Article 14. Constituent document of a religious organization

The constituent document of a religious organization is the charter approved by the initiators (founders) of the creation of a religious organization.

The charter of a religious organization provides:

the name, type of religious organization, information about the fundamentals of the doctrine and information about the corresponding religious activities, its organizational and legal form, location (postal address), the territory within which it carries out its activities;

purpose, objectives and main activities;

the structure and governing bodies of a religious organization;

the competence and procedure for the formation of the governing bodies of a religious organization, the terms of their powers, the location (postal address) of the permanent governing body;

sources of formation of funds and other property, the rights of a religious organization and its structural divisions for property management;

the procedure for reorganization and liquidation, as well as the procedure for disposing of the property of a religious organization upon its liquidation;

the procedure for introducing amendments and additions to the charter.

The charter may also provide for other provisions relating to the activities of a religious organization that do not contradict the law.

The requirements of the charter of a religious organization are obligatory for the religious organization itself, the initiators (founders) of its creation.

The statutes of religious organizations with central governing bodies must be coordinated with these bodies.