FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW  NO. 1-FKZ OF JANUARY 30, 2002
                              ON MARTIAL LAW

     Passed by the State Duma  on December  27, 2001
     Approved by the Federation Council on January 16, 2002

  Chapter I.  General Provisions                       (Articles  1- 4) 
  Chapter II. Martial Law Regime and Its Enforcement   (Articles  5-10) 
  Chapter III.Powers of  the Bodies of State Authority (Articles 11-17) 
              As  Regards   the  Enforcement  of   the                  
              Martial Law Regime and Peculiar Features                  
              of  Their  Functioning  In the Period of                  
              the Martial Law                                           
  Chapter IV. Legal    Status    of    Citizens    and (Articles 18-20) 
              Organizations In the Period  of  Martial                  
              Law                                                       
  Chapter V.  Final Provisions                         (Articles 21-23) 


                      Chapter 1. General Provisions

     Article 1. Martial Law
     1. Martial law implies a special legal regime introduced on  the
territory of the Russian Federation  or  in  some  of  its  areas  as  is
envisaged under  the  Constitution  of  the  Russian  Federation  by  the
President of the Russian Federation in the event of    aggression against
the Russian Federation or an immediate threat of such aggression.
     2. The objective of introduction of     martial  law  is  to  create
conditions to repel    or  prevent      aggression  against  the  Russian
Federation.
     3. The period of     martial law shall run from the date and time of
the commencement of     martial law to  be  fixed  by  a  decree  of  the
President of the Russian Federation on the introduction  of       martial
law  and  shall  cease  as  from  the  date  and  time  of  the   lifting
(termination) of     martial law.
     4. During the period of     martial law, it is allowed,  subject  to
this Federal Constitutional Law, to impose restrictions, as far as it may
be required to ensure the defence of the  country  and  security  of  the
state, on the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian  Federation,
foreign  nationals,  stateless  persons  (hereinafter  referred   to   as
citizens),  the   activity   of   organizations   regardless   of   their
organizational form, legal status and forms of ownership and  the  rights
of their officials. Citizens, organizations and their  officials  may  be
required to perform extra duties.
     5. The  armed  forces  of  the  Russian  Federation,  other  troops,
military formations and agencies charged with the tasks in the sphere  of
    defence (hereinafter referred to as the Armed Forces of  the  Russian
Federation, other troops, military formations and agencies) shall be used
to repel   or prevent    aggression against the Russian Federation as  is
provided under the federal laws and other statutory  legal  acts  of  the
Russian Federation  and  also  in  compliance  with the universally  adopted
principles and norms of international law and international agreements of
the Russian Federation in the given field.
     6. General or partial mobilization,  unless  it  has  been  declared
earlier, upon the introduction of     martial law on the territory of the
Russian Federation  or  in  some  of  its  areas  shall  be  declared  in
conformity with the Federal Laws and other statutory legal  acts  of  the
Russian Federation.

     Article 2. Legal Basis of     Martial Law
     The legal basis of     martial law is provided by  the  Constitution
of the Russian  Federation,  this  Federal  constitutional  law,  related
federal laws and other statutory acts of the Russian Federation and  also
universally  adopted  principles  and  norms  of  international  law  and
international agreements of the Russian Federation in the given field.

     Article 3. Grounds For the Introduction of     Martial Law
     1. Under Part 2 of Article 87 of the  Constitution  of  the  Russian
Federation, the grounds for the introduction  by  the  President  of  the
Russian Federation of     martial law on the  territory  of  the  Russian
Federation or in some of its areas are    aggression against the  Russian
Federation or an immediate threat of such aggression.
     2.  For  purposes  of  this  Federal  constitutional  law  and  with
reference  to  the  universally   adopted   principles   and   norms   of
international law,    aggression against  the  Russian  Federation  shall
imply the use of     armed force by a foreign state ((a group of  states)
against the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity
of the Russian Federation or in any other way incompatible  with  the  UN
Charter.
     In compliance with the universally adopted principles and  norms  of
international law, acts of aggression  against  the  Russian  Federation,
regardless of whether a war has or has not been declared on  the  Russian
Federation by a foreign state (group of states) shall include:
     1) an invasion of or assault by the armed forces of a foreign  state
( a group of states) against the territory of the Russian Federation, any
armed occupation of the territory of  the  Russian  Federation  resultant
from such an invasion or assault or any annexation of  the  territory  of
the Russian Federation or part thereof by using     armed force;
     2) the bombing by the armed forces of a  foreign  state  (a  group  of
states) of the territory of the Russian Federation  or  the  use  of  any
weapons by a foreign state  (a  group  of  states)  against  the  Russian
Federation;
     3) a blockade of ports or coasts of the Russian  Federation  by  the
armed forces of a foreign state (a group of states);
     4) an assault by the armed forces of a foreign  state  (a  group  of
states) against the armed forces  of  the  Russian  Federation  or  other
troops, regardless of the place of their deployment;
     5) actions by a foreign state (group  of  states)  enabling an other
state (group of states) to use its territory to perpetrate  an  act  of
aggression against the Russian Federation;
     6) the sending by a foreign state (group of states) or  on  behalf
of a foreign state (group of states) of armed bands, groups,  irregular
forces or mercenaries which are perpetrating acts of  use  of  the  armed
force against the Russian Federation tantamount  to  acts  of  aggression
specified herein above.
     Other acts of use of     armed force by a foreign state (group  of
states) against the sovereignty, political independence  and  territorial
integrity of the Russian Federation or in  any  other  way   incompatible
with the UN Charter and tantamount to acts of aggression specified herein
above may also be regarded as acts  of  aggression  against  the  Russian
Federation.
     3. For purposes of this  Federal  constitutional  law  an  immediate
threat of    aggression against the Russian Federation implies the actions of
a foreign state (a group of states) committed  in  violation  of  the  UN
Charter, universally adopted principles and norms of  international  law
directly testifying to the preparation to perpetrate an act of aggression
against the Russian Federation, including     declarations of war  on  the
Russian Federation.

