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The Consular Statute Of The Russian Federation

Original Language Title: Консульский устав Российской Федерации

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Adopted by the State Duma on June 18, 2010 Approved by the Federation Council on June 23, 2010 class="ed">(In the wording of the federal laws of 03.12.2011) N 386-FZ; of 12.11.2012 N 183-FZ; dated 21.07.2014. N 267-FZ This Federal Law defines the legal basis for the exercise of consular activity, the rights and duties of consular officials for the protection of the rights and interests of the Russian Federation and citizens. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Chapter 1: General provisions Article 1. The main tasks of consular activity 1. Consular activities are carried out in order to protect the rights and interests of the Russian Federation and the adoption by the Russian Federation of measures to ensure that citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian legal entities enjoy outside the Russian Federation OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2. Consular activities are aimed at promoting the development of good-neighbourly and friendly relations of the Russian Federation with other states, expansion of economic, trade, scientific-technical, cultural and other ties. Article 2. The legal basis for the implementation of consular activities Consular activities is carried out in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, universally recognized principles and norms of international law. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Article 3. consular relations 1. The establishment of consular relations between the Russian Federation and other States shall be subject to mutual consent. 2. Consent to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two States means, unless otherwise specified, consent to the establishment of consular relations. Article 4. Consular activities 1. Consular activities are carried out by consular offices of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as consular offices) and consular divisions of the diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation. 2. Consular activities within the limits of their powers, established by international treaties of the Russian Federation and normative legal acts of the Russian Federation, are carried out by the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs. Cases. Article 5. Consular Functions 1. consular functions are understood to mean the powers of consular offices and consular divisions of the diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation for the protection of the rights and interests of the Russian Federation, citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian legal entities. of the Russian Federation 2. The consular functions are: (1) consideration of the issues of Russian citizenship and the enforcement of decisions on questions of citizenship of the Russian Federation within the framework of the powers established by the law of the Russian Federation; " (2) issuance and issuance of documents certifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the Russian Federation, temporary documents proving the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation and granting the right of entry (return) to Russian Federation, as well as documents for entry into the Russian Federation OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Russian Federation; 3) taking into account citizens of the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently residing in the territory of the consular district; (4) taking measures to protect the rights and legitimate interests of citizens of the Russian Federation; detained in custody or under arrest " Measures to search for missing persons in the territory of the consular district of the citizens of the Russian Federation; 5) to provide assistance to citizens of the Russian Federation who are in the territory of the consular district, in the realization of them Voting rights in the conduct of federal elections and the right to participate in the referendum of the Russian Federation; 6) State registration of civil status acts; 7) notary action; 8) consular legalization of foreign of the official documents intended for submission to the territory of the Russian Federation; 9) for the destruction of documents relating to the rights and interests of citizens and legal persons; 10) OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 12) taking measures in the field of sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary protection; 13) taking measures to account for, ensure the safety and improvement of Russian military and civil burial sites, monuments, monuments and monuments. and other memorial facilities in the consular district. 3. The international treaties of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation may provide for other consular functions. Chapter 2: Consular office Article 6. The status of the consular office 1. The Consular office is the State organ for external relations of the Russian Federation, which is carrying out consular functions on behalf of the Russian Federation in the territory of the consular district in the territory of the receiving State. The Consular office is part of the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs. 2. In the host State, the consular office is subordinate to the head of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation and acts under its general direction. 3. The Consular office enjoys the rights of the legal entity, has the property, props, stamp (s) with the image of the State Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and its name, stamps and forms, as well as bank accounts. 4. The consular office cannot create structures of political parties, other public associations (except trade unions) or religious associations. 