Non-profit organization created by the Russian Federation. About non-profit organizations

Article 1

Contribute to the federal law dated January 12, 1996 N 7-FZ "On non-profit organizations"(Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1996, N 3, Art. 145; 2006, N 3, Art. 282; N 6, Art. 636; N 45, Art. 4627; 2007, N 49, Art. 6061; 2008, N 30, Art. 3616; 2009, N 23 , item 2762; N 29, item 3607; 2010, N 15, item 1736; N 19, item 2291; 2011, N 29, item 4291; N 30, item 4590; N 47, item 6607; 2012, N 30, item 41 72; N 53, item 7650; 2013, N 27, item 3464, 3477; N 52, item 6961; 2014, N 8, item 738; N 23, item 2932; N 42, item 5611; N 45, item 6139; N 52, 7551; 2015, N 10, item 1413; N 18, item 2618; N 48, item 6724; 2016, N 11, item 1494; N 23, item 3303) the following changes:

1) Article 2 shall be supplemented with paragraph 2 2 of the following content:

"2 2. A non-profit organization providing public benefit services is understood to be a socially oriented non-profit organization that has been providing public benefit services of adequate quality for one year or more, is not a non-profit organization performing the functions of a foreign agent, and has no debts in taxes and fees, other obligatory payments provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.";

2) Article 31 1 shall be supplemented with paragraph 13 of the following content:

"13. Non-profit organizations - performers of public services have the right to receive priority support measures in the manner prescribed by federal laws, other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, as well as regulatory legal acts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipal legal acts.";

3) supplement Article 31 4 with the following content:

"Article 31 4. Recognition of a socially oriented non-profit organization as a provider of publicly useful services

1. If a socially oriented non-profit organization meets the requirements specified in paragraph 2 2 of Article 2 of this Federal Law, by decision of the authorized body, it may be recognized as a provider of socially useful services and included in the register of non-profit organizations. commercial organizations- performers of socially useful services.

2. The procedure for making a decision on recognizing a socially oriented non-profit organization as a provider of publicly useful services, list and forms required documents, the procedure for maintaining the register of non-profit organizations performing publicly useful services is established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

3. The list of publicly useful services is established by the Government of the Russian Federation in accordance with priority areas determined by the President of the Russian Federation.

4. A socially oriented non-profit organization is recognized as a provider of public benefit services and is included in the register of non-profit organizations providing public benefit services for a period of two years. After the expiration of the specified period, a socially oriented non-profit organization may again be recognized as a provider of publicly useful services in a simplified manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

5. If circumstances arise that are incompatible in accordance with Clause 2 2 of Article 2 of this Federal Law with the status of a non-profit organization providing public benefit services, a socially oriented non-profit organization may be excluded from the register of non-profit organizations providing public benefit services and the right of such an organization to priority receipt of support measures provided for by Clause 13 of Article 31 1 of this Federal Law is lost.

Article 2

President of Russian Federation

The Russian legislative act on non-profit organizations (NPOs) was adopted by the Duma long ago (1995), it has been in force since January next year. But his activities went unnoticed by most Russians until the moment when the legislation did not give him the right to regulate funds that are engaged in major repairs of houses.

7 Federal Law on non-profit organizations

Although this law of the Russian Federation became "famous" under ambiguous circumstances, its scope is much wider than one might think. This Federal Law is the main source of law in the entire field of NPOs. Therefore, its task is to determine the legal status of any such organization, to indicate the procedure for how the creation, reorganization, liquidation, and management are carried out.

It also indicates how the property of any NPO is formed (that is, how to make a contribution, etc.). This federal legal document with all changes applies to all organizations, and not just to overhaul, that is, all the features of religious, public, and other NGOs are indicated.

What is it, who is involved?

This state legal act defined what an NPO is, according to it, it is every organization that will not make a profit, nor should any participant have it. This is the basis, there is also a separate section that defines the competence of each organization, the structure, how it is formed. Anyone can join a non-profit foundation, association, other NPO, even a foreign citizen has such a right.

Act, members

Founder(s) other than state registration is obliged to approve the charter, its form is not approved, but must include:

1. Basic provisions.
2. Every right, duty of any participant.
3. Regulations on how people join NPOs.

A separate paragraph should indicate that the main governing body is a meeting of all participants. The name of the participants may contain a separate addition.

Article 7 of the Federal Law on non-profit organizations for major repairs

The said Art. 7 of this Federal Law does not define what an NPO for overhaul is, but tells what funds are. So it says there that any fund is an organization that does not have membership, which was established by people or legal entities for any socially useful purposes, and contributions are made there exclusively on a voluntary basis. Everything that is transferred there is the property of the foundation. That is, more than one part of the overhaul, the paragraph of the article does not recall.

Legal activity: order

The legal system that the Russian Federation has created assumes that any person (persons) who decides to create an NPO must approve the charter, where they indicate the types of activities, goals, objectives, describe others important questions, determine the composition of the participants. The legal force of such a document will come only when the participants decide to approve the articles of association (by voting at the meeting).

Then you need to take another important step to become registered with the state, after which the NPO will fully comply with the registration procedure and can conduct activities that are prescribed in the charter. For example, if this is a capital repair fund, then collect contributions, store them, use them for their intended purpose, and an NPO can also rent out any of its facilities (basement, plot, etc.), this applies to walls, windows, etc.

Big deal: what to do?

In this case, a proposal is made to make some kind of transaction, according to the provisions on the use of funds, then the meeting must approve the procedure. That is, to transfer authority, to determine all important points. The envisaged self-government implies that decisions must be made by voting.

A major transaction may be regulated by specialized laws governing the desired area of ​​law. For example, if it is real estate, then it could be the Housing Code and so on. It is important to know that the decision must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, and not on video, in order to store this file, folder, and use a tablet to confirm actions, etc.

Federal Law 7 on non-profit organizations current version

This law is often improved, so any innovations are made often, so before using the law, you need to make sure that this is the latest version of it. For example, the previous current one was adopted at the end of 2015 (December), began to operate from the beginning of the new year (January).

Today, the version that was adopted was approved in the second half of spring 2016 (April, May), and the date of its entry into force is June (as amended on 2.06). And July can bring new edition, that is, as the experts of the Federal Law 7 of the Federal Law on non-profit organizations say, it is dynamically developing, so you need to be careful.

How to fix according to the changes?

Together with latest changes of this Federal Law, it is often necessary to finalize the charter of an NPO, so the question is how to correct the current one. But the procedure here is the same for all cases, that is, any change can only be adopted by the meeting, this is evidenced by the corresponding chapter of the Federal Law. If this is not done, then the innovations will be illegal. Moreover, with consequences, for example, an insured event occurred, but the money was not paid.

"About non-profit organizations"
(as amended November 26, 1998, July 8, 1999, March 21, December 28, 2002, December 23, 2003, January 10, February 2, November 3, December 30, 2006, March 2, May 17, June 26, November 29, December 1, 2007, May 13, 22, July 23, 2008)

Adopted by the State Duma on December 8, 1995

Chapter I. General Provisions

Article 1. Subject of regulation and scope of this Federal Law
1. This Federal Law defines the legal status, procedure for the creation, operation, reorganization and liquidation of non-profit organizations as legal entities formation and use of property of non-profit organizations, the rights and obligations of their founders (participants), the basics of managing non-profit organizations and possible forms of their support by state authorities and bodies local government.
2. This Federal Law shall apply to all non-commercial organizations established or being created on the territory of the Russian Federation, insofar as otherwise is not established by this Federal Law and other federal laws.
2.1. This Federal Law determines the procedure for the creation and operation on the territory of the Russian Federation structural divisions foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations.
2.2. The provisions of this Federal Law that determine the procedure for the creation and operation of structural units of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations on the territory of the Russian Federation shall apply to structural units international organizations(associations) insofar as it does not contradict the international treaties of the Russian Federation.

3. This Federal Law does not apply to consumer cooperatives, associations of homeowners, horticultural, horticultural and country non-profit associations citizens.

4. Articles 13-19, 21-23, 28-30 of this Federal Law do not apply to religious organizations.
5. This Federal Law does not apply to state authorities, other state bodies, local self-government bodies, as well as to state and municipal institutions, unless otherwise established by federal law.

Article 2. Non-commercial organization
1. A non-profit organization is an organization that does not have profit making as the main goal of its activities and does not distribute the profit received among the participants.
2. Non-profit organizations may be created to achieve social, charitable, cultural, educational, scientific and managerial goals, in order to protect the health of citizens, development physical culture and sports, meeting the spiritual and other non-material needs of citizens, protecting the rights, legitimate interests of citizens and organizations, resolving disputes and conflicts, providing legal assistance, as well as for other purposes aimed at achieving public benefits.

3. Non-profit organizations may be created in the form of public or religious organizations (associations), communities of indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation, non-profit partnerships, institutions, autonomous non-profit organizations, social, charitable and other foundations, associations and unions, as well as in other forms provided for by federal laws.
4. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization in this Federal Law means an organization that does not have profit making as the main goal of its activities and does not distribute profits among participants, established outside the territory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state, the founders (participants) of which are not state bodies.
5. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization carries out its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation through its structural subdivisions - departments, branches and representative offices.
A structural subdivision - a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization is recognized as a form of a non-profit organization and is subject to state registration in the manner prescribed by Article 13.1 of this Federal Law.
Structural subdivisions - branches and representative offices of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations acquire legal capacity on the territory of the Russian Federation from the date of entry in the register of branches and representative offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations of information about the relevant structural unit in the manner prescribed by Article 13.2 of this Federal Law.

Article 3. Legal status of a non-profit organization
1. A non-profit organization is considered to be established as a legal entity from the moment of its state registration in accordance with the procedure established by law, owns or manages separate property, is liable (with the exception of private institutions) for its obligations with this property, can acquire and exercise property and non-property rights on its own behalf, bear obligations, be a plaintiff and defendant in court.
A non-profit organization must have an independent balance sheet or estimate.
2. A non-profit organization is created without limitation of the period of activity, unless otherwise established by the constituent documents of the non-profit organization.
3. A non-profit organization shall have the right to open accounts in banks in the territory of the Russian Federation and outside its territory in accordance with the established procedure.
4. A non-profit organization has a seal with the full name of this non-profit organization in Russian.
A non-profit organization has the right to have stamps and forms with its name, as well as an emblem registered in the prescribed manner.

Article 4. Name and location of a non-profit organization
1. A non-profit organization has a name containing an indication of its organizational and legal form and the nature of its activities.
A non-profit organization whose name is registered in accordance with the established procedure has the exclusive right to use it.
2. The location of a non-profit organization is determined by the place of its state registration.
3. The name and location of a non-profit organization are indicated in its founding documents.

Article 5. Branches and representative offices of a non-profit organization
1. A non-profit organization may create branches and open representative offices on the territory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
2. A branch of a non-profit organization is its separate subdivision located outside the location of the non-profit organization and performing all of its functions or part of them, including the functions of a representative office.
3. A representative office of a non-profit organization is a separate subdivision, which is located outside the location of the non-profit organization, represents the interests of the non-profit organization and protects them.
4. A branch and a representative office of a non-profit organization are not legal entities, are endowed with the property of the non-profit organization that created them, and act on the basis of the regulation approved by it. The property of a branch or representative office is recorded on a separate balance sheet and on the balance sheet of the non-profit organization that created them.
The heads of the branch and representative office are appointed by the non-profit organization and act on the basis of a power of attorney issued by the non-profit organization.
5. A branch and a representative office operate on behalf of the non-profit organization that created them. Responsibility for the activities of its branches and representative offices shall be borne by the non-profit organization that created them.

Chapter II. Forms of non-profit organizations

Article 6. Public and religious organizations (associations)
1. Public and religious organizations (associations) are voluntary associations of citizens who, in accordance with the procedure established by law, have united on the basis of their common interests to satisfy spiritual or other non-material needs.
Public and religious organizations (associations) have the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities corresponding to the goals for which they were created.
2. Participants (members) of public and religious organizations (associations) do not retain the rights to the property transferred by them to these organizations in ownership, including membership fees. Participants (members) of public and religious organizations (associations) are not liable for the obligations of these organizations (associations), and these organizations (associations) are not liable for the obligations of their members.
3. Features of the legal status of public organizations (associations) are determined by other federal laws.

4. Features of the legal status, creation, reorganization and liquidation of religious organizations, management of religious organizations are determined by the federal law on religious associations.

Article 6.1. Communities of Indigenous Peoples of the Russian Federation
1. Communities of indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the community of indigenous peoples) are recognized as forms of self-organization of persons belonging to the indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation and united according to consanguinity (family, clan) and (or) territorial-neighborly principles, in order to protect their original habitat, preserve and develop traditional lifestyles, economic activities, crafts and culture.
2. A community of small peoples has the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities that correspond to the goals for which it was created.
3. Members of a community of small peoples have the right to receive a part of its property or compensation for the value of such a part upon leaving the community of small peoples or upon its liquidation.
The procedure for determining a part of the property of a community of small peoples or compensation for the cost of this part is established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on communities of small peoples.
4. Features of the legal status of communities of small peoples, their creation, reorganization and liquidation, management of communities of small peoples are determined by the legislation of the Russian Federation on communities of small peoples.

Article 7. Funds

1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a foundation is a non-profit organization without membership, established by citizens and (or) legal entities on the basis of voluntary property contributions and pursuing social, charitable, cultural, educational or other socially useful goals.
The property transferred to the foundation by its founders (founder) is the property of the foundation. The founders are not liable for the obligations of the fund they have created, and the fund is not liable for the obligations of its founders.
2. The Foundation uses the property for the purposes determined by the charter of the foundation. The Foundation has the right to engage in entrepreneurial activities that correspond to these goals and are necessary to achieve the socially useful goals for which the Foundation was created. In order to carry out entrepreneurial activities, foundations have the right to create business companies or participate in them.
The Foundation is required to publish annual reports on the use of its property.
3. The board of trustees of the foundation is the body of the foundation and supervises the activities of the foundation, the adoption of decisions by other bodies of the foundation and ensuring their implementation, the use of the foundation's resources, and the foundation's compliance with the law.
The Foundation's Board of Trustees operates on a voluntary basis.
The procedure for the formation and activities of the board of trustees of the fund is determined by the charter of the fund, approved by its founders.

