Federal Law 436 on information protection implies a number of measures aimed at preserving the health and development of children. The provisions of Federal Law 436 do not apply to the following types of information products:
- scientific, scientific, technical and statistical data;
- categories of information inadmissible for restrictions on dissemination according to July 27, 2006;
- information that has historical, artistic or cultural value for society.
Federal Law 436 also does not apply to advertising. You can download the Information Protection Law
Federal Law 436 “On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development” was adopted on December 21, 2010. Structurally, it is divided into chapters that take into account the following issues:
- general provisions of the Children's Information Protection Law;
- classification of information products;
- requirements for its turnover;
- conducting an examination;
- state supervision and public control;
- responsibility for violations.
General provisions The Federal Law on Children's Information Security includes the basic concepts and principles used in the document. Legislation is taken into account, as well as the powers of federal and regional authorities. A separate list of types of information is provided that, according to legislators, is harmful to the health and development of children.
Classification of information products is divided according to the following provisions:
- information for children under 6 years old;
- products for ages 6 to 12 years;
- information for the age category up to 16 years;
- information products for teenagers over 16 years old.
Requirements for the circulation of information products require the presence of a sign. Additional requirements are prescribed for information intended for television and radio broadcasting. The dissemination of information through information and telecommunication networks is separately regulated. Additional requirements are also determined for the circulation of certain categories of products and for information that is prohibited for children.
In carrying out examination of information products Federal Law 436 defines the general requirements for its implementation. The concept of expert opinion is prescribed, as well as the legal consequences of information expertise.
Articles 20-21 Federal Law 436 define principles state supervision, public control and responsibility for offenses in the field of protecting children from harmful information. Final provisions documents regulate the procedure for its entry into force - the law came into force on September 1, 2012.
Since its publication, several amendments have been made to eliminate inaccurate language and ambiguity in the legal provisions. The latest changes to the Law on the Protection of Children from Negative Information were made in May 2017.
Download the law on children's information security
Download Federal Law 436 “On the protection of children from information harmful to their health” possible by . The document is presented in the latest edition, current as of July 2017. The text, which includes the latest changes, will be relevant for human rights activists interested in an in-depth study of the legislation. The document will also be useful for citizens familiarizing themselves with their rights.
Latest changes made to Law 436
Recent changes to the Children's Information Security Act have been introduced May 1, 2017. Amendments have been introduced to the following articles:
- V clause 6 of part 4 of article 11 of Federal Law 436 the words “ and audiovisual services»;
- V article 14 Part 3 was introduced on the need for an audiovisual service to have an information product mark.
Separately, we should consider the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Children from Negative Information regarding its full and limited dissemination among minors. Types of information harmful to children's perception are determined Article 5 of Federal Law 436. According to its provisions completely prohibited distribute information products among minors:
- encouraging children to commit actions to the detriment of their health or life;
- capable of causing a desire to use alcohol, tobacco products, drugs or psychotropic substances, or engage in prostitution, vagrancy, begging;
- justifying violence or cruelty, or other illegal behavior;
- denying family values, disrespect for relatives, promoting non-traditional sexual relationships;
- containing obscene language or scenes of a pornographic nature.
It is also not allowed to disseminate information about minors who have suffered from illegal actions.
To information, restricted for distribution among minors, the following products include:
- showing physical or mental violence, crime or other antisocial act;
- causing horror, fear or panic;
- depicting sexual relations between a man and a woman;
- containing obscene expressions that are not considered obscene.
The latest changes to Article 5 of Federal Law 436 on the protection of children from negative information were made on June 29, 2015. They adjusted the wording of paragraph 2 of part 2 - the wording about beer and drinks made on its basis was excluded.
Good evening, dear parents and teachers!
Today I want to introduce you to Federal Law No. 436 “On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development,” which came into force on September 1 of this year.
At the current level of development mass communications and information technologies, parents and teachers often do not have the opportunity to protect children from negative and harmful information. An overabundance of cruelty and violence in public media sources can form in children a distorted picture of the world and incorrect, sometimes even dangerous life attitudes.
