Editing Union State (section)

==Governing bodies and legal framework==

The ''Treaty on the Creation of a Union State''<ref name="auto"/> creates legal framework as constitutional act and establishes the following institutions<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://page726227.html/|title=Союзное государство: 20 лет совместного развития|website=page726227.html}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="auto3"/><ref name="ceeol.com"/>

* Supreme State Council<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://belrus.ru/info/status_vyisshego_gosudarstvennogo_soveta_soyu/|title=Статус Высшего Государственного Совета Союзного госдарства|website=belrus.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postkomsg.com/higher_authorities/the_supreme_state_council.php|title = Официальный сайт Постоянного Комитета Союзного государства &#124; Высший Государственный Совет}}</ref>
* Council of Ministers<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.postkomsg.com/higher_authorities/council_of_ministers.php|title=Официальный сайт Постоянного Комитета Союзного государства &#124; Совет Министров|website=www.postkomsg.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto6"/>
* Union Parliament<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto6"/>
* Court of the Union<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto6"/><ref name="auto"/>
* Accounting Chamber<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto6"/>

The Union State based on its founding treaties has exclusive jurisdiction over the creation of a single economic space and legal foundations for a common market, monetary union, single tax and pricing policy, unified development and procurement of defence equipment, unified system of technical support for the armed forces. Common command of regional military is further realized through many other documents based on this Union State jurisdiction,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Соглашение между Российской Федерацией и Республикой Беларусь о создании и функционировании объединенной системы связи региональной группировки войск (сил) Республики Беларусь и Российской Федерации от 19 января 2008 – docs.cntd.ru|url=https://docs.cntd.ru/document/902121025|access-date=2021-10-14|website=docs.cntd.ru}}</ref> common border policy and other jurisdictions.<ref name="auto"/>

Besides exclusive jurisdictions of the Union State there are joint jurisdiction of the Union State and the subjects of the Union State that includes joint defence policy, harmonization and unification of the legislation of the subjects of the Union State, development of science, education, culture, formation of a common scientific, technological and information space, migration, working conditions and labor protection, social security, combating terrorism, corruption and others.<ref name="auto"/>

Outside the limits of the exclusive jurisdiction of the Union State and subjects of joint jurisdiction of the Union State and the subjects of the Union State, the subjects of the Union State retain the full completeness of state power.<ref name="auto"/>

[[Pavel Borodin]] was the first State Secretary of the Union. He was first appointed by the Supreme State Council on 26 January 2000 for a four-year term. In 2004 and 2008 his term was renewed for an additional four years, leaving office in 2011.  Since then the office has been held by [[Grigory Rapota]], [[Dmitry Mezentsev]] and [[Sergey Glazyev]].{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Union State is ruled through Supreme State Council of the Union.<ref name="auto6"/> The Supreme State Council of the Union includes the member heads of states, respective governments, and both chambers of parliaments.<ref name="auto5"/> Decisions on Supreme Council are made by principle of one state – one vote and presidents of states give that vote. Supreme Council includes the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Union that have an advisory vote. The President of the Supreme State Council is the head of one of the participating States on a rotation basis, unless the participating States agree otherwise.

Supreme State Council makes decisions on issues regarding the security of the member states of the Union including their collective protection from outside threats, the protection of the Union's borders, military development, and many other issues.

The Council of Ministers<ref name="auto2"/> is composed of the member states' Prime Ministers, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Economy, and Finance and the State Secretary of the Union. Permanent Committee of the Union State<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postkomsg.com/higher_authorities/permanent_committee/|title = Официальный сайт Постоянного Комитета Союзного государства &#124; Постоянный Комитет Союзного государства}}</ref> is formed as permanent working body of Council of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postkomsg.com/|title=Постоянный Комитет Союзного государства Россия Беларусь|website=www.postkomsg.com}}</ref> Current president of Council of Ministers is [[Mikhail Mishustin]].

[[File:Stamp of Belarus - 2019 - Colnect 922382 - 20th Anniversary of Russia Belarus Union Treaty.jpeg|thumb|300px|20th Anniversary of Russia Belarus Union Treaty]]
Parliamentary Assembly of the Union comprises two chambers – the ''House of the Union'' and the ''House of Representatives''. The ''House of Representatives'' should contain 75 deputies from Russia and 28 from Belarus, elected by the general populace of each. According to treaty, currently only House of the Union is formed and it consists of 72 deputies – 36 from Russia and 36 from Belarus. Before the elections for the House of Representatives of the Union State Parliament, the functions of the Union State Parliament are performed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 70 of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State of 8 December 1999. Regular sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly House of the Union are held twice a year and for [[Quorum]] at least two third is needed to be present. House of the Union Parliament has president and four vice presidents and 8 permanent committees for different areas of legislature.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://soyuz.by/parlamentskoe-sobranie-soyuza-belarusi-i-rossii|title = Парламентское Собрание Союза Беларуси и России}}</ref> Current president of Parliamentary Assembly of Union is [[Vyacheslav Volodin]]<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://duma.gov.ru/news/47029/|title=21 ноября Вячеслав Володин проведет сессию Парламентского Собрания Союза Беларуси и России|website=Государственная Дума|date=21 November 2019 }}</ref> On 12 December 2020, the 59th joint session of the House of the Union parliament was held to consider the Union State budget for 2021. in 4715,15 millions of roubles or approximately 61.631.112 US dollars<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://duma.gov.ru/news/50355/|title=Выступление Вячеслава Володина на открытии 59-й сессии Парламентского Собрания Союза Беларуси и России|website=Государственная Дума|date=21 December 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://duma.gov.ru/news/50358/|title=Парламентарии утвердили бюджет Союзного государства Беларуси и России на 2021 год|website=Государственная Дума|date=21 December 2020 }}</ref>{{Vague|reason=Weird spelling & grammar. Unclear what exactly is meant by these numbers.|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

Court of Union should consist of nine judges appointed for six-year terms. But while provisions for court are given in adopted treaty court was not formed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://belrus.ru/info/sud/|title=Суд|website=belrus.ru}}</ref>

Accounting Chamber, is tasked with controlling the implementation of the Union State budget. It consists of 11 members<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://belrus.ru/info/schetnaya_palata/|title = Счетная палата}}</ref> appointed for a period of 6 years from among the citizens of the member states who have experience in control and audit who are appointed by the Parliament of the Union State on the proposal of the Council of Ministers. The Accounting Chamber establishes its own regulations, which are approved by the Council of Ministers.