     Article 4. Introduction of     Martial Law
     1.     Martial law on the territory of the Russian Federation or  in
some of its areas shall be introduced by decree of the President  of  the
Russian Federation.
     The President of the Russian Federation shall immediately inform the
Federation Council of the Federal  Assembly  of  the  Russian  Federation
(hereinafter referred to as the Federation Council) and the State Duma of
the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (hereinafter  referred  to
as the State Duma) of the introduction of     martial law.
     2. The decree of the President of  the  Russian  Federation  on  the
introduction of     martial law shall specify as follows:
     - the circumstances which served as the grounds for the introduction  of
martial law;
     - the date and time since which a state of       martial  law  takes
effect;
     - the boundaries of the territory  on  which       martial  law  was
introduced.
     3. The decree of the President of  the  Russian  Federation  on  the
introduction of     martial  law  shall  be  made  public  immediately
through radio and television channels and shall be immediately  published
in official press outlets.
     4. The decree of the President of  the  Russian  federation  on  the
introduction of      martial  law  shall  be  immediately  submitted  for
approval of the Federation Council.
     5. The issue of approval of the  decree  of  the  President  of  the
Russian Federation on the  introduction  of       martial  law  shall  be
considered by the Federation Council within 48 (forty eight) hours     of
the receipt thereof.
     If a meeting of the Federation Council cannot  be  held  within  the
specified time-limits due to extraordinary circumstances, unavoidable  in
the given conditions, then the issue may be  considered  later  than  the
term specified in paragraph one of this clause.
     6. Decision to approve a decree of  the  President  of  the  Russian
Federation on the introduction of     martial law shall  be  taken  by  a
majority vote of the total number of members of  the  Federation  Council
and shall be legalized as a relevant resolution.
     In the event the Federation Council fails to approve a decree of the
President of the Russian Federation on the introduction  of       martial
law, such a decision shall be legalized as a resolution of the Federation
Council.



     7. A   decree of the President of  the  Russian  Federation   on the
introduction of     martial law not approved by  the  Federation  Council
shall become invalid as from the next day after  the  taking  of   such a
decision which the population of the Russian federation or its respective
areas shall be notified about in the same manner as it  was  notified  of
the introduction of the martial law.

         Chapter II. The Martial Law Regime and Its Enforcement

     Article 5. The Martial Law Regime
     1.  The  martial    law  regime  is  determined  by     this Federal
constitutional  law  and  implies   a   set   of     economic, political,
administrative, military and other measures the aim of which is to create
conditions to repel    or  prevent      aggression  against  the  Russian
Federation.
     2. Measures envisaged under Article 7 of this Federal constitutional
law shall be implemented only on the territory on which      martial  law
was introduced.
     3. Measures envisaged under Article 8 of this Federal constitutional
law may be implemented, in the event of introduction of      martial  law
according to the procedure specified by federal laws and other  statutory
legal acts of the Russian federation, both on the territory on which  the
martial law was introduced and also on     territory not subject  to
martial law.

     Article 6. Enforcement of the Martial Law Regime
     1. The enforcement of the martial law regime shall be carried out by
the bodies of state authority and military command agencies in compliance
with the powers granted to them under this  Federal  constitutional  law,
other federal laws and other statutory acts of the Russian Federation  by
implementing the measures envisaged hereunder.
     2. The measures stipulated under Item 2 of Article  7  of  this  federal
constitutional  law  shall  be  implemented  by  the  federal   executive
authorities, bodies of executive authority of the subject of the  Russian
Federation and military command agencies on the basis of decrees  of  the
President of the Russian Federation.
     3. The bodies of local self-administration shall provide  assistance
to state authorities and military command agencies in the enforcement  of
the martial law regime.