4. Features of the creation and operation of funds certain types may be established by federal laws on such funds.

Article 7.1. State Corporation

1. A state corporation is a non-profit organization without membership, established by the Russian Federation on the basis of a property contribution and created to carry out social, managerial or other socially useful functions. A state corporation is created on the basis of a federal law.
Property transferred state corporation Russian Federation, is the property of a state corporation.
A state corporation shall not be liable for the obligations of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Federation shall not be liable for the obligations of a state corporation, unless otherwise provided by the law providing for the establishment of a state corporation.
In the cases and in the manner established by federal law providing for the creation of a state corporation, an authorized capital may be formed at the expense of a part of its property. The authorized capital determines minimum size property of a state corporation that guarantees the interests of its creditors.
2. The state corporation uses the property for the purposes determined by the law providing for the establishment of the state corporation. A state corporation may carry out entrepreneurial activity only insofar as it serves the achievement of the goals for which it was created and corresponds to these goals.
A public corporation is required to publish annually reports on the use of its property in accordance with the law providing for the creation of a public corporation.
3. The peculiarities of the legal status of a state corporation shall be established by a law providing for the establishment of a state corporation. To create a state corporation, no constituent documents are required, as provided for in Article 52 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
The law providing for the creation of a state corporation must determine the name of the state corporation, the objectives of its activities, its location, the procedure for managing its activities (including the governing bodies of the state corporation and the procedure for their formation, the procedure for appointing officials state corporation and their release), the procedure for reorganization and liquidation of a state corporation and the procedure for using the property of a state corporation in the event of its liquidation.
4. The provisions of this Federal Law shall apply to state corporations, unless otherwise provided by this article or the law providing for the establishment of a state corporation.

Article 8. Non-commercial partnerships
1. A non-profit partnership is a non-profit organization based on membership, established by citizens and (or) legal entities to assist its members in carrying out activities aimed at achieving the goals provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 2 of this Federal Law.
Property transferred to a non-profit partnership by its members is the property of the partnership. Members non-profit partnership are not liable for its obligations, and a non-commercial partnership is not liable for the obligations of its members, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
2. A non-commercial partnership has the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities that correspond to the goals for which it was created, except in cases where the non-commercial partnership has acquired the status self-regulatory organization.
3. Members of a non-commercial partnership have the right to:
participate in the management of the affairs of a non-profit partnership;
receive information about the activities of a non-profit partnership in the manner prescribed by the constituent documents;
withdraw from the non-profit partnership at its own discretion;
unless otherwise established by federal law or the constituent documents of a non-commercial partnership, to receive, upon withdrawal from the non-commercial partnership, part of its property or the value of this property within the value of the property transferred by members of the non-commercial partnership to its ownership, with the exception of membership dues, in the manner prescribed by the constituent documents of the non-profit partnership;
receive, in the event of liquidation of a non-commercial partnership, a part of its property remaining after settlements with creditors, or the value of this property within the value of the property transferred by the members of the non-commercial partnership into its ownership, unless otherwise provided by federal law or the constituent documents of the non-commercial partnership.
4. A member of a non-commercial partnership may be expelled from it by decision of the remaining members in the cases and in the manner provided for by the constituent documents of the non-commercial partnership, with the exception of cases where the non-commercial partnership has acquired the status of a self-regulatory organization.
A member of a non-commercial partnership excluded from it has the right to receive a part of the property of the non-commercial partnership or the value of this property in accordance with paragraph five of clause 3 of this article, except in cases where the non-commercial partnership has acquired the status of a self-regulatory organization.
5. Members of a non-commercial partnership may also have other rights provided for by its constituent documents and not contradicting the law.

Article 9. Private establishments
1. A private institution is a non-profit organization created by the owner (citizen or legal entity) to carry out managerial, socio-cultural or other functions of a non-commercial nature.
2. The property of a private institution is assigned to it on the basis of the right of operational management in accordance with Civil Code Russian Federation.
3. The procedure for financial support for the activities of a private institution and the rights of a private institution to property assigned to it by the owner, as well as to property acquired by a private institution, are determined in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

Article 10. Autonomous non-profit organization
1. An autonomous non-profit organization is a non-profit organization without membership, established by citizens and (or) legal entities on the basis of voluntary property contributions for the purpose of providing services in the field of education, healthcare, culture, science, law, physical culture and sports and other services.
Property transferred to an autonomous non-profit organization by its founders (founder) shall be the property of the autonomous non-profit organization. The founders of an autonomous non-profit organization do not retain the rights to the property transferred by them to the ownership of this organization. The founders are not liable for the obligations of the autonomous non-profit organization created by them, and it is not liable for the obligations of its founders.
2. An autonomous non-profit organization has the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities corresponding to the goals for the achievement of which the specified organization was created.
3. Supervision over the activities of an autonomous non-profit organization is carried out by its founders in the manner prescribed by its constituent documents.
4. The founders of an autonomous non-profit organization may use its services only on equal terms with other persons.

Article 11. Associations of legal entities (associations and unions)
1. For the purpose of coordinating their entrepreneurial activities, as well as representing and protecting common property interests, commercial organizations may, by agreement among themselves, create associations in the form of associations or unions that are non-profit organizations.
If, by decision of the participants, the association (union) is entrusted with conducting business activities, such an association (union) is transformed into a business company or partnership in the manner prescribed by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, or it may create a business company to carry out business activities or participate in such a company.
2. Non-profit organizations may voluntarily unite into associations (unions) of non-profit organizations.
The association (union) of non-profit organizations is a non-profit organization.
3. Members of an association (union) retain their independence and the rights of a legal entity.
4. The association (union) is not liable for the obligations of its members. Members of an association (union) bear subsidiary liability for the obligations of this association (union) in the amount and in the manner prescribed by its constituent documents.
5. The name of an association (union) must contain an indication of the main subject of activity of the members of this association (union) with the inclusion of the words "association" or "union".

Article 12. Rights and obligations of members of associations and unions
1. Members of an association (union) have the right to use its services free of charge.
2. A member of an association (union) has the right, at its own discretion, to withdraw from the association (union) at the end of the financial year. In this case, a member of the association (union) bears subsidiary liability for its obligations in proportion to its contribution within two years from the date of withdrawal.
A member of an association (union) may be expelled from it by decision of the remaining members in the cases and in the manner established by the founding documents of the association (union). With regard to the liability of an expelled member of an association (union), the rules relating to withdrawal from the association (union) shall apply.
3. With the consent of the members of the association (union), a new member may enter it. Joining an association (union) of a new member may be conditioned by its subsidiary liability for the obligations of the association (union) that arose prior to its entry.

Chapter III. Creation, reorganization and liquidation of a non-profit organization

Article 13. Creation of a non-profit organization
1. A non-profit organization may be created as a result of its establishment, as well as as a result of the reorganization of an existing non-profit organization.
2. The creation of a non-profit organization as a result of its establishment is carried out by the decision of the founders (founder).

Article 13.1. State registration of non-profit organizations
1. A non-profit organization is subject to state registration in accordance with Federal Law No. 129-FZ of August 8, 2001 "On State Registration of Legal Entities and individual entrepreneurs(hereinafter referred to as the Federal Law "On the State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs"), taking into account the procedure for state registration of non-profit organizations established by this Federal Law.
2. The decision on state registration (on refusal of state registration) of a non-profit organization is made by the federal executive body authorized in the field of registration of non-profit organizations (hereinafter - authorized body), or its territorial body.

3. Entering into a single State Register information on the creation, reorganization and liquidation of non-profit organizations, as well as other information provided for by federal laws, is carried out by the federal executive body authorized in accordance with Article 2 of the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs" (hereinafter referred to as the registering body) on the basis of a decision on state registration adopted by the authorized body or its territorial body. Forms of documents required for the relevant state registration are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.
4. The documents required for the state registration of a non-profit organization shall be submitted to the authorized body or its territorial body no later than three months from the date of the decision to establish such an organization.
5. For state registration of a non-profit organization upon its creation, the following documents shall be submitted to the authorized body or its territorial body:
1) an application signed by an authorized person (hereinafter referred to as the applicant), indicating his last name, first name, patronymic, place of residence and contact numbers;
2) constituent documents of the non-profit organization in triplicate;
3) a decision on the establishment of a non-profit organization and on the approval of its constituent documents, indicating the composition of the elected (appointed) bodies in two copies;
4) information about the founders in two copies;
5) a document confirming payment of the state fee;
6) information about the address (location) of the permanent body of the non-profit organization, at which communication with the non-profit organization is carried out;
7) when using in the name of a non-profit organization the personal name of a citizen, symbols protected by the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of intellectual property or copyright, as well as full name other legal entity as part of its own name - documents confirming the authority to use them;
8) an extract from the register of foreign legal entities of the respective country of origin or another document of equal legal force confirming the legal status of the founder - a foreign entity.
6. The decision on state registration of a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization is made by the authorized body. This decision is made on the basis of documents submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of this article and certified by the authorized body of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization, as well as on the basis of copies of the constituent documents, registration certificate or other documents of title of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.
7. Documents of foreign organizations must be submitted in the state (official) language of the relevant foreign state with a translation into Russian and duly certified.
8. The authorized body or its territorial body, in the absence of grounds established by Article 23.1 of this Federal Law for refusing the state registration of a non-profit organization, no later than fourteen working days from the date of receipt of the necessary documents, makes a decision on the state registration of the non-profit organization and sends to the registering body the information and documents necessary for the registration body to perform the functions of maintaining the unified state register of legal entities. On the basis of this decision and the information and documents submitted by the authorized body or its territorial body, the registering body, within a period of not more than five working days from the date of receipt of these information and documents, makes an appropriate entry in the unified state register of legal entities and not later than the working day following the day of making such an entry, informs the body that made the decision on state registration of the non-profit organization. The body that made the decision on the state registration of a non-profit organization, no later than three working days from the date of receipt from the registering body of information on the entry of an entry on the non-profit organization into the unified state register of legal entities, issues a certificate of state registration to the applicant.

9. For the state registration of a non-profit organization, a state fee is collected in the manner and in the amount provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.

Article 13.2. Notification of the establishment in the territory of the Russian Federation of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization
1. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization, within three months from the date of the decision to establish a branch or representative office in the Russian Federation, notifies the authorized body about this.
2. Notification of the establishment in the territory of the Russian Federation of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization (hereinafter also referred to as a notification) shall be certified by the authorized body of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization and contain information about the founders and the address (location) of the permanent governing body. The form of the notification is established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of legal regulation in the field of justice.
3. The following documents are attached to the notification:
1) constituent documents of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;
2) the decision of the governing body of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization to establish a branch or representative office of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;
3) regulations on a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;
4) the decision to appoint the head of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;
5) a document outlining the goals and objectives of establishing a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.
4. The notification and the documents attached to it must be submitted in the state (official) language of the relevant foreign state with a translation into Russian and duly certified.
5. The information contained in the notification and the documents attached to it constitute the register of branches and representative offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations (hereinafter also referred to as the register), which is maintained by the authorized body.
6. The authorized body, no later than thirty days from the date of receipt of the notification, issues to the head of the relevant branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization an extract from the register, the form of which is established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of legal regulation in the field of justice.
7. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may be refused entry into the register of information about a branch or representative office on the following grounds:
1) if the information and documents provided for by this article are not presented in full or these documents are drawn up in an improper order;
2) if it is established that the submitted constituent documents of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization contain false information;
3) if the goals and objectives of establishing a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation;
4) if the goals and objectives of establishing a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization pose a threat to the sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity, national unity and identity, cultural heritage and national interests of the Russian Federation;
5) if a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization previously entered in the register was excluded from the register due to a gross violation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation.
8. In case of refusal to enter information about a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization in the register on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 1-3, 5 of paragraph 7 of this article, the applicant is informed of this in writing, indicating the specific provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation, the violation of which entailed this refusal, and in case of refusal to enter information about a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization in the register on the grounds provided for under paragraph 4 of paragraph 7 of this article, the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for refusal.
9. A refusal to enter into the register information about a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may be appealed to a higher authority or to a court.
10. A refusal to enter information about a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization into the register is not an obstacle to re-submitting the notification, provided that the reasons for the refusal are eliminated.
11. The legal capacity of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization on the territory of the Russian Federation arises from the date of entry in the register of information about the relevant structural unit of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.
12. Not later than twenty days from the date of entry in the register of information about the relevant structural unit of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization, the head of this structural unit is obliged to notify the authorized body of the address (location) of the branch or representative office and contact numbers.
13. Notifications about changes in the information contained in the notification on the establishment in the territory of the Russian Federation of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization and in the documents attached to the notification, as well as about changes in the information specified in paragraph 12 of this article shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by this article.

Article 14. Constituent documents of a non-profit organization

1. The constituent documents of non-profit organizations are:
charter approved by the founders (participants, property owner) for a public organization (association), foundation, non-profit partnership, private institution and autonomous non-profit organization;
the memorandum of association concluded by their members and the articles of association approved by them for the association or union.
The founders (participants) of non-profit partnerships, as well as autonomous non-profit organizations, have the right to conclude a constituent agreement.
In cases stipulated by law, a non-profit organization may act on the basis of the general regulation on organizations of this type.
2. The requirements of the constituent documents of a non-profit organization are binding on the non-profit organization itself, its founders (participants).
3. The constituent documents of a non-profit organization must define the name of the non-profit organization, containing an indication of the nature of its activities and the organizational and legal form, the location of the non-profit organization, the procedure for managing activities, the subject and goals of the activity, information about branches and representative offices, the rights and obligations of members, the conditions and procedure for admission to membership of the non-profit organization and withdrawal from it (in the event that the non-profit organization has membership), sources of formation of the property of the non-profit organization, the procedure for amending the constituent documents of the non-profit organization organization, the procedure for the use of property in the event of liquidation of a non-profit organization and other provisions provided for by this Federal Law and other federal laws.
In the founding agreement, the founders undertake to create a non-profit organization, determine the procedure for joint activities on the creation of a non-profit organization, the conditions for the transfer of its property to it and participation in its activities, the conditions and procedure for the withdrawal of founders (participants) from its composition.
The charter of the fund must also contain the name of the fund, including the word "fund", information about the purpose of the fund; instructions on the bodies of the foundation, including the board of trustees, and on the procedure for their formation, on the procedure for appointing and dismissing officials of the foundation, on the location of the foundation, on the fate of the foundation's property in the event of its liquidation.

