Chapter 4. Concluding provisions

Article 29. Safeguards of the Legal Status of Officers of the Accounts Chamber

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, Deputy Chairman, and auditors of the Accounts Chamber may not be detained, arrested or made criminally responsible without the consent of the chamber of the Federal Assembly that has appointed them to the Accounts Chamber.

Criminal proceedings can be brought against the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, Deputy Chairman or auditors of the Accounts Chamber only by the Procurator General of the Russian Federation.

While performing duties an inspector of the Accounts Chamber may not be made criminally responsible without the consent of the Collegium of the Accounts Chamber.

Pressing of officers of the Accounts Chamber in order to impede performance by them of their official duties or obtain a decision in one's favor, coercion, insults, slander or dissemination of distorted information on performance by them of their official duties shall entail responsibility established by the Russian Federation law.

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, the Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber and auditors of the Accounts Chamber shall enjoy safeguards of professional independence. They can be early relieved of their post by a decision of the chamber of the Federal Assembly that has appointed them only in the event of:

• a breach by them of the Russian Federation legislation or commission of abuses, if such a decision is voted for by at least two thirds of the membership of the Federation Council or the State Duma respectively;

• submission of a resignation request in person;

• recognition as incapable that has entered into force by a decision of court;

• attaining the age of 65 years;

• forming of a chamber of new convocation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; hereat the decision on early termination of the powers of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, auditors of the Accounts Chamber can be approved by the relevant chamber of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the new convocation not earlier than six months after the commencement of work thereof, if such a decision is voted for by at least two thirds of the total membership of the Federation Council or the State Duma, respectively.

Activities of the Accounts Chamber cannot be suspended because of the dissolution of the State Duma.

Article 30. Resources for the Upkeep of the Accounts Chamber

Resources for the upkeep of the Accounts Chamber shall be provided in a separate item of the federal budget.

Article 31. Material and Social Support of Officers of the Accounts Chamber

The state shall take necessary measures to provide material and social support to officers of the Accounts Chamber. Salaries of inspectors of the Accounts Chamber shall be set by twenty percent higher than the respective salaries of officers of the office of the Government of the Russian Federation. Salaries of other officers of the office of the Accounts Chamber shall be set at the level of the salaries of officers of the office of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Increments to the salaries of officers of the Accounts Chamber shall be set in accordance with the procedure and in amounts established for officers of the office of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Officers of the Accounts Chamber who have served in financial control bodies for more than 10 years shall be entitled to additional leave often calendar days, and for more than 15 years - of fifteen calendar days.

The monthly salary and increments thereto for the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall be set at the level of the salary and increments thereto of a First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

The monthly salary and increments thereto for the Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall be set at the level of the salary and increments thereto of a Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Government.

The monthly salary and increments thereto for an auditor of the Accounts Chamber shall be set at the level of the monthly salary and increments thereto of a federal minister.

The procedure of providing medical care, sanatorium and resort, everyday and transportation services established for officers of the office of the Russian Federation Government shall apply to officers of the Accounts Chamber.

Medical care and everyday services provided to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and auditors of the Accounts Chamber shall be set at the level of corresponding positions in the Russian Federation Government.

Article 32. International Contacts

The Accounts Chamber shall maintain contacts with accounts clearance chambers and control agencies and bodies of parliamentary control of foreign states and international associations thereof, and conclude agreements on co-operation with them.

Article 33. Information on Activity of the Accounts Chamber

The Accounts Chamber shall regularly provide the mass media with information on its activity.

The Accounts Chamber shall publish a monthly bulletin.

The annual report on activity of the Accounts Chamber shall be submitted to the Federation Council and the State Duma and be subject to mandatory publication.

Materials on results of checks related to state secrets shall be made available to the chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation at closed sessions.

Article 34. Terms of Coming into Effect

The Law on the Accounts Chamber comes into effect on the date of its official publication.

 

President of the Russian Federation	B.Yeltsin
	January 11, 1995 #4-03