Public organization fz on non-profit organizations. About non-commercial organizations. Types of Nonprofit Organizations

(as amended by Federal Laws No. 174-FZ of 26.11.1998, No. 140-FZ of 08.07.1999, No. 31-FZ of 21.03.2002, No. 185-FZ of 28.12.2002, No. 179-FZ of 23.12.2003 )

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 authorities state power and local governments.

2. This Federal Law applies to all non-profit organizations created or being created in the territory Russian Federation, insofar as otherwise is not established by this Federal Law and other federal laws.

3. This Federal Law does not apply to consumer cooperatives. The activities of consumer cooperatives are regulated by the norms of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, laws on consumer cooperatives, other laws and legal acts. 4. Articles 13-19, 21-23, 28-30 of this Federal Law do not apply to religious organizations. (Clause 4 was introduced by Federal Law No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998)

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. Not commercial organizations can be created to achieve social, charitable, cultural, educational, scientific and managerial goals, in order to protect the health of citizens, develop physical education 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), non-profit partnerships, institutions, autonomous non-profit organizations, social, charitable and other funds, associations and unions, as well as in other forms provided for by federal laws.

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 institutions) for its obligations with this property, can, on its own behalf, acquire and exercise property and non-property rights, bear obligations, be a plaintiff and a defendant in court. A non-profit organization must have an independent balance sheet or estimate.

2. A non-profit organization is created without limiting the period of activity, unless otherwise established founding documents non-profit organization.

3. A non-profit organization has the right to in due course open bank accounts in the Russian Federation and outside its territory.

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. (as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002)

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 recognized as 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 legal status public organizations (associations) are determined by other federal laws. (as amended by Federal Law No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998)

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. (Clause 4 as amended by Federal Law No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998)

Article 7. Funds

1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a foundation is recognized as 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. For implementation entrepreneurial activity 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.

Article 7.1. State Corporation

(introduced by Federal Law No. 140-FZ of July 8, 1999)

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.

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 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.

2. A non-commercial partnership has the right to carry out entrepreneurial activities that correspond to the goals for which it was created.

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 leaving the non-commercial partnership, a 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 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. 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.

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 Institutions

1. An institution is a non-profit organization created by the owner to carry out managerial, socio-cultural or other functions of a non-profit nature and financed in full or in part by this owner.
The property of the institution is assigned to it by right operational management in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
The rights of an institution to the property assigned to it are determined in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

2. An institution shall be liable for its obligations with the funds at its disposal. In case of their insufficiency, the subsidiary responsibility for the obligations of the institution shall be borne by its owner.

3. Features of the legal status certain types state and other institutions are determined by law and other legal acts.

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 for equal conditions 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 entrepreneurial 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 entrepreneurial 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 discretion, to withdraw from the association (union) at the end of fiscal 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 14. Constituent documents of a non-profit organization

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

Charter approved by the founders (participants) for a public organization (association), foundation, non-profit partnership and autonomous non-profit organization; (as amended by Federal Law No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998)
the memorandum of association concluded by their members and the articles of association approved by them for the association or union;
the decision of the owner to establish the institution and the charter approved by the owner for the institution.

The founders (participants) of non-profit partnerships, as well as autonomous non-profit organizations, have the right to conclude a constituent agreement.
In cases statutory, a non-profit organization can act on the basis of general position about 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 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, conditions and procedure for admission to membership in a non-profit organization and withdrawal from it (in the event that a non-profit organization has membership), sources of formation of property of a non-profit organization, the procedure for amending the constituent documents of a non-profit organization, the procedure for using property in the event of liquidation of a non-profit organization and other provisions, provided for by this Federal Law and other federal laws.
AT memorandum of association founders undertake to create a non-profit organization, determine the procedure 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 fund, including board of trustees, and on the procedure for their formation, on the procedure for appointing and dismissing officials of the fund, on the location of the fund, on the fate of the fund's property in the event of its liquidation.
The constituent documents of an association (union), non-profit partnership must also contain conditions on the composition and competence of their governing bodies, the procedure for their decision-making, 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 liquidation of an 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 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 upon application of the bodies of the foundation or body authorized to supervise the activities of the fund.

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 citizens and (or) legal entities.

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 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) is carried out in the manner prescribed by federal laws. (as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002)

Article 17. Transformation of a non-profit organization

1. A non-profit partnership has the right to be transformed into a public organization (association), 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. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998, No. 185-FZ of December 28, 2002)

2. An 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 public organization (association) or into a foundation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998)

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 an 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.