     Article 7. Measures Applicable on the Territory of the Martial Law
     1. The territory in which a state of the martial law was  introduced
in conformity with federal laws and other statutory acts of  the  Russian
Federation shall be subject to measures  involving the organization  of  the
manufacture of products (execution of work,  provision  of   services) to
meet the need of the state, the Armed Forces of the  Russian  Federation,
other  troops,  military   formations   and   agencies,   special-purpose
formations set up  during       war  time  (hereinafter    referred to as
"special-purpose formations) and the needs of the population.
     2.  Proceeding  from  decrees  of  the  President  of    the Russian
federation the territory on which     martial law was  introduced   shall
be subject to the following measures:
     1) strengthening of public order,  public  security,   protection of
military  installations,  key  governmental   and   special   facilities,
facilities providing for  the  vital  activity  of  the   population, the
functioning of transport, engineering lines and communication, power-supply
facilities and also those which  are  specially  hazardous  to the life and
health of the people and natural environment.
     2) introduction of a  special  regime  of  operation  of  facilities
providing  for  the  functioning  of  transport,  engineering   lines and
communication, power-supply facilities  and  also  facilities   posing an
increased hazard to life and health of the people a natural environment;
     3) evacuation of facilities of economic, social and cultural purpose
and temporary resettlement of residents to safe areas with the obligatory
provision  of  those  residents  with  either  stationary  or  make-shift
housing;
     4) introduction and enforcement of a special regime  of  entry  into
and exit from the territory of     martial law and also the imposition  of
restriction of the freedom of movement thereon;
     5) suspension of  activities  of  political  parties,  other  public
associations and religions organizations  engaged  in  propaganda  or/and
agitation and also  any  other  activity  which  is  undermining      the
state     of     martial law, the defence  and  security  of  the  Russian
Federation;
     6) use of citizens according to  the  procedure  stipulated   by the
government of the Russian Federation, in the execution of  work  for  the
needs of defence, the liquidation of consequences of the use  of  weapons
by the enemy, the  reconstruction  of  damaged    or  destroyed  economic
facilities, life-support systems and military facilities and also in
putting out  fires, epidemics and epizootics;
     7) confiscation as is  envisaged  under  federal  laws  of  property
required for the needs of defence from organizations and citizens subject
to subsequent compensation by the state for the value  of  property  thus
confiscated;
     8) prohibition or restriction of the choice  of  place  of   stay or
residence;
     9) banning or  restriction  of  meetings,  rallies,  demonstrations,
marches and picketing and also other mass events;
     10) prohibition of  strikes  and  other  methods  of   suspension or
stopping of activities of organizations;
     11)  restriction  of  traffic  of  transport  and     performance of
inspection of same;
     12) banning citizens from being outdoors and in other public places at  a
specified time and granting the right to federal  executive  authorities,
bodies of executive authority of the subjects of the  Russian  Federation
and military command agencies to  conduct,  if  necessary,   check-ups of
identification papers of citizens, personal  examination,  inspection  of
their belongings, housing and cars and, given the grounds  specified  by  the
federal law, to detain citizens and transport vehicles. In that  case,  a
period of detention of citizens may not exceed 30 (thirty) days;
     13) banning the sale of weapons, ammunition,  explosives  and  toxic
agents, institution of a special regime  of  turnover  of   medicines and
remedies containing  narcotic  and  other  potent  substances, and alcoholic
drinks. In instances envisaged under federal  laws  and  other  statutory
acts of the Russian Federation, citizens may be subjected to confiscation
of weapons, ammunition, explosives and toxic agents and  organizations  -
to the confiscation, along with weapons, ammunition, explosives and toxic
agents, also of combat and training military  equipment  and  radioactive
substances;
     14)  introduction  of  control  over  the operation  of   facilities
providing  for  the  functioning  of  transport,  engineering   lines and
communication, the operation of printing-houses,  computing  centres  and
automated systems,          mass information media, use of their operation  for
the needs of defence; banning the operation of individual  receiving  and
transmitting radio stations;
     15) introduction of  military  censorship  of  postal   messages and
communications transmitted through  telecommunication  systems  and  also
control over telephone conversations and setting up    agencies of censorship
to deal directly with those issues;
     16) internment (isolation) as is envisaged under universally adopted
principles and nationals of a foreign state which  is  at  war   with the
Russian Federation;
     17) banning or restriction of exit of citizens outside the territory
of the Russian Federation;
     18)  introduction  within  the  bodies  of  state   authority, other
governmental  bodies,  military  command  agencies,   bodies     of local
self-administration and organizations of  additional  measures   aimed at
strengthening the regime of secrecy;
     19) during an end to activities in the Russian Federation of foreign
and international organizations in respect of which  the  law-enforcement
agencies received reliable information that the  said  organizations  are
engaged in activities seeking to undermine the defence  and  security  of
the Russian Federation.
     3. The measures stipulated under Subitem 16 of Item 2  of  this  Article
may be applied during the operation of     martial law only in case of an
aggression against the Russian Federation.
     4. The territory of     martial  law  shall  not  be  used   to hold
referenda and elections to bodies of state authority and bodies of  local
self-administration.
      5. The federal  laws  and  other  statutory  acts  of  the  Russian
Federation regulating the application of measures envisaged  by   Items 1
and 2 of this Article adopted both during the operation  of  the  martial
law and also prior to the introduction of the same.

