ФЗ 32 on the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. Law “On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. Amendments to the Law on the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (OP RF) is an advisory body founded in 2005. Funding of the OP and its members is made from the federal budget. The activities of the Public Chamber affect the discussion and solution of the full range of social issues of public life in the state. To streamline the activities of this body, a corresponding law has been developed and adopted.

Federal Law "On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation" N 32-FZ was adopted by the State Duma on March 16 and approved by the Federation Council on March 23, 2005. The current regulation entered into force on April 4, 2005.

Federal law under consideration regulates the activities of the Public Chamber, rights and obligations of its members, legal and economic aspects of the activities of the authorized body in question. This regulation includes 30 articles.

The regulations of this law determine:

Mode of plenary sessions of the EP;
Streamlining the participation of members of the chamber in its direct activities;
Establishing the terms of office of the Council of the OP RF;
Preparation of an annual report on its own functioning;
The procedure for attracting non-profit organizations and individuals;
Other issues in accordance with the provisions of 32-FZ.

The Public Chamber implements interconnection between citizens of the Russian Federation, trade unions and creative unions, as well as with state authorities and local authorities (Art. 1). The objectives of the specified synthesis - consideration and observance of the interests of individuals and public non-profit organizations when interacting with authorized authorities.

OP is based on a voluntary start and with the support of its activities from citizens and public organizations. The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation cannot be called a regional or state-level administrative body, and is not subject to registration in the Federal Register (Art. 2). The fixed location of the specified organization is Moscow city.

According to the regulations article 3 valid law, coordination of the social interests of citizens and non-profit organizations is carried out through:

Attracting individuals and non-profit institutions;
Supporting civic engagement of all-Russian importance in the implementation of the constitutional rights of citizens and non-profit organizations;
Conducting a social review of draft national and local bills;
Public audit of the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation;
Elaboration of the main provisions in the field of federal support for public institutions and indicating them in a priority order to the Federal authorities of the Russian Federation;
Providing informative and methodological support to non-profit associations engaged in social development (by the way, study and);
Discussion of issues on freedom of speech, free media and observance of the population's right to free access of citizens to information within the framework of the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation;
International cooperation based on the provisions of this law.

The Federal Law on the Public Chamber defines the basis for the activities of the OP RF provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation (Art. 3). By the Council of the Public Chamber internal ethical code of EP members. Compliance with the established code is a prerequisite for membership (Article 5 32-FZ).

Members of the Public Chamber may be exclusively citizens of the Russian Federation. OP RF, according to article 6 normative act 32-ФЗ, includes 40 individuals, 85 representatives of public associations from various regions of Russia and 3 representatives of all-Russian non-profit associations.

Non-profit institutions of the following types cannot apply for membership in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation:

Political parties;
Institutions founded less than a year before the establishment of a new composition of the OP members;
Organizations suspected of extremist activity or propaganda thereof (in accordance with the provisions Federal Law "On Countering Extremist Activity" N 114-FZ, adopted on July 25, 2002).

Representatives of the following categories of civilians and officials cannot be members of the OP RF:

President of the Russian Federation, members of parliament;
Disabled citizens;
Persons under the age of 18;
Citizens with an outstanding criminal record;
Persons who have lost their membership in connection with the provisions of Clause 6 of Part 1 of Article 15 of this Federal Law;
Holders of dual citizenship or nationality.

Like other regulations of the Russian Federation, 32-FZ regularly undergoes a number of necessary changes. The last amendments to the valid law were made on December 28, 2016.

Download FZ-32 on the Public Chamber

For a detailed acquaintance with the activities of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the current provisions of the relevant regulatory act.

The current text of the current Federal Law "On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation" 32-FZ with the latest amendments can be downloaded

Amendments to the Law on the Public Chamber

Recent important changes to the current Federal Law have been introduced Federal Law N 487-FZ December 28, 2016.

The amendments have affected articles 4 and 8 current normative act. Clause 10 of part 2 of article 4 of the current regulations 32-ФЗ on the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation in the current edition states that this regulatory act, among other things, regulates admission to the membership of non-profit societies specified in parts 8, 9 and 12 of Article 8 of the current Federal Law.

Article 8, paragraph 8 in the latest edition, in turn, indicates that the reorganization of the membership is taking place within 50 days from the moment the President of the Russian Federation submits the corresponding initiative. In connection with the competition for the determination of new members, authorized group, which includes 7 full members of the OP RF, 7 representatives of the Public Chambers of various regions and constituent entities of Russia, and 7 new members appointed by the President. This group selects 43 non-profit organizations from among those applying for membership.

During 10 days from the moment the authorized group is organized, lists of applicants are created (Clause 11, Article 8). During days after the approval of the list, a vote is taken to determine the new membership of the OP of the Russian Federation.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

THE FEDERAL LAW

On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

Document with changes made:
(Russian newspaper, N 294, 29.12.2005);
(Russian newspaper, N 140, 03.07.2007);
(Russian newspaper, N 128, 06/18/2008);
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta, N 266, 30.12.2008);
Federal Law of July 23, 2010 N 177-FZ (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, N 163, July 26, 2010);
Federal Law of May 3, 2011 N 89-FZ (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, N 97, 05/06/2011) (see the order of entry into force);
(Official Internet portal of legal information www.pravo.gov.ru, 07.12.2011);
(Official Internet portal of legal information www.pravo.gov.ru, 31.12.2012);
(Official Internet portal of legal information www.pravo.gov.ru, 07.24.2013);
(Official Internet portal of legal information www.pravo.gov.ru, 30.12.2013);
(Official Internet portal of legal information www.pravo.gov.ru, 21.04.2014);
(The official Internet portal of legal information www.pravo.gov.ru, November 28, 2015, N 0001201511280021) (entered into force on January 1, 2016);
(Official Internet portal of legal information www.pravo.gov.ru, 29.12.2016, N 0001201612290046);
(Official Internet portal of legal information www.pravo.gov.ru, 05.12.2017, N 0001201712050094).
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This document has been amended since January 1, 2015 on the basis of Article 12 of the Federal Law of November 2, 2013 N 294-FZ.
excluded by Federal Law of December 29, 2014 N 453-FZ.
- Note from the manufacturer of the database.
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Article 1. General provisions

1. The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the Public Chamber) ensures the interaction of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations, trade unions, creative unions, associations of employers and their associations, professional associations, as well as other non-profit organizations created to represent and protect the interests of professional and social groups (hereinafter also referred to as public associations and other non-profit organizations), with federal government bodies, government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local government bodies in order to take into account the needs and interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, protect the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation and the rights of public associations and other non-profit organizations in the formation and implementation of state policy in order to exercise public control over the activities of federal executive bodies, executive bodies of the subject bills of the Russian Federation and local government bodies, as well as in order to facilitate the implementation of state policy in the field of ensuring human rights in places of detention.
Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

2. The Public Chamber is formed on the basis of voluntary participation in its activities of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations and other non-profit organizations.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

3. The name "Public Chamber of the Russian Federation" may not be used in the names of federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government, as well as in the names of associations, organizations, institutions and enterprises. The name "Public Chamber of the Russian Federation" is not subject to state registration.