2. The decision to liquidate the fund 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.

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. (as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002)

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 writing creditors on the liquidation of a non-profit organization.

3. At the end of the period for the presentation of claims by creditors liquidation commission draws up an interim liquidation balance sheet, which contains information about 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. (as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002)

4. If the liquidated non-profit organization has (except for institutions) cash insufficient to satisfy creditors' claims, the liquidation commission sells the property of a non-profit organization at public auction in the manner established for the execution of court decisions.
If the liquidated 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 satisfaction of the remaining part of the claims at the expense of the owner of this institution.

5. Payment of monetary amounts to creditors of a non-profit organization being liquidated is 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 date of its approval, with the exception of creditors of the fifth priority, payments to which 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. (as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002)

Article 20

1. Upon 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 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 the institution remaining after the satisfaction of creditors' claims shall be transferred to its owner, unless otherwise provided by laws and other legal acts of the Russian Federation or the constituent documents of the 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 - ceased to exist after an entry about this is made in the unified state register of legal entities.

Article 22. Deleted. - Federal Law of March 21, 2002 N 31-FZ.

Article 23

1. State registration of amendments to the constituent documents of a non-profit organization shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure established by federal laws. (as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002)

2. Changes to the constituent documents of a non-profit organization shall enter into force from the moment of their state registration.

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-commercial 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.
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 or use land plots indefinitely.

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 introduced by Federal Law No. 179-FZ of December 23, 2003)

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 part of to the governing bodies of a non-profit organization or 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 persons 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.
The interested person shall be liable to the 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 stakeholders, their liability to the non-profit organization is joint and several.

Chapter V. MANAGEMENT OF A NON-COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION

Article 28

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.

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 their organizations (associations). (as amended by Federal Law No. 174-FZ of November 26, 1998)

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 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 fund).

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.
The issues provided for in 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 be more than one third total number members of the collegiate supreme governing body of an 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 supreme body management of a 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.

Chapter VI. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE AUTHORITIES

Article 31

1. Bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government create state and municipal institutions, assign property to them on the basis of the right of operational management in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and carry out their full or partial financing.
State authorities and local self-government bodies, within their competence, may provide economic support to non-profit organizations in various forms, including:

Provision, in accordance with the legislation, of 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 organizational -legal forms of non-profit organizations;
provision of other benefits to non-profit organizations, including full or partial exemption from fees for the use of public and municipal property;
placement among non-profit organizations on a competitive basis of state and municipal social orders;
providing, in accordance with the law, tax benefits to citizens and legal entities providing 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 material 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 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.

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. (as amended by Federal Law No. 31-FZ of March 21, 2002)

2 - 3. Excluded. - Federal Law of March 21, 2002 N 31-FZ.

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.

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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, develop physical culture and sports, meet the spiritual and other non-material needs of citizens, protect the rights, legitimate interests of citizens and organizations, resolution of disputes and conflicts, provision of legal assistance, as well as for other purposes aimed at achieving public benefits.

2.1. Socially oriented non-profit organizations are recognized as non-profit organizations established in the forms provided for by this Federal Law (with the exception of public corporations, state companies, public associations that are political parties) and carry out activities aimed at solving social problems, the development of civil society in the Russian Federation, as well as the types of activities provided for by Article 31.1 of this Federal Law.

Article 31.1. Support for socially oriented non-profit organizations by state authorities and local governments

(introduced by Federal Law No. 40-FZ of April 5, 2010)

1. Bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government, in accordance with the powers established by this Federal Law and other federal laws, may provide support to socially oriented non-profit organizations, provided that they carry out the following types of activities in accordance with the constituent documents:

1) social service, social support and protection of citizens;

(Item 1 as amended by Federal Law No. 358-FZ dated November 28, 2015)

2) preparing the population to overcome the consequences of natural disasters, environmental, man-made or other disasters, to prevent accidents;

3) providing assistance to victims of natural disasters, environmental, man-made or other disasters, social, national, religious conflicts, refugees and forced migrants;

4) security environment and animal welfare;

5) protection and, in accordance with established requirements, maintenance of objects (including buildings, structures) and territories of historical, religious, cultural or environmental significance, and burial places;

6) provision of legal assistance on a gratuitous or preferential basis to citizens and non-profit organizations and legal education of the population, activities to protect the rights and freedoms of man and citizen;

