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b) have the right to chair meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation; c) adopt decision on the registration of the Government of the Russian Federation; d) present to the State Duma a candidate for the appointment to the post of the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, raise before the State Duma the issue of dismissing the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation; e) on the proposal by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation appoint and dismiss deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministers; f) present to the Council of the Federation candidates for appointment as judges of the Constitution Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Higher Court of Arbitration of the Russian Federation, as well as a candidate for the post of the Procurator-General of the Russian Federation; appoint judges of other federal courts; g) form and head the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the status of which is determined by the federal law; h) approve the military doctrine of the Russian Federation; i) form the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation; j) appoint and dismiss plenipotentiary representatives of the President of the Russian Federation; k) appoint and dismiss the supreme command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation; l) after consultations with corresponding committees and commissions of the chambers of the Federal Assembly appoint and recall diplomatic representatives of the Russian Federation in foreign States and international organizations. <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 83[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 83[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 83[/ref]>

2. The Constitution Court of the Russian Federation upon requests of the President of the Russian Federation, the Council of the Federation, the State Duma, one fifth of the members of the Council of the Federation or of the deputies of the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, the bodies of legislative and executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation shall consider cases on the correspondence to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of: b) the constitutions of republics, charters, and also the laws and other normative acts of the subjects of the Russian Federation adopted on the issues under the jurisdiction of the bodies of state authority of the Russian Federation or under the joint jurisdiction of the bodies of state authority of the Russian Federation and the bodies of state authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation; c) the treaties concluded between the bodies of state authority of the Russian Federation and the bodies of state authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation, the treaties concluded between the bodies of state authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation; d) international treaties and agreements of the Russian Federation which have not come into force. b) between the bodies of state authority of the Russian Federation and the bodies of state authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation; c) between the higher bodies of state authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation. 5. The Constitution Court of the Russian Federation, upon the requests of the President of the Russian Federation, the Council of the Federation, the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, the bodies of the legislative power of the subjects of the Russian Federation, shall give its interpretation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. 6. Acts or their certain provisions recognized as unconstitutional shall become invalid; international treaties and agreements not corresponding to the Constitution of the Russian Federation shall not be liable for enforcement and application. 7. The Constitution Court of the Russian Federation, upon the request of the Council of the Federation, shall provide a conclusion on the observance of the fixed procedure for advancing charges of treason or of another grave crime against the President of the Russian Federation. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 125[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 125[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 125[/ref]>

