About MASS MEDIA
(CURRENT EDITION AS OF MAY 29, 1996)
THE LAW

(In edition. - Federal law from 13.01.95 N 6-ФЗ - Assembly
The legislations of Russian Federation, 1995, N 3, item 169;
The federal law from 06.06.95 N 87-ФЗ - Assembly of the legislation
The Russian Federation, 1995, N 24, item 2256; the federal law from
19.07.95 N 114-ФЗ - Assembly of the legislation of Russian Federation,
1995, N 30, item 2870; the federal law from 27.12.95 N 211-ФЗ -
Assembly of the legislation of Russian Federation, 1996, N 1, item 4)

Chapter I
THE GENERAL PROVISIONS

Clause 1. Freedom of the mass information
In Russian Federation search, reception, manufacture and
Distribution of the mass information, establishment of mass media, possession,
Usage and order by them, manufacturing, purchase, storage and operation
Technical devices and equipment, raw material and materials intended for
Manufactures and distributions of production of mass media,
Are not subject to restrictions, except for stipulated by the legislation Russian
of Federation about mass media.

Clause 2. Mass media. The basic concepts
For the purposes of the present Law:
The mass information are understood intended for
Unlimited circle of persons printed, audio -, audiovisual and others
The messages and materials;
Mass media is understood periodic
The printed edition, radio, organ, videoprogram, cinema chronicle
The program, other form of periodic distribution mass
The information;
Periodic printed edition is understood as the newspaper, magazine,
The almanac, bulletin, other edition having constant name,
Current number and leaving to the public not less often than once per one year;
Under radio, organ, video, the cinema chronicle by the program is understood
Set periodic audio-, audiovisual messages and
Materials (transmission) having the constant name and leaving to the public
( In an ether) not less often than once per one year;
Production of mass media is understood as circulation or
Part of circulation of separate number of the periodic printed edition,
Separate release of radio, organ, cinema chronicle of the program, circulation or
Part of circulation audio- or videorecording of the program;
Under distribution of production of mass media
The sale (subscription, delivery, distribution) periodic
is understood The printed editions, audio- or videorecordings of the programs, compilation of radio,
The teleprograms (announcement), demonstration of cinema chronicle of the programs;
The specialized mass media is understood
Such mass media, for registration or
The distributions of which production are established by the present Law
Special rules;
Edition of mass media is understood
Organization, establishment, enterprise or citizen, association
The citizens who are carrying out manufacture and release of a means mass
The information;
Main editor is understood as the person heading edition
( Irrespective of the name of a post) and accepting final
The decisions concerning manufacture and release of a means mass
The information;
Journalist is understood as the person engaged in editing,
By creation, tax or preparation of the messages and materials for edition
The registered mass media connected to it
By labour or other contractual attitudes or engaged such
By activity under its authorization;
Publisher is understood as publishing house, other establishment,
The enterprise (businessman) carrying out material
Maintenance of production of mass media, and
Also to level to the publisher the legal person or citizen, for
Which this activity is not basic or does not serve main
By source of the income;
Distributor is understood as the person who is carrying out
Distribution of production of mass media under the contract with
By edition, publisher or on other lawful bases.

Clause 3. Inadmissibility of censorship
Censorship of the mass information, that is requirement from edition
Mass media on the part of the officials,
State organs, organizations, establishments or public
Associations previously to coordinate the messages and materials (except for
Cases, when the official is the author or интервьюируемым),
And imposing an interdiction on distribution of the messages and materials,
is equal Their separate parts, - it is not supposed.
Creation and financing of organizations, establishments, organs or
Posts, tasks or which functions include realization of censorship
The mass information, - it is not supposed.

Clause 4. Inadmissibility of abusing by freedom
The mass information
Use of mass media with the purposes of
is not supposed Fulfilment criminal acts punishable, for disclosure of the items of information,
Components state or other specially protected by the law
Secret, for an appeal to capture of authority, violent change
Constitutional building and integrity of the state, kindling
National, class, social, religious intolerance or
розни, for propagation of war, and also for distribution of transmission,
Propagandizing a pornography, cult of violence and cruelty (in edition. -
The federal law from 19.07.95 N 114-ФЗ - Assembly of the legislation
The Russian Federation, 1995, N 30, item 2870). Use in a organ, video, cinema the programs,
is forbidden Documentary and art films, and also information
Computer files and programs of processing of the information texts,
Concerning to special mass media latent
Inserts influencing subconsciousness of the people and (or) rendering
Harmful influence on their health (in edition. - Federal law from
19.07.95 N 114-ФЗ - Assembly of the legislation of Russian Federation,
1995, N 30, item 2870).

Clause 5. the Legislation on mass media
The legislation of Russian Federation on means mass
The information consists of the present Law and issued according to
By it of other acts, legislation on means
The mass information of republics in structure of Russian Federation.
If by the interstate contract made Russian
By federation, are stipulated for organization and activity of means
The mass information other rules, than established by the present Law,
The rules of the interstate contract are applied.

Clause 6. Application of the Law
The present Law is applied concerning means mass
The information, to found in Russian Federation, and for created for
By its limits - only in a part concerning distribution of their production in
The Russian Federation.
The legal persons and citizens of other states, person without
Citizenship use the rights and carry duties stipulated
By the present Law, level with organizations and citizens Russian
Federations, if other is not established by the law.

Chapter II
ORGANIZATION of ACTIVITY of MEANS
THE MASS INFORMATION

Clause 7. the Founder
By the founder (participant) of mass media can
To be the citizen, association of the citizens, enterprise, establishment,
Organization, state organ.
Can not act by the founder:
The citizen who has not achieved 18 age, or
Leaving punishment in places of deprivation of freedom on a verdict of court, or
to be soul pain, recognized by court incapacitated;
Association of the citizens, enterprise, establishment, organization,
Which activity is forbidden under the law;
The citizen of other state or person without citizenship, not
Living constantly in Russian Federation.
Participants represent itself as the founder in common.

