Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law «On Amendments to Article 4 of the Law» On Mass Media «, and Article 1321 of the Code of Administrative Offences.» It is reported by ITAR-TASS quoted the Kremlin press service.
«The law was adopted in order to establish the administrative responsibility for the production and distribution of media products containing foul language» , — The press-service.
Federal law in the Article 4 of the Law «On Mass Media» list of prohibitions to prevent the abuse of freedom of mass media, the words «and material containing obscene language,» and in the Code of Administrative Offences of Article 1321 «Violation of the order or distribution media products, «added part 3 with the new members of the offense, establish administrative responsibility for citizens, officials and legal entities for the production and distribution of media products containing foul language.
The penalty for citizens will be from two to three thousand rubles with confiscation subject of an administrative offense for officials — from five to twenty thousand, for legal entities — from 20 to 200 thousand rubles as of confiscation.
Federal law passed by the State Duma on March 192013 and approved by the Federation Council on March 272013.