Russian Federation
Overview of the Russian Federation's domestic anti-corruption legal framework
Russia’s domestic anti-corruption legal framework is primarily based on Federal Law No. 273-FZ on Combatting Corruption and on the provisions of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Federal Law No. 273-FZ on Combatting Corruption provides the legal definition of corruption and primarily sets out the legal and organizational framework for the prevention and combatting of corruption and the mitigation and remediation of the consequences of corruption.
The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation criminalizes in particular giving and receiving bribes, minor corruption and mediation in bribery. The definition of bribery is quite broad and includes money, securities, other property, or the illegal provision of services, property rights or the provision of other property benefits to a Russian public official. A Russian public official is a person who:
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discharges the functions of a representative of government on a permanent or temporary basis, or by special authority, or
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performs organizing and regulative, administrative, and economic functions in state bodies, local government bodies, governmental and municipal institutions, state corporations, state companies, state and municipal unitary enterprises, joint-stock companies in which controlling portion of the stock belongs to the Russian Federation, constituent entities of the Russian Federation or municipal formations, and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, and military entities of the Russian Federation.
The Criminal Code applies not only to payments to Russian state and municipal officials, but also to foreign officials and the officials of international organizations.
The Criminal Code also criminalizes commercial bribery. In the case of commercial bribery, the payment is a crime if the recipient is a person performing management functions in a commercial or other corporate entity (e.g. General Director, member of the Board of Directors).
Corruption in Russia is also regulated by a number of specific laws, such as the Russian Civil Code prohibition on state officials accepting gifts with a value exceeding RUB 3,000 (approx. $50 USD), and the Federal Law No. 79-FZ on the State Civil Service, which establishes rules for the acceptance of gifts by state civil servants. Federal Law No. 115-FZ on anti-money laundering sets forth obligatory state control over: certain types of transactions; banking operations; tax and legal advisors. The Code of the Russian Federation on the Administrative Offences sets out administrative liability for failure to comply with anti-bribery and anti-money laundering rules. The Russian Labour Code provides for dismissal for employees who fail to take measures to prevent or resolve conflicts of interest.
On May 19, 2008, the Russian President issued an anti-corruption-related Decree. This Decree provided for the establishment of Anti-Corruption Council and defined its main objectives. The Russian President also defines State policy in the area of anti-corruption once every two years, including through the elaboration of national anti-corruption plans.
Overview of the Russian Federation's foreign anti-corruption legal framework
Russia is a member of a number of international treaties devoted to the fight against corruption. For example, on February 1, 2012, Russia ratified the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Anti-Bribery Convention.
Russia is also a member of the United Nations Convention against corruption, Criminal Convention on Corruption, and it takes part in the Group of states against corruption and the Financial Action Task Force (on Money Laundering).
Implementation of these international conventions resulted in significant changes in Russian legislation and its adaptation under modern international standards.
Key provisions of the law
The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
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Article 141.1. Breaking the Procedure for Financing the Election Campaign of a Candidate, of an Election Association, for the Activities of a Referendum Initiative Group, of Other Group of Referendum Participants
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Article 184. Exerting Unlawful Influence upon the Results of an Official Sports Tournament or of an Entertainment Profit-Making Competition
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Article 204. Commercial Bribery
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Article 204.1. Mediation in the Commercial Bribery
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Article 204.2. Minor Commercial Bribery
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Article 289. Illegal Participation in Business Activity
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Article 290. Receipt of a Bribe
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Article 291. Giving a Bribe
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Article 291.1. Mediation in Bribery
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Article 291.2. Minor Corruption
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Article 309. Bribery or Compulsion to Give Testimony or for Evade Giving Testimony, or for Mistranslating
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The Federal Law No. 273-FZ on Combatting Corruption dtd. December 25, 2008;
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The Federal Law No. 79-FZ on prohibition for certain persons to open and maintain accounts (deposits), store cash and other values in foreign banks located outside the Russian Federation and to hold/use foreign financial instruments May 7, 2013;
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The Federal Law No. 115-FZ on counteracting the legalization of illegal earnings (money laundering) and the financing of terrorism dtd. August 7, 2001;
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Articles 13 to 20.1 of the Federal Law No. 79-FZ on the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation dtd. July 27, 2004;
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Articles 15.27 and 19.28 of the Code of the Russian Federation on the Administrative Offences;
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Article 575 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation;
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Article 81 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation.