5. Consular premises, including buildings or parts of buildings, and a plot of land that serves such buildings or parts of buildings, regardless of ownership, should not be used for purposes inconsistent with the exercise of consular functions. Article 7. Consular offices Consular offices are divided into the following classes: Consulates-General, Consulates, Vice-Consulates, Consular Agencies. Article 8. Open a consular office 1. Consular offices may be open in the territory of the receiving State only with the consent of that State. 2. The Consular offices are opened by decision of the Government of the Russian Federation on the basis of an international treaty of the Russian Federation with the foreign State concerned. 3. The seat of the consular office, its class and consular district shall be determined by the Government of the Russian Federation and subject to the approval of the receiving State by the Government of the Russian Federation. Further changes in the location of the consular office, its class and the consular district may take place only with the consent of the receiving State. 4. The Government of the Russian Federation, with the consent of the receiving State, shall open the office and the office of the consular office in the consular district. Article 9. The privileges and immunities of the consular institutions of the Consular offices enjoy in the host State privileges and immunities in accordance with generally recognized principles and rules of international law, international law and international law The treaties to which the Russian Federation and the host State are parties and the law of the receiving State are treaties to which the Russian Federation is a party. Article 10. Use of state symbols Russian Federation 1. The State Flag of the Russian Federation is raised on the premises of the consular office and the residence of its head. The State flag of the Russian Federation shall be established in the working office of the head of the consular post and shall also be placed on its vehicles when it is related to the performance of official duties. 2. The State Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation shall be placed on the facade of the premises of the consular post. 3. On the front door of a consular office, a panel shall be established with the name of the consular office in Russian and the State language (s) of the receiving State. 4. The provisions of Parts 1 to 3 of this article shall apply in the light of the international treaties of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the receiving State. Article 11. The Consular Archive 1. All documents, correspondence, books, audio and video materials, electronic media, registers of the consular office with codes and codes, seals and stamps, files and any security items Their custody or preservation is a consular archive. 2. Consular officers are required to take measures to ensure the inviolability of the consular archive. Article 12. " The regime of operation of a consular office shall be established by the head of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the State of stay in compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and taking into account the situation in the country. Local conditions. Chapter 3: Consular officers Article 13. The status of the consular officer 1. The Consular Officer is a citizen of the Russian Federation, a substitute for the federal civil service in the consular office or consular department of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation. Commissioner for the exercise of consular functions. 2. The appointment and dismissal of consular officials shall be carried out by the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs. Article 14. Head of Consular office 1. The heads of consular offices are divided into the following classes: consuls general, consuls, consuls, consular agents. 2. The head of the consular office directly supervises the consular post, bears the personal responsibility for carrying out the duties assigned to the consular post and establishes the duties of consular officers. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3. The head of the consular office shall be appointed by the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs and shall be allowed to perform his/her functions upon receipt of the consent (s) of the receiving State. 4. The head of the consular office receives a written authority from the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs (a consular patent). 5. During the period of leave or temporary incapacity for work, the head of the consular office, in case of early termination of his or her work in the consular office, and in the event that the post of the head of the consular post is vacant, The duties of the head of the consular post are assigned to another consular officer of a given or other consular post in the receiving State or an official of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the State Stay. 6. The head of the consular office is obliged, at least once a year, to bypass his consular district. Article 15. The privileges and immunities of consular officials 1. Consular officers, as well as accredited members of their families, shall enjoy in the State of residence privileges and immunities in accordance with the generally recognized principles and rules of international law, international treaties, participants the Russian Federation and the host State and the law of the receiving State. 2. Consular officials and their family members are required to comply with the laws and regulations of the host State, to respect local customs and to refrain from any action that may be regarded as interference in the internal affairs of the receiving State. Chapter 4: Consular functions Article 16. Consular actions 1. consular action is understood to be the measures taken by the consular officer to perform consular functions. 