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ФЗ number 149 about information information technologies. Legislative base of the Russian Federation. About information, information technologies

1. The organizer of the dissemination of information on the Internet is a person carrying out activities to ensure the functioning information systems and (or) programs for electronic computers that are designed and (or) used to receive, transmit, deliver and (or) process electronic messages from users of the Internet.

2. The organizer of the dissemination of information on the Internet is obliged, in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation, to notify the federal executive body exercising control and supervision functions in the field of mass media, mass communications, information technology and communications, of the start of the activities specified in part 1 of this article.

3. The organizer of the dissemination of information on the Internet is obliged to store on the territory of the Russian Federation:

1) information on the facts of reception, transmission, delivery and (or) processing of voice information, written text, images, sounds, video or other electronic messages of Internet users and information about these users within one year from the end of the implementation of such actions;

2) text messages of Internet users, voice information, images, sounds, video and other electronic messages of Internet users up to six months from the end of their reception, transmission, delivery and (or) processing. The procedure, terms and volume of storage of the information specified in this subparagraph are established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

3.1. The organizer of the dissemination of information on the Internet is obliged to provide the information specified in part 3 of this article to the authorized state bodies carrying out operational-search activities or ensuring the security of the Russian Federation, in cases established by federal laws.

4. The organizer of the dissemination of information on the Internet is obliged to ensure the implementation of the requirements established by the federal executive body in the field of communications in agreement with the authorized state bodies carrying out operational-search activities or ensuring the security of the Russian Federation, requirements for equipment and software and hardware used by the specified by the organizer in the information systems operated by him, for these bodies, in cases established by federal laws, to carry out activities in order to implement the tasks assigned to them, as well as to take measures to prevent the disclosure of organizational and tactical methods of carrying out these activities. The procedure for interaction of organizers of information dissemination on the Internet with authorized state bodies carrying out operational-search activities or ensuring the security of the Russian Federation shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

4.1. The organizer of the dissemination of information on the Internet is obliged, when using additional encoding of electronic messages for receiving, transmitting, delivering and (or) processing electronic messages of Internet users and (or) when providing Internet users with the possibility of additional encoding of electronic messages to the federal executive authority in the field of security, the information necessary for decoding received, transmitted, delivered and (or) processed electronic messages.

4.2. The organizer of the dissemination of information on the Internet in the case of activities to ensure the functioning of information systems and (or) programs for electronic computers, which are intended and (or) used for the exchange of electronic messages exclusively between users of these information systems and (or) programs for electronic computers in which the sender email determines the recipient or recipients of the electronic message, it is not provided for the posting of public information on the Internet by Internet users and the transmission of electronic messages to an indefinite circle of persons (hereinafter - the organizer of the instant messaging service), is also obliged to:

1) identify Internet users whose electronic messages are transmitted by the organizer of the instant messaging service (hereinafter referred to as the users of the instant messaging service) by the subscriber number of the mobile radiotelephone operator in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation, on the basis of an identification agreement concluded by the organizer of the instant messaging service with the mobile radiotelephone operator, except for the cases provided for by this Federal Law;

2) within 24 hours from the moment of receipt of the corresponding request from the authorized federal executive body, to restrict the ability of the user of the instant messaging service specified in this requirement to transfer electronic messages containing information the dissemination of which is prohibited in the Russian Federation, as well as information disseminated in violation the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation, in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation;

3) provide technical capability users of the instant messaging service refuse to receive electronic messages from other users;

4) ensure the confidentiality of transmitted electronic messages;

5) ensure the possibility of transmitting electronic messages at the initiative of state bodies in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;

6) prevent the transmission of electronic messages to users of the instant messaging service in the cases and in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

4.3. The organizer of the instant messaging service, which is a Russian legal entity or a citizen of the Russian Federation, has the right to identify users of the instant messaging service independently by determining the subscriber number of the mobile radiotelephone communication of the user of the instant messaging service. The Government of the Russian Federation may establish requirements for the procedure for determining the subscriber number of the mobile radiotelephone communication of the user of the instant messaging service by the organizer of the instant messaging service who is a Russian legal entity or a citizen of the Russian Federation.