Last updated by Vassily Rudomino, Senior Partner, ALRUD law firm, Russia, January 2018
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1.1 Article 141.1. Breaking the Procedure for Financing the Election Campaign of a Candidate, of an Election Association, for the Activities of a Referendum Initiative Group, of Other Group of Referendum Participants
1. The transfer of large amounts of money to a candidate or an electoral association for the purpose of achieving a certain result in an election as bypassing the relevant electoral fund or the spending of large amounts of money not remitted to electoral funds for the purpose of achieving a certain result in an election or the transfer of material valuables in large amounts to a candidate or an electoral association for the purpose of achieving a certain result in an election without a compensation with monies from the relevant electoral fund, or the performance of paid work, sale of goods, provision of paid services, which are directly or indirectly relating to an election and which have been allocated for achieving a certain result in an election, effected in large amounts without payment from the relevant electoral fund or with payment from the relevant electoral fund at understated rates or the transfer to an referendum initiative group or to another group of participants in a referendum for the purpose of achieving a certain result in a referendum of large amounts of money as bypassing the relevant fund of the referendum or the spending of large amounts of money which have not been remitted into referendum funds, for the purpose of achieving a certain result in a referendum or the transfer to a referendum initiative group or to another group of participants in a referendum for the purpose of achieving a certain result in a referendum of material valuables in large amounts without a compensation with monies from the relevant referendum fund or the performance of paid work, sale of goods, provision of paid services, which are directly or indirectly related to a referendum and which have been allocated for putting forward an initiative of conducting a referendum, achieving a certain result in a referendum, as effected in large amounts without payment from the relevant referendum fund or with payment from the relevant referendum fund at understated rates, and also the making of large donations to an electoral fund, referendum fund via figure-heads -
shall be punishable with a fine in the amount of from 200 thousand roubles to 500 thousand roubles or in the amount of a wage/salary, or other incomes of the convicted person for a period of one year to three years, or by obligatory labour for a term of up to three hundred and sixty hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by compulsory labour for a term of up to one year, or by deprivation of freedom for the same term.
2. Large-scale use, in addition to the assets of an appropriate election fund, of financial (material) support for waging the election campaign of a candidate, election association by the candidate, his authorized representative in charge of financial matters, by an authorized representative in charge of financial matters of the election association or the election block, the large-scale use, in addition to the assets of an appropriate referendum fund, of the financial (material) support for initiating the conduct of the referendum or for obtaining certain results of the referendum by an authorized representative in charge of financial matters of the referendum initiative group, of another group of referendum participants, as well as large-scale spending of donations prohibited by the laws on elections and referendums and remitted to a special election account or a special account of the referendum fund -
shall be punishable with a fine in the amount of from 200 thousand roubles to 500 thousand roubles, or in the amount of a wage/salary, or other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to three years, or by deprivation of the right to hold specified posts or to exercise specified activities for a term of one to five years, or by obligatory labour for a term of up to four hundred and eighty hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to two years, or by compulsory work for a term of up to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for the same term.
Note: As large-scale shall be deemed in this article the amount of money, the value of property or of property benefits which exceed one tenth of the maximum amount of expenditure of the election fund of a candidate, election association, referendum fund, established by the laws on elections and referendums, as at the time of committing the deed provided for by this Article, but which is equal to at least one million roubles.
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2 Article 184. Exerting an Unlawful Influence upon the Results of an Official Sports Tournament or of an Entertainment Profit-Making Competition
1. Handing over to a sportsman, to a referee, to the trainer or to the head of a sports team or to a different participant or organiser of an official sports competition (including to their worker) the same as to a member of the jury, to a participant in or to the organiser of an entertainment commercial contest money, securities or a different property as well as rendering to him services of a property character and granting to him the other property rights (including when at such person's suggestion the property is handed over or the property-character services are rendered or the property rights are handed over to a different natural person or legal entity) for the purposes of exerting an illegal impact upon the result of an official sports competition or of an entertainment commercial contest, or the coercion or compulsion of such persons to exerting such impact or a preliminary collusion with such persons for the same purposes -
are punished by a fine of from 300,000 to 700,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from four months to one year or by forced labour for a time term of up to four years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to five years with a fine in the amount of up to 100,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to five months or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
2. The deeds provided for by Part One of this article which are made by an organised group -
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of five hundred thousand to one million roubles or in the amount of a wage/salary or other income of the convict for a period from two years to five years, or by compulsory labour for a term up to five years accompanied by deprivation of the right to hold definite posts or engage in definite activities for a term up to three years or without such, or by deprivation of liberty for a term up to seven years accompanied by deprivation of the right to hold definite posts or engage in definite activities for a term up to three years or without such.
