There has been aggravated criminal responsibility of officials for obstruction of legal entrepreneurial or other activity
By
the Federal Act N 60-FZ of April 7, 2010 (document is in
Russian), the amendments have been made to certain legislative
acts of the Russian Federation. Thus, the amendments have been
putted to
article 169 of the RF Criminal Code (document is in Russian),
pursuant to which the responsibility has been aggravated for
obstruction of legal entrepreneurial or other activity. For
unlawful refusal in state registration of a sole trader or a
legal entity or avoidance of their registration, unlawful refusal
in issue of special permit (license) on making certain activity
or avoidance of their issue, restriction of rights and legal
interests of a sole trader or a legal entity, as equal unlawful
restriction of independence or other unlawful intrusion to activity
of a sole trader or a legal entity, if these actions were made
by official with use of his official position, - in particular,
the penalty shall be imposed in the size from two hundred thousands
up to five hundred thousands of rubles (earlier it was not more
than two hundred thousands rubles).
In accordance with the
amendments putted to
article 174 of the RF Criminal Code, it is established that
as financial operations and other deals with monetary funds
or other property made in major size specified in
article 174 and
174_1 RF Criminal code, it shall be considered financial
operations and other deals with monetary funds or other property
made for the sum exceeding six millions rubles (earlier this
sum was one million rubles).