4. Location of the Public Chamber - the city of Moscow.

Article 2. Goals and tasks of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber is called upon to ensure coordination of the socially significant interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations, other non-profit organizations, state authorities and local authorities to address the most important issues of economic and social development, ensure national security, protect the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation, the constitutional order The Russian Federation and the democratic principles of the development of civil society in the Russian Federation by:
Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

1) attracting citizens, public associations and other non-profit organizations;
Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

2) the promotion and support of civil initiatives of national importance and aimed at the implementation of constitutional rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens, the rights and interests of public associations and other non-profit organizations;
(Clause as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

3) carrying out a public examination (examination) of draft federal laws and draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as draft regulatory legal acts of the executive authorities of the Russian Federation and draft legal acts of local government bodies;

4) exercising, in accordance with this Federal Law, public control (control) over the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, executive bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies, as well as over the observance of freedom of speech in the media (paragraph as amended entered into force on December 29, 2005 by the Federal Law of December 27, 2005 N 195-FZ;

5) elaboration of recommendations to the state authorities of the Russian Federation in determining priorities in the field of state support of public associations, other non-profit organizations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation, whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society in the Russian Federation;
(Clause as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

6) providing information, methodological and other support to public chambers created in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, public associations and other non-profit organizations whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society in the Russian Federation;
(Clause as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

7) attracting citizens, public associations, other non-profit organizations and representatives of the media to discuss issues related to the observance of freedom of speech in the media, the exercise of the right of citizens to disseminate information in a legal way, ensure guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the media, and develop these recommendation questions.
(Clause is additionally included from December 29, 2005 by Federal Law of December 27, 2005 N 195-FZ Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

8) implementation of international cooperation in accordance with the goals and objectives defined by this article, and participation in the work of international organizations, as well as in the work of international conferences, meetings and other events by the Federal Law of June 30, 2007 N 121-FZ).

Article 3. Legal basis for the activities of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber carries out its activities on the basis of federal constitutional laws, this Federal Law, other federal laws and other regulatory legal acts.

Article 4. Rules of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

1. The Public Chamber approves the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

2. The Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation establish:

1) the procedure for the participation of members of the Public Chamber in its activities;

2) the timing and procedure for holding plenary sessions of the Public Chamber;

3) the composition, powers and procedure for the activities of the council of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the council of the Public Chamber);

4) powers and procedure for the activities of the secretary of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the secretary of the Public Chamber) and deputy secretaries of the Public Chamber (clause supplemented from January 10, 2009 by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ;

5) the procedure for the formation and operation of commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber, as well as the procedure for the election and powers of their heads;

6) the procedure for the termination and suspension of the powers of members of the Public Chamber in accordance with this Federal Law;

7) the procedure for the operation of the apparatus of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the apparatus of the Public Chamber);

8) the forms and procedure for making decisions of the Public Chamber;

9) the procedure for involving public associations and other non-profit organizations, representatives of which were not included in its composition, in the work of the Public Chamber, and the forms of their interaction with the Public Chamber;
(Clause as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

10) procedures for the selection of members of the Public Chamber of representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations, provided for in parts 8, 9 and 12 of Article 8 of this Federal Law;
(Clause as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2016 N 487-FZ.

11) the procedure for preparing and holding events in the Public Chamber;

12) the procedure for the preparation and publication of the annual report of the Public Chamber on the state of civil society in the Russian Federation;

12_1) the procedure for the participation of the bodies of the Public Chamber in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the formation of public oversight commissions formed in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in order to facilitate the implementation of state policy in the field of ensuring human rights in places of forced detention (hereinafter - the public oversight commission), suspension and termination activities of the composition of the public oversight commission, empowering and terminating the powers of members of the public oversight commission (clause was additionally included from June 29, 2008 by Federal Law No. 78-FZ of June 10, 2008);

13) other issues of the internal organization and procedure for the activities of the Public Chamber in accordance with this Federal Law.

Article 5. Code of Ethics for Members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

The Council of the Public Chamber develops and submits for approval to the Public Chamber a Code of Ethics for members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the Code of Ethics). Compliance with the requirements stipulated by the Code of Ethics is mandatory for members of the Public Chamber.

Article 6. Composition of the Public Chamber

1. The Public Chamber is formed in accordance with this Federal Law from forty citizens of the Russian Federation approved by the President of the Russian Federation, eighty-five representatives of public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and forty-three representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations.
Federal Law of July 23, 2013 N 235-FZ; as amended by the Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ; as amended by the Federal Law of April 20, 2014 N 82-FZ.

2. The following public associations and other non-profit organizations are not allowed to nominate candidates for membership in the Public Chamber:
(Paragraph as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

1) non-profit organizations registered less than one year before the expiration date of the term of office of the members of the Public Chamber of the current composition;
(Clause as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

2) political parties.

3) non-profit organizations that, in accordance with Federal Law No. 114-FZ of July 25, 2002, "On Countering Extremist Activity" (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Law "On Countering Extremist Activity"), were warned in writing about the inadmissibility of carrying out extremist activity, - within one year from the date of issuance of the warning, if it was not recognized by the court as unlawful;
(Clause was additionally included from July 3, 2007 by Federal Law No. 121-FZ of June 30, 2007; as amended by Federal Law No. 439-FZ of December 28, 2013.

4) non-profit organizations whose activities have been suspended in accordance with the Federal Law "On Counteracting Extremist Activities", if the decision to suspend was not recognized by the court as illegal.
(Clause was additionally included from July 3, 2007 by Federal Law No. 121-FZ of June 30, 2007; as amended by Federal Law No. 439-FZ of December 28, 2013.

Article 7. Member of the Public Chamber

1. A member of the Public Chamber may be a citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached the age of eighteen years.

2. Members of the Public Chamber cannot be:

1) the President of the Russian Federation, members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, members of the Government of the Russian Federation, judges, other persons holding government positions of the Russian Federation, persons holding positions of federal government service, government positions of subjects of the Russian Federation Federation, posts of the state civil service of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, posts of municipal service, as well as persons holding elective posts in local government bodies;

2) persons recognized as legally incompetent on the basis of a court decision;

3) persons with an outstanding or unexpunged conviction;

4) persons whose membership in the Public Chamber was previously terminated on the basis of Clause 6 of Part 1 of Article 15 of this Federal Law. In this case, the ban on membership in the Public Chamber applies only to the work of the Public Chamber of the following composition;

5) persons with dual citizenship.
(The part is additionally included from August 4, 2013 by Federal Law of July 23, 2013 N 235-FZ)

Article 8. Procedure for the formation of the Public Chamber

1. The President of the Russian Federation, in accordance with part 16 of this article, based on the results of consultations with public associations, other non-profit organizations, Russian academies of sciences, determines the candidacies of forty citizens of the Russian Federation who have special services to the state and society, and invites these citizens to join the Public chambers. At least half of these candidates must be represented by trade unions, creative unions, employers' associations and their associations, professional associations, as well as other non-profit organizations created to represent and protect the interests of professional and social groups.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

2. The posting on the official website of the President of the Russian Federation of information on the direction of the proposals specified in Part 1 of this article shall be considered the day the President of the Russian Federation initiates the procedure for forming a new composition of the Public Chamber.