Clause 8. Registration of mass media
The edition of mass media carries out
Activity after its registration.
The application for registration of mass media, production
Which is intended for distribution mainly:
In all territory of Russian Federation, behind its limits, on
Territories of several republics in structure of Russian Federation,
Several territories and areas, - moves by the founder in the Ministry
Seales and information of Russian Federation;
In territory of republic in structure of Russian Federation, territory,
Areas, area, city, other occupied item, area in city,
Microarea, - moves by the founder in appropriate territorial
organs of State inspection on protection of freedom of a seal and mass
The information at the Ministry of a seal and information of Russian Federation.
To the founder or person working onits authorization, is sent
The notice on reception of the application with thestatement of date
(is given out) Receipts. The application for registration is subject to consideration
By recording organ in a month's time with specified dates.
Mass media is considered registered with day
Distribution of the certificate about registration.
The founder reserves the right to begin manufacture
Production of mass media within one year since day
Distribution of the certificate about registration. In case of the passing of this term
The certificate on registration of mass media admits
Void.

Clause 9. Inadmissibility of repeated registration
The registered mass media can not be
Is repeatedly registered in same or other recording organ.
In case of an establishment by court of the fact of repeated registration lawful
First admits by date of registration.

Clause 10. the Application for registration
In the application for registration of mass media owe
To be specified:
1) Item of information on the founder (participiants), caused
By the requirements of the present Law;
2) Name of mass media;
3) Language (languages);
4) Address of edition;
5) Form of periodic distribution of the mass information;
6) Prospective territory of distribution of production;
7) Provisional subjects and (or) specialization;
8) Prospective periodicity of release, maximal volume
Mass media;
9) Sources of financing;
10) Item of information on concerning what other means mass
The information the applicant is the founder, proprietor, main
By the editor (edition), publisher or distributor.
To the application the document certifying payment
is applied Admission fee.
Presentation of other requirements at registration of a means mass
It is forbidden the information.

Clause 11. a Re-registration and notice
The change of the founder, change of structure participiants, and is equal
The names, language, form of periodic distribution mass
The information, territory of distribution ofits production it is supposed only
Under condition of a re-registration of mass media.
The re-registration of mass media is carried out in that
The order, as their registration.
Re-registration of mass media, activity
Which is stopped by court, it is not supposed.
At change of a site of edition, periodicity of release and
Maximal volume of mass media the founder is obliged in
Monthly term in writing to notify on it a recording organ.

Clause 12. Clearing of registration
It is not required to registration:
Mass media, to found by organs
Legislative, executive and judicial authority only for
The editions of their official messages and materials, normative and others
The acts;
The periodic printed editions of circulation less than one thousand
Copies;
Radio and teleprograms distributed on cable networks,
By the limited room and territory one state
Establishments, educational institution or industrial enterprise, or
Having no more than ten subscribers;
audio- and videoprograms distributed in record in circulation not
More than ten copies.

Clause 13. Refusal in registration
The refusal in registration of mass media is possible only
On the following bases:
1) If the application is sent on behalf of the citizen, association
The citizens, enterprise, establishment, organization which is not having the right on
Establishment of mass media according to hereby
By the law;
2) If the items of information, specified in the application, do not correspond
The validity;
3) If the name, provisional subjects and (or) specialization
Mass media represents abusing by freedom
The mass information in sense of a part of first clause of 4 present Laws;
4) If by the given recording organ or Ministry of a seal and
The information of Russian Federation the means
is earlier registered The mass information with the same name and form of distribution
The mass information.
The notice on refusal in registration is directed to the applicant in
To the written form with thestatement of the bases of refusal stipulated
By the present Law.
The application for registration of mass media comes back
To the applicant without consideration, with thestatement of the basis of return:
1) If the application is sent with infringement of the requirements of a part second
Clauses 8 or part of first clause of 10 present Laws;
2) If the application on behalf of the founder is sent by the person who is not having on
That of powers;
3) If not the admission fee is paid.
After elimination of infringements the application is accepted to consideration.

Clause 14. an admission Fee
For distribution of the certificate about registration is raised registration
The tax in the order and sizes determined by Government Russian
Federations. For mass media specializing on
The messages and materials of advertising or erotic character
Is established increased, and for specializing on the messages and
Materials for children and teenagers, invalids, and also educational
And cultural - educational assignment - lowered registration
The tax.
In default in registration, and is equal of refusal of registration
The applicant has the right to return of an admission fee during three
Months since the date, specified in the notice, of receipt of the application about
Registration. By the basis for the refund in a place of payment
Admission fee is the document onits payment, on which on
To the request of the applicant the mark of a recording organ " Registration
is done Is not made ".

Clause 15. a Recognition of the certificate about registration
Void
The certificate on registration of mass media can
To be recognized by void extremely court in the order
Civil legal proceedings under the application of a recording organ or
The ministries of a seal and information of Russian Federation only in
Cases:
1) If the certificate on registration is received to cheat, deceive by a way;
2) If mass media does not appear (in an ether)
More than one year;
3) If the charter of edition or contract, replacing it, is not accepted and
(Or) is not authorized within three months from the date of the first issue
( In an ether) given mass media;
4) If the repeated registration of the given means
took place The mass information.
At a recognition of the certificate about registration void
The admission fee is not subject to return.

Clause 16. Discontinuance and stay of activity
The activity of mass media can be stopped
Or is suspended only under the decision of the founder or court in the order
Civil legal proceedings under the claim of a recording organ or
The ministries of a seal and information of Russian Federation.
The founder has the right to stop or to suspend activity
Mass media it is extreme in cases and order,
The editions, stipulated by the charter, or contract between the founder and
By edition (main editor).
By the basis for the discontinuance by court of activity of a means mass
The information are numerous within twelve months
Infringements by edition of the requirements of clause of 4 present Laws, concerning
Which by a recording organ or Ministry of a seal and information
The Russian Federation were done the written preventions(warnings) to the founder and
(Or) the default
is equal to edition (main editor), and The decisions of court about stay of activity of a means mass
The information.
By the basis for stay by court (judge) of activity
Mass media the necessity
can serve only Maintenance of the claim stipulated by a part of first present clause.
The discontinuance of activity of mass media attracts
Invalidity of the certificate aboutits registration and charter of edition.

