RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW On introducing changes to Article 399 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation adopted by the State Duma on 9 March 2011 Approved by the Federation Council on 16 March 2011 Article 1 Article 399 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Russian Federation (Legislative Assembly of the Russian Federation) Federation, 2001, N 52, Art. 4921; 2003, N 27, sect. 2706; N 50, sect. 4847; 2008, N 52, sect. 6226) The following changes: 1) Part Two should be restated as follows: " 2. The persons, institutions and bodies referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be informed of the date, time and place of the court session not later than 14 days before the date of the hearing. A representative of the penal institution or the competent authority is called to the court for the execution of the penalty. If the issue concerns the enforcement of a judgement in a civil suit, the civil claimant and the civil respondent may be summoned to the hearing. If a convicted person is requested to participate in a court hearing, the court is obliged to ensure his or her direct participation in the hearing or to provide an opportunity to present his or her position through the use of videoconferencing systems. The issue of the form of participation of a convicted person in a court hearing is decided by the court. A convicted person's application for participation in a court hearing may be declared at the same time as his application for the execution of the sentence, or within 10 days from the date on which the convicted person received notification of the date, time and place of the trial Meetings. "; 2) the second sentence of part three, should be deleted. Article 2 Financial support for consumables relating to the implementation of article 399 of the Code of Criminal Procedure OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev Moscow, Kremlin 20 March 2011 N 40-FZ