     Article 8. Other  Measures  Applicable  During  The  Period   of
                Martial Law
     1. During the period of     martial law, the federal laws and  other
statutory acts of the Russian Federation may, for the purposes of manufacture
of products (execution of work, provision of services) to meet the  needs
of the state, the armed Forces of the Russian Federation,  other  troops,
military formations and  agencies,  special-purpose  formations   and the
needs of  the  population,  provide  for  measures  associated   with the
imposition of temporary restriction in respect conduct  of  economic  and
financial activities, the  turnover  of  property,  free   convergence of
goods,  services  and  financial  assets,  search,   receipt,   transfer,
production and distribution of information, temporarily alter the form of
ownership  of  organizations,  procedure  and  conditions  of  bankruptcy
procedures regime of labour activity and prescribe specific  features  of
financial, tax, customs and banking regulation, both on the territory  on
which the martial law was introduced and on the territory not subject  to
    martial law.
     2. The  federal  laws  and  other  statutory  acts  of   the Russian
Federation mentioned in Item 1 of this Article may be adopted both during
the period of     martial law and also prior to the introduction of the same.

     Article 9. The Use of the Armed Forces of  the  Russian  Federation,
             Other  Troops,  Military  Formations  and  Agencies   In the
             Enforcement of the Martial Law Regime
     1. For  purposes  of  enforcement  of  the  martial  law   regime in
accordance with the procedure established under the statutory acts of the
President of the Russian Federation,     use may be  made  of  the  armed
Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military  formations  and
agencies.
     2. The  armed  Forces  of  the  Russian  Federation,  other  troops,
military formations and agencies in the enforcement of  the  martial  law
regime shall perform the following tasks;
     1) maintenance of a special regime of entry into and exit  from  the
territory on which the martial law was introduced and also restriction of
the freedom of movement thereon;
     2) taking part in the rescue and evacuation of the  population,  the
conduct of rescue, emergency and other urgent operations, putting out  of
fires, epidemics, epizooties;
     3)  protection  of  military  installations,  key   governmental and
special facilities, facilities providing for the vital  activity  of  the
population,  the  functioning  of    transport,  engineering    lines and
communications, power-supply facilities and  also  facilities   posing an
increased hazard to life and health of the people and natural environment;
     4) putting an end to  the  activity  of  illegal  armed  formations,
terrorist and subversive activities;
     5) safeguarding of law and order and public security;
     6) participation in the conduct of other activities to  enforce
martial law.

     Article 10. Enforcement of the Martial Law Regime on  the  Territory
                 Which is the Site of Military Operations
     1. The implementation of measures provided under Item 2 of Article 7
of this Federal constitutional law on the territory which is the site  of
military operations and on  which       martial  law  was   introduced in
compliance with this Federal basis of Decree  of  the  President   of the
Russian Federation to military command agencies.
     2. The boundaries of the territory  specified  in  Item  1   of this
Article and the power of military command agencies under the list of powers
envisaged under Item 2 of Article 14 of this Federal  Constitutional  Law
shall be  determined  by  a  decree  of  the  President  of   the Russian
Federation.

   Chapter III. Power of the Bodies of State Authority as Regards the
                               Enforcement
of the Martial Law Regime and Peculiar Features of Their Functioning the
                        Period of the Martial Law