2. The Consular official shall apply to the authorities of the State of residence on all matters relating to the operation of the consular post. 3. The actions (omissions) or decisions of consular officials may be appealed to the head of the consular office, the head of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the receiving State and (or) to the federal executive body, of the Russian Federation. 4. The consular official shall perform consular functions on behalf of a third State only on behalf of the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs and with the consent of the receiving State. 5. Consular functions in a third State only on behalf of the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs, after notification to the receiving State and the third State, if the data of the State do not object to this. Article 17. In order to ensure the rights, interests and safety of citizens of the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently residing in the territory of the consular district of the Russian Federation, Consular Office shall keep them in view. (a) In the case of the President of the Republic, the President of the General Assembly of the Russian Federation Article 18. Consular action against citizens of the Russian Federation, who are under arrest, prisoners in custody, detained or missing 1. If it is known that a citizen of the Russian Federation, who is in the territory of the receiving State, has been arrested, imprisoned, detained or detained, the consular officer: 1) receives The competent authorities of the State of residence of the citizen (surname, name, patronymic, date and place of birth, place of residence, citizenship of the Russian Federation) and the circumstances of the case and record this information in special register; 2) informs of arrest, imprisonment, taking of a citizen of the Russian Federation to be the head of a consular office and, if necessary, the diplomatic representation of the Russian Federation in the receiving State; 3) shall take measures to ensure that " The legal aid of a citizen of the Russian Federation who is under arrest, taken into custody or detained; 4) is taking measures to meet with a citizen of the Russian Federation, who is under arrest, detained by a citizen of the Russian Federation. in the prison, taken into custody or detained; 5) shall facilitate, within the limits permitted by international law and the law of the State of residence, the transmission of correspondence and parcels addressed to a citizen of the Russian Federation, who is under arrest, imprisoned or imprisoned, or detained. 2. The Consular official at a private meeting with a citizen of the Russian Federation who is under arrest, imprisoned or detained, must make sure that such a citizen is respected by generally recognized principles and the rules of international law, the provisions of international treaties to which the Russian Federation and the host State are parties and the law of the receiving State. In the event of the violation of the rights of a citizen of the Russian Federation who is under arrest, imprisoned or detained, a consular officer shall be violated in accordance with generally recognized principles and norms of international law. International treaties to which the Russian Federation and the host State are parties shall take, within the limits of their powers, the measures authorized by the law of the receiving State to restore them. 3. The Consular official shall refrain from taking any action on behalf of a citizen of the Russian Federation who is in custody in custody, taken into custody or detained, if the said citizen objects to the taking of such measures. 4. The head of the consular office or head of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the receiving State shall inform the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs of the measures taken against the citizen OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5. The Consular Officer shall immediately contact the competent authorities of the State of destination for assistance in the search for the missing citizens of the Russian Federation, for whom there is information that they may be on the the territory of the respective consular district. Article 19. Consular actions concerning minor citizens of the Russian Federation , adopted, and Russian citizens who are in need of custody or custody 1. At the request of the citizens of the Russian Federation who permanently reside in the territory of the consular district, foreign citizens or stateless persons who wish to adopt a minor citizen of the Russian Federation residing in the territory of the Russian Federation OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2. The Consular official, who became aware that a minor citizen of the Russian Federation remained in the territory of the consular district without parental care, informs the federal executive body responsible for this. In the case of foreign affairs, it assists the tutelage and guardianship authorities in establishing custody or guardianship over such a citizen of the Russian Federation and takes measures to protect his property and personal non-property rights. 3. A Consular official who became aware of the adoption of a minor citizen of the Russian Federation, in violation of the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, including adoption of the State of residence without prior authorization by the executive authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation shall notify the federal executive authority exercising the functions of the State. public policy and regulatory frameworks Regulation in the field of education and clarifies the relevant authorities of the host State and the adoptive parents to the consequences of such adoption. 