3. Citizens of the Russian Federation who have received an offer to become a member of the Public Chamber shall, within thirty days, notify the President of the Russian Federation in writing of their consent or refusal to become a member of the Public Chamber.

4. The President of the Russian Federation, within fifteen days from the date of his receipt of the written consent of the citizens of the Russian Federation to join the Public Chamber, or after the expiration of the period established by part 3 of this article, by his decree approves the members of the Public Chamber designated by him and invites them, together with members of the Public Chamber delegated from the public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, to begin forming the full composition of the Public Chamber.

5. Not later than thirty days from the date of the initiation by the President of the Russian Federation of the procedure for the formation of a new composition of the Public Chamber, the public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall elect from their composition by secret alternative voting one representative with an impeccable reputation to the composition of the Public Chamber at their meetings by a majority vote of the total number of members corresponding public chambers.

6. A member of the Public Chamber cannot simultaneously be the head of the Public Chamber of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation. In the event that the head of the public chamber of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation is elected to the Public Chamber, he must resign his powers as the head of the public chamber of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation.

7. The inclusion of representatives of the public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the Public Chamber is carried out on the basis of extracts from the minutes of the meetings of the respective public chambers.

8. Not later than fifty days from the date of the initiation by the President of the Russian Federation of the procedure for the formation of a new composition of the Public Chamber, the members of the Civic Chamber of the current composition, as well as the members of the Public Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation, together with members of the Public Chamber from the public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, form a new composition in accordance By the regulations of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, a working group for organizing and holding a competition for the selection of forty-three members of the Public Chamber from all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations. This working group includes seven members of the Civic Chamber of the current composition, seven members of the Civic Chamber from among those approved by the President of the Russian Federation and seven members of the Civic Chamber from the public chambers of the subjects of the Russian Federation of the new composition.
Federal Law of December 28, 2016 N 487-FZ.

9. Not later than fifty-five days from the date of the initiation by the President of the Russian Federation of the procedure for forming a new composition of the Public Chamber on the website of the Public Chamber in the international computer network "Internet", the working group announces a competition for the selection of forty-three members of the Public Chamber from all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations for fourteen areas of public activity, identified by the specified working group. At least half of these areas should be determined taking into account the provision of representation of trade unions, creative unions, associations of employers and their associations, professional associations, as well as other non-profit organizations created to represent and protect the interests of professional and social groups.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ Federal Law of December 28, 2016 N 487-FZ.

10. Not later than thirty days from the date of the announcement of the competition specified in part 9 of this article, all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations shall send to the working group applications for nominating their representatives to the Public Chamber, formalized by decisions of the governing collegial bodies of the corresponding all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations, indicating the direction of public activity in which representatives are nominated. Each all-Russian public association, each other non-profit organization shall indicate in its application one representative who is nominated by them to the Public Chamber. An all-Russian public association and other non-profit organization that have experience in the relevant area of \u200b\u200bpublic activity can nominate their representative to the Public Chamber. Representatives nominated to the Public Chamber from an all-Russian public association and other non-profit organization must have an impeccable reputation and work experience of at least three years in the relevant direction of public activity. These statements must contain information about the activities of a public association and other non-profit organization, as well as information about representatives who can be sent to the Public Chamber, including information confirming the availability of the necessary experience of work of an all-Russian public association, other non-profit organization and representatives nominated by them. in the appropriate direction of social activity.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

11. Not later than ten days from the date of expiration of the period established by part 10 of this article, the working group specified in part 8 of this article, on the basis of applications submitted by all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations and in the presence of information provided on all-Russian public associations, other non-commercial organizations and their nominated representatives to the Public Chamber include the nominated representatives in the list of participants in the competitive selection.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2016 N 487-FZ.

12. Not later than the day following the day of the formation of the list drawn up in accordance with part 11 of this article, the members of the Public Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation and members of the Public Chamber from the public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of the new composition shall vote within fifteen days in the manner established by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, on the issue of admission to the Public Chamber of forty-three representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2016 N 487-FZ.

13. Based on the voting results of the members of the Public Chamber approved by the President of the Russian Federation and members of the Public Chamber from the public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of the new composition, the working group specified in part 8 of this article, no later than five days from the date of the expiration of the voting period provided for in part 12 of this of the article, determines the composition of the Public Chamber by three representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations in thirteen areas of public activity that received the majority of votes (in descending order of the number of votes), as well as four representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations in one area of \u200b\u200bpublic activity who received the majority of votes (in descending order of the number of votes). The direction of activity by which four representatives of all-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations are determined is established by the working group.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2016 N 487-FZ.

14. The first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber in the new composition must be held no later than July 1 of the year in which the term of office of the members of the Public Chamber of the current composition expires. The Public Chamber is competent if it includes more than three-fourths of the number of members of the Public Chamber established by this Federal Law.

15. The term of office of the members of the Public Chamber shall expire three years after the date of the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber.

16. Not later than one hundred and fifteen days before the expiration of the term of office of the members of the Public Chamber, the President of the Russian Federation shall initiate the procedure for the formation of a new composition of the Public Chamber established by parts 1-13 of this article.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2016 N 487-FZ.

17. In the event that the full composition of the Public Chamber is not formed in the manner prescribed by this article, or in the event of early termination of the powers of at least one member of the Public Chamber in accordance with paragraphs 2-10 of Part 1 of Article 15 of this Federal Law, new members of the Public Chamber are introduced into its composition in the following order:

1) The President of the Russian Federation makes a decision on admitting citizens of the Russian Federation to the Civic Chamber in the manner prescribed by parts 1, 3 and 4 of this article, while the time frame for the implementation of these procedures is halved;

2) the public chamber of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation makes a decision on the election of its representative to the public chamber in the manner prescribed by parts 5-7 of this article, while the time frame for carrying out these procedures is reduced by half;

3) To fill the vacant seat of a member of the Public Chamber - a representative of an all-Russian public association or other non-profit organization, the Public Chamber introduces into the Public Chamber a representative of an all-Russian public association or other non-profit organization who has received & nbsp by the results of voting & nbsp the majority of votes from among candidates in the relevant direction of public activity, not previously included in the Public Chamber. If there are no such candidates, a new competition is held in the manner prescribed by parts 9-12 of this article. All-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations whose representatives are members of the Public Chamber shall not participate in nominating representatives to the Public Chamber for participation in the competition.
(Clause as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ; as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2016 N 487-FZ.

18. The procedures established by clauses 2 and 3 of part 17 of this article shall be carried out within thirty days from the date of occurrence of the circumstances provided for by paragraph one of part 17 of this article.