Clause 17. Occurrence of the rights and duties
The rights both duties of the founder and editions stipulated
By the present Law, arise from the moment of registration of a means mass
The information, and editions, stipulated by the charter, - from the moment of it
The statements. The founder, edition, publisher, distributor can
In addition to establish on a contractual basis the mutual rights and
Duties. The rules of the charter and contracts should not contradict
To the present Law and other acts of the legislation of Russian Federation.

Clause 18. Status of the founder
The founder asserts the charter of edition and (or) concludes the contract with
By edition of mass media (main editor).
The founder has the right to oblige edition to place free-of-charge and in
The specified term the message or material fromits name (application
The founder). Maximal volume of the application of the founder is defined in
The charter of edition, its contract or other agreement with the founder. On
To the claims and claims connected to the application of the founder, responsibility
The founder carries. If an belonging of the specified message or
Material to the founder is not stipulated by edition, itacts
co-respondent.
The founder has no right to interfere with activity of a means mass
The information, except for cases stipulated by the present Law,
By the charter of edition, contract between the founder and edition (main
By the editor).
The founder can transfer the rights and duties to the third person
With the consent of edition and participiants. In case of liquidation or
Reorganization of the founder - association of the citizens, enterprise,
Establishments, organization, state organ ofits right and
The duties in complete volume pass to edition, if other not
Is stipulated by the charter of edition.
The founder can represent itself as edition, publisher,
The distributor, proprietor of property of edition.

Clause 19. Status of edition
The edition carries out the activity on a basis
Professional independence.
The edition can be the legal person, independent
By the managing subject organized in anyone admitted law
To the form. If edition of the registered mass media
Is organized as the enterprise, itis subject also to registration
According to the legislation of Russian Federation on the enterprises
And enterprise activity and besides manufacture and release
Mass media has the right to carry out in established
The order other, activity, not forbidden to the law.
Within two years from the date of the first issue (in an ether)
Production of mass media the edition is released from
Tax payments. A re-registration of mass media not
Influences calculation of the given term. In case the founder
Has stopped activity of mass media before the expiration
The specified term, the payments are collected in complete volume for all term.
The edition can represent itself as the founder of a means mass
The information, publisher, distributor, proprietor of property
Editions.
The edition is supervised by(with) the main editor, which carries out
Powers on the basis of the present Law, charter of edition, contract
Between the founder and edition (main editor). The main editor
Represents edition in the attitudes with the founder, publisher,
By the distributor, citizens, associations of the citizens, enterprises,
By establishments, organizations, state organs, and also in
Court. He bears responsibility for performance of the requirements showed
To activity of mass media by the present Law and
By other acts of Russian Federation.

Clause 20. the Charter of edition
The charter of edition of mass media is accepted on common)
Assembly of collective of the journalists - regular employees of edition
By the majority of votes at presence not less two thirds ofits structure and
Affirms by the founder.
In the charter of edition should be determined:
1) Mutual rights and duties of the founder, edition, main
The editor;
2) Power of collective of the journalists - regular employees
Editions;
3) Order of assignment (election) of the main editor, editorial
Boards and (or) other organs of management of edition;
4) Basis both order of the discontinuance and stay of activity
Mass media;
5) Transfer and (or) preservation of the right on the name, others
Legal consequences of change of the founder, change of structure
From the founders, discontinuance of activity of mass media,
Liquidations or reorganization of edition, change her(it)
The organizering-legal form;
6) Order of the statement and change of the charter of edition, and also others
Rules stipulated by the present Law and others
By the acts.
Up to the statement of the charter of edition, and also if the edition consists
Less than from ten men, its attitude with the founder, switching
Questions listed in items 1-5 of a part of second present clause,
Can be defined replacing the charter by the contract between the founder and
By edition (main editor).
The charter of edition organized as the enterprise, can
To be simultaneously charter of the given enterprise. In this case charter
To edition should correspond also to legislation on the enterprises
And enterprise activity.
The copy of the charter of edition or contract, replacing it, is directed in
Recording organ not later than three months from the date of the first output in
Light (in an ether) given mass media. Thus edition
Have the right to stipulate, what items of information contained in its charter or
The contract, replacing it, make a trade secret.

Clause 21. the Status of the publisher
The publisher carries out the rights and carries duties on a basis
The given Law, Federal law " About the order of illumination of activity
organs of state authority in the public funds mass
The information ", legislation on publishing, enterprises and
Enterprise activity (in edition. - Federal law
The Russian Federation from 13.01.95 N 6-ФЗ - Assembly of the legislation
The Russian Federation, 1995, N 3, item 169).
The publisher can represent itself as the founder of a means mass
The information, edition, distributor, proprietor of property
Editions.

Clause 22. the Contracts
By the contract between participiants of mass media
Their mutual rights, duties, responsibility, order,
are defined Conditions and legal consequences of change of structure participiants,
Procedure of the resolution of disputes between them.
By the contract between the founder and edition (main editor)
The industrial, property and financial attitudes
are defined Between them: the order of allocation and use of means on the contents
Editions, distribution of the profit, formation of funds and compensation
The losses, obligation of the founder on maintenance appropriate
Industrial and social conditions of life and work of the employees
Editions. The party in the contract with edition can be everyone
соучредитель separately or all participants together.
By the contract between edition and publisher are defined
The industrial, property and financial attitudes between them,
Mutual distribution of the copyright, obligations of the publisher on
To material maintenance of production of a means
The mass information and responsibility of the parties.
The founder, edition (main editor) and publisher can
To conclude also other contracts among themselves, and also with
By the distributor.

