Section V. Safety of Space Activity Article 22. Ensuring the Safety of Space Activity 1. Any space activity shall be carried out with the observance of the safety requirements laid down by the legislation of Russian Federation. Overall guidance of the work to ensure the safety of space activity shall be laid down upon the Russian Space Agency and the Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation. Carrying out the safety measures in space activity shall be laid down upon the appropriate state services, as well as upon the organizations and citizens that are engaged in carrying out such activity. The bodies of state power and administration of Russian Federation and of the subjects of Russian Federation, as well as organizations and citizens shall be obliged to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of space activity. 2. The Russian Space Agency and the Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation upon request of interested organizations and citizens shall provide the information on the threat arising while carrying out space activity. On origination of a threat to public safety and the environment the Russian Space Agency shall immediately inform the appropriate bodies of state power and administration, as well as organizations and citizens, about this. Article 23. Investigation of Space Incidents 1. Incidents, including accidents and disasters, while carrying out space activity, shall be subject to investigation, the procedure of which shall be set in the legislation of Russian Federation. 2. The manner of conducting and the substantiation of the results of an investigation of incidents, including accidents and disasters, may be appealed against in courts of law. Article 24. Search-and-Rescue, Clean-up of Accidents 1. Ssearch-and-rescue works, as well as clean-up of an accident while carrying out space activity shall be accomplished by appropriate state services with the participation of bodies of state power and administration of relevant subjects of Russian Federation, local authorities, organizations and citizens. 2. Clean-up of accidents while carrying out space activity shall consist of the restoration and reconstruction of the industrial and other plants that have suffered as a result of the accidents, necessary environmental measures and compensation for damage to relevant subjects of Russian Federation, organizations and citizens. 3. Search-and-rescue works, as well as clean-up of an accident while carrying out space activity on the territory of a foreign state shall be performed by agreement with the competent authorities of this state, using the funds of the organizations and citizens carrying out such activity and the resources of the Russian Space Fund or the republican budget of Russian Federation. Article 25. Insurance of Space Activity 1. The organizations and citizens, which exploit space technics or to whose order the creation and use of space technics in scientific and national-economy purpose is carried out, shall take compulsory insurance coverage in the amount set by legislation of Russian Federation. Compulsory insurance shall be affected against damage to the life and health of the cosmonauts and the personnel at the ground and other objects of space infrastructure, as well as against property damage to third parties. Compulsory insurance premiums shall be transferred to the Russian Space Fund or other insurance companies which have obtained a license for the insurance of space activity, and shall be used to compensate for damage as a result of accidents while carrying out space activity on the basis of contracts of insurance with organizations and citizens carrying out such activity. 2. Organizations and citizens carrying out space activity may effect voluntary insurance of space technics, as well as risks connected with such activity. 3. The insurance of personnel at the organizations engaged in carrying out space activity shall be effected by such organizations in accordance with the legislation of Russian Federation.