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Candidate for Appointment as a Senator of the Russian Federation
A candidate for appointment as a senator of the Russian Federation — a representative from the legislative (representative) body of state authority of a subject of the Russian Federation can be only a deputy of this body meeting the requirements provided by Article 2 of this Federal law, as well as paragraph 1 of this article1.
A candidate for being granted the powers of a Senator of the Russian Federation — a representative from a subject of the Russian Federation, to whom it is not prohibited to open and maintain accounts (deposits), keep cash money and valuables in foreign banks located outside the territory of the Russian Federation, own and (or) use foreign financial instruments, must close such accounts (deposits), cease keeping cash money and valuables in storage and (or) transfer such financial instruments before registration by the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation of the candidate for the position of a senior official of the subject of the Russian Federation (head of the highest executive body of state authority of the subject of the Russian Federation) or before consideration by the legislative (representative) body of state authority of the subject of the Russian Federation of the relevant candidacy for the said position2.
Federal Law No. 439-FZ of December 22, 2020 "On the Procedure for Forming the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation". 2020, amended on December 22, 2020, Article 3, paragraph 2. ↩
Federal Law No. 439-FZ of December 22, 2020 "On the Procedure for Forming the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation". 2020, amended on December 22, 2020, Article 3, paragraph 5. ↩