4. The Consular Officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation, carry out in the State of residence registration of minors of the citizens of the Russian Federation adopted by citizens of the Russian Federation, permanently who reside in the territory of the consular district, foreign citizens or stateless persons, and inform about the violation of the rights and legitimate interests of such adopted citizens and the unhappiness of the adoptive parents in the family the executive branch, which is responsible for the development of State policies and regulations in the field of education. 5. The Consular Officer shall, in agreement with the competent authorities of the receiving State, provide assistance in establishing custody, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and taking into account the legislation of the receiving State, custody of persons who are in the territory of the consular district who are incompetent or have limited legal capacity of the adult citizens of the Russian Federation. 6. At the request of a competent adult citizen of the Russian Federation who is in the territory of the consular district, who is unable to exercise and defend his or her rights and duties on his or her own rights and duties, The official shall assist in the establishment of custody in the form of patronage in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and taking into account the legislation of the receiving State. Article 20. Consular action in case of loss of a citizen of the Russian Federation of a document certifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation for the limits of the Russian Federation, or in the case of A citizen of the Russian Federation in the host State without the means of existence 1. In case a citizen of the Russian Federation has lost a document certifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the Russian Federation, and declared this to the consular office, the consular officer, after checking the details of the The applicant and the confirmation of his citizenship of the Russian Federation shall issue and issue, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, a temporary document certifying the identity of the citizen and giving him the right to enter the territory of the Russian Federation. (return) to the Russian Federation. 2. In the event that a citizen of the Russian Federation has been in a state of residence without means of subsistence and has declared this to the consular office, the consular officer: 1) establishes the existence of the obligations of the person or organization, who invited the citizen to pay the costs of his stay in the State and facilitate their performance; (2) assists in establishing contacts between the citizen and his family members, relatives or other persons; 3) provides other necessary assistance in the limits of their powers. Article 21. Powers of consular officers on Russian Federation citizenship issues 1. The Consular Officer shall, within the limits of his or her powers, receive, consider and file documents on questions of citizenship of the Russian Federation in the manner provided for in the legislation of the Russian Federation. 2. The Consular Officer shall verify the information contained in the statement on questions of citizenship of the Russian Federation, review the documents submitted and, if necessary, request additional information. Article 22. The issuance and issuance of documents attesting to the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation for the limits of the Russian Federation OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Article 23. " The Consular Officer shall issue and issue Russian visas to foreign citizens and stateless persons in accordance with the procedure established by the international agreements of the Russian Federation and the law. of the Russian Federation. Article 24. Consular actions to assist citizens of the Russian Federation in the realization of their electoral rights to the elections to the federal public authorities and the right to participate in of the Russian Federation Federation 1. The Consular office is to register (register) citizens of the Russian Federation who are in the territory of the consular district and who have an active right to vote in the elections to the federal organs of the state on the election day, OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2. The polling station, the section of the Russian Federation's referendum for citizens of the Russian Federation situated in the territory of the consular district, shall be formed by the head of the consular office or head of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation. in the host State. 3. Additional polling stations, sections of the referendum of the Russian Federation outside the premises of the consular office or diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation shall be formed only with the consent of the authorities of the receiving State. 4. In the event that a referendum on the premises of the consular office of the Russian Federation is held during the elections to the federal authorities of the Russian Federation, the referendum in the Russian Federation shall be formed by consular officers. The person shall officially inform the authorities of the receiving State. Article 25. Consular action on state civil registration Consular officials: 1) performs state registration of birth, marriage, dissolution of marriage, adoption (adoption), establishment of paternity, change of name and death; 2) on applications of citizens of the Russian Federation permanently residing outside the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons: (a) accept decisions to make corrections and changes to the records of the Russian Federation; b) make corrections and changes in the records of the acts of civil status stored in their possession; in) are issued on the basis of their respective bases on the territory of the Russian Federation. Records of civil status records and other documents confirming the existence or absence of a de facto State registration of certificates Civil status; (In the wording of Federal Law from 12.11.2012. N 