MOSCOW, October 25. /TASS/. The Russian Federation Council will discuss at its plenary session the laws on withdrawal of Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and on cancellation of the information of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the introduction or termination of martial law and emergency regulations in Russia.

At the beginning of the session, the Federation Council will consider a number of international documents. One of them proposes to revoke Article 1 of the law "On Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty", which contains a specific provision on ratification of the treaty signed on behalf of Russia in New York on September 24, 1996.

The senators will also consider a federal constitutional law rescinding the requirement to officially inform the secretary general of the Council of Europe concerning the imposition or revocation of martial law and states of emergency in Russia.

Under current legislation, if martial law is declared in the Russian Federation on a nationwide basis or in specific regions, the president is required to duly notify the secretaries general of the United Nations and the Council of Europe about Russia's derogation of its obligations under international treaties with respect to restrictions on civil rights and freedoms. In the event of a state of emergency, such notification is the responsibility of the Russian foreign minister. The UN and the Council of Europe must also be duly informed of the revocation of martial law or a state of emergency.