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On The Entry Into Force Of The Criminal Code Of The Russian Federation

Original Language Title: О введении в действие Уголовного кодекса Российской Федерации

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW Introducing the Criminal Code Russian Federation adopted by the State Duma on 24 May 1996 Federation on 5 June 1996, (In the wording of the federal laws of 27 December 1996). N 161-FZ; of 10.01.2002 N 4-FZ; of 08.12.2003 N 161-FZ; dated 13.07.2015. N 266-FZ) Article 1. The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation shall be introduced on 1 January 1997, except for the provisions for which this Federal Act is applicable. The dates of entry into force are different. Article 2. Admit invalid as of 1 January 1997 the Criminal Code of the RSFSR, approved by the RSFSR Act dated October 27, 1960 " On Approval of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR ", as well as all laws and other regulatory legal acts adopted since October 27, 1960 of the year before 1 January 1997, as amended and supplemented in the The Criminal Code of the RSFSR. N 161-FZ) Other laws and other regulatory legal acts in force in the territory of the Russian Federation shall be brought into line with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Before bringing into conformity with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, these laws and other normative legal acts are applied in part not contrary to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. List A property not subject to confiscation by a court (annex to the Criminal Code of the RSFSR) shall be applied until a new list is approved under the criminal laws of the Russian Federation in accordance with Part Three OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (In the wording of the Federal Law, dated 27.12.96, N 161-FZ) Article 3. To free from punishment (the main and additional) persons convicted before 1 January 1997 under the Criminal Code of the RSFSR of 1960 for acts which are not recognized as crimes under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of 1996. Measures to punish persons convicted under the previous criminal law and not to punish them in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in cases where the penalty imposed by the court is more stringent than the upper limit of the sanction of the corresponding article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. If the criminal law otherwise improves the situation of persons who have committed a crime, including persons serving a sentence or former penalty, but have a criminal record, court sentences and other court decisions on the application of other measures Criminal offences are subject to review by the sentencing court or by the court at the place where the sentence was served. Exemption from punishment, commutation of sentence, other improvement of the situation of persons who have committed a crime, in the cases provided for by parts one, two and three of this article shall be made in the manner provided for in articles 361-1, 368 and 369 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RSFSR. To consider unconvicted persons who have been exempted from serving their sentences in accordance with parts one and three of this article, as well as persons who have previously served their sentence or released on parole if they have been convicted of an act, which are not recognized as crimes under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Stop, with effect from 1 January 1997, criminal cases in the courts, pre-trial investigation and criminal investigation bodies on acts which, in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, are not recognized as crimes, as well as the criminal cases on which the period of limitation of criminal liability, established by the paragraph "a" of article 78 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, expired. (Article in the wording of the Federal Law) Law dated 27.12.96 g. N 161-FZ) Article 4. The provisions of this Code of Penalties in the form of compulsory works, restriction of freedom and arrest shall be enacted by federal law or by federal law after entry into force Russian Criminal Code as the necessary conditions are created for these types of punishment, but the type of compulsory work-no later than 2004, the punishment in the form of Restrictions of freedom no later than the year 2005, the punishment in the form of arrest-no later than 2006. (Federal laws from 27.12.96 g. N 161-FZ; dated 10.01.2002 N 4-FZ) Article 5. Persons convicted of dismissal from office (art. 21, para. 5, of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR), laying the obligation to repair the damage caused Harm (art. 21, para. 6 of the RSFSR Criminal Code), public censure (art. 21, para. 7 Criminal of the RSFSR Code), are exempted from serving their sentence with the conviction of the court that sentenced them. (In the wording of Federal Law dated 27.12.96 g. N 161-FZ) Article 6. Persons sentenced to punitive deduction of earnings without being deprived of their liberty to serve their sentence not at the place of work of the convicted person (art. 27, Criminal Code) The Code of the RSFSR), the penalty shall be replaced by a fine in the amount of the sum to be retained in the State' s income by the sentencing court or the court at the place where the sentence was served. The amounts paid at the time of enactment of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are eligible for set-off. The penalty shall not exceed the maximum fine laid down in the relevant article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Federation. (In the wording of Federal Law of 27.12.96) N 161-FZ) Article 7. Persons designated as particularly dangerous recidivists in accordance with article 24-1 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR shall serve their sentence of deprivation of liberty in Special regime correctional labour colonies. Article 8: The draft federal laws on amendments and additions to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation may be submitted to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation only if official comments of the Government of the Russian Federation are available. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION federal laws cannot be included in federal texts laws modifying (suspending, revoating) other legislative acts of the Russian Federation or containing an independent legal instrument, with the exception of the texts of federal laws of the Russian Federation The amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation. (Part of the addition is the Federal Law of 13 July 2015. N 26266-FZ) (Article padded-Federal Law of 08.12.2003 N 161-FZ ) President of the Russian Federation B. Yeltsin Moscow, Kremlin 13 June 1996 N 64-FZ