     Article 11. Power of the President  of  the  Russian   Federation as
                 Regards the Enforcement of the Martial Law Regime
     The President of the Russian Federation shall:
     1) exercise control over organization of enforcement of the  martial
law regime;
     2) ensure the coordinated  functioning  and  interaction  of  bodies of
state authority for purposes of enforcement of the martial law regime;
     3) supervise the implementation of measures towards  enforcement  of
the martial law regime;
     4) determine in accordance  with  this  federal   constitutional law
measures towards the enforcement of the martial law regime to be  applied  by
federal bodies of executive authority, bodies of executive  authority  of
the subjects of the Russian Federation and military command  agencies  on
the territory on which the martial law was introduced the application  of
those measures;
     5) identify tasks and establish a  procedure  for  using  the  armed
Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military  formations  and
agencies to enforce the martial law regime;
     6) suspend the activities to political  parties and other  public  and
religious associations  conducting  propaganda  and  agitation  and  also
other activities undermining in the  conditions  of       martial   law the
defence and security of the Russian Federation.
     7) impose bans or  restrictions  in  respect  of  holding  meetings,
demonstrations, marches and picketing and also other mass events;
     8) impose bans on the staging of studies and suspension or  stooping
of activities of organizations through any other means;
     9) determine a procedure for taking   military service in the period of
    martial law;
     10) take the measures necessary to terminate  or  suspend  international
agreements of the Russian Federation with     foreign  states   (group of
states) which perpetrated  an  act  of  aggression  against  the  Russian
Federation and/or states which are their allies;
     11) put an end in the conditions of the martial law to the  activity
in the Russian Federation of foreign and international  organizations  in
respect of which the law-enforcement agencies received reliable data that
the  said  organizations  are  engaged  in  the  activity    aimed at the
undermining of the defence and security of the Russian Federation;
     12) institute  on  the  territory  in  which  the  martial  law  was
introduced a special operating regime of  facilities  providing  for  the
functioning  of   transport,   engineering   lines   and   communication,
power-supply facilities and also facilities posing an increased hazard  to
the life and health of the people and natural environment;
     13) approve the regulations  on  the  federal  bodies  of  executive
authority which are under his control.

     Article 12. Power of the Chambers of the  Federal  Assembly  of  the
                 Russian  Federation  as  Regards  the Enforcement of the
                 Martial Law Regime
     1. The Federation Council shall:
     1) consider the federal laws passed by  the  State  Duma  on   issues of
enforcement of the martial law regime;
     2) consider federal laws passed by the State Duma on the termination
or suspension of international agreements of the Russian Federation  with
a foreign state (group of states) which have perpetrated an act of  aggression
against the Russian Federation and stated which are their allies.
     2. The State Duma shall:
     1) pass federal laws on issues of enforcement  of  the  martial  law
regime;
     2)  pass  federal  laws  on  the  termination   or     suspension of
international agreements of the Russian Federation with a  foreign  state
(group of states) which perpetrated an  act  of  aggression   against the
Russian Federation and stated which are their allies.

     Article 13. Power of the Government of  the  Russian   Federation as
                 Regards the Enforcement of the Martial Law Regime
     1. The Government of the Russian Federation shall:
     1) direct within its respective competence the activity  of  federal
bodies of executive authority,  bodies  of  executive  authority   of the
subjects of the Russian  Federation  and  organizations  as   regards the
enforcement of the martial law regime;
     2) organize the development and provide for the taking  of  measures
aimed at the manufacture of products  (execution  of  work   rendering of
services) meet the of the state needs, the armed Forces  of  the  Russian
Federation,   other   troops,   military   formations       and agencies,
special-purpose formations and the needs of the population;
     3) determine a procedure for  making  contracts  on   fulfilment by
organizations of tasks (orders) with the objective of ensuring the  defence
and  security  of  the  Russian  Federation  and  also  a   procedure for
termination of contracts earlier concluded.
     4) organize     work to provide for the needs of  the  state  during
the period of the martial law in  material-technical,  labour  and  other
resources, organize the development of military economic plans;
     5) approve regulations on the federal  executive  authorities  which
are under its control.
     2. The chairman of the Government of the Russian  Federation  shall,
proceeding from the interests of ensuring the defence and security of the
Russian Federation, submit to the President  of  the  Russian  Federation
proposals on the structure of federal executive authorities for period of
the martial law.