19. The expenses for the formation of the Public Chamber, provided for by this article, shall be financed from the funds provided in the federal budget to support the activities of the Public Chamber.
(Article as amended by the Federal Law of July 23, 2013 N 235-FZ)
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The procedure for the formation of the composition of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation is further carried out in accordance with Article 8 of this Federal Law (as amended), see paragraph 2 of Article 2 of Federal Law No. 235-FZ of July 23, 2013.
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The first meeting of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, formed in accordance with this Federal Law (as amended by Federal Law of July 23, 2013 N 235-FZ), must take place no later than July 1, 2014 - see paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the Federal Law of 23 July 2013 N 235-FZ.
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Members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation of the previous composition shall terminate their powers from the day of the first meeting of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, formed in accordance with this Federal Law (as amended by Federal Law No. 235-FZ of July 23, 2013), see paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the Federal Law. Law of July 23, 2013 N 235-FZ.
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Article 9. Bodies of the Public Chamber

1. Members of the Public Chamber at the first plenary session elect the Council of the Public Chamber, the secretary of the Public Chamber and deputy secretaries of the Public Chamber. The Council of the Public Chamber is a permanent body of the Public Chamber (as amended by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ).

2. The Public Chamber has the right to form commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber.

3. The members of the Public Chamber are members of the Commissions of the Public Chamber. The working groups of the Public Chamber may include members of the Public Chamber, representatives of public associations, other non-profit organizations and other citizens involved in the work of the Public Chamber.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

Article 10. Involvement of public associations, other non-profit organizations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation in the work of the Public Chamber

A public chamber may involve public associations, other non-profit organizations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation whose representatives are not included in its work. The decision on participation in the work of the Public Chamber of public associations, other non-profit organizations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation, whose representatives are not included in its composition, is adopted by the Council of the Public Chamber.
(Article as amended by the Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

Article 11. Restrictions related to membership in the Public Chamber

1. A member of the Public Chamber suspends his membership in a political party for the duration of his powers.

2. The unification of members of the Public Chamber on the basis of national, religious, regional or party affiliation is not allowed.

Article 12. Participation of members of the Public Chamber in its work

1. Members of the Public Chamber take personal part in the work of plenary sessions of the Public Chamber, the Council of the Public Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber.

2. Members of the Public Chamber shall have the right to freely express their opinion on any issue of the activities of the Public Chamber, the Council of the Public Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber.

3. Members of the Public Chamber, when exercising their powers, are not bound by decisions of public associations and other non-profit organizations.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

Article 13. Guarantees for the activities of members of the Public Chamber

1. A member of the Public Chamber, for the period of participation in the work of the plenary meeting of the Public Chamber, the Council of the Public Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber, as well as for the period of exercising the powers established by Article 20 of this Federal Law, is released by the employer from performing his duties at the main place of work with the preservation of his place of work (position).

2. A member of the Public Chamber shall be reimbursed for expenses related to the exercise of his powers as a member of the Public Chamber, and shall also be paid compensation in the amount determined by the law, other regulatory legal act, at the expense of the federal budget.

3. The recall of a member of the Public Chamber is not allowed.

Article 14. Certificate of a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

1. A member of the Public Chamber has a certificate of a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the certificate), which is a document confirming his powers. A member of the Public Chamber uses the certificate during his term of office.

2. The sample and description of the certificate is approved by the Public Chamber.

Article 15. Termination and suspension of powers of a member of the Public Chamber

1. The powers of a member of the Public Chamber shall be terminated in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation in the event of:

1) the expiration of his term of office;

2) he submits an application for resignation from the Public Chamber;

3) his inability for health reasons to participate in the work of the Public Chamber;

4) the entry into legal force of the court's conviction against him;

5) recognition of him as incompetent, missing or dead on the basis of a court decision that has entered into legal force;

6) gross violation by him of the Code of Ethics - by decision of at least half of the members of the Public Chamber, adopted at a plenary meeting of the Public Chamber;

7) his election to the post of President of the Russian Federation, election as a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, election (appointment) as a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, election as a deputy of the legislative (representative) body of state power of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, as well as to an elective office in local government body;

8) his appointment to a state post of the Russian Federation, a position of a federal state service, a state position of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a position of a state civil service of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation or a position of a municipal service;

9) if, upon the expiration of thirty days from the date of the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber, the member of the Public Chamber has not fulfilled the requirement of Part 1 of Article 11 of this Federal Law;

10) death of a member of the Public Chamber.

2. The powers of a member of the Public Chamber shall be suspended in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, if:

1) presenting him in the manner established by the criminal procedure legislation of the Russian Federation, charges of committing a crime;

2) imposing an administrative penalty on him in the form of administrative arrest;

3) his registration as a candidate for the office of the President of the Russian Federation, a candidate for deputies of a legislative (representative) body of state power, a candidate for an elective office in a local government body, a trustee or an authorized representative of a candidate (political party), as well as in the case of his into the initiative group for the referendum in the Russian Federation.

Article 16. Basic forms of work of the Public Chamber

1. The main forms of work of the Public Chamber are plenary meetings of the Public Chamber, meetings of the Council of the Public Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber.

2. Plenary sessions of the Public Chamber are held at least twice a year. By decision of the council of the Public Chamber, an extraordinary plenary meeting may be held.

3. In order to implement the functions assigned to the Public Chamber by this Federal Law, the Public Chamber is entitled to:

1) hold civil forums, hearings and other events on socially important issues in the manner prescribed by the Regulations of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (paragraph as amended by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ);

2) give opinions on violations of the legislation of the Russian Federation by federal executive bodies, executive bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies, as well as on violations of freedom of speech in the media and send these opinions to the competent state bodies or officials (paragraph as amended entered into force on December 29, 2005 by the Federal Law of December 27, 2005 N 195-FZ;

3) conduct an examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws, draft regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive authorities, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regulatory legal acts of state power bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation Federation, draft legal acts of local government bodies;

4) invite heads of federal government bodies, government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local government bodies to plenary sessions of the Public Chamber;

5) send members of the Public Chamber authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber to participate in the work of committees and commissions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as well as in meetings of the collegiums of federal executive bodies in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation ( clause supplemented from January 10, 2009 by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ;

6) send inquiries to the Public Chamber in accordance with Article 24 of this Federal Law. In the period between plenary sessions of the Public Chamber, requests on behalf of the Public Chamber are sent by decision of the Council of the Public Chamber (paragraph as amended by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ.

7) join international organizations, conclude cooperation agreements with them, send members of the Public Chamber to participate in international conferences, meetings and other events in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation (clause additionally included from July 3, 2007 by Federal Law of 30 June 2007 N 121-FZ);

8) participate in the work of public chambers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as send members of the Public Chamber to participate in events held by all-Russian, interregional and regional public associations, other non-profit organizations;
(Clause was additionally included from July 3, 2007 by Federal Law No. 121-FZ of June 30, 2007; as amended by Federal Law No. 439-FZ of December 28, 2013.

9) participate in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the formation of public oversight commissions, suspension and termination of the activities of the composition of the public oversight commission, empowering and terminating the powers of members of the public oversight commission, assist public oversight commissions in providing them with methodological materials, documents and materials related to to the activities of public oversight commissions, as well as to conduct training seminars in order to improve the activities of public oversight commissions;
(Clause was additionally included from June 29, 2008 by Federal Law of June 10, 2008 N 78-FZ; as amended by Federal Law of December 6, 2011 N 411-FZ.

