State Duma adopted the bill providing for the imprisonment penalties for price collusion and unfair competition. As the press service of Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), the maximum period of time - up to 7 years - threatening those who have committed an offense in this area with the use of violence or threat thereof. At the time of the breach of competition law are punishable only by fines.

Amendments to the 178 th article of the Penal Code designed FAS. According to its leader Igor Artemiev, the adopted amendments will help us in the investigation of cartel agreements, curbing the abuse of dominant position, as well as combating illegal preferences governments to individual companies.

According to the law, FAS Russia will be able, under certain conditions, to recognize the dominant company, whose share in the relevant product market is less than 35% and higher than the share of other sectors on the relevant product market, but which can have a decisive influence on the general conditions of circulation of goods product markets. Also, be punished by the repeated abuse of a dominant position, expressed in the establishment and maintenance of a monopoly of high or low price, but also for acts which resulted in major harm to citizens, organizations, or state, or have profit on a large scale. Recognizes the significant damage if it exceeds the sum of one million rubles, while income is recognized on a large amount of profit over 5 million rubles.

Meanwhile, the document specifies that the offender may be released from criminal liability if it contributed to the disclosure of the crime, make reparation for the damage caused, or listed in the federal budget the income received as a result of their actions, and if it has not committed other crime. <. p>
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