The constituent documents of an association (union), non-commercial partnership must also contain conditions on the composition and competence of their management bodies, the procedure for making decisions by them, including on issues decisions on which are taken unanimously or by a qualified majority of votes, and on the procedure for distributing property remaining after the liquidation of the association (union), non-commercial partnership.
The constituent documents of a non-profit organization may also contain other provisions that do not contradict the law.
4. Changes to the charter of a non-profit organization are made by decision of its supreme management body, with the exception of the charter of the foundation, which can be changed by the bodies of the foundation, if the charter of the foundation provides for the possibility of changing this charter in such a manner.
If keeping the charter of the foundation unchanged entails consequences that cannot be foreseen when the foundation is established, and the possibility of changing its charter is not provided for, or the charter is not changed by authorized persons, the right to make changes in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation belongs to the court at the request of the bodies of the foundation or the body authorized to supervise the activities of the foundation.

Article 15. Founders of a non-profit organization
1. The founders of a non-profit organization, depending on its organizational and legal forms, may be fully capable citizens and (or) legal entities.
1.1. Foreign citizens and stateless persons legally residing in the Russian Federation may be founders (participants, members) of non-profit organizations, with the exception of cases established by international treaties of the Russian Federation or federal laws.
1.2. Cannot be a founder (participant, member) of a non-profit organization:
1) a foreign citizen or a stateless person in respect of whom, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, a decision has been made on the undesirability of their stay (residence) in the Russian Federation;
2) a person included in the list in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Federal Law of August 7, 2001 N 115-FZ "On counteracting the legalization (laundering) Money obtained by criminal means and financing of terrorism";
3) a public association or a religious organization whose activities have been suspended in accordance with Article 10 of Federal Law No. 114-FZ of July 25, 2002 "On Counteracting extremist activity";
4) a person in respect of whom, by a court decision that has entered into legal force, it has been established that his actions contain signs of extremist activity.
2. The number of founders of a non-profit organization is not limited, unless otherwise established by federal law.
A non-profit organization may be founded by one person, with the exception of cases of establishing non-profit partnerships, associations (unions) and other cases provided for by federal law.
Article 16. Reorganization of a non-profit organization
1. A non-profit organization may be reorganized in the manner prescribed by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law and other federal laws.
2. The reorganization of a non-profit organization may be carried out in the form of a merger, accession, division, separation and transformation.
3. A non-profit organization is considered to be reorganized, except for cases of reorganization in the form of affiliation, from the moment of state registration of the newly established organization (organizations).
When a non-profit organization is reorganized in the form of a merger with it of another organization, the first of them is considered reorganized from the moment an entry is made in the unified state register of legal entities on the termination of the activities of the affiliated organization.
4. State registration of an organization (organizations) newly established as a result of reorganization and making an entry in the unified state register of legal entities on the termination of the activities of the reorganized organization (organizations) shall be carried out in the manner established by federal laws.

Article 17. Transformation of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit partnership has the right to be transformed into a fund or an autonomous non-profit organization, as well as into a business company in the cases and in the manner established by federal law.
2. A private institution may be transformed into a foundation, an autonomous non-profit organization, a business entity. The transformation of state or municipal institutions into non-profit organizations of other forms or a business entity is allowed in cases and in the manner established by law.
3. An autonomous non-profit organization has the right to be transformed into a fund.

4. An association or union has the right to be transformed into a foundation, an autonomous non-profit organization, a business company, a partnership or a non-profit partnership.
5. The decision to transform a non-profit partnership is taken by the founders unanimously, the association (union) - by all members who have concluded an agreement on its creation.
The decision to transform a private institution is made by its owner.
The decision to transform an autonomous non-profit organization is made by its supreme management body in accordance with this Federal Law in the manner prescribed by the charter of an autonomous non-profit organization.
6. When a non-profit organization is reorganized, the rights and obligations of the reorganized non-profit organization are transferred to the newly established organization in accordance with the deed of transfer.

Article 18. Liquidation of a non-profit organization
1. A non-profit organization may be liquidated on the basis and in the manner provided for by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law and other federal laws.
1.1. An application to the court for the liquidation of a non-profit organization is submitted by the prosecutor of the relevant subject of the Russian Federation in the manner prescribed by the Federal Law "On the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation" (as amended by Federal Law No. 168-FZ of November 17, 1995), by the authorized body or its territorial body.
2. The decision to liquidate the foundation can only be taken by the court upon the application of the interested persons.
The fund may be liquidated:
if the property of the fund is not enough to achieve its goals and the probability of obtaining the necessary property is unrealistic;
if the goals of the fund cannot be achieved and the necessary changes to the goals of the fund cannot be made;
in case of deviation of the fund in its activities from the goals provided for by its charter;
in other cases stipulated by federal law.
2.1. A branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization on the territory of the Russian Federation shall also be liquidated:
1) in case of liquidation of the relevant foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;
2) in case of failure to provide the information specified in paragraph 4 of Article 32 of this Federal Law;
3) if its activities do not correspond to the goals provided for by the constituent documents, as well as the information provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 32 of this Federal Law.
3. The founders (participants) of a non-profit organization or the body that made the decision to liquidate the non-profit organization appoint a liquidation commission (liquidator) and establish, in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and this Federal Law, the procedure and terms for the liquidation of the non-profit organization.
4. From the moment of appointment of the liquidation commission, the powers to manage the affairs of the non-profit organization are transferred to it. The liquidation commission, on behalf of the liquidated non-profit organization, acts in court.

Article 19. Procedure for the liquidation of a non-profit organization
1. The liquidation commission places in the press, which publishes data on state registration of legal entities, a publication on the liquidation of a non-profit organization, the procedure and deadline for filing claims by its creditors. The term for filing claims by creditors may not be less than two months from the date of publication of the liquidation of the non-profit organization.
2. The liquidation commission takes measures to identify creditors and obtain accounts receivable and also notifies creditors in writing of the liquidation of the non-profit organization.
3. At the end of the term for the presentation of claims by creditors, the liquidation commission draws up an interim liquidation balance sheet, which contains information on the composition of the property of the non-profit organization being liquidated, the list of claims submitted by creditors, as well as the results of their consideration.
The interim liquidation balance sheet is approved by the founders (participants) of the non-profit organization or the body that made the decision to liquidate it.

4. If the funds available to a liquidated non-profit organization (except for private institutions) are not sufficient to satisfy the claims of creditors, the liquidation commission shall sell the property of the non-profit organization at public auction in the manner established for the execution of court decisions.
If the liquidated private institution has insufficient funds to satisfy the claims of creditors, the latter shall have the right to apply to the court with a claim for the satisfaction of the remaining part of the claims at the expense of the owner of this institution.
5. Payment of sums of money to creditors of a non-profit organization being liquidated shall be made by the liquidation commission in the order of priority established by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation in accordance with the interim liquidation balance sheet starting from the day of its approval, with the exception of creditors of the fifth priority, payments to whom are made after a month from the date of approval of the interim liquidation balance sheet.
6. After completion of settlements with creditors, the liquidation commission draws up a liquidation balance sheet, which is approved by the founders (participants) of the non-profit organization or the body that made the decision to liquidate the non-profit organization.

Article 20
1. In the liquidation of a non-profit organization, the property remaining after satisfaction of creditors' claims, unless otherwise established by this Federal Law and other federal laws, shall be directed in accordance with the constituent documents of the non-profit organization for the purposes for which it was created, and (or) for charitable purposes. If the use of the property of a liquidated non-profit organization in accordance with its constituent documents is not possible, it shall be turned into state revenue.
2. Upon liquidation of a non-commercial partnership, the property remaining after the satisfaction of creditors' claims is subject to distribution among the members of the non-commercial partnership in accordance with their property contribution, the amount of which does not exceed the amount of their property contributions, unless otherwise established by federal laws or the constituent documents of the non-commercial partnership.
The procedure for using the property of a non-commercial partnership, the value of which exceeds the amount of property contributions of its members, is determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article.

3. The property of a private institution remaining after satisfaction of creditors' claims shall be transferred to its owner, unless otherwise provided by laws and other legal acts of the Russian Federation or constituent documents of such an institution.

Article 21. Completion of the liquidation of a non-profit organization
The liquidation of a non-profit organization is considered completed, and the non-profit organization is considered to have ceased to exist after an entry about this is made in the unified state register of legal entities.

Article 22. Removed from July 1, 2002

Article 23
1. State registration of amendments to the constituent documents of a non-profit organization is carried out in the same manner and within the same timeframe as the state registration of a non-profit organization.
2. Changes to the constituent documents of a non-profit organization shall enter into force from the day of their state registration.
3. For the state registration of changes made to the constituent documents of a non-profit organization, a state fee is charged in the manner and in the amount provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.
4. Changes made to the information specified in paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs" acquire legal force from the day they are entered in the unified state register of legal entities.

Article 23.1. Denial of state registration of a non-profit organization
1. State registration of a non-profit organization may be denied on the following grounds:
1) if the constituent documents of the non-profit organization contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation;
2) if a non-profit organization with the same name was previously registered;
3) if the name of a non-profit organization offends morality, national and religious feelings of citizens;
4) if the documents required for state registration, provided for by this Federal Law, are not presented in full or are executed in an improper manner, or are submitted to an improper body;
5) if a person acting as a founder of a non-profit organization cannot be a founder in accordance with paragraph 1.2 of Article 15 of this Federal Law.
2. State registration of a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may also be denied on the following grounds:
1) if the goals of establishing a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation;
2) if the goals of establishing a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization pose a threat to the sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity, national unity and identity, cultural heritage and national interests of the Russian Federation;
3) if a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization previously registered on the territory of the Russian Federation was liquidated due to a gross violation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation.
3. If the state registration of a non-profit organization is refused, the applicant shall be informed of this in writing no later than one month from the date of receipt of the submitted documents, indicating the specific provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation, the violation of which resulted in the refusal of state registration of the non-profit organization, except for the case provided for by paragraph 4 of this article.
4. In the event of a refusal to state registration of a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization on the grounds provided for in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 2 of this article, the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for the refusal.
5. Denial of state registration of a non-profit organization may be appealed to a higher authority or to a court.
6. Denial of state registration of a non-profit organization is not an obstacle to re-submit documents for state registration, provided that the grounds that caused the refusal are eliminated. The re-submission of an application for state registration of a non-profit organization and the adoption of a decision on this application shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by this Federal Law.

Chapter IV. Activities of a non-profit organization

Article 24. Types of activities of a non-profit organization
1. A non-profit organization may carry out one type of activity or several types of activity not prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation and corresponding to the objectives of the activity of the non-profit organization, which are provided for by its constituent documents.
The legislation of the Russian Federation may establish restrictions on the types of activities that certain types of non-profit organizations are entitled to engage in.
Certain types of activities may be carried out by non-profit organizations only on the basis of special permits (licenses). The list of these activities is determined by law.
2. A non-profit organization may carry out entrepreneurial activity only insofar as it serves the achievement of the goals for which it was created. Such activity is the profitable production of goods and services that meet the goals of creating a non-profit organization, as well as the acquisition and sale of securities, property and non-property rights, participation in business companies and participation in limited partnerships as a contributor.

The legislation of the Russian Federation may establish restrictions on the entrepreneurial activities of certain types of non-profit organizations.
3. A non-profit organization keeps records of income and expenses for entrepreneurial activities.

3.1. The legislation of the Russian Federation may establish restrictions on non-profit organizations making donations to political parties, their regional branches, as well as to election funds, referendum funds.
4. In order to achieve the goals provided for by the charter, a non-profit organization may create other non-profit organizations and join associations and unions.

Article 25. Property of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization may own or manage buildings, structures, housing stock, equipment, inventory, cash in rubles and foreign currency, securities and other property. A non-profit organization may have land owned or otherwise entitled in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. The federal law may establish the right of a non-profit organization to form endowment capital as part of its property, as well as the specifics of the legal status of non-profit organizations that form endowment capital.
2. A non-profit organization shall be liable for its obligations with its property, which may be levied under the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Article 26

1. The sources of formation of property of a non-profit organization in monetary and other forms are:
regular and one-time receipts from the founders (participants, members);
voluntary property contributions and donations;
proceeds from the sale of goods, works, services;
dividends (income, interest) received on shares, bonds, other securities and deposits;
income received from the property of a non-profit organization;
other receipts not prohibited by law.
Laws may establish restrictions on the sources of income of certain types of non-profit organizations.
The sources of formation of the property of a state corporation may be regular and (or) one-time receipts (contributions) from legal entities for which the obligation to make these contributions is determined by federal law.

2. The procedure for regular receipts from the founders (participants, members) is determined by the constituent documents of the non-profit organization.
3. The profit received by a non-profit organization is not subject to distribution among the participants (members) of the non-profit organization.

Article 27. Conflict of interest
1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, persons interested in the performance by a non-profit organization of certain actions, including transactions, with other organizations or citizens (hereinafter referred to as interested persons) are recognized as the head (deputy head) of the non-profit organization, as well as a person who is a member of the management bodies of the non-profit organization or the bodies supervising its activities, if these persons are with these organizations or citizens in labor relations, are participants, creditors of these organizations or are in close family relations with these citizens or are creditors of these citizens. At the same time, these organizations or citizens are suppliers of goods (services) for a non-profit organization, large consumers of goods (services) produced by a non-profit organization, own property that is fully or partially formed by a non-profit organization, or can benefit from the use, disposal of property of a non-profit organization.
The interest in the commission of certain actions by a non-profit organization, including the conclusion of transactions, entails a conflict of interests between the interested parties and the non-profit organization.
2. Interested parties are obliged to observe the interests of the non-profit organization, primarily in relation to the goals of its activities, and must not use the possibilities of the non-profit organization or allow their use for other purposes, in addition to those provided for by the constituent documents of the non-profit organization.
The term "opportunities of a non-profit organization" for the purposes of this article refers to property belonging to a non-profit organization, property and non-property rights, opportunities in the field of entrepreneurial activity, information about the activities and plans of a non-profit organization that is of value to it.
3. If an interested person has an interest in a transaction to which a non-profit organization is or intends to be a party, as well as in the event of another conflict of interests between the said person and the non-profit organization in relation to an existing or proposed transaction:
it is obliged to report its interest to the governing body of the non-profit organization or the body supervising its activities before the decision to conclude the transaction is made;
the transaction must be approved by the governing body of the non-profit organization or the body supervising its activities.
4. A transaction in which there is an interest and which has been concluded in violation of the requirements of this article may be declared invalid by a court.
An interested person shall be liable to a non-profit organization in the amount of losses caused by him to this non-profit organization. If losses are caused to a non-profit organization by several interested parties, their liability to the non-profit organization is joint and several.

