of January 10, 1996 No. 5-FZ
About foreign intelligence
Accepted by the State Duma of the Russian Federation on December 8, 1995
This Federal Law determines the status, bases of the organization and functioning of foreign intelligence of the Russian Federation, procedure for control and supervision of its activities.
Foreign intelligence of the Russian Federation as set of the bodies which are specially created by the state - bodies of foreign intelligence of the Russian Federation - is component of forces of safety of the Russian Federation and is designed to protect safety of the personality, society and state from external threats with use of the methods and means determined by this Federal Law.
Intelligence activities are performed by bodies of foreign intelligence of the Russian Federation by means of:
1) gettings and information processing about the real and potential opportunities infringing on the vital interests of the Russian Federation, actions, plans and intentions of foreign states, the organizations and persons (further - prospecting information);
2) rendering assistance in implementation of measures, performed by the state for the benefit of safety of the Russian Federation.
Need of implementation of intelligence activities is determined within the powers the President of the Russian Federation and Federal Assembly, proceeding from impossibility or inexpediency of safety of the Russian Federation in other ways.
The legal basis of intelligence activities is constituted by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other Federal Laws and other regulatory legal acts of federal bodies of the government concerning foreign intelligence of the Russian Federation.
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