The bill proposes to amend the Federal Constitutional Law "On the State of Emergency" and the Federal Law "On Martial Law". According to the data base of the lower house, the draft proposes to omit the part about informing the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the federal laws on a state of emergency and martial law.
"In paragraph 1 (Article 22 of the law on martial law) the words "and informing the Secretary General of the Council of Europe" shall be excluded; in paragraph 2 the words "and informing the Secretary General of the Council of Europe" shall be excluded," the text of the bill reads.
The amendments are related to the termination of Russia's participation in the Council of Europe. If the law is adopted, Moscow will not inform the Council of Europe Secretary General about the introduction and lifting of martial law or state of emergency.
According to the text of the document, the law is expected to enter into force on the day of its official publication.
In Ferbruary, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the termination of international treaties of the Council of Europe with respect to the Russian Federation.