Chapter V. Management of a non-profit organization

Article 28
1. The structure, competence, procedure for the formation and term of office of the governing bodies of a non-profit organization, the procedure for making decisions by them and acting on behalf of the non-profit organization are established by the constituent documents of the non-profit organization in accordance with this Federal Law and other Federal Laws.

2. Other federal laws may provide for the formation of management bodies of a non-profit organization that are not provided for by this Federal Law, as well as other delineation of competence between the management bodies of a non-profit organization.

Article 29
1. The supreme management bodies of non-profit organizations in accordance with their constituent documents are:
collegiate supreme governing body for an autonomous non-profit organization;
general meeting of members for a non-profit partnership, association (union).
The procedure for managing the fund is determined by its charter.
Composition and competence of governing bodies public organizations(associations) are established in accordance with the laws on these organizations (associations).
2. The main function of the supreme governing body of a non-profit organization is to ensure that the non-profit organization complies with the goals for which it was created.
3. The competence of the supreme governing body of a non-profit organization includes the following issues:
changing the charter of a non-profit organization;
determination of priority areas of activity of a non-profit organization, principles for the formation and use of its property;
formation of executive bodies of a non-profit organization and early termination of their powers;
statement annual report and annual balance sheet;
statement financial plan non-profit organization and making changes to it;
creation of branches and opening of representative offices of a non-profit organization;
participation in other organizations;
reorganization and liquidation of a non-profit organization (except for the liquidation of a foundation).
The constituent documents of a non-profit organization may provide for the creation of a permanent collegiate governing body, which may be responsible for resolving the issues provided for in paragraphs five to eight of this clause.
Issues stipulated by paragraphs two - four and nine of this paragraph shall be within the exclusive competence of the supreme governing body of a non-profit organization.
4. A general meeting of members of a non-profit organization or a meeting of the collegiate supreme governing body of a non-profit organization is competent if more than half of its members are present at the said meeting or meeting.
The decision of the specified general meeting or meeting is adopted by a majority vote of the members present at the meeting or meeting. The decision of the general meeting or session on issues of the exclusive competence of the supreme governing body of a non-profit organization is taken unanimously or by a qualified majority of votes in accordance with this Federal Law, other federal laws and constituent documents.
5. For an autonomous non-profit organization, persons who are employees of this non-profit organization cannot make up more than one third of the total number of members of the collegiate supreme governing body of the autonomous non-profit organization.
A non-profit organization is not entitled to pay remuneration to members of its supreme management body for the performance of the functions assigned to them, with the exception of compensation for expenses directly related to participation in the work of the supreme management body.

Article 30. Executive body of a non-profit organization
1. The executive body of a non-profit organization may be collegiate and (or) sole. He carries out the day-to-day management of the activities of the non-profit organization and is accountable to the highest governing body of the non-profit organization.
2. The competence of the executive body of a non-profit organization includes the resolution of all issues that do not constitute the exclusive competence of other management bodies of the non-profit organization, as defined by this Federal Law, other federal laws and constituent documents of the non-profit organization.

Article 30.1. Restrictions on the participation of certain categories of persons in the activities of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations

The management bodies, boards of trustees or supervisory boards, other bodies of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations and their structural subdivisions operating in the Russian Federation may not include persons replacing state or municipal positions, as well as positions of state or municipal service, unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or the legislation of the Russian Federation. These persons are not entitled to engage in paid activities financed exclusively at the expense of foreign states, international and foreign organizations, foreign citizens and stateless persons, unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Chapter VI. Non-profit organizations and public authorities

Article 31

1. Bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government, within their competence, may provide economic support to non-profit organizations in various forms, including:
granting, in accordance with the legislation, privileges for the payment of taxes, customs and other fees and payments to non-profit organizations established for charitable, educational, cultural and scientific purposes, in order to protect the health of citizens, develop physical culture and sports, and other purposes established by law, taking into account the organizational and legal forms of non-profit organizations;
providing non-profit organizations with other benefits, including full or partial exemption from fees for the use of public and municipal property;
placement among non-profit organizations in the manner prescribed by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005 N 94-FZ "On placing orders for the supply of goods, performance of work, provision of services for state and municipal needs" of state and municipal social orders;
providing, in accordance with the law, tax benefits to citizens and legal entities that provide financial support to non-profit organizations.
2. It is not allowed to provide tax incentives on an individual basis to individual non-profit organizations, as well as to individual citizens and legal entities providing financial support to these non-profit organizations.

Article 32. Control over the activities of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization maintains accounting records and statistical reporting in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

A non-profit organization provides information about its activities to authorities state statistics and tax authorities, founders and other persons in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and the constituent documents of a non-profit organization.
2. The size and structure of the income of a non-profit organization, as well as information on the size and composition of the property of a non-profit organization, on its expenses, the number and composition of employees, on their remuneration, on the use of unpaid labor of citizens in the activities of a non-profit organization cannot be the subject of trade secret.

3. A non-profit organization is obliged to submit to the authorized body documents containing a report on its activities, on personnel governing bodies, as well as documents on the expenditure of funds and on the use of other property, including those received from international and foreign organizations, foreign citizens and stateless persons. The forms and deadlines for the submission of these documents are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

4. A structural subdivision of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization informs the authorized body about the amount of funds and other property received by this structural subdivision, their intended distribution, about the purposes of spending or using them and about their actual spending or use, about programs intended for implementation on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as about spending the specified funds provided to individuals and legal entities and about using other property provided to them in the form and within the time limits established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
5. The authorized body exercises control over the compliance of the activities of a non-profit organization with the goals provided for by its constituent documents and the legislation of the Russian Federation. In relation to a non-profit organization, the authorized body has the right:
1) request from the management bodies of the non-profit organization their administrative documents;
2) to request and receive information about the financial and economic activities of non-profit organizations from state statistics bodies, the federal executive body authorized for control and supervision in the field of taxes and fees, and other bodies of state supervision and control, as well as from credit and other financial institutions;
3) send their representatives to participate in events held by the non-profit organization;
4) no more than once a year, conduct audits of the conformity of the activities of a non-profit organization, including the expenditure of funds and the use of other property, with the goals provided for by its constituent documents, in the manner determined by the federal executive body exercising the functions of legal regulation in the field of justice;
5) in the event of a violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation or the commission by a non-profit organization of actions that contradict the goals provided for by its constituent documents, issue a written warning to it indicating the violation committed and the period for its elimination, which is at least a month. A warning issued to a non-profit organization may be appealed to a higher authority or to a court.
6. In the event that a violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation is detected or a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization commits actions that contradict the declared goals and objectives, the authorized body shall have the right to issue a written warning to the head of the relevant structural unit of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization indicating the violation committed and the period for its elimination, which is at least a month. A warning issued to the head of the relevant structural subdivision of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may be appealed to a higher authority or to a court.

7. Non-profit organizations are obliged to inform the authorized body about changes in the information specified in paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs", with the exception of information on licenses received, within three days from the date of such changes and submit the relevant documents for a decision to send them to the registering body. The decision to send the relevant documents to the registration authority is made in the same manner and within the same time frame as the decision on state registration. In this case, the list and forms of documents that are necessary for making such changes are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.
8. If a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization fails to provide the information provided for in paragraph 4 of this article within the established period, the relevant structural unit of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may be excluded from the register of branches and representative offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations by decision of the authorized body.
9. If the activities of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization do not correspond to the goals stated in the notification, as well as the information provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article, such a structural unit may be excluded from the register of branches and representative offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations by decision of the authorized body.
10. Repeated failure by a non-profit organization to submit the information provided for by this article within the established period is the basis for the authorized body or its territorial body to apply to the court for the liquidation of this non-profit organization.
11. The authorized body makes a decision to exclude a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization from the register in connection with the liquidation of the relevant foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.
12. The authorized body sends to the structural subdivision of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization in writing a reasoned decision to prohibit the implementation on the territory of the Russian Federation of the program or part of it declared for implementation on the territory of the Russian Federation. A structural subdivision of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization that has received the said decision is obliged to stop activities related to the implementation of this program to the extent specified in the decision. Failure to comply with this decision entails the exclusion of the relevant branch or representative office of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization from the register, the liquidation of the branch of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.
13. In order to protect the foundations of the constitutional order, morality, health, rights and legitimate interests of other persons, to ensure the defense of the country and the security of the state, the authorized body has the right to issue a reasoned decision in writing to the structural unit of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization to prohibit the transfer of funds and other property to certain recipients of these funds and other property.
14. Federal bodies of state financial control, the federal executive body authorized for control and supervision in the field of taxes and fees, the federal executive body authorized to exercise the function of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism, establish the conformity of the spending of funds and the use of other property by non-profit organizations with the goals provided for by their constituent documents, and branches and representative offices of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations - with the declared goals and objectives and report the results to the body that made the decision on registration of the relevant non-profit organization, inclusion in the register of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.
15. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization has the right to appeal against the actions (inaction) of state bodies to the court at the location government agency whose actions (inaction) are being appealed.

Chapter VII. Final provisions

Article 33. Responsibility of a non-profit organization
A non-profit organization in case of violation of this Federal Law shall be liable in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Article 34. Entry into force of this Federal Law
1. This Federal Law shall enter into force on the day of its official publication.
2. Propose to the President of the Russian Federation and instruct the Government of the Russian Federation to bring their legal acts in accordance with this Federal Law.

(with changes and additions)

Chapter I. General Provisions

Article 1. Subject of regulation and scope of this Federal Law

1. This Federal Law defines the legal status, procedure for the creation, operation, reorganization and liquidation of non-profit organizations as legal entities, the formation and use of property of non-profit organizations, the rights and obligations of their founders (participants), the basics of managing non-profit organizations and possible forms of their support by state authorities and local governments.

2. This Federal Law shall apply to all non-commercial organizations established or being created on the territory of the Russian Federation, insofar as otherwise is not established by this Federal Law and other federal laws.

2.1. This Federal Law determines the procedure for the creation and operation of structural subdivisions of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations on the territory of the Russian Federation.

2.2. The provisions of this Federal Law that determine the procedure for the creation and operation on the territory of the Russian Federation of structural subdivisions of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations shall apply to structural subdivisions of international organizations (associations) insofar as they do not contradict international treaties of the Russian Federation.

3. This Federal Law does not apply to consumer cooperatives, associations of homeowners, horticultural, horticultural and dacha non-profit associations of citizens.

4. Articles 13-19, 21-23, 28-30 of this Federal Law do not apply to religious organizations.

5. This Federal Law does not apply to state authorities, other state bodies, local self-government bodies, as well as to state and municipal institutions, unless otherwise established by federal law.

Article 2. Non-commercial organization

1. A non-profit organization is an organization that does not have profit making as the main goal of its activities and does not distribute the profit received among the participants.

2. Non-profit organizations can be created to achieve social, charitable, cultural, educational, scientific and managerial goals, to protect the health of citizens, develop physical culture and sports, meet the spiritual and other non-material needs of citizens, protect the rights, legitimate interests of citizens and organizations, resolve disputes and conflicts, provide legal assistance, as well as for other purposes aimed at achieving public benefits.

3. Non-profit organizations may be created in the form of public or religious organizations (associations), communities of indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation, Cossack societies, non-profit partnerships, institutions, autonomous non-profit organizations, social, charitable and other foundations, associations and unions, as well as in other forms provided for by federal laws.

4. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization in this Federal Law means an organization that does not have profit making as the main goal of its activities and does not distribute profits among participants, established outside the territory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state, the founders (participants) of which are not state bodies.

5. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization carries out its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation through its structural subdivisions - departments, branches and representative offices.

A structural subdivision - a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization is recognized as a form of a non-profit organization and is subject to state registration in the manner prescribed by Article 13.1 of this Federal Law.

Structural subdivisions - branches and representative offices of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations acquire legal capacity on the territory of the Russian Federation from the date of entry in the register of branches and representative offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations of information about the relevant structural unit in the manner prescribed by Article 13.2 of this Federal Law.

Article 3. Legal status of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization is considered to be established as a legal entity from the moment of its state registration in accordance with the procedure established by law, owns or manages separate property, is liable (with the exception of private institutions) for its obligations with this property, can acquire and exercise property and non-property rights on its own behalf, bear obligations, be a plaintiff and defendant in court.

A non-profit organization must have an independent balance sheet or estimate.

2. A non-profit organization is created without limitation of the period of activity, unless otherwise established by the constituent documents of the non-profit organization.

3. A non-profit organization shall have the right to open accounts in banks in the territory of the Russian Federation and outside its territory in accordance with the established procedure.

4. A non-profit organization has a seal with the full name of this non-profit organization in Russian.

A non-profit organization has the right to have stamps and forms with its name, as well as an emblem registered in the prescribed manner.

Article 4. Name and location of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization has a name containing an indication of its organizational and legal form and the nature of its activities.

A non-profit organization whose name is registered in accordance with the established procedure has the exclusive right to use it.

2. The location of a non-profit organization is determined by the place of its state registration.

3. The name and location of a non-profit organization are indicated in its constituent documents.

Article 5. Branches and representative offices of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization may create branches and open representative offices on the territory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

2. A branch of a non-profit organization is its separate subdivision located outside the location of the non-profit organization and performing all of its functions or part of them, including the functions of a representative office.