4.4. The organizer of the instant messaging service, which is a Russian legal entity or a citizen of the Russian Federation, is obliged to store information about the identification of the mobile radiotelephone subscriber number of the user of the instant messaging service (hereinafter referred to as the identification information about the subscriber number) only in the territory of the Russian Federation. The provision of identification information about a subscriber number to third parties may be carried out only with the consent of the user of the instant messaging service, with the exception of cases provided for by this Federal Law and other federal laws. Obligation to provide proof of obtaining the consent of the user of the instant messaging service to provide third parties with identification information about the subscriber number given user the instant messaging service is assigned to the organizer of the instant messaging service.

5. The obligations provided for by this article do not apply to operators of state information systems, operators of municipal information systems, communication operators providing communication services on the basis of an appropriate license, in terms of licensed activities, and also do not apply to citizens ( individuals) carrying out the activities specified in paragraph 1 of this article for personal, family and household needs. For the purpose of applying the provisions of this article, the Government of the Russian Federation shall determine a list of personal, family and household needs in the implementation of the activities specified in part 1 of this article.

6. The composition of information to be stored in accordance with Part 3 of this Article, the place and rules for its storage, the procedure for its provision to authorized state bodies carrying out operational-search activities or ensuring the security of the Russian Federation, as well as the procedure for exercising control over the activities of organizers of information dissemination in the Internet connected with the storage of such information, and the federal executive body authorized to exercise this control, are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Federal law on information security from 27.07.2006, refers to the section of the legislation on state secrets.

State secret - material protected by the state in the sphere of its military, foreign policy, economic, intelligence and operational-search activities. The dissemination of relevant information could seriously damage Russia's security.

The federal law on the protection of information was adopted by members of the State Duma on July 8, 2006 and approved by the Federation Council on July 14 of the same year. The content of the resolution is somewhat different from other legal acts of the Russian Federation. 149 FZ "On information, information technology and on the protection of information ”includes only articles, the law is not subdivided into separate chapters.

The Law on Information contains 18 articles:

Article 1. The scope of the Federal Law;
Art 2. The main concepts of the Federal Law;
Article 3. Standards legal regulation relationships;
Article 4. RF legislation on information, information technology and information protection;
Article 5. Information as an object of legal relationships;
Article 6. Information holder;
Article 7. Publicly available information;
Article 8. The right to access information;
Article 9. Restrictions on access to certain information;
Article 10. Submission of material or its distribution;
Article 11. Documenting the material;
Article 12. National regulation in the field of information technology application;
Article 13. Information Systems;
Article 14. State information systems;
Article 15. Application of information and telecommunication networks;
Article 16. Legal protection of information;
Article 17. Responsibility for offenses;
Article 18. On the recognition as invalid of certain legal acts of the Russian Federation.

The latest changes to the law on information security of the Russian Federation were made on May 1, 2017. Law No. 149-FZ regulates relations that arise when exercising the rights to search, receive, transfer, produce and disseminate information. And also when using information technologies and ensuring the protection of information.

Read also Federal Law 282 on statistical accounting. Last revised

FZ 149 text

149 The Federal Law on Information Technologies and Information Protection determines the state policy in the field of forming reference resources and their directions. You can download the latest version of Federal Law 149.

It is worth noting that citizens, the state power service, the local self-government service, institutions and public associations are obliged to provide documented information to the persons responsible for the formation and use of state information resources.

Recent amendments to the law on information

Federal Law No. 149-FZ approved the introduction of the concept of “owner of an audiovisual service”. The terms of the prohibition on the use of audiovisual services for the implementation of criminal offenses were tightened. The innovations did not apply to all articles 149-FZ.

