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Federal Constitutional Law On the Accession of the Zaporozhye Region to the Russian Federation and the Establishment of a New Constituent Entity of the Russian Federation, the Zaporozhye Region

On October 4, Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Constitutional Law On the Accession of the Zaporozhye Region to the Russian Federation and the Establishment of a New Constituent Entity of the Russian Federation, the Zaporozhye Region.

October 5, 2022
10:20

The State Duma and the Federation Council approved the Federal Constitutional Law on October 3 and October 4, 2022, respectively.

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During the referendum, which ended on September 27, 2022, the people of the Zaporozhye Region voted for the accession of the Zaporozhye Region to the Russian Federation as a constituent entity of the Russian Federation.

On September 28, 2022, a Declaration on the Independence and Sovereignty of the Zaporozhye Region was adopted.

In accordance with the Executive Order of the President of the Russian Federation, On the Recognition of the Zaporozhye Region, the Zaporozhye Region was recognised as a sovereign and independent state.

Based on the results of the referendum, the Zaporozhye Region appealed to the Russian Federation to incorporate it into the Russian Federation as a new constituent entity.

The procedure for incorporating new constituent entities into the Russian Federation is set out in the Federal Constitutional Law On the Procedure of Accession to the Russian Federation and the Establishment of a New Constituent Entity of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with this Federal Constitutional Law, the houses of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation were duly notified of the application for accession.

On September 30, 2022, the Russian Federation and the Zaporozhye Region signed the Agreement on the Accession of the Zaporozhye Region to the Russian Federation and the Establishment of a New Constituent Entity of the Russian Federation. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation declared that the Agreement was in compliance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Constitutional Law was drafted in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Procedure of Accession to the Russian Federation and the Establishment of a New Constituent Entity of the Russian Federation and stipulates determining the timeframe and procedure for the integration of a new constituent entity of the Russian Federation into the economic, financial, lending and legal systems of the Russian Federation and the system of government bodies of the Russian Federation, as well as the relevant features of legal regulation in certain spheres of public relations.

See also

Law ratifying the Zaporozhye Region’s accession to the Russian Federation and the establishment of a new constituent entity of the Russian Federation
October 5, 2022
Executive Order on Acting Governor of Zaporozhye Region
October 5, 2022

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