Accepted at the tenth plenary session of Inter-parliamentary Assembly of the State Parties of the CIS by the resolution of December 6, 1997, No. 10-8

MODEL LAW

About patronage and charity

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Patronage and charity

Patronage is understood as the disinterested, free aid of citizens in the field of art, sciences, cultures, educations, educations which is expressed in transfer to other citizens or legal entities of property and money.

Charity is understood as voluntary activities of citizens and legal entities on disinterested (non-paid or on favorable terms) transfer to citizens or legal entities of property and money, on disinterested performance of works, provision of services, rendering other support.

Article 2. Purposes of patronage and charity

1. Patronage is performed for the purpose of assistance in the field of art, science, culture, education, education for preserving, creation and distribution of cultural wealth in society, assistance to development of the creative and spiritual beginnings of the personality.

2. Charity is performed for the purpose of:

- social support and protection of citizens, including for improvement of financial position needy, social resettlement of the unemployed, disabled people and persons who owing to the physical and intellectual features, other circumstances are not capable to exercise independently the rights and legitimate interests;

- the scheduled maintenance connected with overcoming effects of natural disasters, environmental, industrial or other disasters and with prevention of accidents;

- assistance injured with natural disasters, environmental, industrial or other disasters, social, national, religious conflicts, and also to the victims of repressions, refugees and displaced persons:

- assistance to strengthening of the world, friendship and consent between the people, prevention of the social, national, religious conflicts;

- assistance to increase in prestige and role of family in society;

- assistance to protection of motherhood, childhood and paternity;

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