10) provide public chambers created in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, public associations and other non-profit organizations whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society in the Russian Federation, assistance in providing them with methodological materials, provide documents and materials at the disposal of the Public Chamber, as well as conduct seminars in order to improve the activities of these public chambers, public associations and other non-profit organizations.
(Clause is additionally included from January 10, 2009 by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ; as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.
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Financing of expenses provided for by Clause 10 of Part 3 of Article 16 of this Federal Law (as amended by
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4. The Public Chamber, on the recommendation of the Council of the Public Chamber, approves the Code of Ethics for members of public oversight commissions.
(Part is additionally included from December 18, 2011 by Federal Law of December 6, 2011 N 411-FZ)

Article 17. Decisions of the Public Chamber and the bodies of the Public Chamber

(name supplemented from June 29, 2008
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1. The decisions of the Public Chamber, adopted in the form of conclusions, proposals and appeals, are of a recommendatory nature (part as amended by Federal Law of June 30, 2007 N 121-FZ.

2. Bodies of state power, local self-government bodies or officials to whom appeals of the Public Chamber are sent are obliged to inform the Public Chamber of the results of consideration of the relevant appeal within thirty days from the date of its registration. In exceptional cases, the head of a public authority, the head of a local self-government body, an official or an authorized person has the right to extend the period for consideration of this appeal by no more than thirty days, notifying the Public Chamber about this (the part has been additionally included from July 3, 2007 by Federal Law of June 30, 2007 N 121-FZ).

3. The Council of the Civic Chamber and the Secretary of the Civic Chamber make decisions on issues referred to their jurisdiction by this Federal Law, other federal laws, in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (part is additionally included from June 29, 2008 by the Federal Law of June 10, 2008 year N 78-FZ).

Article 18. Public Expertise

1. The Public Chamber shall have the right, by decision of the Council of the Public Chamber, to conduct an examination of draft regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regulatory legal acts of state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, draft legal acts of local self-government bodies or in connection with with the appeal of the President of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation to carry out an examination of draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws, draft normative legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive bodies, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation Federation and regulatory legal acts of state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, draft legal acts of bodies of the full self-government.

2. By decision of the Council of the Public Chamber, the Public Chamber conducts an examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws affecting the following issues:

1) state social policy and constitutional rights of citizens of the Russian Federation in the field of social security;

2) ensuring public safety and law and order.

3. For the examination, the Public Chamber creates a working group, which is entitled to:

1) involve experts;

2) recommend the Public Chamber to send to the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive authorities, state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies a request for the provision of documents and materials necessary for conducting expertise;

3) propose to the Public Chamber to send members of the Public Chamber to participate in the work of committees and commissions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation when considering draft laws that are the subject of expert examination;

4) propose to the Civic Chamber to send members of the Civic Chamber to meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation, collegiums of federal executive bodies, at which draft regulatory legal acts that are the subject of expertise are considered.

4. Draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws after their submission to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, together with all documents and materials attached thereto, are sent to the Public Chamber in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the State Duma Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Drafts of other acts specified in clause 3 of part 3 of Article 16 of this Federal Law, together with documents and materials necessary for the examination, are submitted to the Public Chamber by the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive authorities, state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies at the request of the Public chamber (part as amended by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ.

5. When conducting an examination of draft laws specified in part 2 of this article and concerning the application by the state of restriction or imprisonment of citizens, arrest, seizure or confiscation of property in connection with the commission of crimes or administrative offenses, the Public Chamber has the right to send to state bodies, state and other organizations and (or) their officials, in accordance with their competence, a request to provide it with an opinion on the relevant draft law, based on the results of inspections, studies and other data held by these bodies, organizations and (or) their officials. The specified opinion is sent to the Public Chamber no later than thirty days from the date of receipt of the request. The costs associated with the preparation of these opinions by state bodies and organizations shall be borne by these bodies and organizations. The costs associated with the preparation of these conclusions by other organizations are reimbursed from the federal budget allocated to support the activities of the Public Chamber (the part was additionally included from January 10, 2009 by Federal Law No. 283-FZ of December 25, 2008).
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Article 19. Conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of public examination

1. Conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws, draft regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive authorities, draft laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regulatory legal acts of bodies state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, draft legal acts of local self-government bodies are advisory in nature and are sent, respectively, to the President of the Russian Federation, to the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, state authorities of the constituent entities Of the Russian Federation, local authorities.

2. The conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, draft federal constitutional laws and federal laws are subject to mandatory consideration at plenary sessions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

3. The conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft normative legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive bodies are subject to mandatory consideration, respectively, at meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation, collegia of the relevant federal executive bodies.

4. When considering the conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft relevant regulatory legal acts, members of the Public Chamber shall be invited to plenary sessions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as well as to meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation, collegiums of federal executive bodies, authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber (part is supplemented from January 10, 2009 by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ.

5. The conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft normative legal acts of the state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be subject to mandatory consideration by the relevant state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

6. The conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of the examination of draft legal acts of local self-government bodies are subject to mandatory consideration by the relevant local self-government bodies.

Article 20. Participation of members of the Public Chamber in the work of public councils under federal executive bodies

1. The Public Chamber, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, takes part in the formation of public councils under federal executive bodies, and also forms public councils for an independent assessment of the quality of the conditions for the provision of services by organizations in the field of culture, health, education, social services and federal institutions medical and social expertise.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of July 23, 2013 N 235-FZ; as amended by Federal Law of December 5, 2017 N 392-FZ.

2. The procedure for the formation of public councils under federal executive bodies is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation. The procedure for the formation of public councils under federal executive bodies, whose activities are managed by the President of the Russian Federation, are determined by the President of the Russian Federation.

3. The heads of federal executive bodies shall ensure the participation of members of the Public Chamber in the work of public councils under federal executive bodies.

Article 21. Support by the Public Chamber of civil initiatives

1. The Public Chamber collects and processes information on the initiatives of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations and other non-profit organizations.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 439-FZ.

2. The Public Chamber conducts civil forums, hearings and other events on socially important issues in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (as amended by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ).

3. The Public Chamber brings to the attention of the citizens of the Russian Federation information on the initiatives specified in part 1 of this article.

Article 22. Annual report of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber annually prepares and publishes a report on the state of civil society in the Russian Federation in the periodicals of the Public Chamber.

Article 23. Ensuring the participation of members of the Public Chamber in the work of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive bodies

1. The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation shall ensure the presence of members of the Public Chamber authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber at plenary sessions and meetings of committees and commissions of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

2. The Government of the Russian Federation ensures the presence at its meetings of members of the Public Chamber authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber.

3. Federal executive bodies ensure the presence of members of the Public Chamber authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber at meetings of the collegiums.

4. The procedure for the participation of members of the Public Chamber in meetings of the collegiums of federal executive bodies, whose activities are managed by the President of the Russian Federation, shall be determined by the President of the Russian Federation. The number of representatives of the Public Chamber participating in the work of a committee or commission of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation or a committee or commission of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as well as in a meeting of the collegium of the federal executive body, may not exceed five people.

