New in the legislation on local self-government

The Law of the Republic of Tatarstan No. 106-3RT of December 20th, 2018, «On Amendments to the article 15 and 16 of the Code relating to municipal services of the Republic of Tatarstan» has been enacted.

The list of the restrictions related to municipal service contained in article 15 of the Code of the Republic of Tatarstan (hereinafter - the Code) relating to municipal services includes section 2, which stated that representing the interests of municipal servants in that local self-government body's elected trade union bodies, the municipality’s office of the election commission by the municipal servants who are heads of the local self-government bodies, the municipality’s office of the election commission during the period of filling the dedicated positions by them is prohibited in order to avoid conflicts of interest.

In addition, the article 16, No. 1, paragraph 3 of the Code issued in a new edition. The revisions establish the possibility of participating in trade union body’s management including elected body of primary trade union organization, which has been created in the local self-government body, the municipality’s office of the election commission on a non-reimbursable basis.

Also, the said paragraph precludes the possibility of participating in management of horticultural, backyard gardening, summer houses consumer cooperatives.

The Law of the Republic of Tatarstan No. 106-3RT of December 20th, 2018, «On Amendments to the article 15 and 16 of the Code relating to municipal services»shall come into force 10 days after his official publication.

The amendments relating to exclude the possibility of participating in management of horticultural, backyard gardening, summer houses consumer cooperatives shall come into force from January 1st, 2019.

On December 20th, 2018, the law was published on the official portal of legal information of the Republic of Tatarstan.