Clause 23. News agencies
At application of the present Law concerning information
Agencies to them are simultaneously distributed the status of edition,
The publisher, distributor and legal mode of a means mass
The information.
The bulletin, bulletin, other edition or program with constant
By the name, to found by news agency, are registered in
The order established by the present Law.
At distribution of the messages and materials information
Agencies by other mass media the reference on
News agency is obligatory.

Clause 24. Other mass media
Rules established by the present Law for periodic
The printed editions, are applied concerning periodic
Distributions of circulation one thousand and more copies of the texts created
With the help of computers and (or) stored in their banks and databases, and
Equally concerning other mass media, which production
Is distributed as the printed messages, materials, images.
Rules established by the present Law for radio and
The teleprograms, are applied concerning periodic distribution
The mass information through systems of the teletext, videotext and others
Telecommunication networks, if by the legislation of Russian Federation
Other is not established.

Chapter III
DISTRIBUTION of the MASS INFORMATION

Clause 25. the Order of distribution
Вос obstruction carried out on the lawful basis
To distribution of production of mass media from the party
The citizens, associations of the citizens, officials, enterprises,
Establishments, organizations, state organs it is not supposed.
The distribution of production of mass media is considered
Commercial, if for it the payment is raised. Production intended
For noncommercial distribution, should have a mark "Free-of-charge"
Also can not be a subject of commercial distribution.
The demonstration of videorecordings of the programs in inhabited rooms, and is equal
The removal of individual copies from them, if thus is not raised a payment directly
Or indirectly, it is not considered as distribution of production of a means
The mass information in sense of the present Law.
Retail sale, including from hands, circulation periodic
The printed editions is not subject to restrictions, behind exception
Stipulated by the present Law. Retail sale of circulation
The periodic printed editions in places which are not being popular,
- Rooms and other objects, concerning which by the proprietor or
By the person authorized to operate byits property, is established special
The mode of usage, - is supposed not differently as with the consent of specified
The persons.
In case of infringement by edition, publisher or distributor
The property or personal non-property rights of the authors and in others
Cases stipulated by the law, distribution of production of a means
The mass information can be stopped under the decision of court.

Clause 26. Issue (in an ether)
Distribution of production of mass media
It is supposed only after the main editor gives the sanction
On issue (in an ether).

Clause 27. the Target data
Each release of the periodic printed edition should contain
The following items of information:
1) Name of the edition;
2) Founder (participants);
3) Surname, initials of the main editor;
4) Serial number of release and date ofits issue, and for the newspapers
- Also time of signing in a seal (established on the diagram and
Actual);
5) Index - for the editions distributed through the enterprises
Communications(connection);
6) Circulation;
7) Price, or mark " the Free price ", or mark "Free-of-charge";
8) Address of edition, publisher, printing house.
At each output of radio or teleprogram in an ether, and at
Continuous announcement not less often than four times per day the edition is obliged
To announce the name of the program.
Each copy audio-, video or cinema chronicle of the program owes
To contain the following items of information:
1) Name of the program;
2) Date of issue (in an ether) and number of release;
3) Surname, initials of the main editor;
4) Circulation;
5) Edition and its address;
6) Price, or mark " the Free price ", or mark "Free-of-charge".
The messages and the materials of news agency owe
To be accompanied byits name.
If mass media is not released from registration,
That in the target data is underlined also organ, which has registered it, and
Registration number.

Clause 28. Circulation
Circulation of the periodic printed edition, audio-, video,
The cinema chronicle of the program is defined by the main editor on
To the coordination with the publisher.
The withdrawal, and is equal destruction of circulation or it is supposedits parts not
Differently as under the entered valid decision of court.
For mass media specializing on
Production of advertising or erotic character,
Is established draw the tax raised in the order, determined
By government of Russian Federation.

Clause 29. Obligatory copies
The obligatory complimentary copies periodic printed
The editions, including released from registration by virtue of clause 12
The present Law, immediately after manufacturing initial release of circulation
The edition directs to the founder (соучредителям), organ,
Registered the given mass media, in
The ministry of a seal and information of Russian Federation, in
Research-and-production association " All-Union book chamber ", in
State library USSR by V.I.Lenin, State
Public library by M.E.Saltikov-Shedrin, Library Supreme ;
Council of Russian Federation and Library of the President Russian
Federations.
The ministry of a seal and information of Russian Federation has the right
To oblige editions to direct paid copies also to others
Establishments and organizations.

Clause 30. a Federal commission on telebroadcasting
The federal commission on telebroadcasting develops
State policy(politics) in the field of licensing radio and teleannouncement
Also will carry out it as directly, and through territorial
Commissions on telebroadcasting.
The order of formation and activity of a Federal commission on
To telebroadcasting and territorial commissions is defined by the law
The Russian Federation.
(in edition. The federal law from 06.06.95 N 87-ФЗ - Assembly
The legislations of Russian Federation, 1995, N, item).

Clause 31. the License for an announcement
The licenses for an announcement are given out by a Federal commission on
To telebroadcasting and territorial commissions (in edition. Federal
The law from 06.06.95 N 87-ФЗ - Assembly of the legislation Russian
Federations, 1995, N, item).
The license for an announcement gives its holder the right, using
Means radio, or cables
Telebroadcastings, including taking place inits property,
To carry out with observance of license conditions distribution
Production of mass media registered in
Conformity with the present Law.
In licensing for an announcement should be refused, if
There is no technical opportunity to carry out an announcement with declared
By the characteristics or close to them.
In licensing for an announcement can be refused on the bases,
Stipulated by conditions of competition, if the applications are examined on
To competitive basis.
The concession to the license on an announcement to other person is supposed only with
The consent of a organ, its giving out, with the appropriate renewal
The licenses.
The sizes and order of collection of a payment for the license for an announcement, and also
For renewal of the license are established by Government Russian
Federations.