183-FZ) (3) exercises other powers related to the State registration of civil registration and the legislation of the Russian Federation. Article 26. Notarial actions by consular officials 1. The Consular official has the right to perform the following notaries: 1) to certify transactions (including contracts, wills, powers of attorney) other than contracts for the alienation of immovable property located in the territory OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION documents and statements; 3) to be authenticated Document signatures; 4) to be faithful to the translation of documents from one language to another; 5) to certify the presence of a citizen in the living; 6) certify that the citizen is in a certain position location; 7) certify the identity of a citizen with the person shown in the photograph; 8) certify the time of presentation; 9) commit maritime protests; 10) take measures for the protection inheritance; 11) certify persons in cases provided by the Russian Federation's legislation; (Paragraph added: Federal Law , 03.12.2011 386-FZ) 12) certify the identity of a disabled person's signature of a person's disability by facsimile reproduction of his handwritten signature. (The paragraph is amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2014). N 267-FZ) 2. The Consular official who performs the notarial actions shall comply with the secrecy of the notary actions. The Consular Officer responsible for the disclosure of the secret of the notary's acts is liable under the law of the Russian Federation. 3. Notarial actions are carried out on the day of bringing all the necessary documents after the payment of consular fees and charges against the actual costs. 4. The commission of notarial actions may be postponed if additional information is sought. 5. A person who has been refused a notary action should, at his or her request, be set out in writing of the reasons for the refusal and explain the procedure for his or her appeal. 6. Notaries are kept in the consular office in the State language of the Russian Federation. 7. The Consular official is not entitled to perform a notarial act in his or her own name, in the name and on behalf of his or her spouse, his or her relatives (parents, children, grandchildren). 8. The Consular official acts in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on notaries. Article 27. Consular legalization of foreign official documents 1. Consular legalization of foreign official documents is a procedure providing for the authentication of the signature, the authority of the signatory, the authenticity of the stamp or stamp that is submitted for legalization Document and the conformity of the instrument with the law of the receiving State. 2. The Consular official shall legalize the official documents drawn up with the participation of the officials of the competent authorities of the receiving State or from them, which are intended for presentation in the territory of the Russian Federation, if not otherwise. is not provided for in the international treaties to which the Russian Federation and the host State are parties. 3. Foreign official documents that contradict the Russian Federation's legislation or the content of which may harm the interests of the Russian Federation are not subject to Consular legalization. 4. The Consular officer for the legalization of a foreign official document is entitled to request the submission of his notarized translation into Russian. Article 28. Documents Inshooting 1. According to the citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons, the consular officer exclaims from the State authorities of the Russian Federation, organizations and institutions located in the territory of the Russian Federation, Civil registration documents, education, seniority and other documents concerning the rights and interests of applicants. 2. According to citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons, upon the request of organizations and institutions located in the territory of the Russian Federation, the consular officer exclaims the competent authorities of the State of the Convention on the Rights of the Article 29. Consular actions against ships, military ships, naval auxiliary ships and members of their crews 1. The Consular Officer shall provide the vessels flying the Russian Federation State flag (hereinafter referred to as the vessels), warships and auxiliary vessels of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as vessels) located in the territory of the consular district, Assistance in dealing with their relations with the competent authorities of the consular district and logistics issues. 2. The Consular official has the right to visit the ship and inform his captain of the law of the host State, local customs, and that the port of the vessel (ship) to a particular port is undesirable, unsafe or impossible. 3. In case the competent authorities of the State of enforcement have taken measures against the vessel (ship) or to investigate the members of the ship's crew (the ship), the consular officer shall take the necessary steps to establish the vessel. contact with the master of the vessel (ship) and (or) with other members of the ship's crew and seek a personal presence in the conduct of investigative or other coercive measures by the competent authorities of the State the vessel (s) and (or) members of its crew or The competent authorities of the host State shall be informed of the circumstances and the results of such measures. 4. In the event of a call by the competent authorities of the host State to the captain or another member of the crew of the vessel (ship), the provisions of Part 3 of this article shall apply to the bank for the purpose of giving evidence on the shore of the vessel (ship) or its cargo. 5. In the event of maritime accidents, the consular officer shall take measures to provide necessary assistance to the vessel (ship), members of its crew and passengers, as well as measures for the protection of the ship (ship), its property and cargo. 