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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 29, 2017 No. 219-FZ

About introduction of amendments to the Federal law "About the Russian Academy of Sciences, Reorganization of the State Academies of Sciences and Modification of Separate Legal Acts of the Russian Federation"

Accepted by the State Duma on July 20, 2017

Approved by the Federation Council on July 25, 2017

Article 1

Bring in the Federal Law of September 27, 2013 No. 253-FZ "About the Russian Academy of Sciences, reorganization of the state academies of Sciences and modification of separate legal acts of the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 2013, No. 39, the Art. 4883) the following changes:

"The majority at least two thirds of voices" shall be replaced with words 1) regarding the 4th Article 11 of the word "by a simple majority vote (more than 50 percent of votes)";

Part 3 of Article 12 to add 2) with Item 8 of the following content:

"8) submits for approval to the Government of the Russian Federation of the candidates for President of the Russian Academy of Sciences proposed in accordance with the established procedure from among academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences.";

3) in Article 13:

a) state part 2 in the following edition:

"2. The president of the Russian Academy of Sciences is elected from among the candidates approved by the Government of the Russian Federation proposed to position of the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences for a period of five years. The elected president of the Russian Academy of Sciences is confirmed to the post and dismissed by the President of the Russian Federation. The same person more than two terms in a row cannot hold position of the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences.";

b) add with parts 2.1 and 2.2 of the following content:

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