3. A representative office of a non-profit organization is a separate subdivision, which is located outside the location of the non-profit organization, represents the interests of the non-profit organization and protects them.

4. A branch and a representative office of a non-profit organization are not legal entities, are endowed with the property of the non-profit organization that created them, and act on the basis of the regulation approved by it. The property of a branch or representative office is recorded on a separate balance sheet and on the balance sheet of the non-profit organization that created them.

The heads of the branch and representative office are appointed by the non-profit organization and act on the basis of a power of attorney issued by the non-profit organization.

5. A branch and a representative office operate on behalf of the non-profit organization that created them. Responsibility for the activities of its branches and representative offices shall be borne by the non-profit organization that created them.

Chapter II. Forms of non-profit organizations

Article 6. Public and religious organizations (associations)

1. Public and religious organizations (associations) are voluntary associations of citizens who, in accordance with the procedure established by law, have united on the basis of their common interests to satisfy spiritual or other non-material needs.

Public and religious organizations (associations) have the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities corresponding to the goals for which they were created.

2. Participants (members) of public and religious organizations (associations) do not retain the rights to the property transferred by them to these organizations in ownership, including membership fees. Participants (members) of public and religious organizations (associations) are not liable for the obligations of these organizations (associations), and these organizations (associations) are not liable for the obligations of their members.

3. Features of the legal status of public organizations (associations) are determined by other federal laws.

4. Features of the legal status, creation, reorganization and liquidation of religious organizations, management of religious organizations are determined by the federal law on religious associations.

Article 6.1. Communities of Indigenous Peoples of the Russian Federation

1. Communities of indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the community of indigenous peoples) are recognized as forms of self-organization of persons belonging to the indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation and united according to consanguinity (family, clan) and (or) territorial-neighborly principles, in order to protect their original habitat, preserve and develop traditional lifestyles, economic activities, crafts and culture.

2. A community of small peoples has the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities that correspond to the goals for which it was created.

3. Members of a community of small peoples have the right to receive a part of its property or compensation for the value of such a part upon leaving the community of small peoples or upon its liquidation.

The procedure for determining a part of the property of a community of small peoples or compensation for the cost of this part is established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on communities of small peoples.

4. Features of the legal status of communities of small peoples, their creation, reorganization and liquidation, management of communities of small peoples are determined by the legislation of the Russian Federation on communities of small peoples.

Article 6.2. Cossack societies

1. Cossack societies are recognized as forms of self-organization of citizens of the Russian Federation, united on the basis of common interests in order to revive the Russian Cossacks, protect their rights, preserve the traditional way of life, management and culture of the Russian Cossacks. Cossack societies are created in the form of farm, village, city, district (yurt), district (departmental) and military Cossack societies, whose members, in the prescribed manner, assume obligations to perform state or other service. Cossack societies are subject to inclusion in the state register of Cossack societies in the Russian Federation.

2. The Cossack society has the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities corresponding to the goals for which it was created.

3. Property transferred to the Cossack society by its members, as well as property acquired at the expense of income from its activities, is the property of the Cossack society. Members of the Cossack society are not liable for its obligations, and the Cossack society is not liable for the obligations of its members.

4. Features of the legal status of Cossack societies, their creation, reorganization and liquidation, management of Cossack societies are determined by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Article 7. Funds

1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a foundation is a non-profit organization without membership, established by citizens and (or) legal entities on the basis of voluntary property contributions and pursuing social, charitable, cultural, educational or other socially useful goals.

The property transferred to the foundation by its founders (founder) is the property of the foundation. The founders are not liable for the obligations of the fund they have created, and the fund is not liable for the obligations of its founders.

2. The Foundation uses the property for the purposes determined by the charter of the foundation. The Foundation has the right to engage in entrepreneurial activities that correspond to these goals and are necessary to achieve the socially useful goals for which the Foundation was created. In order to carry out entrepreneurial activities, foundations have the right to create business companies or participate in them.

The Foundation is required to publish annual reports on the use of its property.

3. The board of trustees of the foundation is the body of the foundation and supervises the activities of the foundation, the adoption of decisions by other bodies of the foundation and ensuring their implementation, the use of the foundation's resources, and the foundation's compliance with the law.

The Foundation's Board of Trustees operates on a voluntary basis.

The procedure for the formation and activities of the board of trustees of the fund is determined by the charter of the fund, approved by its founders.

4. Features of the creation and operation of funds of certain types may be established by federal laws on such funds.

Article 7.1. State Corporation

1. A state corporation is a non-profit organization without membership, established by the Russian Federation on the basis of a property contribution and created to carry out social, managerial or other socially useful functions. A state corporation is created on the basis of a federal law.

The property transferred to the state corporation by the Russian Federation shall be the property of the state corporation.

A state corporation shall not be liable for the obligations of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Federation shall not be liable for the obligations of a state corporation, unless otherwise provided by the law providing for the establishment of a state corporation.

In the cases and in the manner established by federal law providing for the creation of a state corporation, an authorized capital may be formed at the expense of a part of its property. The authorized capital determines the minimum amount of property of a state corporation that guarantees the interests of its creditors.

2. The state corporation uses the property for the purposes determined by the law providing for the establishment of the state corporation. A state corporation may carry out entrepreneurial activity only insofar as it serves the achievement of the goals for which it was created and corresponds to these goals.

A public corporation is required to publish annually reports on the use of its property in accordance with the law providing for the creation of a public corporation.

3. The peculiarities of the legal status of a state corporation shall be established by a law providing for the establishment of a state corporation. To create a state corporation, no constituent documents are required, as provided for in Article 52 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

The law providing for the creation of a state corporation must determine the name of the state corporation, the objectives of its activities, its location, the procedure for managing its activities (including the governing bodies of the state corporation and the procedure for their formation, the procedure for appointing officials of the state corporation and their dismissal), the procedure for reorganizing and liquidating the state corporation and the procedure for using the property of the state corporation in the event of its liquidation.

4. The provisions of this Federal Law shall apply to state corporations, unless otherwise provided by this article or the law providing for the establishment of a state corporation.

Article 7.2. State company

1. A state company is a non-profit organization that does not have membership and was created by the Russian Federation on the basis of property contributions to provide public services and perform other functions using state property on the basis of trust management. The state company is created on the basis of federal law.

2. Federal law providing for the creation state company, the purposes of its creation, as well as the types of property in respect of which the state company can exercise trust management, should be determined.

3. Property transferred to a state company by the Russian Federation as property contributions, as well as property created or acquired by a state company as a result of the state company's own activities, with the exception of property created at the expense of income received from the implementation of trust management activities, is the property of a state company, unless otherwise established by federal law.

4. A state company shall not be liable for the obligations of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Federation shall not be liable for the obligations of a state company, unless otherwise provided by the federal law providing for the establishment of a state company.

5. The state company uses the property for the purposes determined by the federal law providing for the establishment of the state company. A state-owned company may carry out entrepreneurial activities only in so far as it serves the achievement of the goals for which it was created, and corresponds to such goals. A state company is obliged to publish reports on its activities in accordance with the procedure established by federal law providing for the creation of a state company.

6. The federal law providing for the creation of a state company must determine the name of the state company, the objectives of its activities, the procedure for managing its activities, the procedure for state financing of the state company, the procedure for its reorganization and liquidation, and the procedure for using the property of the state company in the event of its liquidation.

Article 8. Non-commercial partnerships

1. A non-profit partnership is a non-profit organization based on membership, established by citizens and (or) legal entities to assist its members in carrying out activities aimed at achieving the goals provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 2 of this Federal Law.

Property transferred to a non-profit partnership by its members is the property of the partnership. Members of a non-commercial partnership are not liable for its obligations, and a non-commercial partnership is not liable for the obligations of its members, unless otherwise established by federal law.

2. A non-commercial partnership has the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities corresponding to the goals for which it was created, except in cases where the non-commercial partnership has acquired the status of a self-regulatory organization.

3. Members of a non-commercial partnership have the right to:

participate in the management of the affairs of a non-profit partnership;

receive information about the activities of a non-profit partnership in the manner prescribed by the constituent documents;

withdraw from the non-profit partnership at its own discretion;

unless otherwise established by federal law or the constituent documents of a non-commercial partnership, to receive, upon withdrawal from the non-commercial partnership, a part of its property or the value of this property within the value of the property transferred by the members of the non-commercial partnership to its ownership, with the exception of membership fees, in the manner prescribed by the constituent documents of the non-commercial partnership;

receive, in the event of liquidation of a non-commercial partnership, a part of its property remaining after settlements with creditors, or the value of this property within the value of the property transferred by the members of the non-commercial partnership into its ownership, unless otherwise provided by federal law or the constituent documents of the non-commercial partnership.

4. A member of a non-commercial partnership may be expelled from it by decision of the remaining members in the cases and in the manner provided for by the constituent documents of the non-commercial partnership, with the exception of cases where the non-commercial partnership has acquired the status of a self-regulatory organization.

A member of a non-commercial partnership excluded from it has the right to receive a part of the property of the non-commercial partnership or the value of this property in accordance with paragraph five of clause 3 of this article, except in cases where the non-commercial partnership has acquired the status of a self-regulatory organization.

5. Members of a non-commercial partnership may also have other rights provided for by its constituent documents and not contradicting the law.

Article 9. Private establishments

1. A private institution is a non-profit organization created by the owner (citizen or legal entity) to carry out managerial, socio-cultural or other functions of a non-commercial nature.

2. The property of a private institution is assigned to it on the basis of the right of operational management in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

3. The procedure for financial support for the activities of a private institution and the rights of a private institution to property assigned to it by the owner, as well as to property acquired by a private institution, are determined in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

Article 10. Autonomous non-profit organization

1. An autonomous non-profit organization is a non-profit organization without membership, established by citizens and (or) legal entities on the basis of voluntary property contributions for the purpose of providing services in the field of education, healthcare, culture, science, law, physical culture and sports and other services.

Property transferred to an autonomous non-profit organization by its founders (founder) shall be the property of the autonomous non-profit organization. The founders of an autonomous non-profit organization do not retain the rights to the property transferred by them to the ownership of this organization. The founders are not liable for the obligations of the autonomous non-profit organization created by them, and it is not liable for the obligations of its founders.

2. An autonomous non-profit organization has the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities corresponding to the goals for the achievement of which the specified organization was created.

3. Supervision over the activities of an autonomous non-profit organization is carried out by its founders in the manner prescribed by its constituent documents.

4. The founders of an autonomous non-profit organization may use its services only on equal terms with other persons.

For the autonomous non-profit organization "Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi", see Federal Law No. 310-FZ of December 1, 2007

Article 11. Associations of legal entities (associations and unions)

1. For the purpose of coordinating their entrepreneurial activities, as well as representing and protecting common property interests, commercial organizations may, by agreement among themselves, create associations in the form of associations or unions that are non-profit organizations.

If, by decision of the participants, the association (union) is entrusted with conducting business activities, such an association (union) is transformed into a business company or partnership in the manner prescribed by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, or it may create a business company to carry out business activities or participate in such a company.

2. Non-profit organizations may voluntarily unite into associations (unions) of non-profit organizations.

The association (union) of non-profit organizations is a non-profit organization.

3. Members of an association (union) retain their independence and the rights of a legal entity.

4. The association (union) is not liable for the obligations of its members. Members of an association (union) bear subsidiary liability for the obligations of this association (union) in the amount and in the manner prescribed by its constituent documents.

5. The name of an association (union) must contain an indication of the main subject of activity of the members of this association (union) with the inclusion of the words "association" or "union".

Article 12. Rights and obligations of members of associations and unions

1. Members of an association (union) have the right to use its services free of charge.

2. A member of an association (union) has the right, at its own discretion, to withdraw from the association (union) at the end of the financial year. In this case, a member of the association (union) bears subsidiary liability for its obligations in proportion to its contribution within two years from the date of withdrawal.

A member of an association (union) may be expelled from it by decision of the remaining members in the cases and in the manner established by the founding documents of the association (union). With regard to the liability of an expelled member of an association (union), the rules relating to withdrawal from the association (union) shall apply.

3. With the consent of the members of the association (union), a new member may enter it. Joining an association (union) of a new member may be conditioned by its subsidiary liability for the obligations of the association (union) that arose prior to its entry.

Chapter III. Creation, reorganization and liquidation of a non-profit organization

Article 13. Creation of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization may be created as a result of its establishment, as well as as a result of the reorganization of an existing non-profit organization.

2. The creation of a non-profit organization as a result of its establishment is carried out by the decision of the founders (founder).

Article 13.1. State registration of non-profit organizations

1. A non-profit organization is subject to state registration in accordance with Federal Law No. 129-FZ of August 8, 2001 "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs" (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs"), taking into account the procedure for state registration of non-profit organizations established by this Federal Law.

2. The decision on state registration (on refusal of state registration) of a non-profit organization is made by the federal executive body authorized in the field of registration of non-profit organizations (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body), or its territorial body.

3. The entry into the unified state register of legal entities of information on the creation, reorganization and liquidation of non-profit organizations, as well as other information provided for by federal laws, is carried out by the federal executive body authorized in accordance with Article 2 of the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs" (hereinafter referred to as the registering body) on the basis of a decision on state registration taken by the authorized body or its territorial body. The forms of documents required for the relevant state registration are determined by the authorized federal executive body.

4. The documents required for the state registration of a non-profit organization shall be submitted to the authorized body or its territorial body no later than three months from the date of the decision to establish such an organization.

5. For state registration of a non-profit organization upon its creation, the following documents shall be submitted to the authorized body or its territorial body:

1) an application signed by an authorized person (hereinafter referred to as the applicant), indicating his last name, first name, patronymic, place of residence and contact numbers;

2) constituent documents of the non-profit organization in triplicate;

3) a decision on the establishment of a non-profit organization and on the approval of its constituent documents, indicating the composition of the elected (appointed) bodies in two copies;

4) information about the founders in two copies;

5) a document confirming payment of the state fee;

6) information about the address (location) of the permanent body of the non-profit organization, at which communication with the non-profit organization is carried out;

7) when using in the name of a non-profit organization the personal name of a citizen, symbols protected by the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of intellectual property or copyright, as well as the full name of another legal entity as part of its own name - documents confirming the authority to use them;

8) an extract from the register of foreign legal entities of the respective country of origin or another document of equal legal force confirming the legal status of the founder - a foreign entity.

