidation of a regional branch or other structural subdivisions
of a political party by a decision of the body of the political party duly
authorized by its statutes shall be carried out on the grounds and in the
procedure established by the statutes of the political party. The said
authorized body shall immediately notify the federal registration body about
its decision in writing and the federal registration body shall make an
appropriate entry in the unified state register of legal entities. a) they fail to meet the requirements of Clauses 1, 4 and 5, Article 9
of this Federal Law; b) within the period established by the court decision they fail to
remove the violations because of which their activity was suspended c) the regional branch of a political party does not have the number
of party members required under Clause 2, Article 3 of this Federal Law. 4. An application for liquidation of a regional branch or some other
structural subdivision of a political party shall be filed with the supreme
court of a republic, the territorial or regional court, the court of a city
of federal significance, the court of an autonomous region or autonomous
district by the federal registration body or by an appropriate territorial
registration agency. 5. It shall not be allowed to liquidate a regional branch of a
political party by a court decision in the period from the day of official
publication of a decision to call (hold) elections of deputies to the
legislative (representative) body of the subject of the Russian Federation,
election of the top executive of the subject of the Russian Federation (head
of the highest executive body of state power of the subject of the Russian
Federation) to the day of official publication of the election results,
except for the cases provided by Clause 1, Article 9 of this Federal Law. Article 43. Appealing Court Decision to Suspend the Activity of or
Liquidate a Political Party, Its Regional Branch or Other Structural
Subdivisions 2. If a court decision to suspend the activity of or liquidate a
political party, its regional branch or some other structural subdivision is
reversed, the state shall compensate the political party for all losses
sustained by it as a result of unlawful suspension of its activity, the
activity of its regional branch or the other structural subdivision or
unlawful liquidation of the political party, its regional branch or the other
structural subdivision. Article 44. Reorganization of a Political Party, its Regional Branch
and Other Structural Subdivisions Article 45. Consequences of Liquidation and Reorganization of a
Political Party a) used for achievement of the goals set out in the statutes and the
program of the political party if it was liquidated by a decision of the
congress of the political party; b) transferred to the budget revenues of the Russian Federation, if
the political party was liquidated by a court decision. 3. Upon termination of activity of a political party in the event of
its liquidation or reorganization the state registration certificate of the
political party shall be annulled and the political party shall be removed
from the unified state register of legal entities. Chapter X. Final
and Transitional Provisions Article 46. Entry Into Force of This Federal Law 1. This Federal Law shall enter into force from the day of its
official publication, except for Article 33 and Clause 1 of Article 36.
Article 33 of this Federal Law shall enter into force not later than January
1, 2004. Clause 1, Article 36 of this Federal Law shall enter into force two
years after official publication of this Federal Law. 2. Articles 6 and 9 of the USSR Law "On Public Associations"
(Bulletin of the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR and the Supreme
Soviet of the USSR, No. 42, 1990, Item 839) effective until now are hereby
declared invalid in the territory of the Russian Federation (as regards the
provisions relating to political parties). Article 47. Transformation of All-Russian Political Public
Associations and the Status of Interregional, Regional and Local Political
Public Associations 1. All-Russian political public associations created prior to the
entry into force of this Federal Law may transform into political parties in
conformity with this Federal Law within two years of the date on which it
enters into force. 2. Before expiration of the period established by Clause 1 of this
Article, All-Russian political public associations may participate in
elections and nominate candidates (lists of candidates) for deputies and for
other elective offices in bodies of state power and bodies of local
self-government in accordance with the electoral laws 3. Before expiration of the period established by Clause 1 of this
Article, a political party created by way of transformation of an All-Russian
political public organization or an All-Russian political public movement may
participate in elections from the date of the state registration of the
political party. 4. Pending introduction of modifications in the Russian Federation
laws concerning the procedure for participation of political parties in
elections to the federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of the
subjects of the Russian Federation and bodies of local self-government,
political parties shall participate in the said elections in the procedure
established by the Russian Federation laws with respect to All-Russian
political public associations. 5. Upon expiration of the period established by Clause 1 of this
Article, an All-Russian political public association which has not
transformed into a political party, shall lose the status of a political
public association and shall act as an All-Russian public organization or an
All-Russian public movement on the basis of the statutes which shall be
applicable in so far as they do not contradict this Federal Law. 6. Upon expiration of the period established by Clause 1 of this
Article, the interregional, regional and local political public associations
shall lose the status of a political public association and shall act as
interregional, regional and local public associations, respectively, on the
basis of their statutes which shall be applicable in so far as they do not
contradict this Federal Law. Article 48. Bringing Statutory Acts In Line With This Federal Law The President of the V. Putin President of the Moscow, Kremlin July 11, 2001 No. 95-FZ |