"The affiliation of a religious organization (association) with the religious organization (association) specified in Paragraph 7 of this article shall be determined in the event of one of the following features:

1) in the statute (regulation) of a religious organization operating in Ukraine, there are indications of its being part of the religious organization (association), whose lead center (administration) is located outside Ukraine;

2) in the statute (regulation) of a foreign religious organization (association) whose lead center (administration) is located outside Ukraine in the state recognized by law as having committed military aggression against Ukraine and temporarily occupied the territory of Ukraine, contains references to its affiliation to the structure of the religious organization (association) acting in the territory of Ukraine, as well as the right of the aforementioned foreign religious organization (association) to make decisions by its statutory administrative bodies on canonical and organizational issues which are obligatory for the religious organization (association) operating in the territory of Ukraine;

3) the statute (regulation) of the religious organization (association), whose lead center (administration) is located outside Ukraine in the state recognized by law as having committed military aggression against Ukraine and/or temporarily occupied part of the territory of Ukraine, foresees that heads (authorized representatives) of the religious organization (association) acting in the territory of Ukraine are mandatorily included into statutory administrative bodies of the said foreign religious organization (association) with the casting vote."

 

 

II Transitional and Final Provisions

 

1. Under the Law, which recognizes the foreign state as having committed military aggression against Ukraine and/or temporarily occupied the territory of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Citizens and Legal Regime in the Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine" (Bulletin of the Verkhovna Rada, 2014, No. 26, p. 892) and/or another Law of Ukraine is meant, according to which the foreign state is deemed to have committed armed aggression against Ukraine and temporarily occupied the territory of Ukraine.

 

2. Within one month from the date of entry into force of this Law or the entry into force of the Law, according to which the foreign state is deemed to have committed military aggression against Ukraine and/or temporarily occupied part of the territory of Ukraine (if such Law came into force later than this Law), a central executive body, implementing the state policy in the field of religion, shall conduct a religious expert examination of the registered statutes of religious organizations (associations) to establish the circumstances provided for in Paragraphs 7 and 8 of Article 12 of the Law of Ukraine "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations" (Bulletin of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1991, No. 25, p. 283).

 

3. In the event of the establishment of the circumstances envisaged in Paragraphs 7 and 8 of Article 12 of the Law of Ukraine "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations" (Bulletin of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1991, No. 25, p. 283), the central executive body, implementing the state policy in the field of religion, publicly, through the official publication Uriadovy Kuryer (Government Courier) and in writing shall inform religious organizations (associations) that fall within the scope of Part 7 of Article 12 of the Law of Ukraine "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations" (Bulletin of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1991, No 25, p. 283) on the need to introduce amendments to their statutes (regulations) provided for by law within a period of no more than three months, and submit them for registration in accordance with the established procedure.

 

4. If within four months (for religious communities – nine months) from the date of entry into force of this Law and/or the entry into force of the Law, according to which the foreign state is deemed to have committed military aggression against Ukraine and temporarily occupied the territory of Ukraine, a religious organization (association) fails to introduce amendments to its official name, stipulated by law, and submit appropriate corrections to its statute (regulation) for registration, its statute (regulation) shall cease to be valid in the part which defines the full official name of religions organizations (associations).

 

5. It is prohibited to provide preferences or impose restrictions on the activities of the religious organization (association) included in the structure (being part of) a religious organization (association) whose lead center (administration) is based outside Ukraine in the state recognized by law as having committed military aggression against Ukraine and temporarily occupied the territory of Ukraine, except for limiting access for clerics, religious preachers, mentors of such a religious organization to a military base, a unit of the Armed Forces, and other military formations Ukraine in the places of their deployment, or other restrictions stipulated by law.

 

6. This law enters into force from the moment of its publication.