6. The Consular Officer is entitled: 1) to visit the vessel and interview its captain and other crew members about the circumstances of the voyage; 2) to inquire into the circumstances of the incidents occurring during the voyage of the ship (ship); or at the time of the ship's berthing (ship) in port; 3) to require the captain of the vessel to present the ship's documents for inspection; 4) to contact the captain of the ship (ship) for assistance in sending citizens to the ports of the Russian Federation OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Article 30. Issuance of a temporary navigation certificate under the Russian flag of the Russian Federation 1. According to the written application of the persons concerned, the consular officer shall issue a provisional certificate of navigation under the State Flag of the Russian Federation for vessels acquired outside the Russian Federation. The temporary certificate is valid from the time it was issued before the registration of the vessel in the State Register of the Russian Federation, the Russian International Register of Ships or the ship's book, but not more than six months from the date of issue. 2. In order to issue a provisional certificate of sailing rights under the State Flag of the Russian Federation, the applicant shall submit documents in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, depending on the grounds for the acquisition of the vessel. 3. In case of loss of a vessel outside the Russian Federation a certificate of navigation under the State flag of the Russian Federation or a ship's ticket, the consular officer shall, on the basis of a statement by the master of the vessel, issue A provisional certificate of sailing rights under the State Flag of the Russian Federation or a temporary ship ticket that, upon arrival at the port of the Russian Federation, shall be transferred within ten days to the authority in which the vessel is registered, for the receipt of duplicate copies of the lost documents. Article 31. Consular action on aircraft ships, vehicles of road and rail vehicles and crew members (brigades) With respect to aircraft of the rolling stock of road and rail transport registered or accounted for in the Russian Federation and members of their crews (brigades) in the territory of the consular district shall apply the provisions of article 29 of this Federal Act. of the law. Article 32. Consular action in the field of sanitary protection When a quarantine infectious disease is established within the consular district, a consular officer shall immediately inform the federal executive branch thereof, The competent authorities of the host State have indicated the name of the area of the disease, the number of cases and the anti-epidemic measures taken by the competent authorities of the receiving State. Article 33. Consular activities in the field of phytosanitary Protection 1. When the plant pests, plant pests, plants of plants and quarantinable plants appear in the consular district, the consular officer shall immediately inform the federal authority in charge of the plant. Foreign Affairs. 2. In the event of an appeal by the citizens of the Russian Federation, the consular officer warns them of the need to bring in the host State the relevant phytosanitary certificates for plants, products and raw materials of plant of origin, certificates of State registration of pesticides and (or) agrochemicals, and informs interested persons of the rules for the importation into the represented State of seeds, live plants, planting material, fresh fruits and vegetables. Article 34. Consular activities in the field of veterinary protection 1. In the event of the threat of the spread or spread of mass diseases in the consular district, as well as the threat of the spread or spread of diseases common to humans and animals, the consular officer immediately reports this to the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs. 2. In the event of an appeal by the citizens of the Russian Federation, the consular officer warns them of the need to produce veterinary certificates for animals, products and raw materials when entering the State of origin, as well as informing the interested persons of the rules of entry into the representation of the State of animals. Article 35. Consular action to preserve and the improvement of Russian military and burial sites 1. The Consular Officer maintains a register of Russian military and civilian graves located in the consular district and monitors their condition on a regular basis and, if necessary, with the competent authorities of the host State. 2. The Consular Officer shall submit to the Federal Executive for Foreign Affairs, at least once a year, proposals for taking the necessary measures to ensure the preservation and improvement of the Russian military, and Civilian burial sites within the consular district. 3. In the event of damage to Russian military or civilian grave sites, monuments, memorials or other memorial facilities, and in the event of the threat of such damage, a consular officer notifies the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs and requests the authorities of the host State to take the necessary measures. Article 36. Consular fees and reimbursements actual costs 1. Consular officers are charged for consular actions by consular officials, as well as fees charged for the actual costs of the said acts. 2. The Government of the Russian Federation shall determine the rates of consular fees. 3. The fees for the actual costs of consular activities are approved by the head of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the receiving State on the basis of a uniform methodology for the calculation of the rates. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea 4. