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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of December 5, 2005 No. 154-FZ

About public service of the Russian Cossacks

(as amended on 10-09-2025)

Accepted by the State Duma on November 9, 2005

Approved by the Federation Council on November 23, 2005

Article 1. Subject of regulation of this Federal Law

1. This Federal Law determines legal and organizational bases of execution by the Russian Cossacks of public service.

2. This Federal Law does not extend to the activities of the Russian Cossacks which are not connected with public service.

Article 2. The basic concepts used in this Federal Law

1. For the purposes of this Federal Law the following basic concepts are used:

1) the Russian Cossacks - the citizens of the Russian Federation who are members of the Cossack societies;

2) the state register of the Cossack societies in the Russian Federation - the information resource containing data on the Cossack societies;

3) the Cossack society - form of self-organization of the citizens of the Russian Federation who united on the basis of community of interests for the purpose of revival of the Russian Cossacks, protection of its rights, preserving traditional conduct of life, managing and culture of the Russian Cossacks according to the federal legislation (non-profit organization). The Cossack society is created in the form of farm, stanitsa, city, district (yurtovy), district (otdelsky), army or All-Russian Cossack society which members in accordance with the established procedure assume liabilities on execution of the public or other service. Control of the Cossack society is exercised of the supreme body of management of the Cossack society, the ataman of the Cossack society, and also other governing bodies of the Cossack society formed according to the Federal Law, the presidential decree of the Russian Federation and the charter of the Cossack society. The Cossack society according to this Federal Law is subject to entering into the state register of the Cossack societies in the Russian Federation;

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