     Article 14. Power of the Federal Bodies of  Executive  Authority  as
                 Regards the Enforcement of the Martial Law Regime
     1. With the objective of enforcing the martial law regime, the federal
bodies of executive authority  shall  exercise  within  their  respective
conference the following power:
     1) organizations of the manufacture of products (execution  of  work
provision of services) to meet the needs of the state, the Armed Forces of
the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations  and  agencies,
special-purpose formations and the needs of the population;
     2) organization of provision (the rationing  if  necessary)  of  the
population with food and non-food products and  medical  service  of  the
population;
     3) regulation of activities of  organizations  of  industry,  trade,
public catering, everyday domestic service and public utilities;
     4) the notification of the population of the  territory  subject  to
the martial law through          mass information media of  the  procedure  for
application of measures envisaged under this Federal constitutional law.
     2. With the objective of implementing the measures stipulated under Item  2
of Article 7 of this Federal Constitutional Law, the  federal  bodies  of
executive authority shall, on the basis of decrees of  the  President  of
the Russian Federation, exercise the following powers:
     1) ensure the maintenance of law and order and public security,  the
protection  of  military,  key  governmental  and   special   facilities,
facilities providing for  the  vital  activity  of  the   population, the
functioning  of   transport,   engineering   lines   and   communication,
power-supply  facilities  and  also  facilities  which   are   especially
hazardous to the life and health of the people and natural environment;
     2) organize the evacuation of facilities  of  economic,  social  and
cultural purpose and also the temporary resettlement of residents to safe
areas by providing those residents  without  fail  with    stationary  or
make-shift housing;
     3) institute and enforce a special regime of  entry  onto  and  exit
from  the  territory  subject  to       martial  law  and     also impose
restrictions on the freedom of movement thereon;
     4) organize in conformity  with  the  procedure  prescribed   by the
Government  of  the  Russian  Federation  the  use  of    citizens in the
performance of the work  required  for  the  need  of  the   defence, the
liquidation of consequences of the  use  of  weapons  by  the   enemy the
rebuilding  of  damaged  (destroyed)  economic  facilities   life-support
systems of the  population  and  other  key  facilities  and   also their
participation in putting down fires, epidemics and epizooties.
     5)  confiscate,  as  is  envisaged  under  federal  laws,  transport
vehicles and other property required for the need  of  the  defence  from
organizations and citizens subject  to  subsequent  compensation   by the
state of the value of property thus confiscated;
     6) impose bans or restrictions as regards the  choice  of   place of
stay or residence on the territory subject to the martial law;
     7) establish limitation of  traffic  of  transport  vehicles   and a
procedure for carrying out inspection of the same;
     8) impose a ban on the stay of citizens outdoors and in other public
places at a specified time of the day, conduct, if  necessary,  check-ups
of identification papers of citizens, personal examination, inspection of
their belongings, housing and cars and, given the grounds specified under the
federal law-detention of citizens and transport vehicles;
     9) impose a ban on the sale of weapons, ammunition,  explosives  and
toxic agents, introduce a special regime of  turnover  of  medicines  and
remedies containing  narcotic  and  other  potent  substances,  alcoholic
drinks. In instances specified by the federal laws  and  other  statutory
acts  of  the  Russian  Federation,  confiscate  from  citizens  weapons,
ammunition,  explosives  and  toxic  agents,  also  combat  and  training
military equipment and radioactive materials;
     10) institute control over the operation of facilities providing for
the functioning of transport, engineering lines  and  communication,  the
work of printing-houses, computing centres and automated systems and also
         mass information media, organize the use of their work for  the  needs
of  the  defence;  ban  the  operation  of   individual     receiving and
transmitting radio stations;
     11)  exercise  military  censorship   over   postal     messages and
communications transmitted  trough  telecommunication  systems  and  also
control over telephone conversations; set up agencies of censorship to be
directly in charge of the said issues and  define  the  powers  of  those
agencies;
     12) provide for the implementation of decrees of  the  President  of
the Russian Federation on  the  suspension  of  activities  of  political
parties, other public and religions  associations  conducting  propaganda
and/or agitation and also other activities undermining    the  conditions
of     martial law and the defence and security of the Russian Federation;
     13) provide for the internment  (isolation)  as  is  envisaged  under
universally adopted principles and norms of international law of nationals
of the foreign state which is at war with the Russian Federation;
     14) impose bans or restrictions as  regards  the  exit  of  citizens
from    the territory of the Russian Federation;
     15)  provide  for  the  introduction  within  state  bodies,   other
governmental  bodies,  military  command  agencies,   bodies   of   local
self administration and organizations  of  additional  measures  aimed  at
strengthening the regime of secrecy;
     16) specify a procedure and place for  safe-keeping  of  confiscated
weapons, ammunition, explosives and toxic  agents,  combat  and  training
military equipment and radioactive substances;
     17) enforce on the territory subject to     martial  law  a  special
regime of operation  of  facilities  providing  for  the  functioning  of
transport, engineering lines and communication,  power-supply  facilities
and also facilities posing an enhanced hazard to life and health  of  the
people and natural environment;
     18) ensure the implementation of decrees of  the  President  of  the
Russian Federation on stopping the activities in the  Russian  Federation
of foreign and  international  organizations  in  respect  of  which  the
law enforcement  agencies  have  received  reliable  data  that  the  said
organizations are engaged  in       activity  aimed  at  undermining  the
defence and security of the Russian Federation.
     3. The federal bodies  of  executive  authority,  their  territorial
bodies and officials providing for the enforcement  of  the  martial  law
regime shall, as regards their activity, issue  within  their  respective
competence legal acts which are binding upon executive authorities of the
subjects of the Russian Federation, bodies of local  self-administration,
organizations and their officials and also citizens.