In Federal Law 149, the following articles should be highlighted:

Article 2

The last changes approved by the Russian Federation were made on June 29, 2015. Clause 20 was added regarding search enginewhich searches for information of certain content on the Internet. It is used for the implementation of state and city functions, and other public powers established by the Federal Law.

Article 3

The basic principles of legal regulation of relations are described. Article 3 has not undergone any innovations, all the same principles that were in the original publication of the document are relevant.

Article 4

The legislation of the Russian Federation, as before, is based on the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The legal regulation of the relationship is implemented in accordance with the regulatory documents on the media. And the storage procedure is regulated by the legislation on archival affairs. No amendments or additions were made to the new edition.

Article 7

In mid-2013 were approved last changes in 4, 5, 6 parts of article 7. It is allowed to post material to the network in a certain format that allows automated processing.

In Part 5, measures were tightened regarding the dissemination of information that belong to state secrets. At the request of the relevant body for the protection of the rights of subjects, the publication of information in the form of open data should be suspended or terminated altogether.

Article 8

The latest innovations in the law were approved on July 27, 2010. Clause 5 in this FZ 149-FZ on information, service government controlled is obliged to provide access to material about its activities, including with the use of information and telecommunication networks.

Article 13.

New edition of article 13 prepared based on new changes that were approved on December 31, 2014. For the free use of technical means of information systems, municipal enterprises must be located on the territory of Russia. According to the new additions, the procedure for monitoring compliance with the norms is regulated by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Article 15.

In July of this year, the latest amendments were approved regarding Article 15 of Part 14. According to the new version of the law, the Federal Service of the Executive Power is obliged to notify the Federal Service of the Executive Power of Internal Affairs about the innovations through the system of interaction.

Changes and amendments

Adopted by the State Duma on July 8, 2006
Approved by the Federation Council on July 14, 2006

Article 1. Scope of this Federal Law

1. This Federal Law governs relations arising from:

1) exercise of the right to search, receive, transfer, produce and disseminate information;

2) the use of information technology;

3) ensuring the protection of information.

2. The provisions of this Federal Law do not apply to relations arising from the legal protection of the results of intellectual activity and the means of individualization equivalent to them.

Article 2. Basic concepts used in this Federal Law

The following basic concepts are used in this Federal Law:

1) information - information (messages, data), regardless of the form of their presentation;

2) information technology - processes, methods of searching, collecting, storing, processing, providing, disseminating information and ways of implementing such processes and methods;

3) information system - a set of information contained in databases and information technologies and technical means ensuring its processing;

4) information and telecommunication network - a technological system designed to transmit information over communication lines, access to which is carried out using computer technology;

5) owner of information - a person who independently created information or received, on the basis of a law or an agreement, the right to authorize or restrict access to information determined by any signs;

6) access to information - the ability to obtain information and use it;

7) confidentiality of information - a mandatory requirement for a person who has gained access to certain information not to transfer such information to third parties without the consent of its owner;

8) provision of information - actions aimed at obtaining information by a certain circle of persons or transferring information to a certain circle of persons;

9) dissemination of information - actions aimed at obtaining information by an indefinite circle of persons or transferring information to an indefinite circle of persons;

10) electronic message - information transmitted or received by the user of the information and telecommunication network;

11) documented information - information recorded on a tangible medium by documenting information with details that make it possible to determine such information or, in cases established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, its tangible medium;

12) operator of an information system - a citizen or legal entity carrying out activities for the operation of the information system, including the processing of information contained in its databases.