Clause 32. Cancellation of the license
The license is cancelled in cases:
1) If itwas received to cheat, deceive by a way;
2) If the license conditions or
were repeatedly broken The rules, stipulated by the present Law, of distribution of radio and
The teleprograms, concerning what the written preventions(warnings) were done ;
3) If the commission on telebroadcasting establishes the fact latent
Concessions to the license.
By the laws of Russian Federation can be established
The additional bases of cancellation of the license.
The cancellation of the license is made by the decision of a organ, giving out it,
Or Federal commission on telebroadcasting.
At cancellation of the license a payment for the license to return not
Is subject.

Clause 33. Artificial handicapes
Creation of the artificial handicapes interfering sure reception
Radio, teleprograms, that is distribution of radio, organ and others
Technical signals in a strip of frequencies, on which is carried out
The announcement under the license, attracts the responsibility according to
By the legislation of Russian Federation.
Industrial handicapes, that is artificial handicapes arising
At operation of technical devices during economic
To activity, are subject to elimination at the expense of the persons, in the property
Which (conducting) there are sources of these handicapes.

Clause 34. a Storage of materials of radio and telecasts
With the purposes of maintenance of the proofs important for
The correct resolution of disputes, the edition of radio, teleprogram is obliged:
To keep materials of the own transmission which have left in an ether in
Records;
To fix in the register of the transmission which have left in an ether.
In the register it are specified date and time of an output in an ether,
Theme of transfer, its author conducting and the participants.
Terms of a storage:
Materials of transmission - not less than one month from the date of an output in an ether;
The register - not less than one year from the date of last
Records in it.

Clause 35. the Obligatory messages
The edition is obliged to publish free-of-charge and in the ordered term:
The decision, which has entered lawful force, of court containing requirement about
Publication of such decision through the given means mass
The information;
arrived from the organ which has registered the given means
The mass information, message concerning activity of edition.
Editions of mass media, founders
(participiants) which are the state organs, are obliged
To publish on demand of these organs their official messages in
The order adjustable by the charter of edition or the contract, replacing it, and
Equally other materials, which publication in the given means mass
The information is stipulated by the legislation of Russian Federation.
The public funds of the mass information are obliged to publish
The messages and materials of federal organs of state authority and
organs of state authority of the subjects of Russian Federation in
The order established by the Federal law " About the order of illumination
Activity of organs of state authority in state
Mass media " (in edition. - Federal law
The Russian Federation from 13.01.95 N 6-ФЗ - Assembly of the legislation
The Russian Federation, 1995, N 3, item 169).
The editions of the public funds of the mass information are obliged
Immediately and on a gratuitous basis to issue (in an ether) on
To the requirement of a State fire-prevention service of the Ministry
Internal businesses of Russian Federation the operative information on questions
Fire safety (in edition. - Federal law from 27.12.95 N
211-ФЗ - Assembly of the legislation of Russian Federation, 1996, N 1,
Item 4).

Clause 36. Distribution of advertising
In the mass media which has been not registered in quality
Specializing on the messages and materials of advertising character,
The advertising should not exceed:
40 percents of volume of separate number periodic printed
The editions;
25 percents of volume of an announcement - for radio and teleprograms.
The edition has no right to raise a payment for a room of advertising under a kind
Information, editorial or author's material.

Clause 37. the Erotic editions
Under mass media specializing on
The messages and materials of erotic character, for the purposes of the present
The law the periodic edition or program, which as a whole
is understood And regularly maintain interest to sex.
Distribution of releases of the specialized radio and teleprograms
Erotic character without coding a signal it is supposed only with 23
Hours till 4 hours on local time, if other is not established local
By administration.
Retail sale of production of mass media,
Specializing on the messages and materials of erotic character,
It is supposed only in the sealed transparent packings and in specially
The rooms, intended for it, which arrangement
Is defined by local administration.

Chapter IV
THE ATTITUDES of mass MEDIA With
by the CITIZENS And ORGANIZATIONS

Clause 38. the Right on reception of the information
The citizens have the right to operative reception through means
The mass information of the authentic items of information on activity
State organs and organizations, public associations, them
The officials.
State organs and organizations, public associations,
Their officials give the items of information on the activity
To mass media on inquiries of editions, and also by
Realizations of press conferences, dispatch help and statistical
Materials and in other forms.

Clause 39. Inquiry of the information
The edition has the right to request the information on activity
State organs and organizations, public associations, them
The officials. The inquiry of the information is possible both in oral, and in
To the written form. The required information are obliged to give
The chiefs of the specified organs, organizations and associations, them
The assistants, workers of пресс-services or other authorized persons in
Limits of their competence.

Clause 40. Refusal and delay in granting the information
The refusal in granting the required information is possible , only
If itcontains the items of information making state, commercial
Or other secret, specially protected by the law. The notice on refusal
Is entrusted to the representative of edition in 3 days term from the date of reception
The letter of enquiry of the information. In the notice should be specified:
1) The reason, on which required information can not be
Is separated from the items of information making specially protected law
Secret;
2) Official cancelling in granting the information;
3) Date of acceptance of the decision about refusal.
The delay in granting the required information is admitted,
If the required items of information can not be submitted in 7 days term.
The notice on a delay is entrusted to the representative of edition in 3 days
Term from the date of reception of the letter of enquiry of the information. In the notice
Should be specified:
1) The reason, on which required information can not be
Is submitted in 7 days term;
2) The date, to which will be submitted the required information;
3) Official who has established a delay;
4) Date of acceptance of the decision about a delay.

Clause 41. the Confidential information
The edition has no right to disclose in the distributed messages and
Materials of the items of information given by the citizen with a condition of preservation
Them as fiduciary.
The edition is obliged to keep as fiduciary source of the information and not
Have the right to name the person who has given the items of information with a condition not spread
His name, except for a case, when the appropriate requirement
Has arrived from court in connection with business, taking place inits manufacture.

