Chapter XII. Concluding and Transitional Provisions

Article 87. Entry into Force of this Federal Law

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

2. The following is hereby invalidated:

Federal Law "On the Election of the President of the Russian Federation" No. 228-FZ of December 31, 1999 (Collection of Russian Federation Laws, 2000, No. 1, art. 11);

Clause 42, Article 2 of Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002 "On Bringing Legislative Acts in Line with the Federal Law 'On State Registration of Legal Entities'" (Collection of Laws of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 12, art. 1093).

3. If a municipality has no head of the local administration and the charter of the municipality does not designate a person authorized to carry out electoral actions in accordance with this Federal Law, then these electoral actions shall be carried out by the top executive of a subject of the Russian Federation (head of the highest executive body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation) or by some other official appointed by him.

(as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

4. Clause 2, Article 36 of this Federal Law shall not apply to the first election of the President of the Russian Federation after entry into force of this Federal Law, if the registration of candidates in the said election is completed before the official publication of the results of the election of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation held after entry into force of this Federal Law.

Article 88. Transitional Provisions

1. In the first election of the President of the Russian Federation after entry into force of this Federal Law a political public association, which was earlier recognized as an electoral association and had the right to propose candidates for election commissions and make proposals about extension of invitations to foreign (international) observers before this Federal Law entered into force, shall retain the right to make the said proposals if it was transformed in a way that did not affect its status as a political public association or if it was transformed into a political party. A voluntary association of two and more electoral associations, which was earlier recognized as an electoral bloc and had the right to propose candidates for election commissions before this Federal Law entered into force, shall retain the right to make the said proposals. Subject to the decision of a competent body such electoral bloc may grant this right to one of the electoral associations comprised in the given electoral bloc or to an electoral association founded by the electoral associations comprised in this electoral bloc. This electoral association shall retain the right to make the said proposals if it was transformed in a way which does not affect its status as a political public association or if it was transformed into a political party.

2. If the first election of the President of the Russian Federation after entry into force of this Federal Law is called before two years elapse from the day on which the Federal Law "On Political Parties" entered into force, the national political public associations may participate in this election with the rights of political parties. These political public associations or modifications and amendments introduced in the charters of public associations to grant them the status of political public associations, shall be registered not later than one year before voting day. This time requirement shall not apply to other modifications and amendments introduced in the charters of political public associations.