FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 29, 2017 No. 239-FZ

About introduction of amendments to the Law of the Russian Federation "About mass media"

Accepted by the State Duma on July 21, 2017

Approved by the Federation Council on July 25, 2017

Article 1

Bring in 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, 2002, No. 12, Art. 1093; No. 30, Art. 3029; 2003, No. 27, Art. 2708; No. 50, Art. 4855; 2004, No. 27, Art. 2711; No. 35, Art. 3607; No. 45, Art. 4377; 2008, No. 52, Art. 6236; 2011, No. 25, Art. 3535; No. 30, Art. 4600; 2012, No. 31, Art. 4322; 2014, No. 42, Art. 5613; 2015, No. 10, Art. 1393; No. 29, Art. 4383; 2016, No. 1, Art. 84; No. 27, Art. 4214) following changes:

Article 2 to add 1) with the paragraph of the following content:

"the registering body is understood as the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation to perform registration of mass media, or its territorial authority.";

Paragraph two of part two of Article 7 to state 2) in the following edition:

"the citizen who is serving sentence in places of detention or having criminal record for making of crimes with use of mass media or information and telecommunication networks including Internet networks, or for making of the crimes connected with implementation of extremist activities and also the citizen who did not reach eighteen-year age or recognized by court incapacitated;";

Article 8 to state 3) in the following edition:

"Article 8. Registration of mass media

The editorial office of mass media performs the activities after its registration, except as specified releases from registration, provided by this Law.

The website on the Internet can be registered as online media according to this Law. The website on the Internet which is not registered as mass media mass media is not.

The statement for registration of mass media which products are intended for distribution mainly:

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