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The Federal Constitutional Law of the Russian Federation is a type of federal legislative act adopted in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation on issues provided for by the Constitution. Federal constitutional law has increased legal authority compared to federal law - federal laws should not contradict federal constitutional laws.

Issues involving the adoption of Federal constitutional laws
The issues providing for the adoption of Federal constitutional laws are contained in the following articles of the Constitution of the Russian Federation: At the same time, several Federal Constitutional Laws may be adopted on one issue, and one Federal Constitutional Law may be adopted on several issues. Currently, the Federal Law defining the procedure for convening the Constitutional Assembly has not been adopted.

Procedure for the adoption of the Federal Constitutional Law
The procedure for the adoption of federal constitutional laws is established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the regulations of the chambers of the Federal Assembly. In accordance with article 108 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, a federal constitutional law is considered adopted if it is supported by two thirds of the legislators of the State Duma and three quarters of the senators of the Federation Council.

The adopted federal constitutional law is subject to signature and promulgation by the President of the Russian Federation within fourteen days. If the President of the Russian Federation requests the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the Court) to verify the constitutionality of the federal constitutional law within the specified period, the period for signing such a law shall be suspended for the duration of consideration of the request by the Court. If the Court confirms the constitutionality of the federal constitutional law, the President of the Russian Federation shall sign it within three days after the Court has made its decision on the federal constitutional law. If the Court doesn't verify the constitutionality of the federal constitutional law, the President of the Russian Federation returns it to State Duma without signing it. The president has no authority to veto the federal constitutional law.

Adopted federal constitutional laws
As of the second quarter of 2021, 150 federal constitutional laws are in force in the Russian Federation. Of these, 126 are «On amendments...»