Article 24. Provision of information to the Public Chamber

1. The Public Chamber shall have the right to send to federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government, state and municipal organizations, and in the case provided for in part 5 of Article 18 of this Federal Law, to other organizations inquiries on issues included in the competence of these bodies and organizations. The requests of the Public Chamber must comply with its goals and objectives specified in Article 2 of this Federal Law.

2. Federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies, state and municipal organizations, and in the case provided for in part 5 of Article 18 of this Federal Law, other organizations are obliged to provide, at the request of the Public Chamber, the necessary for it to exercise its powers information, including in the form of documents and materials, except for information that constitutes state and other secrets protected by federal law.

3. The official to whom the request of the Public Chamber is sent is obliged to give an answer to it no later than thirty days from the date of receipt of the request, and in exceptional cases determined by the Public Chamber, no later than fourteen days. The answer must be signed by the official to whom the request was sent, or by the person performing his duties.
(Article as amended by the Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ.

Article 25. Assistance to members of the Public Chamber in the performance of their powers established by this Federal Law

Federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and bodies of local self-government, their officials, other state and municipal employees are obliged to assist members of the Public Chamber in the performance of their powers established by this Federal Law.

Article 26. Apparatus of the Public Chamber

1. Organizational, legal, analytical, informational, documentary, financial and logistical support for the activities of the Public Chamber, the Commissioner for the Rights of the Russian Federation under the President of the Russian Federation, is carried out by the staff of the Public Chamber.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of November 28, 2015 N 352-FZ.

1_1. Organizational, legal, analytical, informational, documentary support of the activities of the Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs is carried out by the staff of the Public Chamber.
(Part is additionally included from January 1, 2016 by the Federal Law of November 28, 2015 N 352-FZ)

2. The apparatus of the Public Chamber is a federal government institution, has a seal with the State Emblem of the Russian Federation and with its own name.
Federal Law of December 30, 2012 N 326-FZ.

3. The chief of staff of the Public Chamber is appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the Council of the Public Chamber.

4. On behalf of the Council of the Public Chamber, the general management of the activities of the apparatus of the Public Chamber is carried out by the Secretary of the Public Chamber.

Article 27. Information support for the activities of the Public Chamber. Informing the public about the activities of the Public Chamber

(name as amended on January 10, 2009
Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ, -

1. To provide information support to the activities of the Public Chamber, as well as to ensure access of citizens and organizations to information about its activities, the staff of the Public Chamber creates and maintains the website of the Public Chamber in the international computer network "Internet", as well as maintains other information resources at the disposal of the Public Chamber. chambers (as amended by Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 283-FZ.
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2. All-Russian state television and radio broadcasting organizations must broadcast on one of the All-Russian TV channels and on one of the All-Russian radio channels survey information and educational programs on a weekly basis according to the plan approved by the Public Chamber. The volume of airtime on each of the above TV channels and radio channels cannot be less than 60 minutes per month.

3. The Public Chamber, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, shall establish a periodical.

Article 28. Financial support for the activities of the Public Chamber

1. Expenses related to ensuring the activities of the Public Chamber are provided for in a separate line in the federal budget for the corresponding year.

2. Financial support for the maintenance of the staff of the Public Chamber shall be carried out within the limits of the expenses provided for in the federal budget to support the activities of the Public Chamber, the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child under the President of the Russian Federation.
(Part as amended by Federal Law of December 30, 2012 N 326-FZ; as amended by Federal Law of November 28, 2015 N 352-FZ.

Article 29. Entry into force of this Federal Law

Article 30. Transitional Provisions

1. The President of the Russian Federation, within thirty days from the date of entry into force of this Federal Law, based on the results of consultations with public associations, associations of non-profit organizations, Russian academies of sciences and creative unions, shall nominate forty-two citizens of the Russian Federation who have special services to the state and society. , and invites these citizens to join the Public Chamber of the first composition. The further procedure for forming the composition of the Public Chamber is carried out in accordance with Article 8 of this Federal Law, with the specifics established by Parts 2 and 3 of this Article.

2. Members of the Public Chamber of the first composition, approved in accordance with this Federal Law by the President of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the procedure of competitive selection established by them, make a decision on admission to the Public Chamber of forty-two representatives of all-Russian public associations. The competitive selection procedure is made public through the media no later than ten days before the start of its implementation.

3. Members of the Public Chamber of the first composition, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, together with representatives of all-Russian public associations admitted to members of the Public Chamber, in accordance with the procedure established by them, make a decision on admission to the Public Chamber of forty-two representatives of interregional and regional public associations. This procedure is made public through the media no later than ten days before the start of its implementation.

4. Public associations registered less than one year before the entry into force of this Federal Law may not be allowed to nominate candidates for members of the Public Chamber of the first composition.

5. Within two months from the date of the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber of the first composition, the staff of the Public Chamber shall create a website for the Public Chamber in the international computer network "Internet".

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Article 1. General provisions

2. The Public Chamber is formed on the basis of voluntary participation in its activities of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations and other non-profit organizations.

4. Location of the Public Chamber - the city of Moscow.

Article 2. Goals and tasks of the Public Chamber

1) attracting citizens, public associations and other non-profit organizations;

4) implementation, in accordance with this Federal Law, of public control (control) over the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, executive bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies, as well as over the observance of freedom of speech in the media;

7) attracting citizens, public associations, other non-profit organizations and representatives of the media to discuss issues related to observing freedom of speech in the media, exercising the right of citizens to disseminate information in a legal way, ensuring guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the media, and working out on these recommendation issues;

Article 3. Legal basis for the activities of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber carries out its activities on the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal constitutional laws, this Federal Law, other federal laws and other regulatory legal acts.

Article 4. Rules of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

1. The Public Chamber approves the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

2. The Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation establish:

1) the procedure for the participation of members of the Public Chamber in its activities;

2) the timing and procedure for holding plenary sessions of the Public Chamber;

3) the composition, powers and procedure for the activities of the council of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the council of the Public Chamber);

4) the powers and procedure for the activities of the secretary of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the secretary of the Public Chamber) and deputy secretaries of the Public Chamber;

5) the procedure for the formation and operation of commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber, as well as the procedure for the election and powers of their heads;

6) the procedure for the termination and suspension of the powers of members of the Public Chamber in accordance with this Federal Law;

7) the procedure for the operation of the apparatus of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the apparatus of the Public Chamber);

8) the forms and procedure for making decisions of the Public Chamber;

11) the procedure for preparing and holding events in the Public Chamber;

12) the procedure for the preparation and publication of the annual report of the Public Chamber on the state of civil society in the Russian Federation;

12.1) the procedure for the participation of the bodies of the Public Chamber in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the formation of public oversight commissions formed in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in order to facilitate the implementation of state policy in the field of ensuring human rights in places of forced detention (hereinafter - the public oversight commission), suspension and termination activities of the composition of the public oversight commission, empowering and terminating the powers of members of the public oversight commission;

13) other issues of the internal organization and procedure for the activities of the Public Chamber in accordance with this Federal Law.