Article 3. Principles of legal regulation of relations in the field of information, information technology and information protection

Legal regulation of relations arising in the field of information, information technology and information protection is based on the following principles:

1) freedom to search, receive, transfer, produce and disseminate information in any legal way;

2) establishment of restrictions on access to information only by federal laws;

3) openness of information on the activities of state bodies and local self-government bodies and free access to such information, except for cases established by federal laws;

4) equality of the languages \u200b\u200bof the peoples of the Russian Federation in the creation of information systems and their operation;

5) ensuring the security of the Russian Federation during the creation of information systems, their operation and protection of the information they contain;

6) the reliability of information and the timeliness of its provision;

7) inviolability of private life, inadmissibility of collection, storage, use and dissemination of information about a person's private life without his consent;

8) the inadmissibility of the establishment by regulatory legal acts of any advantages of using some information technologies over others, unless the mandatory use of certain information technologies for the creation and operation of state information systems is established by federal laws.

Article 4. Legislation of the Russian Federation on information, information technology and information protection

1. The legislation of the Russian Federation on information, information technologies and on the protection of information is based on the Constitution of the Russian Federation, international treaties of the Russian Federation and consists of this Federal Law and other federal laws governing the use of information.

2. Legal regulation of relations related to the organization and activities of the media is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the media.

3. The procedure for storing and using the documented information included in the archival funds is established by the legislation on archiving in the Russian Federation.

Article 5. Information as an object of legal relations

1. Information can be the object of public, civil and other legal relations. Information can be freely used by any person and transferred by one person to another person, unless federal laws establish restrictions on access to information or other requirements for the procedure for its provision or dissemination.

2. Information, depending on the category of access to it, is divided into publicly available information, as well as information, access to which is limited by federal laws (information limited access).

3. Information, depending on the procedure for its provision or distribution, is divided into:

1) information freely distributed;

2) information provided by agreement of the persons participating in the relevant relationship;

3) information that, in accordance with federal laws, is subject to provision or distribution;

4) information, the dissemination of which in the Russian Federation is restricted or prohibited.

4. The legislation of the Russian Federation may establish the types of information depending on its content or owner.

Article 6. Information holder

1. The owner of information can be a citizen (individual), a legal entity, the Russian Federation, a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a municipal formation.

2. On behalf of the Russian Federation, a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a municipal formation, the powers of the information owner shall be exercised, respectively, by state bodies and local self-government bodies within the limits of their powers established by the relevant regulatory legal acts.

3. The owner of the information, unless otherwise provided by federal laws, has the right:

1) allow or restrict access to information, determine the procedure and conditions for such access;

2) use the information, including disseminate it, at its own discretion;

3) transfer information to other persons under an agreement or on another basis established by law;

4) protect their rights in the cases established by law in the event of illegal receipt of information or its illegal use by other persons;

5) take other actions with information or authorize the implementation of such actions.

4. The owner of information, when exercising his rights, is obliged:

1) observe the rights and legitimate interests of other persons;

2) take measures to protect information;

3) restrict access to information, if such a duty is established by federal laws.

Article 7. Publicly available information

1. Publicly available information includes generally known information and other information, access to which is not limited.

2. Publicly available information can be used by any person at their discretion, subject to the restrictions established by federal laws in relation to the dissemination of such information.

3. The owner of information that has become publicly available by his decision has the right to demand that the persons disseminating such information indicate themselves as a source of such information.

Article 8. Right to access information

1. Citizens (individuals) and organizations (legal entities) (hereinafter referred to as organizations) have the right to search for and receive any information in any form and from any source, subject to the requirements established by this Federal Law and other federal laws.

2. A citizen (individual) has the right to receive from state bodies, local self-government bodies, their officials in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation, information directly affecting his rights and freedoms.

3. An organization has the right to receive information from state bodies, local self-government bodies that directly relate to the rights and obligations of this organization, as well as information necessary in connection with interaction with these bodies in the implementation of its statutory activities by this organization.

4. Access to:

1) regulatory legal acts affecting the rights, freedoms and duties of a person and a citizen, as well as establishing the legal status of organizations and the powers of state bodies, local self-government bodies;

2) information about the state of the environment;

3) information on the activities of state bodies and local self-government bodies, as well as on the use of budgetary funds (except for information constituting state or official secrets);

4) information accumulated in open funds of libraries, museums and archives, as well as in state, municipal and other information systems created or intended to provide citizens (individuals) and organizations with such information;

5) other information, the inadmissibility of restricting access to which is established by federal laws.