Clause 42. Author's products and letters
The edition is obliged to observe the rights on used products,
Including the copyrights, copyright, other rights on
The intellectual property. The author or other person having
By the rights to product, can especially stipulate conditions and character
Uses of product, given to edition.
The letter addressed in edition, can be used in
The messages and materials of the given mass media, if at
It the sense of the letter is not deformed and the rules of the present
are not broken The law. The edition is not obliged to answer the letters of the citizens and to send
These letters to those organs, organizations and officials, in whose
The competence their consideration enters.
Noorgan has the right to oblige edition to publish rejected by her(it)
Product, letter, other message or material, if other not
Is stipulated by the law.

Clause 43. the Right on a refutation
The citizen or organization has the right to require of edition
Refutations not appropriate to the validity and discrediting their honour
And advantage of the items of information, which were distributed in the given means
The mass information. Such right the lawful representatives
have also The citizen, if citizen has no an opportunity to require
Refutations. If edition of mass media not
Has the proofs that the items of information, distributed by it,
correspond to the validity, itis obliged to deny them in same
Mass media.
If the citizen or organization have presented the text of a refutation,
To distribution is subject the given text under condition ofits conformity
To the requirements of the present Law. Edition of radio, teleprogram,
Obliged to distribute a refutation, can give to the citizen
Or representative of the organization which has required it, opportunity
To read the own text and to transfer it in record.

Clause 44. the Order of a refutation
In a refutation should be specified, what items of information not
correspond to the validity, when and as they were distributed
By the given mass media.
The refutation in the periodic printed edition should be typed
The same font also places under heading "Refutation", as a rule,
On the same place of a strip, as denied message or material. On
Radio and TV a refutation should be transferred at the same time
Day and, as a rule, in the same transfer, as denied message
Or material.
Volume of a refutation can not more than twice exceed volume
Denied fragment of the widespread message or material.
It is impossible todemand, that the text of a refutation should be shorter than one
Standard page of the typewritten text. A refutation till radio and
To TV should not occupy less broadcasting time, than it is required
For a perusal by the announcer of standard page of the typewritten text.
The refutation should follow:
1) In mass media leaving to the public (in an ether) not
Less often than once per one week, - within ten days from the date of reception
The requirements about a refutation orits text;
2) In other mass media - in prepared or
The nearest planned release.
Within one month from the date of reception of the requirement about a refutation or
His(its) text the edition is obliged in writing to notify
Interested of the citizen or organization about prospective term
Distributions of a refutation or about refusal inits distribution with
By thestatement of the bases of refusal.

Clause 45. the Bases of refusal in a refutation
In a refutation should be refused, if the given requirement or
The submitted text of a refutation:
1) Is abusing by freedom of the mass information in
Sense of a part of first clause of 4 present Laws;
2) Contradicts the decision, which has entered lawful force, of court;
3) Is anonymous.
In a refutation can be refused:
1) If the items of information are denied which are already denied in given
Mass media;
2) If the requirement about a refutation or submitted text it
Have arrived in edition after the expiration of one year from the date of distribution
The denied items of information in the given mass media.
Refusal in a refutation or infringement established hereby
The law about a refutation can be within one year since day
The distributions of the denied items of information are appealed against in court in conformity
With the civil and гражданско-remedial legislation Russian
Federations.

Clause 46. the Right on the answer
The citizen or organization, concerning which in a means
The mass information the items of information which are not appropriate
are distributed The validity or restraining rights and lawful interests of the citizen,
Have the right to the answer (comment, retort) in the same means mass
The information.
Concerning the answer and refusal in those the rules of clauses
are applied 43-45 present Laws.
The answer to the answer is located not earlier than in the following release
Mass media. The given rule is not distributed on
The editorial comments.

Chapter V
THE RIGHTS And DUTIES of the JOURNALIST

Clause 47. The rights of the journalist
The journalist has the right:
1) To search, to request, to receive and to distribute the information;
2) To visit state organs and organizations, enterprise and
Establishments, organs of public associations or their пресс-services;
3) To be accepted the officials in connection with inquiry
The information;
4) To receive access to the documents and materials, except for them
Fragments containing items of information making state,
Commercial or other secret, specially protected by the law;
5) To copy, to publish, to disclose or different way
To reproduce the documents and materials under condition of observance of the requirements
Parts of first clause of 42 present Laws;
6) To make records, including with use of means
audio- and videoengineering, cinema and photoshootings, except for cases,
Stipulated by the law;
7) To visit specially protected places of acts of nature,
Failures and accidents, mass disorders and mass congestions of the citizens,
And also district, in which the extreme rule is announced;
To be present on meetings and demonstrations;
8) To check reliability of the information, informed to it;
9) To state the personal judgements and estimations in the messages and
Materials intended for distribution behindits signature;
10) To refuse preparation behind the signature of the message or
Material contradicting toits belief;
11) To take off the signature under the message or material, contents
Which, inits opinion, was deformed during editorial
Preparations, or to forbid or otherwise to stipulate conditions and
Character of use of the given message or material in conformity
With a part of first clause of 42 present Laws;
12) To distribute the messages, prepared by him, and materials for
By the signature, under a pseudonym or unsigned.
The journalist uses also other rights given to it
By the legislation of Russian Federation on means mass
The information.

