FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 13, 2015 No. 261-FZ

About introduction of amendments to the Federal law "About Liberty of Conscience and about Religious Associations"

Accepted by the State Duma on July 3, 2015

Approved by the Federation Council on July 8, 2015

Article 1

Bring in the Federal Law of September 26, 1997 No. 125-FZ "About liberty of conscience and about religious associations" (The Russian Federation Code, 1997, No. 39, Art. 4465; 2000, No. 14, Art. 1430; 2002, No. 12, Art. 1093; No. 30, Art. 3029; 2003, No. 50, Art. 4855; 2004, No. 27, Art. 2711; 2006, No. 29, Art. 3122; 2008, No. 30, Art. 3616; 2011, No. 27, Art. 3880; 2013, No. 27, Art. 3472, 3477; 2015, No. 1, Art. 58; No. 14, Art. 2020) following changes:

Paragraph one of Item 1 of Article 3 to state 1) in the following edition:

"1. In the Russian Federation liberty of conscience and religious liberty, including the right to profess individually or together with others any religion or not to profess any, to make church services, other religious practices and ceremonies, to perform training of religion and religious education, to freely choose and change, have and extend religious and other beliefs and to be effective according to them are guaranteed, including creating religious associations.";

Article 5 to add 2) with Item 5 of the following content:

"5. Religious associations have the right to perform training of religion and religious education of the followers according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, in the forms determined by internal establishments of religious associations. Training of religion and religious education are not educational activities.";

3) in Article 7:

a) add Item 1 with the new second offer of the following content: "Citizens of the Russian Federation enter into religious group, and also other persons can enter, it is permanent also on legal causes living in the territory of the Russian Federation.";

b) state Item 2 in the following edition:

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