5. State bodies and local self-government bodies are obliged to provide access to information about their activities in Russian and the state language of the corresponding republic within the Russian Federation in accordance with federal laws, laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regulatory legal acts of local self-government bodies. A person wishing to gain access to such information is not obliged to justify the need to obtain it.

6. Decisions and actions (inaction) of state bodies and local self-government bodies, public associations, officials that violate the right to access information may be appealed to a higher body or a higher official or to a court.

7. If, as a result of unlawful denial of access to information, untimely provision of it, provision of knowingly inaccurate information or information that does not correspond to the content of the request, losses have been caused, such losses are subject to compensation in accordance with civil law.

8. Information is provided free of charge:

1) on the activities of state bodies and local self-government bodies posted by such bodies in information and telecommunication networks;

2) affecting the rights and obligations of the interested person established by the legislation of the Russian Federation;

3) other information specified by law.

9. The establishment of fees for the provision by a state body or a local self-government body of information about its activities is possible only in cases and on conditions established by federal laws.

Article 9. Restricting access to information

1. Restriction of access to information is established by federal laws in order to protect the foundations of the constitutional order, morality, health, rights and legitimate interests of others, to ensure the country's defense and state security.

2. Compliance with the confidentiality of information, access to which is limited by federal laws, is mandatory.

3. Protection of information constituting a state secret is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on state secrets.

4. Federal laws establish the conditions for classifying information as information constituting a commercial secret, official secret and other secrets, the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of such information, as well as responsibility for its disclosure.

5. Information received by citizens (individuals) in the performance of their professional duties or by organizations in the implementation of certain types of activities (professional secrecy) is subject to protection in cases where these persons are obliged by federal laws to maintain the confidentiality of such information.

6. Information constituting a professional secret may be provided to third parties in accordance with federal laws and (or) by a court decision.

7. The term of fulfillment of obligations to maintain the confidentiality of information constituting a professional secret may be limited only with the consent of the citizen (individual) who provided such information about himself.

8. It is forbidden to require a citizen (individual) to provide information about his private life, including information constituting a personal or family secret, and to receive such information against the will of the citizen (individual), unless otherwise provided by federal laws.

9. The procedure for access to personal data of citizens (individuals) is established by the federal law on personal data.

Article 10. Dissemination of information or provision of information

1. In the Russian Federation, the dissemination of information is carried out freely subject to the requirements established by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

2. Information disseminated without the use of mass media must include reliable information about its owner or about another person disseminating information, in a form and in an amount sufficient to identify such a person.

3. When using for the dissemination of information means that allow you to determine the recipients of information, including postal items and electronic messages, the person disseminating the information is obliged to provide the recipient of the information with the opportunity to refuse such information.

4. The provision of information is carried out in accordance with the procedure established by the agreement of the persons participating in the exchange of information.

5. Cases and conditions for the mandatory dissemination of information or the provision of information, including the provision of mandatory copies of documents, are established by federal laws.

6. It is prohibited to disseminate information that is aimed at promoting war, inciting national, racial or religious hatred and enmity, as well as other information for the dissemination of which criminal or administrative liability is provided.

Article 11. Documenting information

1. The legislation of the Russian Federation or agreement of the parties may establish requirements for documenting information.

2. In federal executive bodies, information is documented in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation. The rules of office work and document flow established by other state bodies, local self-government bodies within their competence must comply with the requirements established by the Government of the Russian Federation in terms of office work and document flow for federal executive bodies.

3. Electronic message signed by electronic digitally signed or any other analogue of a handwritten signature, is recognized as an electronic document equivalent to a document signed with a handwritten signature, in cases where federal laws or other regulatory legal acts do not establish or imply a requirement to draw up such a document on paper.