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall be exempt from the payment of fees for the actual costs incurred in respect of their consular actions. 5. The head of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation or the head of the consular office has the right to lower the rates of consular fees and charges against the actual costs of consular action, or to exempt The payment of such charges by individuals on their claims, if the reasons given by them are found and found to be respectful. 6. The payment of consular fees and charges for the reimbursement of actual costs of consular operations are exempt: 1) federal state authority; 2) natural persons-Heroes of the Soviet Union Members of the Union, Heroes of the Russian Federation and full cavaliers of the Order of Glory, participants and invalids of the Great Patriotic War, citizens who were awarded by the badge "Resident of Leningrad", citizens affected by the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as as a result of other radiation or man-made disasters. 7. Consular fees and charges for the reimbursement of the actual costs charged for consular action by consular officials are taken into account and are used in accordance with the budgetary laws of the Russian Federation. Chapter 5: Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation Article 37. The status of Honorary Consul 1. The Federal Executive in charge of Foreign Affairs may, with the consent of the host State, entrust the exercise of separate consular functions to the Honorary Consul. 2. The Honorary Consul may be a citizen of the Russian Federation and a citizen of a foreign state from among persons who occupy a dignified public position in the receiving State and possess the necessary personal qualities, as well as those having the necessary personality. The ability to properly perform the consular functions assigned to them. 3. The Honorary Consul is not in the State Service of the Russian Federation and does not receive any money from the Russian Federation for the performance of its functions. 4. The Honorary Consul is appointed and dismissed by the Federal Executive for Foreign Affairs. 5. The Honorary Consul performs his functions under the direction of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation or a consular office in the receiving State, in the territory of the consular district of which he is acting. In the absence of a diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation or a consular office in the State of residence, the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs is entrusted with the task of Diplomatic Relations. Representatives of the MFA of the Russian Federation to the constituent entities of the Federation 6. In consultation with the host State and with the consent of the federal executive authority responsible for foreign affairs, the Honorary Consul may at the same time serve as Honorary Consul of another foreign State. Article 38. The honorary consul function 1. The Honorary Consul can perform the following consular functions: 1) to carry out the registration of citizens of the Russian Federation temporarily or permanently residing in the territory of the consular district, to ensure protection of their rights and interests in of the Russian Federation, the search for citizens of the Russian Federation, missing persons in the territory of the consular district; 3) to assist Russian citizens in the territory of the Russian Federation in the exercise of their right to vote in elections OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION It is necessary to establish guardianship or trusteeship; 5) to provide the necessary assistance to vessels (ships), aircraft, vehicles and railway vehicles registered or accounted for in the Russian Federation. and members of their crews (brigades) in the territory consular district. 2. The international treaties of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation may provide for the other functions of the Honorary Consul. Chapter 6: Final provisions Article 39. of the Russian Federation's legislation on the notaries Admitting paragraphs 3, 4, 12 to 15 of part one of article 38 of the legislation of the Russian Federation OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1993, N 10, sect. 357). Article 40. Recognition of the Russian Federation's separate legislative acts of the Soviet Union Admit not operating in the territory of the Russian Federation: 1) edict of the Presidium of the Supreme Court of Justice The Council of the USSR, dated 25 June 1976, No. 4146-IX "On approval of the Consular Statute of the USSR" (Bulletin of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1976, N 27, art. 404); 2) Law of the USSR of 29 October 1976 No. 4697-IX "On approval of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR" On approval of the Consular Statute of the USSR " (Bulletin of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1976, N 44, art. 633); 3) Article 4 of Section II of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on February 11, 1981 [ [ N 3908]] "On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the USSR on international relations and external economic relations" (Statement by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1981, 156); 4) Law of the USSR of 24 June 1981 No. 5156-X "On the approval of the decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the USSR", concerning the adoption of section II, article 4, of the Decree Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated February 11, 1981 "On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the USSR on international relations and external economic relations" (Bulletin of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1981, No. 26, art. 840). Article 41. Entry into force of this Federal Law This Federal Law shall enter into force after a hundred and eighty days after the date of its official publication. President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev Moscow, Kremlin , 5 July 2010 N 154-FZ