ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
of September 6, 2021 No. 1506
About approval of the Provision about official and about special representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation in chambers of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and about introduction of amendments to some acts of the Government of the Russian Federation
For the purpose of increase in efficiency of participation of the Government of the Russian Federation in legislative process, and also by consideration by chambers of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of drafts of the Federal constitutional Laws, drafts of the Federal Laws Government of the Russian Federation decides ensuring coordination of activities of federal executive bodies:
Approve enclosed:
Provision about official and about special representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation in chambers of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;
changes which are made to acts of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Russian Prime Minister
M. Mishustin
Approved by the Order of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 6, 2021 No. 1506
Provision about official and about special representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation in chambers of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
1. Official and special representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation in chambers of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (further respectively - the Government, the official representative, the special representative, Federal Assembly) provide representation and protection of line items of the Government by consideration in chambers of Federal Assembly of drafts of the laws of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, drafts of the Federal constitutional Laws, drafts of the Federal Laws (further - bills) and amendments to bills.
2. Official and special representatives in the activities are guided by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Federal constitutional Laws and the Federal Laws, acts of the President of the Russian Federation and the Government, this Provision taking into account provisions of regulations of chambers of Federal Assembly.
3. Under the bill introduced by the Government in the State Duma of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (further - the State Duma), the Government appoints the official representative.
The official representative can be appointed from among members of the government, heads and deputy managers of federal executive bodies, state non-budgetary funds and the organizations which are granted the right to introduce in accordance with the established procedure bills in the Government.
Under bills of introduction of amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and (or) the Code of penal procedure of the Russian Federation along with the official representative appointed from among the officials specified in the paragraph the second this Item the official representative from among deputy ministers of justice of the Russian Federation can be appointed.
Under bills of introduction of amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation or the Budget code of the Russian Federation the official representative is appointed from among the officials of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation conforming to the requirements specified in the paragraph the second this Item. Along with the representative of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation other official representative from among the officials specified in the paragraph the second this Item can be appointed.
4. Official representative:
a) in cases and according to the procedure which are provided by regulations of chambers of Federal Assembly participates in meetings of Council of chamber, committees, commissions of the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (further - the Federation Council), in meetings of the Federation Council, in meetings of Council of the State Duma, committees, commissions of the State Duma, in meetings of the State Duma by consideration of the bill on which it is appointed the official representative;
b) makes reports in chambers of Federal Assembly, answers questions of senators of the Russian Federation and deputies of the State Duma, representing line item of the Government under the considered bills and (or) amendments to it;
c) represents in need of the explanation with information on the purposes of adoption of the bill, problems to which solution the bill is directed, on the law-enforcement practice which caused need of change of legal regulation, forecasts of social and economic, financial and other consequences of implementation of the proposed solutions including for subjects of business and other economic activity, and also provides information on the regulatory legal acts necessary for implementation of the Federal Law;
d) provides coordination with committees, the commissions of the State Duma of terms of consideration of bills under which is the official representative;
e) in cases and according to the procedure which are provided by regulations of chambers of Federal Assembly participates in work of deputy groups on overcoming disagreements on amendments to the bill, work of the conciliation commission created in connection with variation the Federation Council of the Federal constitutional Law approved by the State Duma adopted by the State Duma of the Federal Law in work of the special commission created for development of the agreed text of the Federal Law under the Federal Law rejected by the President of the Russian Federation;
e) takes measures for settlement of the disagreements arising by consideration of the bill and (or) amendments to it to chambers of Federal Assembly;
g) informs the Deputy Prime Minister (according to distribution of obligations) and plenipotentiaries of the Government in chambers of Federal Assembly on offers on change of the text of the bill, amendments to the bill and about other questions concerning consideration of the bill in chambers of Federal Assembly.
5. The official representative to accomplishment of the functions assigned to it has the right:
a) express in chambers of Federal Assembly line item of the Government under the bill and (or) amendments to it. Other representatives of federal executive bodies have no right to express at meetings of chambers of Federal Assembly, committees, commissions of chambers of Federal Assembly line item under the bill and (or) amendments to it without coordination with the official representative under the bill and if participation of the official representative is not provided, - with the plenipotentiary of the Government in the relevant chamber of Federal Assembly;