3. Receipt by a sportsman or by a trainer or by the head of a sports team or by a different participant in an official sports competition the same as by a participant in an entertainment commercial contest of money, securities or a different property as well as his making use of the property-character services or of the other property rights (including when on such person's orders the property is handed over or the property-character services are rendered or the property rights are granted to a different natural person or legal entity) or a preliminary collusion of such persons for the purposes of exerting an illegal influence upon the result of an official sports competition or of an entertainment commercial contest -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 300,000 to 700,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from four months to one year or by forced labour for a time term of up to four years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to five years with a fine in the amount of up to 100,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to five months or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
4. The deeds provided for by Part Three of this article and made by a referee or by the organiser of an official sports tournament, as well as by a jury member or the organiser of an entertainment -
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of five hundred thousand to one million roubles or in the amount of a wage/salary or other income of the convict for a period from two years to five years, or by compulsory labour for a term up to five years accompanied by deprivation of the right to hold definite posts or to engage in definite activities for a term up to three years or without such, or by deprivation of liberty for a term up to seven years accompanied by deprivation of the right to hold definite posts or engage in specific activities for a term up to three years or without such.
5. The mediation in committing acts stipulated in the first - the fourth parts of this Article in a considerable amount -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 500,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to six months or by corrective works for a time term of up to two years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by forced labour for a time term of up to four years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to four years with a fine in the amount of up to 50,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to three months or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
Notes:
1. As a considerable size is recognised in the fifth part of the present Article the sum of money, the cost of securities or of a different property, of the property-character services or of the other property rights exceeding 25,000 rubles.
2. The person who has committed a crime envisaged in the first, in the second or in the fifth part of this Article is relieved of criminal liability if he has actively assisted in the exposure and (or) in the investigation of the crime or if the extortion was applied towards him or if this person has voluntarily informed about the committed crime the body possessing the right to institute a criminal case.
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3 Article 204. Commercial Bribery
1. An illegal handing over to the person fulfilling managereal functions in a commercial or in a different organisation of money, securities or of a different property as well as an illegal rendering to him property-character services or granting to him other property rights (including when on such person's orders the property is handed over or the property-character services are rendered or the property rights are granted to a different natural person or legal entity) for committing actions (for inaction) in the interests of the giver or of the other persons if the said actions (inaction) are (is) incorporated into the official powers of such person or if by force of his official position he may facilitate the said actions (inaction) -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 400,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or of a different income for a period of up to six months or in the amount of from the five-fold to the 20-fold sum of the commercial bribery or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to two years or by corrective labour for a time term of up to two years or by the deprivation of freedom for the same time term with a fine in the amount of up to the five-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such.
2. The acts stipulated in the first part of this Article committed in a considerable amount -
are punished by a fine in the amount of up to 800,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to nine months or in the amount of from the ten-fold to the 30-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to two years or without such or by the restriction of freedom for a time term of from one year to two years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by forced labour for a time term of from one year to two years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to three years with a fine in the amount of up to the ten-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
3. The acts envisaged in the first part of this Article if they are committed:
a) by a group of persons with a preliminary collusion or by an organised group;
b) for the deliberately illegal actions (inaction);
c) in a large amount -
are punished by a fine in the amount of up to 1,500,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to one year or in the amount of from the 20-fold to the 50-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from three to seven years with a fine in the amount of up to the 30-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
4. The acts envisaged in the first part and in items (a) and (b) of the third part of this Article committed in a particularly large amount -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from one year to two years and six months or in the amount of from the 40-fold to the 70-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from four to eight years with a fine in the amount of up to the 40-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such.
5. An illegal receipt by the person fulfilling managerial functions in a commercial or in a different organisation of money, securities and a different property as well as an illegal making use by him of property-character services or other property rights (including when on such person's orders the property is handed over or property-character services are rendered or the property rights are granted to a different natural person or legal entity) for committing actions (for inaction) in the interests of the giver or of the other persons if the said actions (inaction) are (is) included into the official powers of such person or if by force of his official position he may facilitate the said actions (inaction) -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 700,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to nine months or in the amount of from the ten-fold to the 30-fold sum of the commercial bribery or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to three years with a fine in the amount of up to the 15-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such.
