§ Article 47(untitled)

elevision and Radio Broadcasting Organizations and Print Periodicals Used
for Informational Support of Elections and Referenda
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 1. The informational support of elections and referendums of the corresponding level
shall be provided by means of state, municipal and non-state TV and radio broadcasting
organizations, editorial boards of national, municipal and non-state print periodicals.

 2. In this Federal Law, state TV and radio broadcasting organizations and state print
periodicals shall mean TV and radio broadcasting organizations and print media periodicals that
as of the day of the official publication of decision to call elections, the official publication of
decision to call a referendum are founded (co-founded) or the editorial boards of which are
founded (co-founded) by state bodies and organizations and (or) which, a year before the day
of the official publication of the decision to call election, official publication of decision to call a
referendum, received state support in the form of subsidies and (or) subventions for their
operation out of funds of the federal budget, budget of the subject of the Russian Federation
and (or) which authorized (share) capital as of the day of official publication of decision to call
elections, official publication of decision to call a referendum, has a share (contribution) of the
Russian Federation and (or) the subject (subjects) of the Russian Federation.

 3. In this Federal Law, municipal TV and radio broadcasting organizations and print
periodicals shall mean TV and radio broadcasting organizations and print periodicals that as of
the day of the official publication of decision to call elections, the official publication of decision
to call a referendum are founded (co-founded) or the editorial boards of which are founded (co-
founded) by municipal bodies and organizations and (or) which, a year before the day of the
official publication of decision to call elections, the official publication of decision to call a
referendum, received municipal support in the form of subsidies and (or) subventions for their
operation out of the local budget and (or) which authorized (share) capital as of the day of
official publication of decision to call elections, official publication of decision to call a
referendum, has a share (contribution) of municipal formation (municipal formations).

 4. In this Federal Law, non-state TV and radio broadcasting organizations and non-state
print periodicals shall mean TV and radio broadcasting organizations and print periodicals that
are not subject to provisions of Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article.

 5. In this Federal Law, depending on the territory where information is distributed, TV
and radio broadcasting organizations and print periodicals are divided into:
 a) national TV and radio broadcasting organizations, i.e. TV and radio organizations
which have a broadcasting license covering the territories of a half or more than a half of the
subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as TV and radio broadcasting organizations that
release mass media (TV and radio programs) distributed under agreement by other TV and
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radio broadcasting organization in the territories of a half or more than a half of the subjects of
the Russian Federation;
 b) regional TV and radio broadcasting organizations, i.e., TV and radio broadcasting
organizations which have a broadcasting license and distributing mass media (TV and radio
programs) in the territories of less than a half of the subjects of the Russian Federation, as well
as corresponding branches of TV and radio broadcasting organization referred to in Paragraph
“a” of this Clause;
 c) national print periodicals, i.e. periodicals registered for distribution in the territories of
a half or more than a half of the subjects of the Russian Federation;
 d) regional print periodicals, i.e. periodicals registered for distribution in less than a half
of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

 6. Print periodicals founded by state power bodies, bodies of local self-government
exclusively for publication of their official documents and reports, regulatory and other acts,
shall not publish any campaign materials and editorial materials covering activities of
candidates, election associations, referendum initiative group.

 7. A list of state and (or) municipal TV and radio broadcasting organizations and state
and (or) municipal periodicals that must provide air time, print space for election campaigning,
referendum campaigning shall be published by commission organizing elections, referendum,
or a subordinate commission specified by the law on presentation of executive body of state
power, authorized to carry out activities in the sphere of registration of mass media.

 8. The list referred to in Clause 7 of this Article shall be submitted to corresponding
commission not later than on the fifth day after the day of the official publication of decision to
call elections, the official publication of decision to call a referendum. This list shall include the
following data on each TV and radio broadcasting organization, each print periodical:
 a) name of TV and radio broadcasting organization and corresponding mass media or
print periodical;
 b) legal address of TV and radio broadcasting organization or editorial board of print
periodical;
 c) founder (co-founder) of TV and radio broadcasting organization or founder (co-
founder) of editorial board of print periodical and print periodical;
 d) type and volume of state (municipal) support (if any a year before the day of the
official publication of decision to call elections, the day of official publication of decision to call a
referendum);
 e) share (contribution) of the Russian Federation, the subjects of the Russian
Federation, municipal formations in authorized (share) capital (if any as of the day of the official
publication of decision to call elections, the day of the official publication of decision to call a
referendum);
 f) publication frequency of print periodical;
 g) note if TV and radio broadcasting organization, print periodical is specialized (for
specialized TV and radio broadcasting organizations, print periodicals).