Article 5. Code of Ethics for Members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

Article 6. Composition of the Public Chamber

2. The following public associations and other non-profit organizations are not allowed to nominate candidates for membership in the Public Chamber:

1) non-profit organizations registered less than one year before the expiration date of the term of office of the members of the Public Chamber of the current composition;

2) political parties;

4) non-profit organizations whose activities have been suspended in accordance with the Federal Law "On Countering Extremist Activities", if the decision to suspend was not recognized by the court as illegal.

Article 7. Member of the Public Chamber

1. A member of the Public Chamber may be a citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached the age of eighteen years.

2. Members of the Public Chamber cannot be:

2) persons recognized as legally incompetent on the basis of a court decision;

3) persons with an outstanding or unexpunged conviction;

5) persons with dual citizenship.

Article 8. Procedure for the formation of the Public Chamber

15. The term of office of the members of the Public Chamber shall expire three years after the date of the first plenary meeting of the Public Chamber.

16. Not later than one hundred and fifteen days before the expiration of the term of office of the members of the Public Chamber, the President of the Russian Federation shall initiate the procedure for forming a new composition of the Public Chamber, established by parts 1-13 of this article.

17. In the event that the full composition of the Public Chamber is not formed in the manner prescribed by this article, or in the event of early termination of the powers of at least one member of the Public Chamber in accordance with paragraphs 2 - 10 of part 1 of Article 15 of this Federal Law, new members of the Public Chamber are introduced into its composition in the following order:

2) the Public Chamber of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation makes a decision on the election of its representative to the Public Chamber in the manner prescribed by parts 5 - 7 of this article, while the time frame for the implementation of these procedures is halved;

3) In order to fill the vacant seat of a member of the Public Chamber - a representative of an all-Russian public association or other non-profit organization, the Public Chamber introduces into the Public Chamber a representative of an All-Russian public association or other non-profit organization who, based on the results of voting, received a majority of votes from among candidates in the relevant direction of public activity, not previously included in the Public Chamber. If there are no such candidates, a new competition is held in the manner prescribed by parts 9-12 of this article. All-Russian public associations and other non-profit organizations whose representatives are members of the Public Chamber shall not participate in nominating representatives to the Public Chamber for participation in the competition.

Article 9. Bodies of the Public Chamber

2. The Public Chamber has the right to form commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber.

Article 10. Involvement of public associations, other non-profit organizations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation in the work of the Public Chamber

Article 11. Restrictions related to membership in the Public Chamber

1. A member of the Public Chamber suspends his membership in a political party for the duration of his powers.

2. The unification of members of the Public Chamber on the basis of national, religious, regional or party affiliation is not allowed.

Article 12. Participation of members of the Public Chamber in its work

1. Members of the Public Chamber take personal part in the work of plenary sessions of the Public Chamber, the Council of the Public Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber.

3. Members of the Public Chamber, when exercising their powers, are not bound by decisions of public associations and other non-profit organizations.

Article 13. Guarantees for the activities of members of the Public Chamber

3. The recall of a member of the Public Chamber is not allowed.

Article 14. Certificate of a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

2. The sample and description of the certificate is approved by the Public Chamber.

Article 15. Termination and suspension of powers of a member of the Public Chamber

1. The powers of a member of the Public Chamber shall be terminated in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation in the event of:

1) the expiration of his term of office;

2) he submits an application for resignation from the Public Chamber;

3) his inability for health reasons to participate in the work of the Public Chamber;

4) the entry into legal force of the court's conviction against him;

5) recognition of him as incompetent, missing or dead on the basis of a court decision that has entered into legal force;

6) gross violation by him of the Code of Ethics - by decision of at least half of the members of the Public Chamber, adopted at a plenary meeting of the Public Chamber;

10) death of a member of the Public Chamber.

2. The powers of a member of the Public Chamber shall be suspended in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, if:

1) presenting him in the manner established by the criminal procedure legislation of the Russian Federation, charges of committing a crime;

2) imposing an administrative penalty on him in the form of administrative arrest;

Article 16. Basic forms of work of the Public Chamber

1. The main forms of work of the Public Chamber are plenary meetings of the Public Chamber, meetings of the Council of the Public Chamber, commissions and working groups of the Public Chamber.

2. Plenary sessions of the Public Chamber are held at least twice a year. By decision of the council of the Public Chamber, an extraordinary plenary meeting may be held.

3. In order to implement the functions assigned to the Public Chamber by this Federal Law, the Public Chamber is entitled to:

1) hold civil forums, hearings and other events on socially important issues in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation;

2) give opinions on violations of the legislation of the Russian Federation by federal executive bodies, executive bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies, as well as on violations of freedom of speech in the media, and send these opinions to the competent state bodies or officials;

4) invite heads of federal government bodies, government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local government bodies to plenary sessions of the Public Chamber;

7) join international organizations, conclude cooperation agreements with them, send members of the Public Chamber to participate in international conferences, meetings and other events in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation;

4. The Public Chamber, on the recommendation of the Council of the Public Chamber, approves the Code of Ethics for members of public oversight commissions.

Article 17. Decisions of the Public Chamber and the bodies of the Public Chamber

1. The decisions of the Public Chamber, taken in the form of conclusions, proposals and appeals, are of a recommendatory nature.

2. Bodies of state power, local self-government bodies or officials to whom appeals of the Public Chamber are sent are obliged to inform the Public Chamber of the results of consideration of the relevant appeal within thirty days from the date of its registration. In exceptional cases, the head of the state authority, the head of the local self-government body, an official or an authorized person may extend the period for considering the said appeal by no more than thirty days, notifying the Public Chamber about it.

3. The Council of the Public Chamber and the secretary of the Public Chamber make decisions on issues referred to their jurisdiction by this Federal Law, other federal laws, in the manner established by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Article 18. Public Expertise

1) state social policy and constitutional rights of citizens of the Russian Federation in the field of social security;

2) ensuring public safety and law and order.

3. For the examination, the Public Chamber creates a working group, which is entitled to:

1) involve experts;

Article 19. Conclusions of the Public Chamber based on the results of public examination

Article 20. Participation of members of the Public Chamber in the work of public councils under federal executive bodies

3. The heads of federal executive bodies shall ensure the participation of members of the Public Chamber in the work of public councils under federal executive bodies.

Article 21. Support by the Public Chamber of civil initiatives

1. The Public Chamber collects and processes information on the initiatives of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations and other non-profit organizations.

2. The Public Chamber shall hold civil forums, hearings and other events on socially important issues in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

3. The Public Chamber brings to the attention of the citizens of the Russian Federation information on the initiatives specified in part 1 of this article.

Article 22. Annual report of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber annually prepares and publishes a report on the state of civil society in the Russian Federation in the periodicals of the Public Chamber.

Article 23. Ensuring the participation of members of the Public Chamber in the work of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive bodies

2. The Government of the Russian Federation ensures the presence at its meetings of members of the Public Chamber authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber.