On December 21, 2010, the State Duma adoptedFederal Law “On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development” N 436-FZ(approved by the Federation Council on December 24, 2010) and was signed by former President Dmitry Medvedev.
The law prohibits information that causes fear, horror and panic in children, as well as justifying violence and illegal behavior. It is unacceptable to uncontrollably disseminate information that could make children want to use drugs, alcohol, or encourage them to cause harm to their lives and health.
The law introduces uniform standards for the media, books, audiovisual products, computer programs and databases, affecting the Internet and mobile content. According to statistics, it is Russian children who suffer the most from psychological pressure on the Internet. The new classification of information and entertainment products should protect the children's psyche from traumatic experiences.
As psychologists say, having perceived reprehensible information, Small child may be traumatized for life, which can then result in antisocial behavior in adulthood or even the development of a mental disorder. To understand that a particular product is dangerous, so-called information product signs, which are a graphic or text designation of classification, will help.
The law divides minors into age groups: under 6 years old, from 6 to 12 years old, from 12 to 16 years old, and over 16 years old.
The law proposes the use of a sign of information products in the form of numbers in the corner of the frame at the beginning of the broadcast of a television program, as well as each time the broadcast is resumed after breaks.
According to legislators, this will significantly simplify the process for parents to control what their children watch. “For example, seeing the “18+” mark, a parent might ask the child to change the channel.”
The document also prohibits the showing of programs that are dangerous to a child’s psyche from 4 to 23 hours local time. And from September 1, 2012, all Internet cafes and clubs will be required to use software and hardware to block dangerous information. Magazines with “bad pictures” will be sold only in sealed packages.
The law, of course, does not pursue the goals of protecting children from the problems and complexities of modern life and creating the illusion that there is no evil, violence, or death in the world. But it is necessary to convey this kind of information to children when they are able to understand and accept it, and in such a sensitive form appropriate to their age, so that this information does not harm them. mental health. For example, even young children can be told about violence, but at the same time expressing compassion for the victim and on the condition that in the end good will necessarily triumph over evil.
According to the law, experts with higher education will be able to assess whether a particular information product is capable of causing harm to the health and development of children.
professional education and having special knowledge in the field of pedagogy, developmental psychology, age physiology and child psychiatry.
Information obtained as a result of classification of information products is indicated by its manufacturer or distributor in accompanying documents for information products and is the basis for placement on it in compliance with the requirements of the relevant technical regulations mark of information products and for their circulation on the territory of the Russian Federation.
In media such as television, radio and printed materials, the placement of information signs can be controlled.
With information posted on telecommunications networks, the situation is much worse. Mass uncontrolled posting of information on the Internet is impossible to control and assess the possible harm that this information can cause to the health and development of children. Currently, almost anyone can post text, audio or video information on the Internet. Cases of posting online videos taken by schoolchildren on mobile phones or photographs of an openly cruel, cynical and immoral nature have become more frequent.
We, teachers, urge you, parents, to monitor your child’s free time during this difficult time. Of course, don’t bring it to the point of absurdity by putting the child’s life under total control, but try to form a trusting relationship with your child, talk with him more often, in a friendly conversation you can find out any information: who the child is friends with, what he is interested in, what kind of relationship he has with his friends at school , teachers.
There are many programs and filters that can help you control the discovery of unwanted information and set the time you can spend on the Internet. Parental control programs are designed, first of all, to create restrictions for the child; in addition to the functions of limiting the child’s presence at the computer, they are designed to ensure his safety, to protect him from what, perhaps, it is too early for him to know and see. One of the main tasks of the applications is to create a website filter. Everything is very simple: you can go to some pages, but not to others. How is such control carried out? The most common are two types of restrictions:
- Creation of “white” and “black” lists of websites. Blacklists must be regularly updated, otherwise the emergence of new resources will quickly make protection irrelevant. “White” lists are a type of more stringent control - a child can only visit those websites that his parents have allowed him. But there is no need to automatically update the lists; the relevance is practically not lost over time
- filtering sites by their content. You specify a set of keywords, and if anything from their list is found on a web page, it does not open. Parents may have to put aside fear and shame, independently writing in obscenities, vulgarities, and other things prohibited for the child.