Clause 48. Accreditation
The edition has the right to submit the application to a state organ,
Organization, establishment, organ of public association on
Accreditation at them of the journalists.
State organs, organization, establishments, organs
Public associations will accredit the declared journalists at
Condition of observance by editions of rules of accreditation established by these
By organs, organizations, establishments.
The organs, which have accredited the journalists, organization, establishment
Are obliged previously to inform them on sessions, meetings and others
Measures to provide with the stenograms, protocols and others
By the documents to create favorable conditions for manufacture of record.
The accredited journalist has the right to be present on
Sessions, meetings and other measures spent
By the organs, which have accredited it, organizations, establishments, for
The exception of cases, when accepts the decisions on realization closed
Measures.
The journalist can be deprived accreditations, if by him(it) or edition
The established rules of accreditation are broken or are distributed not
The items of information, appropriate to the validity discrediting honour and
The advantage of the organization which has accredited the journalist, that is confirmed
By the decision, which has entered lawful force, of court.
Accreditation of the own correspondents of editions of means
The mass information is carried out according to the requirements
Present clause.

Clause 49. Duties of the journalist
The journalist is obliged:
1) To observe the charter of edition, from which he consists in labour
The attitudes;
2) To check reliability of the information, informed him;
3) To satisfy the requests of the persons who have given the information, about
Thestatement on its source, and also about авторизации quoted
The statements, if it is disclosed for the first time;
4) To keep confidentiality of the information and (or) its source;
5) To receive the consent (except for cases, when it
It is necessary for protection of public interests) on distribution in
Mass media of the items of information about personal life of the citizen from
The citizen orits lawful representatives;
6) At reception of the information from the citizens and officials to put
Them in popularity about realization audio- and videorecording, cinema and photoshootings;
7) To inform the main editor on the possible claims and
Presentation of other requirements, stipulated by the law, in connection with
By distribution of the message, prepared by him, or material;
8) To refuse from given to it by the main editor or edition
The tasks, if it orits performance is connected to infringement of the law;
9) To show at realization of professional activity on
To the first requirement the editorial certificate or other document,
Certifying the person and powers of the journalist.
The journalist carries also other duties established
By the legislation of Russian Federation on means mass
The information.
At realization of professional activity the journalist is obliged
To respect the rights, lawful interests, honour and advantage of the citizens and
Organizations.
The state guarantees to the journalist in connection with realization by him
Professional activity protection ofits honour, advantage, health,
Life and property as to the person who is carrying out a public duty.

Clause 50. the Latent record
Distribution of the messages and materials prepared with
By use latent audio- and videorecording, cinema and photoshootings,
It is supposed:
1) If it does not break the constitutional rights and freedom of the man and
The citizen;
2) If it is necessary for protection of public interests and
The measures against possible identification of the extraneous persons are accepted;
3) If the demonstration of record is made under the decision of court.

Clause 51. Inadmissibility of abusing by the rights of the journalist
Use of the rights, established by the present Law,
is not supposed The journalist with the purposes of concealment or falsification общественно значимых
The items of information, distribution of hearings under a kind of the authentic messages,
The tax of the information for the benefit of the extraneous person or organization, not
Being mass media.
It is forbidden to use the right of the journalist on distribution
The information with the purpose to discredit of the citizen or separate categories
The citizens it is extreme to attributes of a floor, age, racial or
National belonging, language, attitude to religion, trade,
Residences and works, and also in connection with their political
By belief.

Clause 52. the Special status
The professional status of the journalist established hereby
By the law, is distributed:
On the regular employees of editions engaged in editing,
By creation, tax or preparation of the messages and materials for
многотиражных of the newspapers and other mass media, production
Which is distributed extremely within the limits of one enterprise
(Associations), organization, establishment;
On the authors who have been not connected to edition of mass media
By labour or other contractual attitudes, but recognized by it
By the non-staff authors or correspondents, at performance by them
The orders of edition.

Chapter VI
INTERSTATE COOPERATION In AREA
THE MASS INFORMATION

Clause 53. the Interstate contracts and agreements
Interstate cooperation in the field of the mass information
Is carried out on the basis of the contracts made by Russian Federation.
The editions, professional associations of the journalists participate in
The international cooperation in the field of the mass information on a basis
The agreements with the citizens and legal persons of other states, and
Also by international organizations.

Clause 54. Distribution of the foreign information
To the citizens of Russian Federation is guaranteed unobstructed
Access to the messages and materials of foreign means mass
The information.
Restriction of reception of the programs direct television
Announcements it is supposed not differently as in cases stipulated
By the interstate contracts made by Russian Federation.
For distribution of production foreign periodic
The printed edition, that is not registered in Russian
Federations and constant stay, having a place, of the founder or
Editions outside of its limits, and equally financed foreign
By the states, legal persons or citizens, it is necessary to receive
The sanction of the Ministry of a seal and information of Russian Federation, if
The order of distribution is not established by the interstate contract,
Made by Russian Federation.

Clause 55. the Foreign correspondents
Representations of foreign mass media in
The Russian Federation are created from the sanction of the Ministry foreign
Businesses of Russian Federation, if other is not stipulated
By the interstate contract made by Russian Federation.
Foreign representations of mass media,
Registered in Russian Federation, are created in the order,
Established by the acts of Russian Federation and country
Stay, if other is not stipulated by the interstate contract,
Made by Russian Federation.
Accreditation of the foreign correspondents in Russian Federation
Is made by the Ministry of foreign businesses of Russian Federation in
Conformity with clause of 48 present Laws.
The foreign correspondents who have been not accredited in Russian
The federations when due hereunder, use the rights and carry
Duties as the representatives of the foreign legal person.
From obligatory accreditation for realization professional
Activity in Russian Federation are released :
The foreign correspondents earlier accredited in Union Soviet Socialist Republics or
In the sovereign states entering intoits structure;
The correspondents of mass media, earlier
Registered by state organs of Union Soviet Socialist Republics or sovereign
The states entering intoits structure.
On the correspondents accredited in Russian Federation,
Irrespective of their citizenship the professional status
is distributed The journalist established by the present Law. By government Russian
The federations can be established answer-back restrictions in the attitude
The correspondents of mass media of those states, in which
There are special restrictions for realization professional
Activity of the journalists of mass media,
Registered in Russian Federation.
The foreign correspondents of mass media,
Registered in Russian Federation, irrespective of them
Citizenship have the rights, established by the present Law, and
By duties of the journalist, if it does not contradict the legislation
Host countries.

