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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 31, 2020 No. 279-FZ

About introduction of amendments to article 7 of the Federal law "About the Federal Security Service"

Accepted by the State Duma on July 21, 2020

Approved by the Federation Council on July 24, 2020

Bring in article 7 of the Federal Law of April 3, 1995 No. 40-FZ "About the Federal Security Service" (The Russian Federation Code, 1995, No. 15, Art. 1269; 2003, No. 27, Art. 2700; 2005, No. 10, Art. 763; 2008, No. 52, Art. 6235; 2011, No. 30, Art. 4589; 2017, No. 25, Art. 3596) following changes:

To add 1) with new part one of the following content:

"The information access about activities of bodies of the Federal Security Service is provided in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation taking into account the features established by this Federal Law and acts of the President of the Russian Federation.";

Parts the first - the fourth to consider 2) respectively by parts two - heel;

To add 3) with new part six of the following content:

"Military personnel, federal government civil servants, employees of bodies of the Federal Security Service, and also persons dismissed from bodies of the Federal Security Service shall observe confidentiality of information on activities of bodies of the Federal Security Service which is professional secrecy.";

To add 4) with parts seven and the eighth the following content:

"Information which is not containing the data which are the state and protected by the law other secret belongs to professional secrecy of bodies of the Federal Security Service, disclosure (distribution) of which can create threat of own safety of bodies of the Federal Security Service and (or) cause damage to their reputation.

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