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A physical person performing the functions of a foreign agent


A physical person performing the functions of a foreign agent may be recognized as a physical person performing the functions of a foreign agent if it carries out political activities and (or) targeted collection of information in the field of military or military-technical activities of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Russian Federation in the interests of a foreign state, its state bodies, international or foreign organizations, foreign citizens, or stateless persons (hereinafter - foreign source), which upon receipt by the foreign source may be used against the security of the Russian Federation (ceased to be effective as of 2022-12-01)1.

  1. Federal Law No. 272-FZ dated December 28, 2012 "On Measures of Influence on Persons Involved in Violations of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of Man, the Rights and Freedoms of Citizens of the Russian Federation". 2012, amended on December 30, 2020, Article 2.1, paragraph 1, ceased to be effective as of December 1, 2022. ↩

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