1. This Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.

2. The following shall be deemed to have lost force: Federal Law On the Election of the President of the Russian Federation No. 228-FZ as of December 31, 1999 (Collection of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation No. 1, article 11, 2000); Clause 42 of article 2 of Federal Law On Bringing Legislative Acts in Line with the Federal Law On State Registration of Legal Entities No. 31-FZ as of March 21, 2002 (Collection of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation No. 12, article 1093, 2002).

3. If there is no local administration officer in the municipal unit and no person is authorized by the charter of such municipal unit to perform actions related to election campaign in accordance with this Federal Law, these election campaign related actions shall be performed by a chief executive officer of the subject of the Russian Federation (head of the superior state body of executive power of the subject of the Russian Federation) or any other officer on his instruction. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ as of July 21, 2005)

4. Clause 2 of article 36 of this Federal Law does not apply to the Russian Federation presidential election held immediately after this Federal Law has entered into force, if the candidates’ registration during the said election is finished prior to official publication of the results of the election of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation held after this Federal Law has entered into force.