INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASPECT OF THE OCCUPATION OF ARC AND THE CITY OF SEVASTOPOL PART 2 referendum (including Sevastopol) is moved to 16 March 2014. It approves the texts 38 39 of the voting bulletin , the Temporary Provision on the All-Crimean Referendum , and establishes the Committee of the ARC on Holding of the All-Crimean Referen- 40 dum . It has been resolved to appeal to the President of the Russian Federation and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to commence the procedure on accession to the Russian Federation. 2.3.4. The Decree of of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ‘On Declaration of Independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol’41 Date and number: 11 March 2014, No. 1727-6/14. Content: The VR of the ARC decrees that the Declaration of Independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol be approved, which establishes that if the upcoming referendum results in the decision of the Crimea to accede to the Russian Federation, the Crimea will be declared an independent and sovereign state with a republican government. Thereafter, the Republic of Crimea will appeal to the Russian Federation with a proposal to accede it to the Russian Federation as the new entity of the Russian Federation. 2.3.5. The Decree of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea 42 ‘On Independence of the Crimea’ Date and number: 17 March 2014, No. 1727-6/14. Content: The VR of the ARC declares the Crimea an independent sovereign state – the Republic of Crimea where the city of Sevastopol has a special status. From the date of entry of this decree into force, the laws of Ukraine, the resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and other government agencies of Ukraine adopted after 21 February 2014 shall not apply or be executed in the territory of the Republic of Crimea. The activities of state government bodies in the Crimean territory are ter- minated, their powers, property, and funds are appropriated by state government bodies of the Republic of Crimea. The Republic of Crimea appeals to the Russian 38 http://crimea.gov.ru/app/2982 39 http://crimea.gov.ru/app/2983 40 http://crimea.gov.ru/app/2984 41 http://www.crimea.gov.ru/news/11_03_2014_1 42 http://crimea.gov.ru/act/11748 29