7) prevention of socially dangerous forms of behavior of citizens;

8) charitable activities, as well as activities in the field of promoting charity and volunteering;

9) activities in the field of education, enlightenment, science, culture, art, healthcare, prevention and protection of the health of citizens, propaganda healthy lifestyle life, improving the moral and psychological state of citizens, physical culture and sports and promoting these activities, as well as promoting the spiritual development of the individual;

10) formation in society of intolerance to corrupt behavior;

(Clause 10 was introduced by Federal Law No. 325-FZ of December 30, 2012)

11) development of interethnic cooperation, preservation and protection of the identity, culture, languages and traditions of the peoples of the Russian Federation;

(Clause 11 was introduced by Federal Law No. 325-FZ of December 30, 2012)

12) activities in the field of patriotic, including military-patriotic, education of citizens of the Russian Federation;

(Clause 12 was introduced by Federal Law No. 172-FZ of July 2, 2013)

13) carrying out search work aimed at identifying unknown military graves and unburied remains of the defenders of the Fatherland, establishing the names of the dead and missing in the defense of the Fatherland;

(Clause 13 was introduced by Federal Law No. 303-FZ of October 14, 2014)

14) participation in the prevention and (or) extinguishing of fires and carrying out emergency rescue operations;

(Clause 14 was introduced by Federal Law No. 329-FZ of November 4, 2014)

15) social and cultural adaptation and integration of migrants;

(Clause 15 was introduced by Federal Law No. 440-FZ of December 22, 2014)

16) measures for medical rehabilitation and social rehabilitation, social and labor reintegration of persons engaged in illegal consumption drugs or psychotropic substances;

(Clause 16 was introduced by Federal Law No. 440-FZ of December 22, 2014)

17) assistance in increasing the mobility of labor resources;

(Clause 17 was introduced by Federal Law No. 115-FZ of May 2, 2015)

18) perpetuate the memory of the victims of political repression.

(Clause 18 was introduced by Federal Law No. 67-FZ of March 9, 2016)

2. In order to recognize non-profit organizations as socially oriented federal laws, laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, normative legal acts of representative bodies of municipal formations, along with the types of activities provided for by this article, other types of activities aimed at solving social problems, developing civil society in the Russian Federation may be established.

3. Providing support to socially oriented non-profit organizations is carried out in the following forms:

1) financial, property, information, consulting support, as well as support in the field of training, additional vocational education employees and volunteers of socially oriented non-profit organizations;

(as amended by Federal Law No. 185-FZ dated July 2, 2013)

2) providing socially oriented non-profit organizations with benefits for the payment of taxes and fees in accordance with the legislation on taxes and fees;

3) procurement of goods, works, services to ensure public and municipal needs from socially oriented non-profit organizations in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation on contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs;

(Clause 3 as amended by Federal Law No. 396-FZ dated December 28, 2013)

4) providing legal entities providing socially oriented non-profit organizations with material support, benefits in the payment of taxes and fees in accordance with the legislation on taxes and fees.

4. Subjects of the Russian Federation and municipalities along with the forms of support established by paragraph 3 of this article, have the right to provide support to socially oriented non-profit organizations in other forms at the expense of budgetary appropriations, respectively, from the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local budgets.

5. Providing financial support to socially oriented non-profit organizations may be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation at the expense of budget allocations from the federal budget, the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local budgets by providing subsidies. Federal budget allocations for financial support of socially oriented non-profit organizations (including the maintenance of a register of social oriented organizations- recipients of support), including subsidies to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, are provided in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation. These subsidies are provided to non-profit organizations - performers of socially useful services for a period of at least two years.

6. The provision of property support to socially oriented non-profit organizations is carried out by state authorities and local governments by transferring state or municipal property into the possession and (or) use of such non-profit organizations. The specified property must be used only for its intended purpose. Non-profit organizations - performers of socially useful services are provided with measures of property support for a period of at least two years.

(as amended by Federal Law No. 449-FZ of December 19, 2016)

7. Federal authorities executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local administrations have the right to approve lists of state and municipal property free from the rights of third parties (with the exception of property rights of non-profit organizations). State and municipal property included in these lists can only be used for the purpose of providing it for possession and (or) use on a long-term basis (including at preferential rental rates) to socially oriented non-profit organizations. These lists are subject to mandatory publication in the media. mass media, as well as placement in the information and telecommunications network "Internet" on the official websites of the federal executive authorities that approved them, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and local administrations.