5.1. The authorized body or its territorial body is not entitled to require the submission of other documents, except for the documents specified in paragraph 5 of this article.

6. The decision on state registration of a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization is made by the authorized body. This decision is made on the basis of documents submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of this article and certified by the authorized body of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization, as well as on the basis of copies of the constituent documents, registration certificate or other documents of title of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.

7. Documents of foreign organizations must be submitted in the state (official) language of the relevant foreign state with a translation into Russian and duly certified.

8. The authorized body or its territorial body, in the absence of grounds established by Article 23.1 of this Federal Law for refusing state registration or suspending state registration of a non-profit organization, no later than fourteen working days from the date of receipt of the necessary documents, makes a decision on the state registration of a non-profit organization and sends to the registering body the information and documents necessary for the registration body to perform the functions of maintaining the unified state register of legal entities. On the basis of this decision and the information and documents submitted by the authorized body or its territorial body, the registering body, within a period of not more than five working days from the date of receipt of these information and documents, makes an appropriate entry in the unified state register of legal entities and not later than the working day following the day of making such an entry, informs the body that made the decision on state registration of the non-profit organization. The body that made the decision on the state registration of a non-profit organization, no later than three working days from the date of receipt from the registering body of information on the entry of an entry on the non-profit organization into the unified state register of legal entities, issues a certificate of state registration to the applicant.

The interaction of the authorized body or its territorial body with the registering body on the state registration of a non-profit organization is carried out in the manner established by the authorized body in agreement with the registering body.

9. For the state registration of a non-profit organization, a state fee is collected in the manner and in the amount provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.

Article 13.2. Notification of the establishment in the territory of the Russian Federation of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization

1. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization, within three months from the date of the decision to establish a branch or representative office in the Russian Federation, notifies the authorized body about this.

2. Notification of the establishment in the territory of the Russian Federation of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization (hereinafter also referred to as a notification) shall be certified by the authorized body of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization and contain information about the founders and the address (location) of the permanent governing body. The form of the notification is established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of legal regulation in the field of justice.

3. The following documents are attached to the notification:

1) constituent documents of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;

2) the decision of the governing body of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization to establish a branch or representative office of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;

3) regulations on a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;

4) the decision to appoint the head of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;

5) a document outlining the goals and objectives of establishing a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.

4. The notification and the documents attached to it must be submitted in the state (official) language of the relevant foreign state with a translation into Russian and duly certified.

5. The information contained in the notification and the documents attached to it constitute the register of branches and representative offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations (hereinafter also referred to as the register), which is maintained by the authorized body.

6. The authorized body, no later than thirty days from the date of receipt of the notification, issues to the head of the relevant branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization an extract from the register, the form of which is established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of legal regulation in the field of justice.

7. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may be refused entry into the register of information about a branch or representative office on the following grounds:

1) if the information and documents provided for by this article are not presented in full or these documents are drawn up in an improper order;

2) if it is established that the submitted constituent documents of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization contain false information;

3) if the goals and objectives of establishing a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation;

Federal Law No. 170-FZ of July 17, 2009 amended subparagraph 4 of paragraph 7 of Article 13.2 of this Federal Law. The amendments shall enter into force on August 1, 2009.

4) if the goals and objectives of establishing a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization pose a threat to the sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity and national interests of the Russian Federation;

5) if a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization previously entered in the register was excluded from the register due to a gross violation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation.

8. In case of refusal to enter information about a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization in the register on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 1-3, 5 of paragraph 7 of this article, the applicant is informed of this in writing, indicating the specific provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation, the violation of which entailed this refusal, and in case of refusal to enter information about a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization in the register on the grounds provided for under paragraph 4 of paragraph 7 of this article, the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for refusal.

9. A refusal to enter into the register information about a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may be appealed to a higher authority or to a court.

10. A refusal to enter information about a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization into the register is not an obstacle to re-submitting the notification, provided that the reasons for the refusal are eliminated.

11. The legal capacity of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization on the territory of the Russian Federation arises from the date of entry in the register of information about the relevant structural unit of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.

12. Not later than twenty days from the date of entry in the register of information about the relevant structural unit of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization, the head of this structural unit is obliged to notify the authorized body of the address (location) of the branch or representative office and contact numbers.

13. Notifications about changes in the information contained in the notification on the establishment in the territory of the Russian Federation of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization and in the documents attached to the notification, as well as about changes in the information specified in paragraph 12 of this article shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by this article.

Article 14. Constituent documents of a non-profit organization

1. The constituent documents of non-profit organizations are:

charter approved by the founders (participants, property owner) for a public organization (association), foundation, non-profit partnership, private institution and autonomous non-profit organization;

the memorandum of association concluded by their members and the articles of association approved by them for the association or union.

The founders (participants) of non-profit partnerships, as well as autonomous non-profit organizations, have the right to conclude a constituent agreement.

In cases stipulated by law, a non-profit organization may act on the basis of the general regulation on organizations of this type.

2. The requirements of the constituent documents of a non-profit organization are binding on the non-profit organization itself, its founders (participants).

3. The constituent documents of a non-profit organization must define the name of the non-profit organization, containing an indication of the nature of its activities and the organizational and legal form, the location of the non-profit organization, the procedure for managing activities, the subject and goals of the activity, information about branches and representative offices, the rights and obligations of members, the conditions and procedure for admission to membership of the non-profit organization and withdrawal from it (in the event that the non-profit organization has membership), sources of formation of the property of the non-profit organization, the procedure for amending the constituent documents of the non-profit organization organization, the procedure for the use of property in the event of liquidation of a non-profit organization and other provisions provided for by this Federal Law and other federal laws.

In the founding agreement, the founders undertake to create a non-profit organization, determine the procedure for joint activities to create a non-profit organization, the conditions for transferring their property to it and participating in its activities, the conditions and procedure for the founders (participants) to withdraw from its composition.

The charter of the fund must also contain the name of the fund, including the word "fund", information about the purpose of the fund; instructions on the bodies of the foundation, including the board of trustees, and on the procedure for their formation, on the procedure for appointing and dismissing officials of the foundation, on the location of the foundation, on the fate of the foundation's property in the event of its liquidation.

The constituent documents of an association (union), non-commercial partnership must also contain conditions on the composition and competence of their management bodies, the procedure for making decisions by them, including on issues decisions on which are taken unanimously or by a qualified majority of votes, and on the procedure for distributing property remaining after the liquidation of the association (union), non-commercial partnership.

The constituent documents of a non-profit organization may also contain other provisions that do not contradict the law.

4. Changes to the charter of a non-profit organization are made by decision of its supreme management body, with the exception of the charter of the foundation, which can be changed by the bodies of the foundation, if the charter of the foundation provides for the possibility of changing this charter in such a manner.

If keeping the charter of the foundation unchanged entails consequences that cannot be foreseen when the foundation is established, and the possibility of changing its charter is not provided for, or the charter is not changed by authorized persons, the right to make changes in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation belongs to the court at the request of the bodies of the foundation or the body authorized to supervise the activities of the foundation.

Article 15. Founders of a non-profit organization

1. The founders of a non-profit organization, depending on its organizational and legal forms, may be fully capable citizens and (or) legal entities.

1.1. Foreign citizens and stateless persons legally residing in the Russian Federation may be founders (participants, members) of non-profit organizations, with the exception of cases established by international treaties of the Russian Federation or federal laws.

1.2. Cannot be a founder (participant, member) of a non-profit organization:

1) a foreign citizen or a stateless person in respect of whom, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, a decision has been made on the undesirability of their stay (residence) in the Russian Federation;

2) a person included in the list in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 6 of Federal Law No. 115-FZ of August 7, 2001 "On Counteracting the Legalization (Laundering) of Criminally Obtained Funds and the Financing of Terrorism";

3) a public association or a religious organization whose activities have been suspended in accordance with Article 10 of Federal Law No. 114-FZ of July 25, 2002 "On Combating Extremist Activities";

4) a person in respect of whom, by a court decision that has entered into legal force, it has been established that his actions contain signs of extremist activity;

Federal Law No. 170-FZ of July 17, 2009 supplemented paragraph 1.2 of Article 15 of this Federal Law with subparagraph 5, which shall enter into force on August 1, 2009.

5) a person who does not comply with the requirements of federal laws for the founders (participants, members) of a non-profit organization that determine the legal status, procedure for the creation, operation, reorganization and liquidation of certain types of non-profit organizations.

2. The number of founders of a non-profit organization is not limited, unless otherwise established by federal law.

A non-profit organization may be founded by one person, with the exception of cases of establishing non-profit partnerships, associations (unions) and other cases provided for by federal law.

Article 16. Reorganization of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization may be reorganized in the manner prescribed by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law and other federal laws.

2. The reorganization of a non-profit organization may be carried out in the form of a merger, accession, division, separation and transformation.

3. A non-profit organization is considered to be reorganized, except for cases of reorganization in the form of affiliation, from the moment of state registration of the newly established organization (organizations).

When a non-profit organization is reorganized in the form of a merger with it of another organization, the first of them is considered reorganized from the moment an entry is made in the unified state register of legal entities on the termination of the activities of the affiliated organization.

4. State registration of an organization (organizations) that has arisen as a result of reorganization and an entry in the unified state register of legal entities on the termination of the activities of the reorganized organization (organizations) shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure established by federal laws (clause as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002, see the previous version). *16.4)

Article 17. Transformation of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit partnership has the right to be transformed into a foundation or an autonomous non-profit organization, as well as into a business company in the cases and in the manner established by federal law entered into force on April 18, 2006 by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006, see the previous edition).

2. A private institution may be transformed into a foundation, an autonomous non-profit organization, a business entity. The transformation of state or municipal institutions into non-profit organizations of other forms or a business entity is allowed in cases and in the manner established by law (clause as amended by Federal Law No. 175-FZ of November 3, 2006 - see the previous version).

3. An autonomous non-profit organization has the right to be transformed into a fund (clause as amended by Federal Law No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998; as amended by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006, see the previous version).

4. An association or union has the right to be transformed into a foundation, an autonomous non-profit organization, a business company or a partnership.

5. The decision to transform a non-profit partnership is taken by the founders unanimously, the association (union) - by all members who have concluded an agreement on its creation.

The decision to transform a private institution is made by its owner (the paragraph was supplemented from January 8, 2007 by the Federal Law of November 3, 2006 N 175-FZ - see the previous edition).

The decision to transform an autonomous non-profit organization is made by its supreme management body in accordance with this Federal Law in the manner prescribed by the charter of an autonomous non-profit organization. *17.5.3)

6. When a non-profit organization is reorganized, the rights and obligations of the reorganized non-profit organization are transferred to the newly established organization in accordance with the deed of transfer.

Article 18. Liquidation of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization may be liquidated on the basis and in the manner provided for by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law and other federal laws.

1_1. An application to the court for the liquidation of a non-profit organization is submitted by the prosecutor of the relevant subject of the Russian Federation in the manner prescribed by the Federal Law "On the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation" (as amended by the Federal Law of November 17, 1995 N 168-FZ), the authorized body or its territorial body (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by the Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ).

2. The decision to liquidate the foundation can only be taken by the court upon the application of the interested persons.

The fund may be liquidated:

if the property of the fund is not enough to achieve its goals and the probability of obtaining the necessary property is unrealistic;

if the goals of the fund cannot be achieved and the necessary changes to the goals of the fund cannot be made;

in case of deviation of the fund in its activities from the goals provided for by its charter;

in other cases stipulated by federal law.

2_1. A branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization on the territory of the Russian Federation shall also be liquidated:

1) in case of liquidation of the relevant foreign non-profit non-governmental organization;

2) in case of failure to provide the information specified in paragraph 4 of Article 32 of this Federal Law;

3) if its activities do not correspond to the goals provided for by the constituent documents, as well as the information provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 32 of this Federal Law.

(Clause 2_1 is additionally included from April 18, 2006 by the Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ)

3. The founders (participants) of a non-profit organization or the body that made the decision to liquidate the non-profit organization appoint a liquidation commission (liquidator) and establish, in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and this Federal Law, the procedure and terms for the liquidation of the non-profit organization.

4. From the moment of appointment of the liquidation commission, the powers to manage the affairs of the non-profit organization are transferred to it. The liquidation commission, on behalf of the liquidated non-profit organization, acts in court.

Article 19. Procedure for the liquidation of a non-profit organization

1. The liquidation commission places in the press, which publishes data on state registration of legal entities, a publication on the liquidation of a non-profit organization, the procedure and deadline for filing claims by its creditors. The term for filing claims by creditors may not be less than two months from the date of publication of the liquidation of the non-profit organization.

2. The liquidation commission takes measures to identify creditors and receive receivables, and also notifies creditors in writing of the liquidation of a non-profit organization.

3. At the end of the term for the presentation of claims by creditors, the liquidation commission draws up an interim liquidation balance sheet, which contains information on the composition of the property of the non-profit organization being liquidated, the list of claims submitted by creditors, as well as the results of their consideration.

The interim liquidation balance sheet is approved by the founders (participants) of the non-profit organization or the body that made the decision to liquidate it (paragraph as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002, see the previous version).

4. If the funds available to a liquidated non-profit organization (with the exception of private institutions) are not sufficient to satisfy the claims of creditors, the liquidation commission shall sell the property of the non-profit organization at public auction in the manner established for the enforcement of court decisions (the paragraph was supplemented from January 8, 2007 by Federal Law No. 175-FZ of November 3, 2006 - see the previous version).

If the liquidated private institution does not have enough funds to satisfy the claims of creditors, the latter have the right to apply to the court to satisfy the remaining part of the claims at the expense of the owner of this institution (the paragraph was supplemented from January 8, 2007 by the Federal Law of November 3, 2006 N 175-FZ - see the previous edition).

5. Payment of sums of money to creditors of a non-profit organization being liquidated shall be made by the liquidation commission in the order of priority established by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation in accordance with the interim liquidation balance sheet starting from the day of its approval, with the exception of creditors of the fifth priority, payments to whom are made after a month from the date of approval of the interim liquidation balance sheet.

