PART 2 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASPECT OF THE OCCUPATION OF ARC AND THE CITY OF SEVASTOPOL Federation with a proposal to accede the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federa- tion as the new entity with a republican status. 2.4. Regulatory Legal Acts of the Russian Federation 2.4.1. The Decree of the President of the Russian Federation ‘On 43 Recognition of the Republic of Crimea’ Date and number: 17 March 2014, No. 147. Date of entry into force: As of the date of signature thereof. Content: Following the results of the all-Crimean referendum of 16 March 2014, rec- ognize the Republic of Crimea, where the city of Sevastopol has a special status, as a sovereign and independent state. 2.4.2. The Treaty Made Between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Crimea on Accession of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol to the Russian Federation and Creation of 44 New Constituent Entities in the Russian Federation Date of the treaty: 18 March 2014. 45 Date of rati+ cation: 21 March 2014, No. 36-FZ . Content: The Republic of Crimea shall be deemed a part of the Russian Federa- tion as of the date of signature of the Treaty. A transitional period ending 01 Jan- uary 2015 is established to settle the issues of integration of the new entities. As of the date when the Republic of Crimea accedes to the Russian Federation, the new constituent entities are established in the Russian Federation – the Re- public of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol. The Treaty determines the state languages of the new constituent entities, the borders and limits of the territories, the issues of citizenship, election to state government bodies of the new entities etc. 43 http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/38202 44 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/20605 45 http://base.garant.ru/70618344/ 30