LAW OF UKRAINE

of October 8, 2015 No. 731-VIII

About modification of some legal acts of Ukraine concerning prevention and counteraction of political corruption

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decides:

I. Make changes to the following legal acts of Ukraine:

1. In the Code of Ukraine about administrative offenses (The sheet of the Supreme Council of USSR, 1984, Appendix to No. 51, the Art. 1122):

1) in part three of Article 38 of the word and figure "offenses, stipulated in Article 164-14" shall be replaced with words also in figures of "the offenses provided by Articles 164-14, 212-15, 212-21";

Article 212-15 to state 2) in the following edition:

"Article 212-15. Violation of procedure for provision or receipt of contribution to support of political party, violation of procedure for provision or receipt of public financing of authorized activities of political party, violation of procedure for provision or receipt of financial (material) support for implementation of election propaganda or propaganda from All-Ukrainian or local referendum

Violation of the procedure for provision or receipt of contribution to support of political party established by the law, violation of established procedure of provision or receipt of public financing of authorized activities of political party, and also violation of the procedure for provision or receipt of financial (material) support established by the law for implementation of election propaganda, propaganda on All-Ukrainian or local referendum -

involve imposing of penalty on citizens from seventy to hundred free minima income of citizens and on officials - from hundred to hundred thirty free minima income of citizens with confiscation of the deposit amount in support of the political party provided or received with violation of the law";

Chapter 15-A to add 3) with Article 212-21 of the following content:

"Article 212-21. Violation of procedure for submission of the financial statement on receipt and use of means of the election fund, report of batch on property, income, expenses and obligations of financial nature

Violation of established procedure or terms of submission of the financial statement on receipt and use of means of the election fund, the report of political party on property, the income, expenses and obligations of financial nature or submission of the financial statement which is drawn up with violation of the established requirements -

involve imposing of penalty from three hundred to four hundred free minima income of citizens";

To replace 4) in article 221 of figure "212-2-212-20" with figures "212-2-212-21";

5) in Item of 1 part one of Article 255:

to add paragraph two after figures "212-14" with figures "212-19";

the paragraph "National council of Ukraine concerning television and broadcasting, his representatives in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, areas, the cities of Kiev and Sevastopol (Article 164-6 - - regarding demonstration and distribution of movies without the state certificate on the diffusion right and demonstrations of movies on broadcast channels of television of Ukraine; Article 164-7 - regarding violation of distribution terms and demonstration of the movies provided by the state certificate on the diffusion right and demonstrations of movies on broadcast channels of television of Ukraine; Article 164-8 - regarding non-compliance with quota of demonstration of national movies when using national screen time on broadcast channels of television of Ukraine, Article 212-9 - regarding violation of procedure for conducting election propaganda, propaganda during preparation and holding referendum, procedure for participation in information support of elections with use of electronic (audiovisual) mass media)" to add with words and figures "Article 212-11 - regarding failure to provide opportunity to promulgate the answer concerning information widespread in the relation of the subject of the electoral process by electronic (audiovisual) mass media";

the paragraph "specially authorized central executive body concerning realization of state policy in the field of television and broadcasting, information and publishing spheres (Article 186-7 - regarding nondelivery or violation of delivery date of the obligatory complimentary copy of editions, Article 212-9 - regarding violation of procedure for conducting election propaganda, propaganda during preparation and holding referendum, procedure for participation in information support of elections with use of printing mass media and news agencies)" to add with words and figures "Article 212-11 - regarding failure to provide opportunity to promulgate the answer concerning information widespread in the relation of the subject of the electoral process by printing mass media or news agency";

the paragraph "The national agency concerning prevention of corruption (Article 188-46)" to state in the following edition:

"The national agency concerning prevention of corruption (Article 172-4-172-9, 188-46, 212-15, 212-21)".

2. In the Criminal code of Ukraine (The sheet of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2001, Art. No. 25-26, 131):

And figures "Article 354 and Articles 364" to replace 1) in Article 96-1 of the word with the word and figures "Articles 159-1, 354, 364";

2) in Article 96-3:

state item 4 in the following edition:

"4) making by its authorized person from name and for the benefit of the legal entity of any of the crimes provided by Articles 109, of 110, of 113, of 146, of 147, parts two - the fourth Article 159-1, Articles 160, 260, 262, 436, 437, 438, 442, 444, the 447th of this Code";

to add Item 2 of the note after figures "147" with words and figures "parts two - the fourth Article 159-1, Articles";

Article 159-1 to state 3) in the following edition:

"Article 159-1. Violation of procedure for financing of political party, election propaganda, propaganda on All-Ukrainian or local referendum

1. Submission of obviously false information in the report of batch on property, the income, expenses and obligations of financial nature or in the financial statement on receipt and use of means of the election fund of batch, the local organization of batch, the candidate on elections -

it is punished by penalty from hundred to three hundred free minima income of citizens or corrective works for a period of up to two years, or restriction of freedom for the same term with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to be engaged in certain activities for a period of up to three years.

2. Intended implementation of fee in support of political party by person who does not have to the right or on behalf of the legal entity who does not have to the right, intentional making of fee for benefit of political party physical person or on behalf of the legal entity in large size, intentional provision of financial (material) support for implementation of election propaganda, propaganda on All-Ukrainian or local referendum by physical person or on behalf of the legal entity in large size or person who does not have to the right or on behalf of the legal entity who does not have to that the right, and also intentional receipt of contribution to advantage of batch from the face who has no right to perform such contribution, or in large size, intentional obtaining in large amount of financial (material) support in implementation of election propaganda, propaganda on All-Ukrainian or local referendum, intentional receipt of such financial (material) support from the face which has no right to provide such financial (material) support, -

are punished by penalty from hundred to three hundred free minima income of citizens or corrective works for a period of up to two years, or restriction of freedom for the same term with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to be engaged in certain activities for a period of up to three years and with special confiscation.

3. The actions provided by parts one or the second this Article committed repeatedly, -

are punished by penalty from three hundred to five hundred free minima income of citizens or corrective works for a period of up to two years, or restriction of freedom for the same term with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to be engaged in certain activities for a period of up to three years with special confiscation.

4. The actions provided by part two of this Article, made by previous concert by the group of persons organized by group or connected with racketing of fee or financial (material) support in implementation of election propaganda, propaganda on All-Ukrainian or local referendum -

are punished by restriction of freedom for a period of up to three years or imprisonment for the same term with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to be engaged in certain activities for a period of up to three years and with special confiscation.

Note. The large size the size of cash amount, property value, privileges, services, loans, benefits, intangible assets, any other benefits of intangible or non-cash nature is recognized this Article that in two or more times exceeds the maximum size of fee established by the law on support of political party or the maximum amount of financial (material) support on implementation of election propaganda or propaganda on referendum".

3. In the Law of Ukraine "About political parties in Ukraine" (Sheets of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2001, No. 23, Art. 118 with subsequent changes):

1) in Article 8:

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