FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of May 1, 2017 No. 94-FZ

About introduction of amendments to article 58 of the Family code of the Russian Federation and article 18 of the Federal law "About Acts of Civil Status"

Accepted by the State Duma on April 21, 2017

Approved by the Federation Council on April 26, 2017

Article 1

Bring in article 58 of the Family code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 1, the Art. 16) the following changes:

Item 2 to add 1) with the offer of the following content: "In case of the choice by parents of name of the child use in his name of figures, alphanumeric designations, numerals, symbols and the signs which are not letters, except for the sign "hyphen", or their any combination or swear words, instructions on ranks, positions, titles is not allowed.";

Item 3 to state 2) in the following edition:

"3. The surname of the child is determined by surname of parents. In case of different surnames of parents under the agreement of parents the surname of the father, surname of mother or double surname formed by means of accession of surnames of the father and mother to each other in any sequence is appropriated to the child if other is not provided by the laws of subjects of the Russian Federation. Change of the sequence of accession of surnames of the father and mother is not allowed to each other in case of formation of double surnames at full brothers and sisters. The double surname of the child can consist no more than of two words connected when writing by hyphen.".

Article 2

Bring in article 18 of the Federal Law of November 15, 1997 No. 143-FZ "About acts of civil status" (The Russian Federation Code, 1997, No. 47, the Art. 5340) the following changes:

Item 1 to state 1) in the following edition:

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