4. For the purpose of concluding civil law contracts or formalizing other legal relations in which persons exchanging electronic messages participate, the exchange of electronic messages, each of which is signed with an electronic digital signature or other analogue of the handwritten signature of the sender of such a message, in the manner prescribed by federal laws, other regulatory legal acts or agreement of the parties, is considered an exchange of documents.

5. Ownership and other proprietary rights to tangible media containing documented information are established by civil legislation.

Article 12. State regulation in the field of information technology application

1. State regulation in the field of information technology application provides for:

1) regulation of relations related to the search, receipt, transfer, production and dissemination of information using information technology (informatization), on the basis of the principles established by this Federal Law;

2) development of information systems for various purposes to provide citizens (individuals), organizations, state bodies and local governments with information, as well as ensuring the interaction of such systems;

3) creating conditions for effective use in the Russian Federation information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet and other similar information and telecommunication networks.

2. State bodies, bodies of local self-government in accordance with their powers:

1) participate in the development and implementation of targeted programs for the use of information technologies;

2) create information systems and provide access to the information contained in them in Russian and the state language of the corresponding republic within the Russian Federation.

Article 13. Information Systems

1. Information systems include:

1) state information systems - federal information systems and regional information systems created on the basis of federal laws, laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, respectively, on the basis of legal acts of state bodies;

2) municipal information systems created on the basis of a decision of a local government body;

3) other information systems.

2. Unless otherwise established by federal laws, the operator of the information system is the owner of the technical means used to process the information contained in the databases, who lawfully uses such databases, or the person with whom this owner has concluded an agreement on the operation of the information system.

3. The rights of the owner of the information contained in the databases of the information system are subject to protection, regardless of copyright and other rights to such databases.

4. The requirements for state information systems established by this Federal Law shall apply to municipal information systems, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation on local self-government.

5. Features of the operation of state information systems and municipal information systems can be established in accordance with technical regulations, regulatory legal acts of state bodies, regulatory legal acts of local governments that make decisions on the creation of such information systems.

6. The procedure for the creation and operation of information systems that are not state information systems or municipal information systems is determined by the operators of such information systems in accordance with the requirements established by this Federal Law or other federal laws.

Article 14. State information systems

1. State information systems are created in order to exercise the powers of state bodies and ensure the exchange of information between these bodies, as well as for other purposes established by federal laws.

2. State information systems are created taking into account the requirements stipulated by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005 N 94-FZ "On the placement of orders for the supply of goods, performance of work, provision of services for state and municipal needs."

3. State information systems are created and operated on the basis of statistical and other documented information provided by citizens (individuals), organizations, state bodies, local government bodies.

4. Lists of types of information provided on a mandatory basis are established by federal laws, the conditions for its provision - by the Government of the Russian Federation or the relevant state bodies, unless otherwise provided by federal laws.

5. Unless otherwise established by a decision on the creation of a state information system, the functions of its operator shall be performed by the customer who has entered into a state contract for the creation of such an information system. At the same time, the commissioning of the state information system is carried out in the manner prescribed by the specified customer.

6. The Government of the Russian Federation has the right to establish mandatory requirements for the procedure for putting into operation certain state information systems.

7. Operation of the state information system is not allowed without proper registration of rights to use its components, which are objects of intellectual property.

8. Technical means intended for processing information contained in state information systems, including software and hardware means and information security means, must comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on technical regulation.

9. Information contained in state information systems, as well as other information and documents at the disposal of state bodies are state information resources.

Article 15. Use of information and telecommunication networks

1. On the territory of the Russian Federation, the use of information and telecommunication networks is carried out in compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of communications, this Federal Law and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation.