6. After completion of settlements with creditors, the liquidation commission draws up a liquidation balance sheet, which is approved by the founders (participants) of the non-profit organization or the body that made the decision to liquidate the non-profit organization (clause as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002, see the previous version).

Article 20

1. In the liquidation of a non-profit organization, the property remaining after the satisfaction of creditors' claims, unless otherwise established by this Federal Law and other federal laws, shall be directed in accordance with the constituent documents of the non-profit organization for the purposes for which it was created, and (or) for charitable purposes. If the use of the property of a liquidated non-profit organization in accordance with its constituent documents is not possible, it shall be turned into state revenue.

2. Upon liquidation of a non-commercial partnership, the property remaining after the satisfaction of creditors' claims is subject to distribution among the members of the non-commercial partnership in accordance with their property contribution, the amount of which does not exceed the amount of their property contributions, unless otherwise established by federal laws or the constituent documents of the non-commercial partnership.

The procedure for using the property of a non-commercial partnership, the value of which exceeds the amount of property contributions of its members, is determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article.

3. The property of a private institution remaining after satisfaction of creditors' claims shall be transferred to its owner, unless otherwise provided by the laws and other legal acts of the Russian Federation or the constituent documents of such an institution.

Article 21. Completion of the liquidation of a non-profit organization

The liquidation of a non-profit organization is considered completed, and the non-profit organization is considered to have ceased to exist after an entry about this is made in the unified state register of legal entities.

Article 22

(the article was excluded from July 1, 2002 by the Federal Law of March 21, 2002 N 31-FZ. - See the previous edition)

Article 23

1. State registration of changes made to the constituent documents of a non-profit organization is carried out in the same manner and within the same timeframe as the state registration of a non-profit organization (clause as amended by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006, see the previous version). *23.1)

2. Changes to the constituent documents of a non-profit organization come into force from the day of their state registration (clause as amended by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006, see the previous version).

3. For state registration of changes made to the constituent documents of a non-profit organization, a state fee is levied in the manner and in the amount provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006).

4. Changes made to the information specified in Clause 1 of Article 5 of the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs" acquire legal force from the day they are entered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006).

Article 23_1. Denial of state registration of a non-profit organization

1. State registration of a non-profit organization may be denied on the following grounds:

1) if the constituent documents of the non-profit organization contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation;

2) if a non-profit organization with the same name was previously registered;

3) if the name of a non-profit organization offends morality, national and religious feelings of citizens;

4) if the documents required for state registration, provided for by this Federal Law, are not presented in full or are executed in an improper manner, or are submitted to an improper body;

5) if a person acting as a founder of a non-profit organization cannot be a founder in accordance with Clause 1-2 of Article 15 of this Federal Law.

2. State registration of a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may also be denied on the following grounds:

1) if the goals of establishing a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation;

2) if the goals of establishing a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization pose a threat to the sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity, national unity and identity, cultural heritage and national interests of the Russian Federation;

3) if a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization previously registered on the territory of the Russian Federation was liquidated due to a gross violation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation.

3. If the state registration of a non-profit organization is refused, the applicant shall be informed of this in writing no later than one month from the date of receipt of the submitted documents, indicating the specific provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation, the violation of which resulted in the refusal of state registration of the non-profit organization, except for the case provided for by paragraph 4 of this article.

4. In the event of a refusal to state registration of a branch of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization on the grounds provided for in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 2 of this article, the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for the refusal.

5. Denial of state registration of a non-profit organization may be appealed to a higher authority or to a court.

6. Denial of state registration of a non-profit organization is not an obstacle to re-submit documents for state registration, provided that the grounds that caused the refusal are eliminated. The re-submission of an application for state registration of a non-profit organization and the adoption of a decision on this application shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by this Federal Law.

(The article was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by the Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ)

CHAPTER IV. ACTIVITIES OF A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Article 24. Types of activities of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization may carry out one type of activity or several types of activity not prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation and corresponding to the objectives of the activity of the non-profit organization, which are provided for by its constituent documents.

The legislation of the Russian Federation may establish restrictions on the types of activities that certain types of non-profit organizations are entitled to engage in.

Certain types of activities may be carried out by non-profit organizations only on the basis of special permits (licenses). The list of these activities is determined by law. *24.1.3)

2. A non-profit organization may carry out entrepreneurial activity only insofar as it serves the achievement of the goals for which it was created. Such activity is the profitable production of goods and services that meet the goals of creating a non-profit organization, as well as the acquisition and sale of securities, property and non-property rights, participation in business companies and participation in limited partnerships as a contributor.

The legislation of the Russian Federation may establish restrictions on the entrepreneurial activities of certain types of non-profit organizations.

3. A non-profit organization keeps records of income and expenses for entrepreneurial activities.

3_1. The legislation of the Russian Federation may establish restrictions on non-profit organizations making donations to political parties, their regional branches, as well as to election funds, referendum funds (the clause was additionally included from January 21, 2007 by Federal Law of December 30, 2006 N 274-FZ).

4. In order to achieve the goals provided for by the charter, a non-profit organization may create other non-profit organizations and join associations and unions.

Article 25. Property of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization may own or manage buildings, structures, housing stock, equipment, inventory, cash in rubles and foreign currency, securities and other property. A non-profit organization may own land plots or have other rights in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. The federal law may establish the right of a non-profit organization to form endowment capital as part of the property, as well as the specifics of the legal status of non-profit organizations that form endowment capital tion). *25.1)

2. A non-profit organization shall be liable for its obligations with its property, which may be levied under the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Article 26

1. The sources of formation of property of a non-profit organization in monetary and other forms are:

regular and one-time receipts from the founders (participants, members);

voluntary property contributions and donations;

proceeds from the sale of goods, works, services;

dividends (income, interest) received on shares, bonds, other securities and deposits;

income received from the property of a non-profit organization;

other receipts not prohibited by law.

Laws may establish restrictions on the sources of income of certain types of non-profit organizations.

The sources of formation of the property of a state corporation may be regular and (or) one-time receipts (contributions) from legal entities for which the obligation to make these contributions is determined by federal law (the paragraph was additionally included from January 7, 2004 by Federal Law of December 23, 2003 N 179-FZ).

2. The procedure for regular receipts from the founders (participants, members) is determined by the constituent documents of the non-profit organization.

3. The profit received by a non-profit organization is not subject to distribution among the participants (members) of the non-profit organization.

Article 27. Conflict of interest

1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, persons interested in the performance by a non-profit organization of certain actions, including transactions, with other organizations or citizens (hereinafter referred to as "interested persons") are recognized as the head (deputy head) of the non-profit organization, as well as a person who is a member of the management bodies of the non-profit organization or the bodies supervising its activities, if these persons are in labor relations with these organizations or citizens, are participants, creditors of these organizations, or are closely related to these citizens or are creditors of these citizens. At the same time, these organizations or citizens are suppliers of goods (services) for a non-profit organization, large consumers of goods (services) produced by a non-profit organization, own property that is fully or partially formed by a non-profit organization, or can benefit from the use, disposal of property of a non-profit organization.

The interest in the commission of certain actions by a non-profit organization, including the conclusion of transactions, entails a conflict of interests between the interested parties and the non-profit organization.

2. Interested parties are obliged to observe the interests of the non-profit organization, primarily in relation to the goals of its activities, and must not use the possibilities of the non-profit organization or allow their use for other purposes, in addition to those provided for by the constituent documents of the non-profit organization.

The term "opportunities of a non-profit organization" for the purposes of this article refers to property belonging to a non-profit organization, property and non-property rights, opportunities in the field of entrepreneurial activity, information about the activities and plans of a non-profit organization that is of value to it.

3. If an interested person has an interest in a transaction to which a non-profit organization is or intends to be a party, as well as in the event of another conflict of interests between the said person and the non-profit organization in relation to an existing or proposed transaction:

it is obliged to report its interest to the governing body of the non-profit organization or the body supervising its activities before the decision to conclude the transaction is made;

the transaction must be approved by the governing body of the non-profit organization or the body supervising its activities.

4. A transaction in which there is an interest and which has been concluded in violation of the requirements of this article may be declared invalid by a court.

An interested person shall be liable to a non-profit organization in the amount of losses caused by him to this non-profit organization. If losses are caused to a non-profit organization by several interested parties, their liability to the non-profit organization is joint and several.

CHAPTER V. MANAGEMENT OF A NON-COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION

Article 28

1. The structure, competence, procedure for the formation and term of office of the governing bodies of a non-profit organization, the procedure for making decisions by them and acting on behalf of the non-profit organization are established by the constituent documents of the non-profit organization in accordance with this Federal Law and other federal laws (clause as amended by Federal Law No. 276-FZ of December 30, 2006, see the previous version).

2. Other federal laws may provide for the formation of management bodies of a non-profit organization that are not provided for by this Federal Law (the clause was additionally included from January 11, 2007 by Federal Law No. 276-FZ of December 30, 2006).

Article 29

1. The supreme management bodies of non-profit organizations in accordance with their constituent documents are:

collegiate supreme governing body for an autonomous non-profit organization;

general meeting of members for a non-profit partnership, association (union).

The procedure for managing the fund is determined by its charter.

The composition and competence of the governing bodies of public organizations (associations) are established in accordance with the laws on these organizations (associations) (paragraph as amended by Federal Law No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998, see the previous edition).

2. The main function of the supreme governing body of a non-profit organization is to ensure that the non-profit organization complies with the goals for which it was created.

3. The competence of the supreme governing body of a non-profit organization includes the following issues:

changing the charter of a non-profit organization;

determination of priority areas of activity of a non-profit organization, principles for the formation and use of its property;

formation of executive bodies of a non-profit organization and early termination of their powers;

approval of the annual report and annual balance sheet;

approval of the financial plan of the non-profit organization and making changes to it;

creation of branches and opening of representative offices of a non-profit organization;

participation in other organizations;

reorganization and liquidation of a non-profit organization (except for the liquidation of a foundation).

The constituent documents of a non-profit organization may provide for the creation of a permanent collegiate governing body, which may be responsible for resolving the issues provided for in paragraphs five to eight of this clause.

Issues stipulated by paragraphs two - four and nine of this paragraph shall be within the exclusive competence of the supreme governing body of a non-profit organization.

4. A general meeting of members of a non-profit organization or a meeting of the collegiate supreme governing body of a non-profit organization is competent if more than half of its members are present at the said meeting or meeting.

The decision of the said general meeting or session is taken by a majority vote of the members present at the meeting or session. The decision of the general meeting or session on issues of the exclusive competence of the supreme governing body of a non-profit organization is taken unanimously or by a qualified majority of votes in accordance with this Federal Law, other federal laws and constituent documents.

5. For an autonomous non-profit organization, persons who are employees of this non-profit organization cannot make up more than one third of the total number of members of the collegiate supreme governing body of the autonomous non-profit organization.

A non-profit organization is not entitled to pay remuneration to members of its supreme management body for the performance of the functions assigned to them, with the exception of compensation for expenses directly related to participation in the work of the supreme management body.

Article 30. Executive body of a non-profit organization

1. The executive body of a non-profit organization may be collegiate and (or) sole. He carries out the day-to-day management of the activities of the non-profit organization and is accountable to the highest governing body of the non-profit organization.

2. The competence of the executive body of a non-profit organization includes the resolution of all issues that do not constitute the exclusive competence of other management bodies of the non-profit organization, as defined by this Federal Law, other federal laws and constituent documents of the non-profit organization.

Article 30_1. Restrictions on the participation of certain categories of persons in the activities of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations

Management bodies, boards of trustees or supervisory boards, other bodies of foreign non-commercial non-governmental organizations and their structural subdivisions operating in the territory of the Russian Federation may not include persons holding state or municipal positions, as well as positions of state or municipal service, unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or the legislation of the Russian Federation. These persons are not entitled to engage in paid activities financed exclusively at the expense of foreign states, international and foreign organizations, foreign citizens and stateless persons, unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or the legislation of the Russian Federation

CHAPTER VI. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE AUTHORITIES

Article 31

1. The paragraph became invalid from January 8, 2007 - Federal Law of November 3, 2006 N 175-FZ. - See the previous edition.

State authorities and local governments, within their competence, may provide economic support to non-profit organizations in various forms, including:

granting, in accordance with the legislation, privileges for the payment of taxes, customs and other fees and payments to non-profit organizations established for charitable, educational, cultural and scientific purposes, in order to protect the health of citizens, develop physical culture and sports, and other purposes established by law, taking into account the organizational and legal forms of non-profit organizations;

providing non-profit organizations with other benefits, including full or partial exemption from fees for the use of state and municipal property;

placement among non-profit organizations of state and municipal social orders in the manner prescribed by Federal Law of July 21, 2005 N 94-FZ "On placing orders for the supply of goods, performance of work, provision of services for state and municipal needs" (paragraph as amended by Federal Law of February 2, 2006 N 19-FZ, - see the previous version);

providing, in accordance with the law, tax benefits to citizens and legal entities that provide financial support to non-profit organizations.

2. It is not allowed to provide tax incentives on an individual basis to individual non-profit organizations, as well as to individual citizens and legal entities providing financial support to these non-profit organizations.

Article 32. Control over the activities of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit organization shall maintain accounting records and statistical reporting in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. *32.1.1)

A non-profit organization provides information about its activities to state statistics and tax authorities, founders and other persons in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and the constituent documents of a non-profit organization.

2. The size and structure of income of a non-profit organization, as well as information on the size and composition of the property of a non-profit organization, on its expenses, the number and composition of employees, on their remuneration, on the use of unpaid labor of citizens in the activities of a non-profit organization cannot be the subject of a commercial secret. *32.2)

3. A non-profit organization is obliged to submit to the authorized body documents containing a report on its activities, on the personal composition of the governing bodies, as well as documents on the expenditure of funds and on the use of other property, including those received from international and foreign organizations, foreign citizens and stateless persons. The forms and deadlines for submitting these documents are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006).

