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On Amendments To The Federal Law "on Political Parties" In Connection With The Phased Reduction Of The Minimum Number Of Members Of Political Parties

Original Language Title: О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "О политических партиях" в связи с поэтапным снижением минимальной численности членов политических партий

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW amending the Federal Law 'On political parties' because of the phased reduction of minimum membership of political parties parties Adopted by the State Duma on April 15, 2009 Approved by the Federation Council on 22 April 2009 Article 1 Article 1 Amend federal law N 95-FZ "Political parties" (Legislative Assembly of the Russian Federation, 2001, N 29, art. 2950; 2002, N 12, st. 1093; N 30, sect. 3029; 2003, N 50, sect. 4855; 2004, N 52, sect. 5272; 2005, N 30, sect. 3104; 2007, N 18, sect. 2118) the following changes: 1) Article 3, paragraph 2, should read: " 2. The political party must meet the following requirements: (a) the political party should have regional offices in more than half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, with the Russian Federation being able to create only One regional branch of this political party; (b) in a political party should be: until 1 January 2010-at least fifty thousand members of a political party, with more than half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation The Federation political party should have regional offices not less than five hundred members of a political party, in accordance with article 23, paragraph 6, of this Federal Act. In the remaining regional offices, the number of each cannot be less than two hundred and fifty members of a political party, in accordance with article 23, paragraph 6, of this Federal Law; from 1 January 2010 until 1 January 2012-at least forty-five thousand members of a political party, with more than half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation having regional offices with at least four hundred and fifty members of a political party in accordance with article 23, paragraph 6, of this Federal Act. In the remaining regional offices, the number of each cannot be less than 200 members of a political party, in accordance with article 23, paragraph 6, of this Federal Law; , as of 1 January 2012, at least forty thousand Members of the political party, with more than half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, should have regional offices with at least four hundred members of a political party, in accordance with article 23, paragraph 6, of the present Federal law. In the remaining regional offices, the number of each cannot be less than one hundred and fifty members of a political party, in accordance with article 23, paragraph 6, of this Federal Law; in) governing and other bodies of the political party, its regional offices and other structural units should be located in the territory of the Russian Federation. "; 2) in paragraph 8 of article 15 of the phrase" except for the second and third paragraphs of article 3, paragraph 2 Replace the Federal Act with the exception of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of article 3, paragraph 2 of this Federal Law "; 3), to supplement paragraph 5 with the following: " 5. The Charter of the political party should include the rotation of the heads of the collegiate and permanent governing bodies of the political party and its regional offices. "; (4) article 41, paragraph 3, subparagraph (d), should read as follows: : " (g) absence of more than half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of regional offices of a political party where the number of members of a political party meets the requirement under article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 of this Federal Law; ". Article 2 This Federal Law shall enter into force on the date of its official publication. President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev Moscow, Kremlin 28 April 2009 N 75-FZ