     Article 15. Powers of the  Bodies  of  Executive  Authority  of  the
                 Subjects  of  the  Russian  Federation  As  Regards  the
                 Enforcement  of  The martial law Regime
     1. The bodies of executive authority of the subjects of the  Russian
Federation shall exercise the following powers on the  territory  subject
to the martial law within their respective competence:
     1)  organize  the  manufacture  of  products  (execution  of   work,
provision of services) to meet the needs of the state, the  armed  forces
of  the  Russian  Federation,  other  troops,  military  formations   and
agencies, special-purpose formations and the needs of the population;
     2)  organize  the  provision  (rationing,  if  necessary)   of   the
population with food and non-food products and  medical  service  of  the
population;
     3) regulate the activity of organizations of industry, trade, public
catering, domestic service and public utilities;
     4) notify through          mass information media the  population  of  the
territory subject to     martial law of the procedure of  application  of
measures envisaged under this Federal constitutional law;
     5) provide assistance to federal executive authorities and  military
command agencies in the implementation of measures envisaged  under  this
Federal constitutional law.
     2.  Proceeding  from the decrees  of  the  President  of  the   Russian
Federation bodies of executive authority of the subjects of  the  Russian
Federation shall be involved in the implementation of measures stipulated
under Item 2 of Article 7 of this Federal Constitutional Law by investing
them with the powers specified under Item 2 of Article 14 hereof.
     3.  The  executive  authorities  of  the  subjects  of  the  Russian
Federation enforcing     martial law  regime  shall  issue  within  their
respective competence legal acts as  regards  their  activity  which  are
binding upon bodies of local  self-administration,  organizations,  their
officials and also citizens.

     Article 16. The Activity of the Courts and  Bodies  of  Prosecutor's
                 Office on the Territory Subject To the Martial Law
     1. The territory subject to     martial law shall  be  the  site  of
operation of courts designated in accordance with the Constitution of the
Russian Federation and Federal constitutional laws. The legal proceedings
shall be carried out in conformity with the Constitution of  the  Russian
Federation, Federal constitutional laws and other Federal Laws.
     2. If it is impossible to administer justice by the courts operating
on the territory subject to     martial law, either the Supreme Court  of
the Russian Federation or the Higher Arbitration  Court  of  the  Russian
Federation may,  within  their  respective  competence,  alter  by  their
decision   territorial jurisdiction of cases to be examined in court.
     3. The activity of bodies of the prosecutor's office of the  Russian
Federation on the territory subject to     martial law shall be conducted
in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Federal
Laws.

     Article 17. Peculiar Features of Activity of  the  Bodies  of  State
                 Authority In the Period of     martial law
     1. In the period of     martial law:
     the President of the Russian Federation by his decree may  designate
federal executive authorities to be used to carry  out  supervision  over
the ensuring of the defence and security of the Russian  Federation,  the
enforcement of     martial law regime;
     the  President  of  the  Russian  Federation  by  his   decree   may
redistribute  the  functions  and  powers  among  the  federal  executive
authorities, proceeding from the interests of ensuring  the  defence  and
security of the Russian Federation, and the enforcement  of       martial
law regime.
     2. The federal  bodies  of  state  authority  and  bodies  of  state
authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation,  the  procedure  for
exercise of whose powers and the procedure of whose activity  is  subject
to regulations to be adopted by them, shall, upon the introduction of
martial law, make into the said regulations relevant amendments with  due
regard for peculiar features of     martial law.

          Chapter IV. Legal Status of Citizens and Organizations
                     In the Period of     Martial Law

     Article 18. Legal Status of Citizens In the Period  of       Martial
                 Law
     1. In the period of     martial law citizens  shall  enjoy  all  the
rights  and  freedoms  of  person  and  citizen   specified   under   the
Constitution of  the  Russian  Federation,  except  for  the  rights  and
freedoms the restriction of which has been  imposed  under  this  Federal
constitutional law and other Federal Laws.
     2. Citizens shall be obligated to comply with  the  requirements  of
this Federal constitutional law, other Federal Laws and  other  statutory
legal acts of the Russian Federation on issues of     martial law.
     3. Citizens staying on the territory subject  to       martial  law
shall be obligated:
     1) to comply with the requirements of federal executive authorities,
bodies of executive authority of the subjects of the  Russian  Federation
of the Russian Federation  ,  military  command  agencies  enforcing
martial law regime and their officials and to provide assistance to those
bodies and persons;
     2) to present themselves, if so requested by a summons,  to  federal
executive authorities, bodies of executive authority of the  subjects  of
the Russian  Federation  of  the  Russian  Federation,  military  command
agencies enforcing the martial law regime and military  commissariats  of
districts, cities  with  no  division  into  districts,  other  municipal
(administrative-territorial) formations within territories on  which  the
said citizens reside;
     3) to meet the requirements set forth in instructions,  summons  and
orders of federal executive authorities, bodies of executive authority of
the subjects  of  the  Russian  Federation  of  the  Russian  Federation,
military command agencies enforcing the  martial  law  regime  and  their
officials received by them;
     4)  take  part  according  to  the  procedure  established  by   the
government of the Russian Federation in the performance of work  to  meet
the needs of the defence, the liquidation of consequences of the  use  of
weapons by the enemy, the  rebuilding  of  damaged  (destroyed)  economic
facilities, life support systems and military installations  and  also  in
the  putting  out   of  fires,  epidemics  and   epizooties,   to   joint
special-purpose formations;
     5) to make available as is stipulated under Federal Laws property as
may be required for the needs of the defence and owned by them subject to
subsequent compensation by the state of the value of such property.