Ensuring the safety of a child at the computer is not only about limiting access to websites. There is another, so to speak, risk group - instant messaging programs (icq, skype, etc.). A child is naive and may accidentally tell a stranger your personal information. The attackers are cunning, they pretend to be peers, and casually ask tricky questions. A second danger also arises - the child’s interlocutors can teach him, at best, minor dirty tricks, and it’s better not to even remember examples of serious troubles. Some parental control programs are capable of analyzing information sent from the computer. If there are some keywords, for example, address, school or telephone number, then the sending of the message is blocked.
Everyone decides for themselves what programs to install on their computer. We cannot recommend any program.
However, the fact that the problem of parental controls has long been common is evidenced by the fact that tools for restricting access to applications, games and sites have been included in the Windows operating system.
If you are an experienced user and can independently perform manipulations on the computer, we suggest the following:
- The simplest way to restrict access to certain sites on the Internet isediting the system hosts file
- If your computer is running Windows Vista or Windows 7, you can use the built-in parental controls:
Parental Controls in Windows Vista and Windows 7
At the end of my speech, as a reflection on this problem, I would like to offer you an excerpt from a television program.
Thank you for your attention!
Chapter 1. General provisions
Article 1. Scope of this Federal Law
1. This Federal Law regulates relations related to the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development, including from such information contained in information products.
2. This Federal Law does not apply to relations in the field of:
1) circulation of information products containing scientific, scientific-technical, statistical information;
2) dissemination of information, the inadmissibility of restricting access to which is established by Federal Law of July 27, 2006 N 149-FZ “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection” and other federal laws;
3) circulation of information products that have significant historical, artistic or other cultural value for society;
Article 2. Basic concepts used in this Federal Law
This Federal Law uses the following basic concepts:
1) children’s access to information - the ability of children to receive and use freely disseminated information;
2) sign of information products - graphic and (or) text designation of information products in accordance with the classification of information products provided for in Part 3 of Article 6 of this Federal Law;
3) entertainment event - demonstration of information products in a place accessible to children and in a place where a significant number of people who do not belong to the usual family circle are present, including through theatrical and entertainment, cultural and educational and entertainment events;
4) information security of children - a state of protection of children in which there is no risk associated with information causing harm to their health and (or) physical, mental, spiritual, moral development;
5) information products - media products, printed materials, audiovisual products on any type of media, programs for electronic computers (computer programs) and databases intended for circulation on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as information disseminated through entertainment events, and information posted on information and telecommunication networks (including the Internet) and mobile radiotelephone networks;
6) information products for children - information products that correspond in theme, content and artistic design to the physical, mental, spiritual and moral development of children;
7) information harmful to the health and (or) development of children - information (including information contained in information products for children), the distribution of which among children is prohibited or limited in accordance with this Federal Law;
8) information of a pornographic nature - information presented in the form of a naturalistic image or description of a person’s genital organs and (or) sexual intercourse or an action of a sexual nature comparable to sexual intercourse, including such an action committed in relation to an animal;
9) classification of information products - distribution of information products depending on their topic, genre, content and artistic design by age categories of children in the manner established by this Federal Law;
10) places accessible to children - public places, the child’s access to and (or) the child’s presence in which is not prohibited, including public places in which the child has access to media products and (or) posted in information -telecommunication networks of information products;
11) naturalistic image or description - an image or description in any form and using any means of a person, animal, individual parts of the human and (or) animal body, an action (inaction), an event, a phenomenon, their consequences, with attention to details, anatomical details and (or) physiological processes;
12) turnover of information products - provision and (or) distribution of information products, including its sale (including distribution by subscription), rent, hire, distribution, issuance from the funds of public libraries, public display, public performance (including through broadcast or cable broadcasting, entertainment events), placement in information and telecommunication networks (including the Internet) and mobile radiotelephone networks;
13) expert - a person who meets the requirements of this Federal Law and is involved in conducting an examination of information products and giving an expert opinion or classifying information products and conducting their examination.
Article 3. Legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development
The legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development consists of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other federal laws and other normative legal acts adopted in accordance with them.
