FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 3, 2016 No. 280-FZ

About introduction of amendments to article 32.1 of the Law of the Russian Federation "About mass media" and article 46 of the Federal law "About Communication"

Accepted by the State Duma on June 22, 2016

Approved by the Federation Council on June 29, 2016

Article 1

Bring in article 32.1 of the Law of the Russian Federation of December 27, 1991 No. 2124-1 "About mass media" (Sheets of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation, 1992, No. 7, Art. 300; Russian Federation Code, 2011, No. 25, Art. 3535; 2015, No. 29, Art. 4383) following changes:

1) part one to add with Item 3 following of content:

"3) obligatory public TV channels of subjects of the Russian Federation.";

To add 2) with new part five of the following content:

"The obligatory public TV channel of the subject of the Russian Federation is chosen from among TV channels which products contain at least seventy five percent of national products of mass media and which broadcast is performed in the territory of accommodation at least fifty percent of the population of appropriate subject of the Russian Federation. For the purpose of this Article national products of mass media are understood as products in Russian or other languages of the people of the Russian Federation or in foreign language (if these products are intended for the Russian mass media), which is made by citizens of the Russian Federation and (or) the organizations registered in accordance with the established procedure in the territory of the Russian Federation. As national products of mass media also products of the mass media created according to international treaties of the Russian Federation are recognized. The procedure for confirmation of conformity of national products of mass media to the specified requirements is established by the federal executive body performing functions on control and supervision in the field of mass media, mass communications, information technologies and communication. Activities for transfer, duplication, subtitling of products of foreign mass media are not recognized production of national products of mass media.";

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

"In each subject of the Russian Federation one obligatory public TV channel of the subject of the Russian Federation gets out. The procedure for the choice of obligatory public TV channel of the subject of the Russian Federation is established by the Government of the Russian Federation.";

Part the fifth to consider 4) by part seven.

Article 2

Bring in item 4 of article 46 of the Federal Law of July 7, 2003 No. 126-FZ "About communication" (The Russian Federation Code, 2003, No. 28, Art. 2895; 2007, No. 7, Art. 835; 2010, No. 7, Art. 705; No. 31, Art. 4190; 2012, No. 31, Art. 4328; No. 53, Art. 7578; 2013, No. 48, Art. 6162; 2014, No. 19, Art. 2302; No. 30, Art. 4273; No. 49, Art. 6928; 2015, No. 29, Art. 4383; 2016, No. 15, Art. 2066) following changes:

To add 1) with the new paragraph third the following content:

"The obligatory public TV channel of the subject of the Russian Federation is broadcast by the operator of obligatory public TV channels and (or) radio channels (except the operator performing broadcast of obligatory public TV channels and (or) radio channels with use of networks of satellite TV and radio broadcasting) in the communication networks operated by it in the territory of appropriate subject of the Russian Federation on 21 line items.";

Paragraphs the third and fourth to consider 2) respectively paragraphs the fourth and fifth.

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