1. The information support of the election of the President of the Russian Federation shall be provided with the use of state-owned, municipal and private TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals.

2. For the purposes of this Federal Law, state-owned TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals shall mean the TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals that were founded (or co-founded) by governmental bodies and organizations as at the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published, and/or were provided with the state support in the form of subsidies and/or subventions for their functioning out the federal budget or the budget of a Constituent of the Russian Federation a year before the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published, and/or have an authorized (share) capital wherein the Russian Federation or a Constituent of the Russian Federation holds a share as at the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

3. For the purposes of this Federal Law, municipal TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals shall mean the TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals that were founded (or co-founded) by municipal bodies and organizations as at the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published, and/or were provided with municipal support in the form of subsidies and/or subventions for their functioning out the local budget a year before the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published, and/or have an authorized (share) capital wherein a municipal establishment holds a share as at the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

4. For the purposes of this Federal Law, private TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals shall mean any TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals that are not covered by Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article.

5. For the purposes of this Federal Law and subject to their coverage area, TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals shall be divided into: (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

1) national TV and radio broadcasting organizations, i.e., TV and radio broadcasting organizations with a broadcasting license covering the territory of at least a half of all the Constituents of the Russian Federation as well as TV and radio broadcasting organizations producing television and radio programs which are broadcast under an agreement by any other TV and radio broadcasting organizations in the territory of at least a half of all the Constituents of the Russian Federation; (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

2) regional TV and radio broadcasting organizations, i.e., TV and radio broadcasting organizations with a broadcasting license covering the territory of less than a half of all the Constituents of the Russian Federation as well as the relevant regional divisions of the TV and radio broadcasting organizations as specified in Subclause 1 of this Clause. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

3) national printed periodicals registered for distribution in the territory of at least a half of all the Constituents of the Russian Federation;

4) regional printed periodicals registered for distribution in the territory of less than a half of all the Constituents of the Russian Federation.

6. The printed periodicals founded by legislative (representative), executive and judicial governmental bodies or by local authorities exclusively for the purposes of publication of their official documents and reports, regulations and other acts shall not publish any campaigning materials or editorial articles highlighting any activities of the candidates, political parties that nominated the candidates and groups of voters. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

7. The list of the national state-owned TV and radio broadcasting organizations and of the national printed periodicals shall be published by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation on the basis of the information submitted by the federal executive agency authorized to perform the functions of mass media registration, on or before the tenth day after the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

8. The list of the regional TV and radio broadcasting organizations, regional printed periodicals, municipal TV and radio broadcasting organizations and offices of the municipal printed periodicals shall be published by election commissions of the Constituents of the Russian Federation on the basis of the information submitted by territorial divisions of the federal executive agency authorized to perform the functions of mass media registration, on or before the tenth day after the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published. (clause 8 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

9. The lists as specified in Clauses 7 and 8 of this Article shall be submitted to the relevant election commissions on or before the fifth day after the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published. The specified lists shall include the information of every TV and radio broadcasting organization and every printed periodical as follows:

1) name of the TV and radio broadcasting organization and of the relevant mass communication medium or name of the printed periodical;

2) registered address of the TV and radio broadcasting organization or office of the printed periodical;

3) founder (co-founder) of the TV and radio broadcasting organization or founder (co-founder) of the printed periodical or office of the printed periodical;

4) type and scope of the governmental (municipal) support (if any during the year preceding to the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published.

5) share (contribution) of the Russian Federation, Constituent of the Russian Federation and/or municipal establishments in the authorized (share) capital (if any as at the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published);

6) printed periodical frequency;

7) the fact that the TV and radio broadcasting organization or printed periodical is a dedicated one (for dedicated TV and radio broadcasting organizations and printed periodicals).

(clause 9 has been introduced by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)