3. Federal executive bodies ensure the presence of members of the Public Chamber authorized by the Council of the Public Chamber at meetings of the collegiums.

Article 24. Provision of information to the Public Chamber

Article 25. Assistance to members of the Public Chamber in the performance of their powers established by this Federal Law

Article 26. Apparatus of the Public Chamber

1.1. Organizational, legal, analytical, informational, documentary support of the activities of the Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs is carried out by the staff of the Public Chamber.

2. The apparatus of the Public Chamber is a federal government institution, has a seal with the State Emblem of the Russian Federation and with its own name.

3. The chief of staff of the Public Chamber is appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the Council of the Public Chamber.

4. On behalf of the Council of the Public Chamber, the general management of the activities of the apparatus of the Public Chamber is carried out by the Secretary of the Public Chamber.

Article 27. Information support for the activities of the Public Chamber. Informing the public about the activities of the Public Chamber

3. The Public Chamber, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, shall establish a periodical.

Article 28. Financial support for the activities of the Public Chamber

1. Expenses related to ensuring the activities of the Public Chamber are provided for in a separate line in the federal budget for the corresponding year.

Article 29. Entry into force of this Federal Law

Article 30. Transitional Provisions

The president
Russian Federation
V. PUTIN

Public Chamber Is an advisory body that works constantly in the regions and settlements of the Russian Federation. Its activity consists in the public principles of voluntary participants (citizens of the Russian Federation).

General information

The federal law "On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation" was adopted on March 16, 2005, and approved by the Federation Council 7 days later of the same year. The latest amendments to this Federal Law were made on December 28, 2016.

Summary of FZ 32:

General provisions of this Federal Law;
Goals and objectives;
Composition of the Public Chamber;
Suspension and termination of the powers of the participants of the EP;
Assistance to members of the OP in the implementation of basic powers;
The financial component of the activity of the Public Chamber.

See also: Federal Law on advocacy in the Russian Federation. Details

Recent changes made to 32 FZ

As mentioned above, the latest changes to the current Federal Law were made on December 28, 2016. The following articles have undergone changes:

Art 4

Clause 10 of Part 2 was amended in Article 4. It describes the selection procedure for members of the Public Chamber.

Part 8. It has also been changed. After the President of the Russian Federation gives a decree to assemble a new group, within 50 days the members of the Public Chamber are obliged to assemble a commission that will conduct a competition for the selection of members.

Part 9. Has also been changed. Earlier it was said that within 60 days after the presidential decree, it was possible to initiate a competition and announce it to citizens. Now the beginning of the competition must be notified within 50 days.

Part 11 of Article 8 has been amended. It says that within 10 days from the closing date of the competition, the commission must submit a complete list of applicants for membership of the Public Chamber.

Part 12 of this article states that the next day after the submission of the complete list, the members of the Public Chamber must vote for 43 members of the new composition.

Part 13 of Article 8 was revised. It says that within 5 working days, voting will start for the selection of new members. Each member of the commission can choose three participants from 30 different professional areas of activity and 4 candidates for one area of \u200b\u200bprofessional activity. Part 16 describes that the President must initiate the formation of a new workforce no later than 115 calendar days before the term of office of the current members of the public chamber expires.

Part 17 of Article 8 was revised. In order to temporarily "fill" the vacant position, a new member of the OP is taken to the post, who has received the most votes. If there are no such candidates, a new competition is held. According to part 17 of article 8, Russian public associations and non-profit organizations do not participate in the competition.

The following are significant articles that have not been changed:

Article 2 describes the goals and objectives of the EP.

The purpose of the Public Chamber - to ensure consistency of interests of citizens of the Russian Federation and various organizations. Important issues that come up on the agenda are:

Social development;
Economic development;
Protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation.

The Public Chamber operates in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, as well as the laws adopted in the current document, regulatory legal acts and other federal laws of the Russian Federation.

Article 6. describes the composition of the Public Chamber.

The OP is formed in accordance with the current Federal Law.

The following organizations cannot be members of the Public Chamber:

Non-profit, which were registered less than 12 months ago before the expiration of the term of office of the members of the OP;
Non-profit organizations that have received a written warning that their leaders are prohibited from carrying out extremist activities;
Non-profit organizations, the main work of which is suspended, if such a decision is recognized by the court as legal.

Article 15. describes how to terminate and suspend the powers of a member of the Public Chamber.

The powers of a member of the Public Chamber are terminated in the following cases:

The term of office has expired;
He applied to resign from the OP membership;
Inability to participate in work for health reasons;
Recognition of him as incompetent, deceased or missing on the basis of a court decision;
Gross violation of the Code of Ethics;
Election of him to the office of President of the Russian Federation, deputy of the State Duma, and so on;
His appointment to another public office;
In the event of his death.

Download the law on the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

The Law on the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation regulates the activities of members of such an organization. Also, on the basis of this Federal Law "On the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation", a competition and selection of new members of the organization is carried out.

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION

THE FEDERAL LAW

ON THE PUBLIC CHAMBER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The State Duma

Federation Council

(as amended by Federal Laws of December 27, 2005 N 195-FZ,

from 30.06.2007 N 121-FZ, from 10.06.2008 N 78-FZ,

from 25.12.2008 N 283-FZ, from 23.07.2010 N 177-FZ,

from 03.05.2011 N 89-FZ, from 06.12.2011 N 411-FZ)

Article 1. General provisions

1. The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the Public Chamber) ensures interaction of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations with federal government bodies, government bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local government bodies in order to take into account the needs and interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, to protect the rights and freedoms citizens of the Russian Federation and the rights of public associations in the formation and implementation of state policy in order to exercise public control over the activities of federal executive bodies, executive bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local government bodies, as well as to facilitate the implementation of state policy in the field of ensuring human rights in places of detention.

2. The Public Chamber is formed on the basis of voluntary participation in its activities of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations and associations of non-profit organizations.

4. Location of the Public Chamber - the city of Moscow.

Article 2. Goals and tasks of the Public Chamber

The Public Chamber is called upon to ensure the coordination of the socially significant interests of citizens of the Russian Federation, public associations, government bodies and local governments to address the most important issues of economic and social development, ensure national security, protect the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation, the constitutional system of the Russian Federation and democratic principles for the development of civil society in the Russian Federation by:

1) attracting citizens and public associations to the implementation of state policy;

(Clause 4 as amended by Federal Law of 27.12.2005 N 195-FZ)

5) elaboration of recommendations to the state authorities of the Russian Federation when determining priorities in the field of state support of public associations and other associations of citizens of the Russian Federation, whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society in the Russian Federation;

6) providing information, methodological and other support to public chambers created in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and public associations whose activities are aimed at the development of civil society in the Russian Federation;

(Clause 6 as amended by Federal Law of 25.12.2008 N 283-FZ)

7) attracting citizens, public associations and representatives of the media to discuss issues related to the observance of freedom of speech in the media, the exercise of the right of citizens to disseminate information in a legal way, ensure guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the media, and develop recommendations on these issues;

(Clause 7 introduced by the Federal Law of December 27, 2005 N 195-FZ)