2. Regulation of the use of information and telecommunication networks, access to which is not limited to a certain circle of persons, is carried out in the Russian Federation, taking into account the generally accepted international practice of the activities of self-regulatory organizations in this area. The procedure for using other information and telecommunication networks is determined by the owners of such networks, taking into account the requirements established by this Federal Law.

3. The use on the territory of the Russian Federation of information and telecommunication networks in economic or other activities may not serve as a basis for establishing additional requirements or restrictions regarding the regulation of these activities carried out without using such networks, as well as for non-compliance with the requirements established by federal laws.

4. Federal laws may provide for mandatory identification of individuals, organizations using an information and telecommunications network in the implementation of entrepreneurial activities. In this case, the recipient of an electronic message located on the territory of the Russian Federation has the right to conduct a check, which makes it possible to identify the sender of an electronic message, and in cases established by federal laws or by agreement of the parties, he is obliged to carry out such a check.

5. The transfer of information through the use of information and telecommunication networks is carried out without restrictions, provided that the requirements established by federal laws for the dissemination of information and the protection of intellectual property are observed. The transfer of information can be limited only in the manner and on the conditions established by federal laws.

6. The specifics of connecting state information systems to information and telecommunication networks may be established by a regulatory legal act of the President of the Russian Federation or a regulatory legal act of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Article 16. Protection of information

1. Protection of information is the adoption of legal, organizational and technical measures, aimed at:

1) ensuring the protection of information from unauthorized access, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, provision, distribution, as well as from other illegal actions in relation to such information;

2) observance of confidentiality of information of limited access,

3) the exercise of the right to access information.

2. State regulation of relations in the field of information protection is carried out by establishing requirements for the protection of information, as well as liability for violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation on information, information technology and information protection.

3. Requirements for the protection of publicly available information may be established only to achieve the goals specified in clauses 1 and 3 of part 1 of this article.

4. The owner of the information, the operator of the information system in the cases established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, are obliged to ensure:

1) prevention of unauthorized access to information and (or) transfer of it to persons who do not have the right to access information;

2) timely detection of facts of unauthorized access to information;

3) prevention of the possibility of adverse consequences of violation of the procedure for access to information;

4) prevention of impact on technical means of information processing, as a result of which their functioning is disrupted;

5) the possibility of immediate recovery of information modified or destroyed due to unauthorized access to it;

6) constant control over ensuring the level of information security.

5. Requirements for the protection of information contained in state information systems are established by the federal executive body in the field of security and the federal executive body authorized in the field of countering technical intelligence and technical protection of information, within the limits of their powers. When creating and operating state information systems, the methods and methods of protecting information used to protect information must comply with the specified requirements.

6. Federal laws may establish restrictions on the use of certain means of information protection and the implementation of certain types of activities in the field of information protection.

Article 17. Responsibility for offenses in the field of information, information technology and information protection

1. Violation of the requirements of this Federal Law entails disciplinary, civil, administrative or criminal liability in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

2. Persons whose rights and legitimate interests have been violated in connection with the disclosure of information of limited access or other unlawful use of such information, have the right to apply in accordance with the established procedure for judicial protection of their rights, including claims for damages, compensation for moral damage, protection honor, dignity and business reputation. A claim for damages cannot be satisfied if it is presented by a person who did not take measures to maintain confidentiality of information or violated the requirements for information protection established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, if the adoption of these measures and compliance with such requirements were the obligations of this person.

3. If the dissemination of certain information is limited or prohibited by federal laws, civil liability for the dissemination of such information shall not be borne by the person providing the services:

1) either on the transfer of information provided by another person, subject to its transfer without changes and corrections;

2) either to store information and ensure access to it, provided that this person could not know about the illegality of the dissemination of information.