6. The acts envisaged in the fifth part of this Article committed in a considerable size -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 200,000 to 1,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from three months to one year or in the amount of from the 20-fold to the 40-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to five years with a fine in the amount of up to the 20-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
7. The acts stipulated in the fifth part of this Article if they:
a) are committed by a group of persons with a preliminary collusion or by an organised group;
b) are connected with the extortion of the object of bribery;
c) are committed for illegal actions (inaction);
d) are committed in a large amount -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from one year to three years or in the amount of from the 30-fold to the 60-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from five to nine years with a fine in the amount of up to the 40-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such.
8.The acts stipulated in the fifth part by items (a) - (c) of the seventh part of this Article committed in a particularly large amount -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from two to five years or in the amount of from the 50-fold to the 90-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to six years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from seven to 12 years with a fine in the amount of up to the 50-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to six years or without such.
Notes
1. As a considerable size of the commercial bribery are recognised in the present Article and in Article 204.1 of this Code the sum of money, the cost of securities and other property, property-character services and other property rights exceeding 25,000 roubles, as a large size of the commercial bribery - those exceeding 150,000 roubles and as a particularly large size of the commercial bribery - those exceeding 1,000,000 roubles.
2. The person who has committed a crime envisaged in the first - the fourth parts of this Article is relieved of criminal liability if he has actively assisted in the exposure and (or) in the investigation of the crime or if with respect to him has taken place the extortion of the object of bribery or if this person has of his own free will informed about the committed crime the body endowed with the right to institute a criminal case.
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4 Article 204.1. Mediation in the Commercial Bribery
1. Mediation in the commercial bribery that is a direct handing over of the commercial bribery (of an illegal reward) on the orders of the person who is giving the commercial bribery object or of the person receiving the commercial bribery object or a different facilitation to these persons in the achievement or in the implementation of an agreement between them for handing over and for receiving the commercial bribery object in a considerable amount -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 400,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to six months or in the amount of from the five-fold to the 20-fold sum of the commercial bribery or by the restriction of freedom for a time term of up to two years or by corrective works for a time term of up to two years or by the deprivation of freedom for the same time term with a fine in the amount of up to the five-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such.
2. The mediation in the commercial bribery committed:
a) by a group of persons with a preliminary collusion or by an organised group;
b) for the deliberately illegal actions (inaction);
c) in a large amount -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 800,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to six months or in the amount of from the ten-fold to the 30-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to five years with a fine in the amount of up to the 30-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such.
3. The mediation in the commercial bribery committed in a particularly large amount -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 1,500,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to one year and six months or in the amount of from the 40-fold to the 70-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to six years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from three to seven years with a fine in the amount of up to the 40-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to six years or without such;
4. The promise or the suggestion of mediation in the commercial bribery -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 1,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to one year or in the amount of from the ten-fold to the 20-fold sum of the commercial bribery with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the restriction of freedom for a time term of from one year to two years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to four years with a fine in the amount of up to the 15-fold sum of the commercial bribery or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
Note: The person who has committed a crime envisaged in this Article is relieved of criminal liability if he has actively facilitated the exposure and (or) the investigation of the crime and if he has voluntarily informed about the committed crime the body which has the right to institute a criminal case.
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5 Article 204.2. Minor Commercial Bribery
1. The commercial bribery for a sum not exceeding 10,000 roubles -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 150,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to three months or by obligatory works for a time term of up to 200 hours or by corrective works for a time term of up to one year or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to one year.
2. The same act perpetrated by a person who has a criminal record for committing crimes stipulated in Articles 204, 204.1 of this Code or in the present Article
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 500,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to six months or by corrective works for a time term of up to one year or by the restriction of freedom for a time term of up to one year.
Note: The person who has handed over the object of a minor commercial bribery is relieved of criminal liability if he has actively assisted in the exposure and (or) in the investigation of the crime and if with respect to him has taken place the extortion of the object of bribery or if this person after committing the crime has of his own free will; informed the body possessing the right to institute a criminal case about handing over the object of bribery.
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6 Article 289. Illegal Participation in Business Activity
The establishment of an organisation carrying out business activity, by a functionary, or participation in the management of such an organisation in person or through a confidant contrary to the ban established by the law, if these deeds are connected with the granting to such an organisation of benefits and advantages, or with patronage in a different form -
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of up to three hundred thousand roubles or in the amount of a wage/salary or other income of the convicted person for a period of up to two years, or by deprivation of the right to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to five years with a fine in the amount up to 80 thousand roubles, or in the amount of a wage/salary or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to six months, or by obligatory labour for a term of up to 480 hours, or by compulsory labour for a term of up to two years, or by an arrest for a term of up to six months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to two years.
