Russian senators will be obliged to coordinate the receipt of foreign awards – Russian Newspaper

If a member of the Federation Council wants to get the title or award of a foreign country, just so he can not do. According to the new procedure, which is being developed within the walls of the upper chamber, first he will need to obtain the approval of the speaker of the Federation Council, the Russian foreign Ministry and the Council chamber.

we are Talking about a special honorary titles and awards of foreign States and international organizations. The head of Committee of Federation Council on regulations and organization of parliamentary activity Vadim Tulpanov, who is one of the initiators of the appearance of the new scheme, believes that it is necessary to implement the provisions of the law on the fight against corruption. If the order is approved, the senators will get foreign awards in the same manner as the members of the Cabinet of Ministers.

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the draft document notes that the member of the Federation Council, which received the title or award of a foreign state, shall within the 10-day period to file a motion to get the speaker of the Federation Council. If this stage is passed and permission is obtained, the further question about the award being studied in the Committee on rules and organization of parliamentary activity, which directs the request to the foreign Ministry to obtain appropriate expert advice from the bowels of the Ministry. Well, after all these procedures, the matter is submitted to a meeting of the Board of the chamber, which makes the final decision to give the award to the Senator or not.

If the Board of the chamber will not satisfy the request of the Senator of the receipt of foreign awards, the personnel Department of the Federation Council, according to the draft document, within 10 days “sends the original documents to the title, awards and original documents in the foreign Ministry for transmission to the appropriate authority of a foreign state, an international organization”. Or in other words, simply returns the ribbon back. It should be noted that the new procedure does not apply to sports and academic awards.

To finalize the document the senators have another two weeks. It is planned that the new order will be approved at the meeting of the Committee on rules and organization of parliamentary activity on January 31. The approval of the whole house in plenary, Committee members will not be required. There is reason to believe that in the case of the introduction of the senators of this order will follow their example deputies of the State Duma.