Article 4. Powers of the federal executive body, bodies state power subjects of the Russian Federation in the field of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development
1. The powers of the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development include:
1) development and implementation of a unified state policy in the field of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development;
2) development and implementation of federal target programs to ensure the information security of children, the production of information products for children and the circulation of information products;
3) establishing the procedure for conducting the examination of information products provided for by this Federal Law;
4) state supervision and control over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development.
2. The powers of state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the field of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development include the development and implementation of regional programs to ensure the information security of children, the production of information products for children and the circulation of information products.
Article 5. Types of information harmful to the health and (or) development of children
1. Information harmful to the health and (or) development of children includes:
1) information provided for in Part 2 of this article and prohibited for distribution among children;
2) information that is provided for in Part 3 of this article, taking into account the provisions of Articles 7 - 10 of this Federal Law and the distribution of which among children of certain age categories is limited.
2. Information prohibited for distribution among children includes information:
1) encouraging children to commit actions that pose a threat to their life and (or) health, including causing harm to their health, suicide;
2) capable of causing in children a desire to use narcotic drugs, psychotropic and (or) intoxicating substances, tobacco products, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products, beer and drinks made on its basis, take part in gambling, engage in prostitution, vagrancy or begging;
3) substantiating or justifying the admissibility of violence and (or) cruelty or encouraging violent actions towards people or animals, except for the cases provided for by this Federal Law;
4) denying family values and creating disrespect for parents and (or) other family members;
5) justifying illegal behavior;
3. Information the distribution of which is limited among children of certain age categories includes information:
1) presented in the form of an image or description of cruelty, physical and (or) mental violence, crime or other antisocial action;
2) causing fear, horror or panic in children, including those presented in the form of an image or description in a degrading form of non-violent death, illness, suicide, accident, accident or catastrophe and (or) their consequences;
3) presented in the form of an image or description of sexual relations between a man and a woman;
Chapter 2. Classification of information products
Article 6. Classification of information products
1. Classification of information products is carried out by its producers and (or) distributors independently (including with the participation of an expert, experts and (or) expert organizations that meet the requirements of parts 4 - 5, 8 of Article 17 of this Federal Law) before the start of its circulation in the territory Russian Federation.
2. When conducting research for the purpose of classifying information products, the following are subject to assessment:
1) its theme, genre, content and artistic design;
2) features of the perception of the information contained in it by children of a certain age category;
3) the likelihood of the information contained therein causing harm to the health and (or) development of children.
3. Classification of information products (with the exception of information products provided for in Part 5 of this article) is carried out in accordance with the requirements of this Federal Law into the following categories of information products:
1) information products for children under six years of age;
2) information products for children over the age of six;
3) information products for children over the age of twelve;
4) information products for children over the age of sixteen;
5) information products prohibited for children (information products containing information provided for in Part 2 of Article 5 of this Federal Law).
4. Classification of information products intended and (or) used for teaching and raising children in educational institutions that respectively implement basic general educational programs, the main professional educational programs of primary vocational education, secondary vocational education, in educational institutions of additional education for children, are carried out in accordance with this Federal Law and the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of education.
5. Classification of films is carried out in accordance with the requirements of this Federal Law and taking into account the procedure established by Federal Law of August 22, 1996 N 126-FZ “On State Support of Cinematography of the Russian Federation”.
6. Information obtained as a result of classification of information products is indicated by its manufacturer or distributor in accompanying documents for information products and is the basis for placing on it, in compliance with the requirements of the relevant technical regulations, the sign of information products and for its circulation on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Article 7. Information products for children under six years of age
Information products for children under the age of six may include information products containing information that does not cause harm to the health and (or) development of children (including information products containing episodic non-naturalistic images justified by its genre and (or) plot or a description of physical and (or) mental violence (with the exception of sexual violence), subject to the triumph of good over evil and expression of compassion for the victim of violence and (or) condemnation of violence).