4. A structural subdivision of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization informs the authorized body about the amount of funds and other property received by this structural subdivision, their proposed distribution, about the purposes of spending or using them and about their actual spending or using, about programs intended for implementation in the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as about spending the specified funds provided to individuals and legal entities and about using other property provided to them in the form and within the time limits established by the Government of the Russian Federation (the clause is additionally included from April 18 2006 Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ).

5. The authorized body exercises control over the compliance of the activities of a non-profit organization with the goals provided for by its constituent documents and the legislation of the Russian Federation. In relation to a non-profit organization, the authorized body has the right:

1) request from the management bodies of the non-profit organization their administrative documents;

2) to request and receive information on the financial and economic activities of non-profit organizations from state statistics bodies, the federal executive body authorized for control and supervision in the field of taxes and fees, and other state supervision and control bodies, as well as from credit and other financial organizations;

3) send their representatives to participate in events held by the non-profit organization;

4) no more than once a year, conduct audits of the conformity of the activities of a non-profit organization, including the expenditure of funds and the use of other property, with the goals provided for by its constituent documents, in the manner determined by the federal executive body exercising the functions of legal regulation in the field of justice; *32.5.4)

5) in the event of a violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation or the commission by a non-profit organization of actions that contradict the goals provided for by its constituent documents, issue a written warning to it indicating the violation committed and the period for its elimination, which is at least a month. A warning issued to a non-profit organization may be appealed to a higher authority or to a court.

(Clause 5 is additionally included from April 18, 2006 by the Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ)

6. In the event that a violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation is detected or a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization commits actions that contradict the declared goals and objectives, the authorized body shall have the right to issue a written warning to the head of the relevant structural unit of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization indicating the violation committed and the period for its elimination, which is at least a month. A warning issued to the head of the relevant structural unit of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may be appealed to a higher authority or to a court (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006).

7. Non-profit organizations are obliged to inform the authorized body about changes in the information specified in paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs", with the exception of information on licenses received, within three days from the date of such changes and submit the relevant documents for a decision to send them to the registering body. The decision to send the relevant documents to the registration authority is made in the same manner and within the same time frame as the decision on state registration. In this case, the list and forms of documents that are necessary for making such changes are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006).

8. If a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization fails to provide the information specified in paragraph 4 of this article within the established period, the relevant structural unit of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization may be excluded from the register of branches and representative offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations by decision of the authorized body (the paragraph was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ).

9. If the activities of a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization do not correspond to the goals stated in the notification, as well as the information provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article, such a structural unit may be excluded from the register of branches and representative offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations by decision of the authorized body (the paragraph was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ).

10. Repeated failure by a non-profit organization to submit the information provided for by this article within the established period is the basis for the authorized body or its territorial body to apply to the court for the liquidation of this non-profit organization (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ).

11. The authorized body makes a decision to exclude a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization from the register in connection with the liquidation of the relevant foreign non-profit non-governmental organization (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006).

12. The authorized body sends to the structural subdivision of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization in writing a reasoned decision to prohibit the implementation on the territory of the Russian Federation of the program or part of it declared for implementation on the territory of the Russian Federation. A structural subdivision of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization that has received the said decision is obliged to stop activities related to the implementation of this program to the extent specified in the decision. Failure to comply with this decision entails the exclusion of the relevant branch or representative office of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization from the register, the liquidation of the branch of the foreign non-profit non-governmental organization.

13. In order to protect the foundations of the constitutional order, morality, health, rights and legitimate interests of other persons, to ensure the defense of the country and the security of the state, the authorized body has the right to issue a reasoned decision in writing to the structural unit of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization to prohibit the transfer of funds and other property to certain recipients of these funds and other property (the clause was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law of January 10, 2006 N 18-FZ).

14. The federal bodies of state financial control, the federal executive body authorized to exercise control and supervision in the field of taxes and fees, the federal executive body authorized to exercise the function of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism establish the conformity of spending money and the use of other property by non-profit organizations with the goals provided for by their constituent documents, and branches and representative offices of foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations - with the stated goals and objectives and inform on the results to the body that made the decision to register the relevant non-profit organization, to include in the register a branch or representative office of a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization (the item was additionally included from April 18, 2006 by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of January 10, 2006).

15. A foreign non-profit non-governmental organization has the right to appeal against the actions (inaction) of state bodies to the court at the location of the state body, the actions (inaction) of which are being appealed.

CHAPTER VII. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 33. Responsibility of a non-profit organization

In the event of a violation of this Federal Law, a non-profit organization shall be liable in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation (the article as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002, see the previous version).

2. The clause was excluded from July 1, 2002 by the Federal Law of March 21, 2002 N 31-FZ. - See the previous edition.

3. The clause was excluded from July 1, 2002 by the Federal Law of March 21, 2002 N 31-FZ. - See the previous edition.

Article 34. Entry into force of this Federal Law

1. This Federal Law shall enter into force on the day of its official publication.

2. Propose to the President of the Russian Federation and instruct the Government of the Russian Federation to bring their legal acts in line with this Federal Law.

President of Russian Federation
B. Yeltsin
Moscow Kremlin
January 12, 1996
N 7-FZ

The Law of the Russian Federation "On non-profit organizations" formulates the procedure for the formation and functioning, determines legal status, rules for the liquidation and reorganization of these enterprises as legal entities. The normative act establishes the features of the creation and use of property, the obligations and rights of participants. The Law of the Russian Federation "On non-commercial organizations" defines the basics of managing companies, forms of assistance to them by authorities. In accordance with this document, additions/corrections are made to other regulations. Amendments to the Law "On non-commercial organizations" are allowed in the prescribed manner.

General information

The Law of the Russian Federation "On non-commercial organizations" applies to all these companies created or formed on the territory of the country. The normative act defines the procedure for the formation and functioning of structural divisions of foreign legal entities. The provisions of the document do not apply to consumer cooperatives, horticultural, horticultural, dacha associations, associations of owners of residential properties. Articles 28-30, 21-23, 13-19 of the normative act do not cover the scope of functioning of religious societies, bodies, institutions of state power, local self-government, unless otherwise provided by the Law. The Federal Law "On non-profit organizations" formulates the basic concepts and explains them in Art. 2. Since the adoption of the normative act, adjustments have already been made to it. In particular, the amendments to the Law "On non-profit organizations" affected Art. 22. On 1 July 2002 she was expelled.

Characteristics of enterprises

A non-profit organization is an organization whose main purpose is not to make a profit in the course of its work. Such a legal entity does not distribute the income received among its participants. Such companies can only carry out certain activities. The Law "On non-profit organizations" establishes that they can be formed to achieve goals in the following areas:

• culture.
• Science.
• Management.
• Education.
• Charity.
• Physical education and sports.
• Health.
• Spiritual and other non-material needs of the population.
• Protection of freedoms and interests of legal entities and citizens.
• Resolution of disputes and conflicts.
• Providing legal assistance.

The Law "On socially oriented non-profit organizations" establishes the forms in which such institutions can be created:

Legal status

Registration is a prerequisite for the start of the association. The Law "On non-commercial organizations" formulates the conditions under which an association must have separate property in operational management / ownership. All enterprises, except for private institutions, meet their material values ​​for their obligations. The association can acquire and exercise non-property and property rights on its own behalf, be a defendant / plaintiff in court, and perform duties. The Law (FZ) "On Non-Commercial Organizations" requires enterprises to have their own budget or balance sheet. The association can open accounts both within the country and abroad in the prescribed manner. The legal entity must have a seal with the full name in Russian. The regulation does not specify a period for which registration is carried out. The Law "On Non-Commercial Organizations" determines that an association is formed without restrictions on the time of operation. Other may be established in the founding documents.

Representative offices and branches

They can open on the territory of the country according to the current legislation. A branch is a separate subdivision, which is located outside the location of the association. It may partially or fully carry out the main activity. The Law "On Non-Commercial Organizations" defines as a representative office a separate subdivision located outside the location of the association and representing its interests. It can also protect the enterprise. Representative offices and branches do not act as legal entities. They are endowed with the property of the organization that formed them, and act in accordance with the regulations approved by it.

Religious/public associations

They are organizations created by citizens voluntarily. Subjects unite on the basis of common interests in order to satisfy spiritual or other non-material needs. Such organizations have the right to conduct entrepreneurial activities that correspond to their purpose. The members of the association do not retain the rights to the property transferred to it, are not liable for its obligations, and vice versa.

communities

Associations of small-numbered indigenous peoples are considered to be forms of self-organization of the corresponding persons, united according to territorial-neighborly or consanguineous principles. Such communities are formed to ensure the protection of their habitat, the preservation and subsequent development of traditional crafts, culture, economic management and lifestyle. The Law "On non-commercial organizations" allows entrepreneurship for the purposes for which these associations were created. Members of the community have the right to receive part of the property or compensation for its value in the event of voluntary termination of membership or liquidation. Similar provisions are contained in the Law "On non-commercial organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan" and other republics that are part of the country.

Funds

They are non-profit organizations that do not involve membership. They are created by legal entities or citizens on the basis of voluntary contributions. Foundations are formed for charitable, educational, cultural or other socially beneficial purposes. The property transferred by the founders becomes the property of the organization. It is used in accordance with the purposes defined in the Charter of the association. The Foundation may engage in entrepreneurship in pursuance of the tasks assigned to it by the founding documents. In the course of such activities, a non-profit organization may form business companies or take part in them. Property use reports are published annually.

State corporations

The work of these institutions is regulated by the normative act under consideration. An association established by the Russian Federation on the basis of a property contribution is recognized as such an organization. State corporations are created to implement managerial or other socially useful tasks. For the formation of such an association, the relevant Law "On State Non-Commercial Organizations" is issued. The property transferred by the founder is considered the property of the corporation. The association is not responsible for the obligations of the Russian Federation, as well as vice versa. The normative act on the basis of which the corporation will be formed must determine:

1. Name.
2. Goals.
3. Location.
4. Control order.
5. Rules for the appointment and dismissal of officials.
6. Procedure for liquidation/reorganization.
7. Rules for the use of property upon termination of work.

Similar requirements are imposed on the creation of state corporations by the Law "On non-commercial organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan".

partnership

It is an association established by legal entities or citizens, which concludes a support agreement with its members. The Law "On non-commercial organizations" establishes that the property transferred to such an association is its property. The Partnership is not responsible for the obligations of the members. An association can conduct entrepreneurial activities that correspond to the goals for which it was formed. The exceptions are cases where the partnership has acquired the status of a self-regulatory institution.

Private institutions

Their formation is also provided for by the Law "On non-commercial organizations". An institution created by the owner (legal entity / citizen) for the implementation of socio-cultural, managerial or other useful functions acts as a private institution. The property of the organization is assigned to it on the basis of the rights of operational management in accordance with the Civil Code.

Autonomous Association

The Law "On Non-Commercial Organizations" allows the formation of institutions by legal entities / citizens on the basis of voluntary contributions to provide services in the field of healthcare, education, law, science, culture, sports, etc. The property transferred to the association is its property. The founders do not retain the rights to the objects given to the organization. At the same time, the participants supervise the work of the institution in the prescribed manner. An autonomous association may engage in business activities that correspond to the goals for which it was formed.

Unions and associations

They are created to coordinate business activities, protect and represent the interests of commercial organizations. Members of unions and associations retain their rights and independence as a legal entity. If the founders decide to entrust the association with doing business, it is converted into economic partnership or a company in the manner prescribed by the Civil Code.

Registration

A non-profit organization must go through the state registration procedure. The relevant decision is made by the executive authorized body. Entering information into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities on the formation, liquidation or reorganization of the association, as well as other stipulated regulations information is carried out under Art. 2 FZ "On state registration of individual entrepreneurs and legal entities". The forms of necessary documents that an association must provide for registration are determined by the Government. The collected papers are sent to the authorized body no later than three months. from the date of the decision to form the institution.

Documentation

The Law "On Non-Commercial Organizations" establishes the following list of papers:

1. Application signed by an authorized person. It must contain full name, contact numbers, address of residence.
2. Constituent documents (in 3 copies).
3. Decision on the formation of the association and approval of the relevant documentation indicating the composition of the appointed/elected bodies (2 copies).
4. Information about the founders (2 copies).
5. Receipt confirming the payment of the fee.
6. Data on the address (location) of the permanently functioning body of the association, where you can contact him.

In the event that the name contains the personal name of an individual, symbols protected by copyright or intellectual property law, or the full name of the legal entity, documents are provided that confirm the relevant rights to use. If the founder is a foreign person, an extract from the register of the relevant country is presented. Instead, another document of equal force may be provided, which confirms the legal status of the participant.

Entering information into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities

If there are no grounds for refusing registration, the authorized body, within 14 days after receiving the documentation, makes an appropriate decision and sends an application and the submitted papers to the appropriate authority. Entering information into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities is carried out no later than five working days after receipt of the materials. Not later than the next day, this fact is reported to the body that made a positive decision on registration. Within three days from this moment, the applicant can receive the relevant certificate.

Constituent documents

The Law "On non-commercial organizations" requires associations to develop and approve a charter. It is provided for a public association, private institution, foundation, partnership, autonomous organization. Unions and associations must, in addition to the charter, conclude a memorandum of association with members. In cases provided for by law, the organization may act in accordance with general position about institutions of this type. The founding documents must specify:

1. The name of the association, which should contain an indication of the specifics of its work and legal form.
2. The procedure and conditions for admission to membership and withdrawal from the association.
3. Information about the representations and the branches.
4. The subject and purpose of the work.
5. Control order.
6. Location.
7. Sources of formation of property.
8. The procedure for making additions, adjustments to the constituent documentation.
9. Rules for the use of property in the event of liquidation.

The constituent documents may contain other information not prohibited by law.

Association property

The operational management or ownership of a non-profit organization may include:

• Housing stock.
• Inventory.
• Structures/buildings.
• Equipment.
• Cash in foreign currency and rubles.
• Securities.
• Land plots and other property.

Penalties may be imposed on these objects if the association fails to fulfill its obligations.

Conclusion

Non-profit organizations must notify the authorized body within three days of changes in the data specified in paragraph 1, Art. 5 of the Law regulating the procedure for registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs. The exception is information related to obtaining licenses. Associations are obliged to provide relevant documents on the amendments made to make a decision on their redirection to the authorized authorities. The list of such securities is established by the government.