Article 18.On invalidation of certain legislative acts (provisions of legislative acts) of the Russian Federation

From the date of entry into force of this Federal Law, to declare invalid:

1) Federal Law of February 20, 1995 N 24-FZ "On Information, Informatization and Protection of Information" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1995, N 8, Art. 609);

2) Federal Law of July 4, 1996 N 85-FZ "On participation in international information exchange" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1996, N 28, Art. 3347);

3) Article 16 of the Federal Law of January 10, 2003 N 15-FZ "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with the Adoption of the Federal Law" On Licensing Certain Types of Activities "(Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2003, N 2 , p. 167);

4) Article 21 of the Federal Law of June 30, 2003 N 86-FZ "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation, Recognition of Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation as Invalid, Providing Certain Guarantees to Employees of Internal Affairs Bodies, Turnover Control Bodies narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and the abolished federal bodies of the tax police in connection with the implementation of measures to improve public administration "(Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2003, N 27, Art. 2700);

5) Article 39 of the Federal Law of June 29, 2004 N 58-FZ "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and the Recognition of Invalidation of Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with the Implementation of Measures to Improve Public Administration" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2004, N 27, Art.2711).

The president
Russian Federation
V. Putin

Article 1. Scope of this Federal Law
Article 2. Basic concepts used in this Federal Law
Article 3. Principles of legal regulation of relations in the field of information, information technology and information protection
Article 4. Legislation of the Russian Federation on information, information technologies and information protection
Article 5. Information as an object of legal relations
Article 6. Information holder
Article 7. Publicly available information
Article 8. Right to access information
Article 9. Restriction of access to information
Article 10. Dissemination of information or provision of information
Article 10.1. Obligations of the organizer of information dissemination on the Internet
Article 10.2. Features of the blogger's dissemination of public information. (Expired)
Article 10.3. Responsibilities of the search engine operator
Article 10.4. Features of information dissemination by a news aggregator
Article 11. Documenting information
Article 11.1. Information exchange in the form electronic documents when exercising the powers of state authorities and local self-government bodies
Article 12. State regulation in the field of application of information technologies
Article 13. Information systems
Article 14. State information systems
Article 15. Use of information and telecommunication networks
Article 15.1. Unified register of domain names, indexes of pages of sites on the Internet and network addresses that allow identifying sites on the Internet, containing information, the distribution of which is prohibited in the Russian Federation
Article 15.2. The procedure for restricting access to information distributed in violation of exclusive rights to films, including films, television films
Article 15.3. Procedure for restricting access to information disseminated in violation of the law
Article 15.4. The procedure for restricting access to the information resource of the organizer of information dissemination on the Internet
Article 15.5. The procedure for restricting access to information processed in violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of personal data
Article 15.6. The procedure for restricting access to sites on the Internet, which have repeatedly and illegally posted information containing objects of copyright and (or) related rights, or information necessary to obtain them using information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet
Article 15.6-1. The procedure for restricting access to copies of blocked sites
Article 15.7. Extrajudicial measures to terminate the violation of copyright and (or) related rights in information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, taken at the request of the copyright holder
Article 15.8. Measures aimed at countering the use on the territory of the Russian Federation of information and telecommunication networks and information resources, through which access to information resources and information and telecommunication networks, access to which is limited on the territory of the Russian Federation
Article 16. Protection of information
Article 17. Responsibility for offenses in the field of information, information technology and information protection
Article 18.On invalidation of certain legislative acts (provisions of legislative acts) of the Russian Federation

Article 9. Restriction of access to information

2. Compliance with the confidentiality of information, access to which is limited by federal laws, is mandatory.

2.1. The procedure for identifying information resources in order to take measures to restrict access to information resources, requirements for methods (methods) of limiting such access, applied in accordance with this Federal Law, as well as requirements for posted information on restricting access to information resources are determined by the federal executive body carrying out the functions of control and supervision in the field of mass media, mass communications, information technology and communications.

3. Protection of information constituting a state secret is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on state secrets.

6. Information constituting a professional secret may be provided to third parties in accordance with federal laws and (or) by a court decision.

9. The procedure for access to personal data of citizens (individuals) is established by the federal law on personal data.

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