(as amended by Federal Law No. 200-FZ of July 11, 2011)

8. The procedure for the formation, maintenance, and mandatory publication of the lists provided for in paragraph 7 of this article, as well as the procedure and conditions for granting possession and (or) use of the state and municipal property included in them, shall be established, respectively, by the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, the regulatory legal acts of the subjects Russian Federation, municipal regulatory legal acts.

9. State and municipal property included in the lists provided for in paragraph 7 of this article shall not be subject to alienation into private ownership, including into the ownership of non-profit organizations that lease this property.

10. The sale of state or municipal property transferred to socially oriented non-profit organizations, the assignment of the rights to use it, the transfer of the rights to use it as a pledge and the introduction of the rights to use such property into the authorized capital of any other business entities are prohibited.

11. Federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local administrations that have provided property support to socially oriented non-profit organizations are entitled to apply to court of Arbitration with the requirement to terminate the rights of possession and (or) use by socially oriented non-profit organizations of the state or municipal property provided to them when it is not used for its intended purpose and (or) in violation of the prohibitions and restrictions established by this article.

12. Rendering information support socially oriented non-profit organizations are carried out by state authorities and local governments through the creation of federal, regional and municipal information systems and information and telecommunication networks and ensuring their functioning in order to implement state policy in the field of support for socially oriented non-profit organizations. Providing information support to socially oriented non-profit organizations is also possible by providing them with state and municipal organizations TV and (or) radio broadcasting, and editorial offices of state and municipal periodicals printed publications free airtime, free print space, placement of information materials of socially oriented non-profit organizations in the information and telecommunications network "Internet".

(as amended by Federal Law No. 449-FZ of December 19, 2016)

12.1. Support in the field of training, additional professional education of employees and volunteers of socially oriented non-profit organizations can be carried out by state authorities and local governments by organizing and assisting in organizing training, professional retraining and advanced training of employees and volunteers of socially oriented non-profit organizations at the request of these non-profit organizations, conducting training, scientific and practical events.

(Clause 12.1 was introduced by Federal Law No. 449-FZ of December 19, 2016)

13. Non-profit organizations - executors of socially useful services are eligible for 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.

(Clause 13 was introduced by Federal Law No. 287-FZ of July 3, 2016)

Article 31.4. Recognition of a socially oriented non-profit organization as a provider of socially useful services

(introduced by Federal Law No. 287-FZ of July 3, 2016)

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 public benefit services and included in the register of non-profit organizations providing public benefit 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 the receipt of support measures provided for in paragraph 13 of Article 31.1 of this Federal Law is lost.

Non-profit organizations (hereinafter referred to as NPOs) are one of two large groups of legal entities (the other group includes commercial organizations). The main distinguishing feature of non-profit organizations is (and this follows from their very name) that they are not created for the purpose of carrying out commercial activities.

What is an NPO, goals of creation, independence

Non-profit organizations are understood as those created for educational, cultural and other purposes specified in their constituent documents, and:

not having as the main goal the extraction of profit;
not distributing the profit received as a result of their activities among their participants (clause 1, article 50 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

An indicative list of goals for the creation of NCOs is enshrined in clause 2 of article 2 N 7-FZ “On non-profit organizations» dated 12.01.1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Law on NGOs). According to this law, NGOs can be created for:

achievement of social, charitable, spiritual, cultural, educational, scientific and managerial goals;
development of physical culture and sports, protection of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, etc.

This list is not exhaustive, this paragraph provides that NPOs can be created for other purposes aimed at achieving public benefits.

In addition, the goals of the creation and activities of NGOs are fixed by separate federal laws.

Article 1

Include in Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 12, 1996 "On Non-Commercial Organizations" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1996, No. 3, Art. 145; 2006, No. 3, Art. 282; No. 6, Art. 636; N 45, item 4627; 2007, N 49, item 6061; 2008, N 30, item 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 4172; N 53, item 7650; 2013, N 27, 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, item 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 that performs the functions of a foreign agent, and has no debts on taxes and fees , other obligatory payments stipulated 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 socially useful 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 public benefit services and included in the register of non-profit organizations providing public benefit services.

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

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 the priority receipt of support measures provided for in paragraph 13 of Article 31 1 of this Federal Law is lost.".