     Article 19. Legal Status of  Organizations  In  the  Period  of
                 Martial Law
     1. In the period of     martial law the rights of organizations  and
their officials may be restricted only in so far as it is  necessary  for
purposes of ensuring the defence and security of the Russian  Federation,
for grounds established under this Federal constitutional law and related
Federal Laws.
     2. Organizations based on the territory subject to      martial  law
shall be obligated to comply with the requirements of  federal  executive
authorities, bodies of executive authority of the subjects of the Russian
Federation, military command agencies enforcing      martial  law  regime
and their officials  and  to  provide  assistance  to  those  bodies  and
persons.
     3. Organizations  shall,  in  the  period  of       martial  law  be
obligated:
     1) to make available as is provided under Federal Laws  property  as
may be necessary for the needs of the defence owned by  them  subject  to
subsequent compensation by the state of the value of such property;
     2) to fulfil tasks (orders) with the aim to ensure the  defence  and
security  of  the  Russian  Federation  in  accordance  with   agreements
(contracts) concluded.

     Article 20. Responsibility For the Violation of the  Legislation  of
                 the Russian Federation On     Martial Law
     In consideration of the violation  of  provisions  of  this  Federal
constitutional law, other Federal Laws and other statutory  acts  of  the
Russian Federation on issues of     martial law  and  also  for  offences
committed in the period of     martial law the persons at fault shall be held
responsible  as  is  envisaged  under  the  legislation  of  the  Russian
Federation.

                       Chapter V. Final Provisions

     Article 21. The lifting (termination) of     Martial Law
     1.     Martial law  introduced  on  the  territory  of  the  Russian
Federation or in any  of  its  areas  in  accordance  with  this  Federal
constitutional law shall be lifted by a decree of the  President  of  the
Russian Federation after the elimination of the circumstances which served as the
grounds for the introduction of same about which the  population  of  the
Russian Federation or of its respective individual  localities  shall  be
advised in the same manner as it was notified of the introduction of
martial law.
     2. In the cases specified  in  Item  7  of  Article  4  of  this  Federal
constitutional law,     martial law shall cease to operate.
     3. As from the time of the lifting (termination) of     martial law,
the statutory acts adopted to enforce the martial law regime shall become
null and void or shall be invalidated by the bodies which issued them.
     4. As from the lifting (termination) of       martial  law,  federal
executive authorities, bodies of executive authority of the  subjects  of
the Russian Federation and military command agencies shall, following the
procedure prescribed by the President of the Russian Federation, cease to
exercise their powers as regards  the  enforcement  of  the  martial  law
regime.

     Article 22. Notification of and Providing Information to the  United
                 Nations Organizations and the Council of Europe  On  the
                 Introduction  and  Lifting  (Termination) of     Martial
                 Law
     1. In case of introduction of     martial law on  the  territory  of
the Russian Federation or in any  of  its  areas  the  President  of  the
Russian Federation shall, in pursuance of the international  commitments  of
the Russian Federation take measures to notify the General  Secretary  of
the United Nations Organization (and through  him  member-states  of  the
United Nations Organization) and to inform the General Secretary  of  the
Council of Europe of  the  default  by  the  Russian  Federation  on  its
commitments  under   international   Agreements   associated   with   the
restriction of rights and freedoms of citizens.
     2. The President of the Russian Federation shall  take  measures  to
notify the General Secretary of  the  United  Nations  Organization  (and
through him member-states of the United  Nations  Organization)  and  to
inform the General Secretary of the Council of Europe of  the  date  from
which the Russian Federation terminates the default specified in  Item  1
of this Article in connection  with  the  lifting  (termination)  of
martial law.

     Article 23. Taking Effect of This Federal Constitutional Law
     This Federal constitutional law shall take effect as from the day of
its official publication.

President of the Russian Federation                               V.Putin