The day of the nationwide referendum of December 12, 1993 shall be considered to be the day of adopting the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Simultaneously The Constitution of Russia (Fundamental Law) of the Russian Federation – Russia, adopted on April 12, 1978 with all amendments and changes, shall become invalid. In case of non-compliance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation of the provisions of the Federal treaty – the Treaty on the Division of Subjects of Jurisdiction and Powers Between the Federal Bodies of State Power of the Russian Federation and the Bodies of Authority of the Sovereign Republics within the Russian Federation, the Treaty on the Division of Subjects of Jurisdiction and Powers Between the Federal Bodies of State Power of the Russian Federation and the Bodies of Authority of the Territories, Regions, Cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg of the Russian Federation, the Treaty on the Division of Subjects of Jurisdiction and Powers Between the Federal Bodies of State Power of the Russian Federation and the Bodies of Authority of the Autonomous Region, and Autonomous Areas within the Russian Federation, and also other treaties concluded between the federal bodies of state authority of the Russian Federation and bodies of state authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation, treaties between the bodies of state authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation, the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation shall be applicable. 2. The laws and other legal acts acting in the territory of the Russian Federation before the given Constitution comes into force shall be applied in that part which does not contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation. 3. The President of the Russian Federation, elected according to The Constitution of Russia (Fundamental Law) of the Russian Federation – Russia, since the given Constitution comes into force, since carry out the powers fixed in it until the term of office for which he was elected expires. 4. The Council of Ministers (Government) of the Russian Federation from the moment when the given Constitution comes into force shall acquire the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Government of the Russian Federation fixed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and since then shall be called the Government of the Russian Federation. 5. The courts of the Russian Federation shall administer justice according to their powers fixed by the given Constitution. After the Constitution comes into force, the judges of all the courts of the Russian Federation shall retain their powers until the term they were elected for expires. Vacant positions shall be filled in according to the rules fixed by the given Constitution. 6. Until the adoption and coming into force of the federal law establishing the rules for considering cases by a court of jury, the existing rules of court examination of corresponding cases shall be preserved. Until the criminal procedure legislation of the Russian Federation is brought into conformity with the provisions of the present Constitution, the previous rules for arrest, detention and keeping in custody of people suspected of committing crime shall be preserved. 7. The Council of the Federation of the first convocation and the State Duma of the first convocation shall be elected for a period of two years. 8. The Council of the Federation shall meet in its first sitting on the thirtieth day after its election. The first sitting of the Council of the Federation shall be opened by the President of the Russian Federation. 9. A deputy of the State Duma of the first convocation may be simultaneously a member of the Government of the Russian Federation. The provisions of the present Constitution on the immunity of deputies in that part which concerns the actions (inaction) connected with fulfillment of office duties shall not extend to the deputies of the State Duma, members of the Government of the Russian Federation. The deputies of the Council of the Federation of the first convocation shall exercise their powers on a non-permanent basis. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Раздел II. Заключительные и переходные положения[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Abschnitt II. Die Schluss- und Uebergangsbestimmungen[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Titre II. Les Dispositions finales et transitoires[/ref]>

2. The state power in the subjects of the Russian Federation shall be exercised by the bodies of state authority created by them. 3. The division of subjects of authority and power among the bodies of state power of the Russian Federation and the bodies of state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation shall be fixed by the given Constitution, the Federal and other treaties on the delimitation of the subjects of authority and powers. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 11[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 11[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 11[/ref]>

b) federal taxes and dues; c) financial, currency, credit, customs regulation, and money issue; d) ratification and denunciation of international treaties and agreements of the Russian Federation; e) the status and protection of the state border of the Russian Federation; f) peace and war. <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 106[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 106[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 106[/ref]>

__________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 88[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 88[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 88[/ref]>

2. The decision of the State Duma on advancing charges and the decision of the Council of the Federation on impeaching the President shall be adopted by two thirds of the votes of the total number of members of each chamber and on the initiative of not less than one third of the deputies of the State Duma and with the conclusion of a special commission set up by the State Duma. 3. The decision of the Council of the Federation on impeaching the President of the Russian Federation shall be adopted not later than three months after the State Duma advanced the charges against the President. If a decision of the Council of the Federation is not adopted during this time, the charges against the President shall be regarded as rejected. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 93[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 93[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 93[/ref]>

b) approval of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the introduction of a martial law; c) approval of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the introduction of a state of emergency; d) deciding on the possibility of using the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation; e) appointment of elections of the President of the Russian Federation; f) impeachment of the President of the Russian Federation; g) appointment of judges of the Constitution Court of the Russian Federation, of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation; h) appointment and dismissal of the Procurator-General of the Russian Federation; i) appointment and dismissal of Deputy Chairman and half of the auditors of the all Accounting Chamber. 3. Resolution of the Council of the Federation shall be adopted by a majority of the total number of the members of the Council of the Federation, if other rules for adopting decisions are not envisaged by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 102[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 102[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 102[/ref]>

2. Bills shall be submitted to the State Duma. 3. Bills on the introduction or cancellation of taxes, on exemption from their payment, on the issue of state loans, on changes in the financial obligations of the State, and other bills envisaging expenses covered from the federal budget may be submitted only upon the conclusion of the Government of the Russian Federation. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 104[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 104[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 104[/ref]>