Article 8. Information products for children over the age of six
Information products permitted for circulation for children over the age of six years may include information products provided for in Article 7 of this Federal Law, as well as information products containing justified by its genre and (or) plot:
1) short-term and non-naturalistic images or descriptions of human diseases (except for serious diseases) and (or) their consequences in a form that does not degrade human dignity;
2) non-naturalistic depiction or description of an accident, accident, catastrophe or non-violent death without demonstrating their consequences, which may cause fear, horror or panic in children;
3) episodic depictions or descriptions of these actions and (or) crimes that do not encourage the commission of antisocial actions and (or) crimes, provided that their admissibility is not substantiated or justified and a negative, condemning attitude towards the persons committing them is expressed.
Article 9. Information products for children over the age of twelve
Information products permitted for circulation for children over the age of twelve may include information products provided for in Article 8 of this Federal Law, as well as information products containing justified by its genre and (or) plot:
1) episodic depiction or description of cruelty and (or) violence (except for sexual violence) without a naturalistic demonstration of the process of taking life or causing injury, provided that compassion is expressed for the victim and (or) a negative, condemning attitude towards cruelty, violence (except violence used in cases of protecting the rights of citizens and legally protected interests of society or the state);
2) an image or description that does not encourage the commission of antisocial actions (including the consumption of alcohol and alcohol-containing products, beer and drinks made on its basis, participation in gambling, vagrancy or begging), occasional mention (without demonstration) of drugs drugs, psychotropic and (or) intoxicating substances, tobacco products provided that the admissibility of antisocial actions is not substantiated or justified, a negative, condemning attitude towards them is expressed and an indication of the danger of consuming these products, means, substances, items is contained;
3) episodic non-naturalistic images or descriptions of sexual relations between a man and a woman that do not exploit interest in sex and are not of an exciting or offensive nature, with the exception of images or descriptions of actions of a sexual nature.
Article 10. Information products for children over the age of sixteen
Information products permitted for circulation for children who have reached the age of sixteen may include information products provided for in Article 9 of this Federal Law, as well as information products containing justified by its genre and (or) plot:
1) an image or description of an accident, accident, catastrophe, disease, death without a naturalistic showing of their consequences, which can cause fear, horror or panic in children;
2) depiction or description of cruelty and (or) violence (except for sexual violence) without a naturalistic demonstration of the process of taking life or causing injury, provided that compassion for the victim and (or) a negative, condemning attitude towards cruelty, violence (except for violence) is expressed applied in cases of protection of the rights of citizens and legally protected interests of society or the state);
3) information about narcotic drugs or psychotropic and (or) intoxicating substances (without their demonstration), about the dangerous consequences of their consumption with demonstration of such cases, provided that a negative or condemning attitude towards the consumption of such drugs or substances is expressed and an indication is given the danger of their consumption;
4) individual swear words and (or) expressions that are not related to obscene language;
5) images or descriptions of sexual relations between a man and a woman that do not exploit the interest in sex and are not offensive in nature, with the exception of images or descriptions of actions of a sexual nature.
Chapter 3. Requirements for the circulation of information products
Article 11. General requirements to the circulation of information products
1. The circulation of information products containing information provided for in Part 2 of Article 5 of this Federal Law is not permitted, except in cases provided for by this Federal Law.
2. The circulation of information products containing information prohibited for distribution among children in accordance with Part 2 of Article 5 of this Federal Law in places accessible to children is not permitted without the use of administrative and organizational measures, technical and software-hardware means of protecting children from the specified information.
3. Requirements for administrative and organizational measures, technical and hardware-software means of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development are established by the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation.
4. The circulation of information products containing information provided for in Article 5 of this Federal Law without the information products sign is not allowed, with the exception of:
2) television programs, television programs broadcast on air without prior recording;
3) information products distributed through radio broadcasting;
4) information products demonstrated through entertainment events;
5) periodicals specializing in the dissemination of information of a socio-political or production-practical nature.
5. In the presence of parents or other legal representatives of children who have reached the age of six years, the circulation of information products provided for in Article 9 of this Federal Law is permitted.
6. Before the start of demonstration of an information product through a spectacular event, it is assigned the information product mark. In the case of demonstrating several types of information products for children of different age categories, the specified sign must correspond to information products for children of an older age category. This sign is placed on posters and other announcements about the holding of a spectacular event, as well as on entrance tickets, invitations and other documents granting the right to visit it.
