Prepared for the Consultant System. Plus 2005. The regulations obliging every lawyer to comply with the Code of Professional Ethics are laid down in the Law on the Bar, in particular in p. 4 h. 1 st. 7, in p. 2 h. 2 st. 17 of the Act, in the text of the lawyer's oath (art.) 13), which makes the Code essentially an integral part of the Law. According to . 2 st. The commented Code is a document that establishes the rules of conduct for each lawyer in the implementation of advocacy, and this is the only act that regulates the grounds and procedure for bringing a lawyer to disciplinary responsibility. Complaints and other appeals of citizens and legal entities are considered by the bodies of the Bar of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation only if they meet the requirements of this document.