Chapter V. Arrangement for Fulfillment of Provisions of This Federal Law Article 18. Liabilities for Damage Caused in the Process of Performing Commercial Space Activity 1. Compensation for damage caused while performing commercial space activity shall be made in line with the procedure of compensation for damage stipulated by Russian Federation legislation and international agreements of the Russian Federation. 2. The maximum scope of civil liability for participants in commercial space activity shall be in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation. If the maximum scope of civil liability of participants in commercial space activity exceeds that stipulated by the law, the Russian Federation shall undertake subsidiary liability for the caused damage. 3. The Customer of a commercial space project must insure civil liability for cases when damage is caused in the process of commercial space activity. Failure to discharge this duty is the reason for refusal of license for the right to work on a commercial space project, suspension and/or termination of the license. 4. Costs of compulsory insurance of a commercial space project as well as costs of insurance against damage (loss) of space equipment are included in the manufacturing cost of the space equipment. Article 19. International Commercial Arbitration Issues of international commercial arbitration arising in the process of commercial space activity of legal entities and natural persons as well as procedures of arbitration and fulfillment of arbitration decision in foreign economic disputes in the given field shall be settled in accordance with the Law of the Russian Federation On International Commercial Arbitration. Article 20. Procedure for Making This Federal Law Effective This Federal Law becomes effective from the day it had been formally published. Article 21. Adjustment of Standard Legal Acts to This Federal Law Standard legal acts of the President of the Russian Federation and the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation, and departmental standard legal acts shall be brought in line with this Federal Law within two months from the date it had become effective. President of the Russian Federation RESOLUTION OF THE STATE DUMA On the Draft Federal Law On Commercial Space Activity The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation resolves: 1. Adopt the Draft Federal Law On Commercial Space Activity in the first reading. 2. Direct the Draft Law to the President of the Russian Federation, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, committees and commission of the State Duma, deputy groups in the State Duma, Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation, legislative bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation, Constitution Court of the Russian Federation, Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and Highest Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation. Amendments to the indicated Draft Law shall be submitted to the Committee of the State Duma on issues of geopolitics before May 20, 1997. 3. The Committee of the State Duma on issues of geopolitics shall update the given Draft Law to include introduced amendments and submit it to the State Duma for consideration in the second reading. April, 1997.