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On Amendments To The Federal Law "on Freedom Of Conscience And Religious Associations" And Certain Legislative Acts Of The Russian Federation

Original Language Title: О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "О свободе совести и о религиозных объединениях" и отдельные законодательные акты Российской Федерации

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW amending Federal Law "Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations" and separate pieces of legislation of the Russian Federation Federation adopted by the State Duma on March 27, 2015 Approved by the Federation Council on April 1, 2015 Article 1 Amend Federal Law dated September 26, 1997 N 125-FZ "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations" (Legislative Assembly of the Russian Federation, 1997, No. 39, art. 4465; 2002, N 12, est. 1093; N 30, sect. 3029; 2003, N 50, sect. 4855; 2004, N 27, sect. 2711; 2008, N 30, sect. 3616; 2011, N 27, sect. 3880; 2013, N 27, sect. 3472, 3477; 2015, N 1, est. (58) The following changes: 1) Article 1 should be supplemented with the words ", including the peculiarities of their civil law"; (2) in article 8: (a), paragraph 1, amend to read: " 1. The religious organization is recognized as a voluntary association of citizens of the Russian Federation, other persons, permanently and legally residing in the territory of the Russian Federation, formed for the purpose of the joint exercise and dissemination of faith and In accordance with the procedure established by law, registered as a legal entity. The participation of the founders and other legal entities or individuals in the activities of religious organizations shall be determined by the statute and (or) internal regulations of religious organizations. The founder (s) of a religious organization may perform the functions of a body of a religious organization or members of a collegiate body of a religious organization in accordance with the procedure established by the statute and the internal regulations of a religious organization. "; b) to supplement paragraph 8-1 as follows: " 8-1. The procedure for the formation of religious bodies and their competence, the manner in which decisions are taken by these bodies, and the relations between the religious organization and persons forming part of its bodies shall be determined by statute and internal regulations. a religious organization. "; in) to supplement paragraph 10 with the following: " 10. For religious organizations, the provisions of article 50, paragraph 5, and article 53-1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation are not applicable. "; The decision on the establishment of a religious organization shall state information on the establishment of a religious organization, the approval of its constitution, the election (appointment) of organs of a religious organization. "; 4), to supplement articles 13 to 1 as follows: " Article 13-1. Reorganization of a religious organization Reorganization of a religious organization is carried out on the grounds and in accordance with the procedure provided for by civil law. A religious organization cannot be converted into a legal entity of another organizational and legal form. ". Article 2 Article 2 Amend Part One 1) in article 49, paragraph 4, the words "in accordance with" should be deleted; 2), article 123, paragraph 2, should read: " 2. The civil status of religious organizations is governed by the present Code and the law on freedom of conscience and religious associations. The provisions of this Code shall apply to religious organizations, unless otherwise stipulated by the law on freedom of conscience and religious associations and other laws. Religious organizations operate in accordance with their statutes and internal regulations that are not contrary to the law. The procedure for the formation of the organs of a religious organization and their competence, the procedure for the adoption of decisions by these bodies, and the relations between the religious organization and persons forming part of its organs shall be determined in accordance with the law freedom of conscience and of religious associations by the statute and the internal establishment of a religious organization. ". Article 3, paragraph 1, of article 19 of the Federal Law N 552-FZ" O OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3302; 2014, No. 19, sect. 2329; N 45, sect. 6156; 2015, N 1, est. (59) add the following paragraph: " The legal persons who are religious organizations referred to in the first paragraph of this paragraph may bring their constitutive documents into line with the law Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Federal Law from 12 January 1996 No. 7-FZ "On non-profit organizations" (Assembly of Russian Federation Law, 1996, N 3, art. 145; 1998, N 48, sect. 5849), amend to read: " 2. The founders, members of the public and religious organizations (associations) do not retain the rights to property that they have transferred to these organizations, including membership fees. The founding members, members of public and religious organizations (associations) are not responsible for the obligations of these organizations (associations), and the organizations (associations) do not meet the obligations of their founders, participants (members). ". Article 5 This Federal Law shall enter into force on the date of its official publication. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin Moscow, Kremlin 6 April 2015 N 80-FZ