The Ethics Regulations in the Council of the Federation

The Council of the Federationof the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Timofei MOCHALOVExpert Officer of the Analytical Department

Anastasia TURGIEVALeading Consultant of the Analytical Department

ECPRD SeminarStructures and procedures with regard to the code of conduct for MPs and with regard to

the integrity of parliament staff8-9 May 2014, Skopje, Sobranie

Parliamentary Ethics Regulation in the Russian Federation

The Federal Law On MPs statusThe Federal Law On corruption counteraction

The chamber’s rules of procedure

+ the Code of Ethics for the Members of the CoF is being outworked and discussed nowadays

The Project of the Code

The project of the Code is almost ready and to all appearances it will be approved this year

The responsible body – the Subcommittee for Parliamentary Ethics and Appliance of the MP’s Immunity Institution (a division of the Committee on the House Rules and Parliamentary Performance Management)

The Project of the Code

general principles of official ethics;the rules of behavior during the

parliamentary sessions;the rules of interaction with citizens;the rules of interaction with public

bodies;the rules of interaction with mass

media.

Penalty for the Code’s Breach

the announcement of the fact of the Code of Conduct breach by a MP during the plenary session;

the notification of the public body that is represented by a MP on his/her breach of the Code;

the advice to bring public excuse for breach of the Code;

the official publication of information on the MP’s breach of «Code of Conduct» on the website of the Council of the Federation and in other medias.

+ if the rules of public speech during the session are violated, a speaker may be deprived of speech without prior notification (Chamber’s Rules of Procedure)

Codes of Conduct for Civil Servants

The Basic Code on Civil Servants Ethics and Behavior was adopted by the Anti-Corruption Council under the President in 2010.

The Code of Ethics for the Council of the Federation Staff was adopted in 2011.

The special commission (incl. staff administration representatives and external experts) is responsible for compliance with the behavior requirements of the CoF Staff employees.

Anti-corruption legislation in Russia

Parliamentarian is NOT allowed to carry on business;be a member of the board in a private

company;open, own accounts, keep money or

valuables in foreign banks located abroad. Parliamentarians are obliged to report their annual income (and income of their wives/husbands

and under-age children) and spending (if the sum of spending is larger than official’s family income for the last 3

years).

The Ethics in Social NetworksHow should MPs activities in social networks be viewed as?

PRIVATE?

PUBLIC?

MEDIA?

How should they be regulated?

Thank you!