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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of March 8, 2015 No. 45-FZ

About introduction of amendments to article 178 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on February 25, 2015

Approved by the Federation Council on March 4, 2015

Bring in article 178 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 25, Art. 2954; 2003, No. 50, Art. 4848; 2009, No. 31, Art. 3922; 2011, No. 50, Art. 7343, 7362) following changes:

The name to state 1) in the following edition:

"Article 178. Competition restriction";

Paragraph one of part one to state 2) in the following edition:

"1. Restriction of the competition by the conclusion between the managing rival subjects of the agreement (shipping conference) prohibited according to the antitrust law of the Russian Federation limiting the competition if this act caused major damage to citizens, to the organizations or the state or entailed commercialization in large size, -";

Notes to state 3) in the following edition:

"Notes. 1. The income in the large size in this Article the income which amount exceeds fifty million rubles, and the income in especially large size - two hundred fifty million rubles is recognized.

2. Major damage the damage which amount exceeds ten million rubles, and especially major damage - thirty million rubles is recognized this Article.

3. Person who committed the crime provided by this Article is exempted from criminal liability if it from among assisting offenders voluntarily reported to the first about this crime, actively promoted its disclosure and (or) investigation, indemnified the loss caused by this crime or otherwise smoothed down damage suffered and if its actions do not contain other actus reus.".

President of the Russian Federation

V. Putin

 

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