Chapter VII
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT of the LEGISLATION
About MASS MEDIA

Clause 56. Возложение of the responsibility
The founders, edition, publishers, distributors, state
organs, organization, establishment, enterprises and public
Associations, officials, journalists, authors distributed
The messages and materials bear responsibility for infringements
The legislations of Russian Federation on mass media.

Clause 57. Clearing of the responsibility
Edition, main editor, journalist do not carry the responsibility for
Distribution of the items of information which are not appropriate to the validity and
Discrediting honour both advantage of the citizens and organizations, or restraining
The rights and lawful interests of the citizens, or representing
Abusing by freedom of the mass information and (or) rights
The journalist:
1) If these items of information are present at the obligatory messages;
2) If they are received from news agencies;
3) If they contain in the answer to inquiry of the information or in
Materials of пресс-services of state organs, organizations,
Establishments, enterprises, organs of public associations;
4) If they are literal reproduction of fragments
statements of the national deputies on congresses and sessions of Councils national
The deputies, delegates of congresses, conferences, sessions public
Associations, and also official statements of the officials
State organs, organizations and public associations;
5) If they contain in author's products going to an ether
Without preliminary record, or in the texts which are not subject
To editing according to the present Law;
6) If they are literal reproduction of the messages and
Materials or their fragments distributed by other means
The mass information, which can be established and is involved to
The responsibility for the given infringement of the legislation Russian
Federations about mass media.

Clause 58. the Responsibility for infringement of freedom
The mass information
Infringement of freedom of the mass information, that is obstruction
In any form on the part of the citizens, officials
State organs and organizations, public associations
Lawful activity of the founders, editions, publishers and
The distributors of production of mass media, and also
The journalists, including by means of:
Realization of censorship;
Intervention in activity and infringements professional
Independence of edition;
The illegal discontinuance or stay of activity
Mass media;
Infringements of the right of edition on inquiry and reception of the information;
Illegal withdrawal, and is equal destructions of circulation orits part;
Compulsions of the journalist to distribution or refusal from
Distributions of the information;
Establishments of restrictions on contacts to the journalist and transfer to it
The information, except for the items of information making state,
Commercial or other secret, specially protected by the law;
Infringements of the rights of the journalists established by the present Law, -
Attracts criminal, administrative, disciplinary or other
The responsibility according to the legislation Russian
Federations.
Detection of organs, organizations, establishments or posts, in
Tasks or which functions the realization of censorship mass
enters The information, - are attracted by(with) the immediate discontinuance of their financing and
Liquidation in the order stipulated by the legislation Russian
Federations.

Clause 59. the Responsibility for abusing by freedom
The mass information
Abusing by freedom of the mass information expressed in
Infringement of the requirements of clause of 4 present Laws, - attracts criminal,
Administrative, disciplinary or other responsibility in
Conformity with the legislation of Russian Federation.
Abusing by the rights of the journalist expressed in infringement
The requirements of clauses 50 and 51 present Laws, or non-observance
Duties of the journalist, - attracts criminal or disciplinary
The responsibility according to the legislation Russian
Federations.

Clause 60. the Responsibility for other infringements of the legislation
About mass media
Infringement of the legislation of Russian Federation about means
The mass information which has expressed:
In establishment of mass media through the subctitution person,
Reception of the certificate about registration or license for an announcement
to cheat, deceive by a way latent concession to the license, evasion from payment
потиражного of the tax increased admission fee or
Wrongful reception of the privileges established for specialized
Mass media;
Illegal manufacturing of production of mass media
Withoutits registration or after the decision on the discontinuance or
Stay ofits activity, evasion from a re-registration, and
Also presentation at registration not stipulated hereby
By the law of the requirements;
In воспрепятствовании carried out on the lawful basis
To distribution of production of mass media, establishment
Illegal restrictions on retail sale of circulation periodic
The printed edition;
In illegal distribution of production of a means mass
The information withoutits registration or after the decision on the discontinuance or
Stay ofits activity or without the sanction to issue (in
Ether), in illegal commercial distribution, realization
Announcements without the license or with infringement of license conditions;
In infringement of rules of distribution of the obligatory messages,
Advertising, erotic editions and programs;
In infringement about the announcement target given, representation
Obligatory copies, storage of materials a organ and broadcasts;
In creation of the artificial handicapes interfering sure reception
Radio and teleprograms, - attracts criminal, administrative,
disciplinary or other responsibility according to
By the legislation of Russian Federation.

Clause 61. the Order of the appeal
According to civil and гражданско-remedial
By the legislation of Russian Federation can be appealed against in court:
1) Refusal in registration of mass media, infringement
By recording organ about and terms of registration, others
Wrongful actions of a recording organ;
2) Decision of a commission on telebroadcasting about cancellation of the license
On an announcement;
3) Refusal and delay in granting the required information
Or non-observance by the officials, workers of пресс-services
State organs, organizations, establishments, enterprises, organs
Public associations of the requirements of clause of 40 present Laws;
4) The refusal in accreditation, deprivation of accreditation, and is equal infringement
The rights of the accredited journalist.
If the court recognizes to complain the decision or action (inactivity)
Wrongful, it makes a decision about validity of the complaint,
Duties to remove the admitted infringement and to pay damages,
Including the not received incomes suffered by the founder, edition,
By the holder of the license.

Clause 62. Compensation of moral harm
Moral (non-property) harm caused to the citizen in
Result of distribution by mass media not
The items of information, appropriate to the validity discrediting honour and
Advantage of the citizen or причинивших to it other non-property harm,
Is compensated under the decision of court by mass media, and also
By the guilty officials and citizens at a rate of, determined
By court.


The president
The Russian Federation. Eltsin

Moscow, House of Councils of Russia
December 27, 1991
N 2124-I