Article 2

President of Russian Federation

1) social services, social support and protection of citizens;

2) preparing the population to overcome the consequences of natural disasters, environmental, man-made or other disasters, to prevent accidents;

3) providing assistance to victims of natural disasters, environmental, man-made or other disasters, social, national, religious conflicts, refugees and forced migrants;

4) environmental protection and animal protection;

7) prevention of socially dangerous forms of behavior of citizens;

8) charitable activities, as well as activities in the field of organizing and supporting charity and volunteerism (volunteering);

9) activities in the field of education, enlightenment, science, culture, art, healthcare, prevention and protection of the health of citizens, promotion of a healthy lifestyle, improvement of the moral and psychological state of citizens, physical culture and sports and promotion of these activities, as well as assistance to the spiritual development of the individual ;

10) formation in society of intolerance to corrupt behavior;

11) development of interethnic cooperation, preservation and protection of the identity, culture, languages and traditions of the peoples of the Russian Federation;

12) activities in the field of patriotic, including military-patriotic, education of citizens of the Russian Federation;

14) participation in the prevention and (or) extinguishing of fires and carrying out emergency rescue operations;

15) social and cultural adaptation and integration of migrants;

16) measures for medical rehabilitation and social rehabilitation, social and labor reintegration of persons engaged in illegal consumption of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances;

17) assistance in increasing the mobility of labor resources;

18) perpetuate the memory of the victims of political repression.

3. Providing support to socially oriented non-profit organizations is carried out in the following forms:

1) financial, property, information, consulting support, as well as support in the field of training, additional professional education for employees and volunteers (volunteers) of socially oriented non-profit organizations;

2) providing socially oriented non-profit organizations with benefits for the payment of taxes and fees in accordance with the legislation on taxes and fees;

3) procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs from socially oriented non-profit organizations in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs;

4) providing legal entities providing socially oriented non-profit organizations with material support, benefits in the payment of taxes and fees in accordance with the legislation on taxes and fees.

4. The constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipalities, along with the forms of support established by paragraph 3 of this article, have the right to provide support to socially oriented non-profit organizations in other forms at the expense of budgetary appropriations from the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local budgets, respectively.

5. Providing financial support to socially oriented non-profit organizations may be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation at the expense of budget allocations from the federal budget, the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local budgets by providing subsidies. Federal budget allocations for financial support of socially oriented non-profit organizations (including for maintaining a register of socially oriented organizations - recipients of support), including subsidies to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, are provided in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation. These subsidies are provided to non-commercial organizations performing publicly useful services for a period of at least two years.

6. The provision of property support to socially oriented non-profit organizations is carried out by state authorities and local governments by transferring state or municipal property into the possession and (or) use of such non-profit organizations. The specified property must be used only for its intended purpose. Non-profit organizations providing socially useful services are provided with property support for a period of at least two years.

7. Federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation and local administrations have the right to approve lists of state and municipal property free from the rights of third parties (with the exception of the property rights of non-profit organizations). State and municipal property included in these lists can only be used for the purpose of providing it for possession and (or) use on a long-term basis (including at preferential rental rates) to socially oriented non-profit organizations. These lists are subject to mandatory publication in the mass media, as well as placement in the information and telecommunication network "Internet" on the official websites of the federal executive authorities that approved them, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and local administrations.

11. Federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local administrations that have provided property support to socially oriented non-profit organizations are entitled to apply to an arbitration court with a demand to terminate the rights of possession and (or) use of socially oriented non-profit organizations by the state or municipal government granted to them. property when it is not used for its intended purpose and (or) in violation of the prohibitions and restrictions established by this article.

12. Providing information support to socially oriented non-profit organizations is carried out by state authorities and local governments by creating federal, regional and municipal information systems and information and telecommunication networks and ensuring their functioning in order to implement state policy in the field of support for socially oriented non-profit organizations. Providing information support to socially oriented non-profit organizations is also possible by providing them with state and municipal organizations engaged in television and (or) radio broadcasting, and the editorial offices of state and municipal periodicals of free airtime, free print space, placing information materials of socially oriented non-profit organizations in information and telecommunication network "Internet".

12.1. Support in the field of training, additional professional education of employees and volunteers (volunteers) of socially oriented non-profit organizations can be carried out by state authorities and local governments by organizing and assisting in the organization of training, professional retraining and advanced training for employees and volunteers (volunteers) of socially oriented non-profit organizations at the request of these non-profit organizations, conducting training, scientific and practical events.

13. Non-commercial organizations performing publicly useful services are entitled 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.