2. Federal laws shall be adopted by a majority of votes of the total number of the deputies of the State Duma, unless otherwise envisaged by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. 3. The federal laws adopted by the State Duma shall be submitted in five days for the consideration of the Council of the Federation. 4. A federal law shall be considered to be approved by the Council of the Federation, if over a half of the total number of the members of the chamber have voted for it or if the Council of the Federation does not consider it in fourteen days. In case the Council of the Federation rejects a law, the chambers may create a conciliatory commission for overcoming the contradictions that arose, after which the federal law shall be recognized by the State Duma. 5. In case the State Duma disagrees with the decision of the Council of the Federation, a federal law shall be considered adopted, if during the second vote not less than two thirds of the total number of the deputies of the State Duma supported it. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 105[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 105[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 105[/ref]>

2. In case the State Duma is dissolved, the President of the Russian Federation shall appoint the date of election so that a newly-elected State Duma could meet not later than four months since the moment of dissolution. 3. The State Duma may not be dissolved on the grounds envisaged in Article 117 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation during a year after it was elected. 4. The State Duma may not be dissolved from the moment it advances charges against the President of the Russian Federation until the Council of the Federation adopts a decision on the issue. 5. The State Duma may not be dissolved while a state of emergency or a martial law operate in the whole territory of the Russian Federation, as well as during six months before the term of office of the President expires. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 109[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 109[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 109[/ref]>

__________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 134[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 134[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 134[/ref]>

2. The President of the Russian Federation shall sign the federal law and make it public in fourteen days. 3. If in fourteen days since the moment of receiving the federal law the President rejects it, the State Duma and the Council of the Federation shall reconsider the given law according to the rules fixed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. If during the second vote the law is approved in the earlier adopted wording by not less than two thirds of the total number of the members of the Council of the Federation and of the deputies of the State Duma, it shall be signed by the President in seven days and made public. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 107[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 107[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 107[/ref]>

2. Sittings of the Council of the Federation and of the State Duma shall open. In cases envisaged by procedural rules the chambers shall have the right to hold closed-door sittings. 3. The chambers may hold joint sittings for the consideration of the messages of the President of the Russian Federation, the messages of the Constitution Court of the Russian Federation, and speeches of leaders of foreign states. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 100[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 100[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 100[/ref]>

"I swear in exercising the powers of the President of the Russian Federation to respect and safeguard the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, to observe and protect the Constitution of the Russian Federation, to protect the sovereignty and independence, security and integrity of the State, to faithfully serve the people". 2. The oath shall be taken in a solemn atmosphere in the presence of members of the Council of the Federation, deputies of the State Duma and judges of the Constitution Court of the Russian Federation. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 82[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 82[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 82[/ref]>

2. If a proposal on the review of the provisions of Chapters 1, 2 and 9 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation is supported by three fifths of the total number of the members of the Council of the Federation and the deputies of the State Duma, then according to federal constitutional law a Constitutional Assembly shall be convened. 3. The Constitutional Assembly shall either confirm the invariability of the Constitution of the Russian Federation or draft a new Constitution of the Russian Federation, which shall be adopted by the Constitutional Assembly by two thirds of the total number of its members or submitted to a referendum. In case of a referendum the Constitution of the Russian Federation shall be considered adopted, if over half of the voters who came to the polls supported it and under the condition that over half of the electorate participated in the referendum. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 135[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 135[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 135[/ref]>

2. The Council of the Federation includes two representatives from each subject of the Russian Federation: one from the legislative and one from the executive body of state authority. 3. The State Duma consists of 450 deputies. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 95[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 95[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 95[/ref]>

2. In case of an aggression against the Russian Federation or of a direct threat of aggression the President of the Russian Federation shall introduce in the territory of the Russian Federation or in its certain parts a martial law and immediately inform the Council of the Federation and the State Duma about this. 3. The regime of the martial law shall be defined by the federal constitutional law. __________ <На русском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (Russian)"]Статья 87[/ref]> <На немецком языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (German)"]Artikel 87[/ref]> <На французском языке см. [ref dict="The Constitution of Russia (French)"]Article 87[/ref]>