Regional Law No. 104-RZ “On Civic Chamber”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Altai Document type Legislation Date 2006 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Land & soil, Water Keyword Public participation Local government Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes that Civic Chamber must ensure coordination between citizens, social associations, state bodies and local government, promotion of civil society institutions, and consideration of the interests of the population in the process of elaboration and realization of state policy, protection of rights and freedoms of citizens. Civic Chamber shall be set up to ensure open and transparent discussion of the most important problems of social development, promotion of civil society institutions and democratic principles of the functioning of state bodies. Civic Chamber shall perform the following tasks: (a) involvement of citizens and associations thereof into formation and implementation of state policy; (b) support of civil initiatives aimed at realization of the constitutional rights of citizens; (c) performance of public expertise of federal legislation of joint competence (federal and regional); (d) exercise of public control over local government bodies; (e) advancement of civil initiatives and elaboration of programs for the development of civil society. Full text Russian Website xn--80a0ah1d.xn--p1ai