7. Demonstration of information products containing information provided for in Article 5 of this Federal Law through a entertainment event is preceded immediately before the start of the entertainment event by an audio message about the inadmissibility or restriction of the presence of children of the relevant age categories at such a demonstration.
8. The rental certificate for an audiovisual work, the certificate of registration as a mass media of a television and radio program, or a periodical printed publication for children must contain information about the category of this information product.
Article 12. Information product mark
1. The category of information products is determined in accordance with the requirements of Articles 6 - 10 of this Federal Law and is indicated by the sign of information products placed in compliance with the requirements of this article and the requirements of the relevant technical regulations by its manufacturers or distributors.
2. The producer, distributor of information products shall place a sign of information products and (or) a text warning about the restriction of its distribution before the broadcast of a television program, television program, or demonstration of a film during cinema and video services in the manner established by the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation. The sign of information products is shown in the corner of the frame, with the exception of film screenings carried out in the cinema hall. The size of the information product sign must be no less than five percent of the screen area.
3. The size of the sign of information products must be no less than five percent of the area of the poster or other announcement of the relevant entertainment event, announcement of a film or video showing, as well as an entrance ticket, invitation or other document granting the right to attend such an event.
4. The sign of information products is placed in published television and radio programs, lists and catalogs of information products, as well as in such information products posted on information and telecommunication networks.
Article 13. Additional requirements for the dissemination of information products through television and radio broadcasting
1. Information products containing information provided for in paragraphs 1 - 5 of part 2 of Article 5 of this Federal Law are not subject to distribution through television and radio broadcasting from 4 o'clock to 23 o'clock local time, with the exception of television and radio programs, television and radio broadcasts , access to viewing or listening to which is carried out exclusively on a paid basis using decoding technical devices and in compliance with the requirements of parts 3 and 4 of this article.
2. Information products containing information provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 10 of this Federal Law are not subject to distribution through television and radio broadcasting from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time, with the exception of television and radio programs, television and radio broadcasts, access for viewing or listening to which is carried out exclusively on a paid basis using decoding technical devices and in compliance with the requirements of parts 3 and 4 of this article.
3. Distribution of information products through television broadcasting is accompanied by a message about the limitation of its distribution at the beginning of the demonstration (including using the “crawling line” method, provided that the volume of the “crawling line” does not exceed five percent of the screen area).
4. Distribution of information products through radio broadcasting is accompanied by a message about the limitation of its distribution at the beginning of the broadcast of information products and after each interruption of the broadcast.
5. When posting messages about the dissemination through television and radio broadcasting of information products prohibited for children, the use of fragments of said information products containing information harmful to the health and (or) development of children is not allowed.
Article 14. Additional requirements for the dissemination of information through information and telecommunication networks
Children's access to information distributed through information and telecommunication networks (including the Internet) is provided by telecommunications operators providing telematic communication services at public access points, subject to the use of technical, software and hardware means by these telecom operators to protect children from information that is harmful. harm to their health and (or) development.
Article 15. Additional requirements for the circulation of certain types of information products for children
1. In information products for children, including information products posted on information and telecommunication networks (including the Internet) and mobile radiotelephone networks, it is not allowed to place advertisements inviting children to participate in the creation of information products that are harmful to their health and/or development.
Article 16. Additional requirements for the circulation of information products prohibited for children
1. The first and last pages of a newspaper, the cover of a copy of printed materials, other printed products prohibited for children, when distributed to an indefinite number of people in places accessible to children, must not contain information harmful to the health and (or) development of children.
2. Information products prohibited for children in the form of printed materials are allowed for distribution in places accessible to children only in sealed packages.
3. Information products prohibited for children are not allowed for distribution in areas intended for children. educational organizations, children's medical, sanatorium-resort, physical culture and sports organizations, cultural organizations, recreation and health organizations for children, or at a distance of less than one hundred meters from the boundaries of the territories of these organizations.
Chapter 4. Expertise of information products
Article 17. General requirements for the examination of information products
1. The examination of information products is carried out in order to ensure the information security of children by decision of the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation, an expert, experts and (or) expert organizations.
2. Legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, public associations, other non-profit organizations, citizens have the right to apply for an examination of information products to the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation, which, within a period of no more than ten days, makes a decision on sending the specified application to the expert, experts and (or) an expert organization.
3. The examination of information products is carried out by an expert, experts and (or) expert organizations accredited in the prescribed manner by the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation.
4. The expert, experts and (or) expert organizations are determined by the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation, based on the random sampling method, taking into account the type of information products subject to examination.
5. The federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation issues accreditation certificates, suspends or terminates the issued accreditation certificates, and maintains a register of accredited experts and expert organizations.
6. The examination of information products can be carried out by two or more experts of the same specialty (commission examination) or different specialties (comprehensive examination).
7. Persons with higher professional education and special knowledge, including in the field of pedagogy, developmental psychology, developmental physiology, child psychiatry, are invited as experts to carry out the examination of information products, with the exception of persons:
1) who have or have had a conviction for committing grave and especially grave crimes against the individual, crimes against sexual integrity and sexual freedom of the individual, against family and minors, intentional crimes against public health and public morality;
2) who are producers, distributors of information products submitted for examination, or their representatives.
8. The period for conducting an examination of information products cannot exceed ninety days from the date of receipt of an application for its conduct.
9. Expenses associated with conducting an examination of information products are reimbursed in the manner established by the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Article 18. Expert opinion
1. Upon completion of the examination of information products, an expert opinion is given.
2. The expert opinion shall indicate:
1) date, time and place of examination of information products;
2) information about the expert organization and the expert (last name, first name, patronymic, education, specialty, work experience in the specialty, availability of an academic degree, academic title, position held, place of work);
3) questions posed to the expert, experts;
4) objects of research and materials presented for the examination of information products;
6) motivated answers to questions posed to the expert, experts;
7) conclusions about the presence or absence of information in information products that is harmful to the health and (or) development of children, about the compliance or non-compliance of information products with a certain category of information products, about the compliance or non-compliance of information products with the mark of information products.
3. The expert opinion of the commission examination is signed by all experts who participated in the said examination if their opinions on the issues raised coincide. In case of disagreement, each expert gives a separate expert opinion on the issues that caused the disagreement. Each expert who participated in the comprehensive examination signs the part of the expert report containing a description of the research he conducted and bears responsibility for it.
4. Within five days after signing the expert opinion, it is sent to the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Article 19. Legal consequences of examination of information products
Within no later than fifteen days from the date of receipt of the expert opinion, the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation makes a decision:
1) about the non-compliance of information products with the requirements of this Federal Law and issuing an order to eliminate the identified violation if the expert opinion contains a conclusion that the information products contain information that is harmful to the health and (or) development of children, or about the non-compliance of the information product’s mark a certain category of information products;
2) on the compliance of information products with the requirements of this Federal Law and on the refusal to issue the order specified in paragraph 1 of this part.
Chapter 5. Supervision and control in the field of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development
Article 20. State supervision and control over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development
1. State supervision and control over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development is carried out by the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation.
2. State supervision and control over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development is carried out taking into account the requirements of the Federal Law of December 26, 2008 N 294-FZ “On the Protection of Rights legal entities and individual entrepreneurs in the exercise of state control (supervision) and municipal control."
Article 21. Public control in the field of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development
1. Public associations and other non-profit organizations registered in the manner established by federal law in accordance with their charters, as well as citizens, have the right to exercise public control over compliance with the requirements of this Federal Law in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
2. When exercising public control, public associations and other non-profit organizations, citizens have the right to:
1) monitor the circulation of information products and children’s access to information, including through the creation of “hotlines”;
2) apply to the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation to conduct an examination of information products in accordance with the requirements of this Federal Law.
Chapter 6. Responsibility for offenses in the field of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development
Article 22. Responsibility for offenses in the field of protecting children from information harmful to their health and (or) development
Violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development entails liability in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
Chapter 7. Final provisions
Article 23. The procedure for the entry into force of this Federal Law
2. The provisions of Part 1 of Article 12 of this Federal Law do not apply to printed products put into circulation before the date of entry into force of this Federal Law.
President of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev