Spconsumed by Federal Law September 29, 2012 N 273-FZRUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW On introducing amendments and additions to article 16 of the Education Act of the Russian Federation Accepted by the State Duma on 28 June 2000 Article 1. Article 16 of the Russian Federation's Law "On education" (in the wording of the Federal Law dated 13 January 1996 N 12-FZ) (Statements of Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, 1992, N 30, st. 1797; Legislative Assembly of the Russian Federation, 1996, 150) the following amendments and additions: , paragraph 2, after the words "with the constitution of the educational institution" are supplemented by the words ", licence to carry out educational activities, with a certificate of State accreditation of an educational institution "; paragraph 3, amend to read: " 3. Admission of citizens to state and municipal educational institutions for the receipt of secondary professional, higher professional and postgraduate vocational education is carried out on a competitive basis according to the citizens ' applications. The conditions of the competition must ensure respect for the rights of citizens to education and ensure the enrolment of citizens who are most able and prepared for the educational programme at the appropriate level. Out of competition, subject to the successful completion of entrance examinations to state and municipal educational institutions of secondary vocational and higher vocational education, the following are accepted: orphans and children; who are left without parental care; children with disabilities, disabled persons I and II, who, according to the conclusion of the establishment of the State Medical and Social Assessment Service, do not oppose the education in the relevant educational institutions; nationals under 20 years of age who have only one disabled parent I group, if per capita income of the family is lower than the minimum subsistence level established in the respective constituent entity of the Russian Federation; citizens who have been dismissed from military service and transferred to the appropriate Educational institutions, based on the recommendations of the commanders of the military units, the participants in the fighting and the disabled. The right to receive vocational and higher vocational education in the State and municipal educational institutions is enjoyed by citizens who have been dismissed from military service. ". Article 2. The President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation shall bring their regulatory legal acts into conformity with this Federal Law. Article 3. This law shall enter into force on the date of its official publication. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin Moscow, Kremlin 20 July 2000 N 102-FZ