§ Article 54(untitled)

onditions for Production and Distribution of Printed, Audio-Visual and Other
Campaigning Materials

 1. Candidates, election associations, referendum initiative group, other referendum
participant groups shall be free to distribute printed, audio-visual and other campaigning
materials in the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. All
campaigning materials shall be produced in the territory of the Russian Federation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 11 Organizations, individual entrepreneurs performing works or providing services
related to production of printed campaigning materials shall ensure equal conditions of payment
for production of such materials to registered candidates, election associations that registered
lists of candidates, referendum initiative groups, other referendum participants groups.
Information on the amount (in the Russian Federation currency) and other terms of payment for
works or services of these organizations, individual entrepreneurs related to production of
printed campaigning materials shall be published by corresponding organization, corresponding
individual entrepreneur not later than in 30 days from the day of the official publication of the
decision to call elections, registration of referendum initiative group, and during the same period
of time shall be submitted to commission established by the law. Organization, individual
entrepreneur that do not meet these requirements are not entitled to perform works of provide
services related to production of printed campaigning materials.
(Clause 11 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 2. All printed, audio-visual and other campaigning materials shall indicate name and
legal address and taxpayer identification number of the organization (surname, first name and
patronymic of the person and the name of the Russian Federation subject, district, city, other
settlement where the person's place of residence is located) that produced these materials,
name of the organization (surname, first name and patronymic of the person) that placed an
order for these materials, as well as information on the number of copies printed and the date of
publication and the note on payment for their production out of corresponding electoral fund,
referendum fun.
(Clause 2 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 3. Prior to their distribution, printed, audio-visual and other campaigning materials or
their copies, photos of other campaigning materials shall be submitted to corresponding
election commission, referendum commission by candidate, election association, referendum
initiative group or another referendum participant group. Along with the aforementioned
materials corresponding commission shall be provided with information concerning the location
(place of residence) of the organization (person) that produced and ordered these materials.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 4. Ceased to be in force. – The Federal Law of December 5, 2006, No.225-FZ.

 5. Campaigning materials shall not be produced without prepayment made out of
corresponding electoral fund, referendum fund and in violation of the requirements set forth in
Clauses 2 and 4 of this Article.

 6. Distribution of campaigning materials in violation of the requirements set forth in
Clause 3 of this Article and Clause 9, Article 48 of this Federal Law shall not be allowed.

 7. On the recommendation of corresponding commission, bodies of local self-
government shall designate special places for displaying printed campaigning materials in the
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territory of each election precinct, referendum precinct. Such places shall be accessible for
voters, referendum participants and arranged so that voters, referendum participants could
examine the displayed information. The area of such designated places must be sufficient to
display the information materials of commissions and campaigning materials of registered
candidates, election associations, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant
groups. Registered candidates, election associations, referendum initiative group, other
referendum participant groups shall be allocated equal areas for displaying their printed
campaigning materials. A list of such places shall be communicated by commissions that
proposed these places to candidates, election associations, referendum initiative group, other
referendum participant groups.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 8. Printed campaigning materials may be displayed (posted, placed) inside premises, on
buildings, structures, and other objects (with the exception of places specified in Clause 7 of
this Article) only with consent of and on conditions stated by the owners, proprietors of such
objects. Placement of campaigning materials on an object that is state or municipal property or
property of an organization that as of the day of the official publication of the decision to call
elections, the official publication of the decision to call a referendum has in its authorized
(share) capital a share contribution) of the Russian Federation, the subjects of the Russian
Federation and (or) municipal formations that exceed 30 percent is carried out on equal
conditions applicable to all candidates, election associations, referendum initiative group and
other referendum participant groups. No fee shall be charged for placement of campaigning
materials on an object that is state- or municipally owned property.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 9. Organizations, individual entrepreneurs providing advertising services shall ensure
that candidates, election associations, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant
groups are offered equal conditions for placement of campaigning materials.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 10. Campaigning materials shall not be placed (posted, displayed) on monuments,
obelisks, buildings, structures and premises which have a historical, cultural or architectural
value, as well as inside the buildings and premises of election commissions and at polling
stations, and at a distance less than 50 meters from the entrance thereto.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 11. Provisions of this Article shall not be applied in relation to campaigning materials
distributed in accordance with Articles 51 and 52 of this Federal Law.
(Clause 11 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)