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7 Article 290. Receipt of a Bribe
1. Receipt by an official, by a foreign official or by an official of an international organisation in person or through a mediator of a bribe in the form of money, of securities or of a different property or in the form of illegally rendering to him property-character services or of granting the other property rights (including when the bribe is handed over on the official's orders to a different natural person or legal entity) for the performance of actions (for inaction) in favour of the bribe giver or of the persons he represents if these actions (inaction) are (is) incorporated into the official powers of the official or if by force of his official position he may facilitate the said actions (inaction) the same as for the general protection or for the connivance at the service -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 1,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to two years or in the amount of from the ten-fold to the 50-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or by corrective works for a time term of from one to two years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts and to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or by forced labour for a time term of up to five years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to three years with a fine in the amount of from the ten-fold to the 20-fold sum of the bribe or without such.
2. The receipt by an official, by a foreign official or by an official of a public international organisation of a bribe in a considerable size -
is punished by a fine in the amount of from 200,000 to 1,500,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from six months to two years or in the amount of from the 30-fold to the 60-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to six years with a fine in the amount of up to the 30-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
3. The receipt by an official, by a foreign official or by an official of a public international organisation of a bribe for illegal actions (for inaction) -
is punished by a fine in the amount of from 500,000 to 2,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from six months to two years or in the amount of from the 40-fold to the 70-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from three to eight years with a fine in the amount of up to 40-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such.
4. The acts envisaged in the first - the third parts of this Article committed by a person occupying a state post of the Russian Federation or a state post of a subject of the Russian Federation the same as by the head of a local government body -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from one year to three years or in the amount of from the 60-fold to the 80-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to seven years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from five to ten years with a fine in the amount of up to the 50-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to seven years or without such.
5. The acts stipulated in the first, in the third and in the fourth parts of this Article if they are committed:
a) by a group of persons with a preliminary collusion or by an organised group;
b) with the extortion of a bribe;
c) in a large amount -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from two to four years or in the amount of from the 70-fold to the 90-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to ten years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from seven to 12 years with a fine in the amount of up to the 60-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to ten years or without such.
6. The acts envisaged in the first, the third and the fourth parts and in items (a) and (b) of the fifth part of this Article committed in a particularly large size -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period from three to five years or in the amount of from the 80-fold to the 100-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to 15 years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from eight to 15 years with a fine in the amount of up to the 70-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to 15 years or without such.
Notes:
1. As a considerable size of the bribe are recognised in this Article and in Articles 291 and 291.1 of the present Code the sum of money, the cost of securities and of the other property, of the property-character services and of the other property rights exceeding 25,000 roubles, as a large size of the bribe - that over 150,000 roubles and as a particularly large size of a bribe - that exceeding 1,000,000 roubles.
2. As a foreign official is implied in this Article and in Articles 291, 291.1 and 304 of this Code any appointed or elected person occupying some post in the legislative, executive, administrative or judicial body of a foreign state and any person fulfilling some public function for a foreign state including for a public department or for a public enterprise; as an official of a public international organisation is understood an international civil employee or any person authorised by such organisation to act on its behalf.
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8 Article 291. Giving a Bribe
1. Giving a bribe to an official, to a foreign official or to an official of a public international organisation in person or through a mediator (including when a bribe is handed over on the official's orders to a different natural person or legal entity) -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 500,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to one year or in the amount of from the five-fold to the 30-fold sum of the bribe or by corrective works for a time term of up to two years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by forced labour for a time term of up the three years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to two years with a fine in the amount of from the five-fold to the ten-fold sum of the bribe or without such.
2. Giving a bribe to an official, to a foreign official or to an official of a public international organisation in person or through a mediator (including when a bribe is handed over on the official's orders to a different natural person or legal entity) in a considerable amount -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 1,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to two years or in the amount of from the ten-fold to the 40-fold sum of the bribe or by corrective works for a time term of from one year to two years with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of from one year to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to five years with a fine in the amount of from the five-fold to the 15-fold sum of the bribe or without such.
3. Giving a bribe to an official, to a foreign official or to an official of a public international organisation in person or through a mediator (including when a bribe is handed over on the official's orders to a different natural person or legal entity) for committing deliberately illegal actions (inaction) -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 1,500,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to two years or in the amount of from the 30-fold to the 60-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to eight years with a fine in the amount of up to the 30-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such.
4. The acts envisaged in the first - the third parts of this Article if they have been committed:
a) by a group of persons with a preliminary collusion or by an organised group;
b) in a large size -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from one year to three years or in the amount of from the 60-fold to the 80-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to seven years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from seven to 12 years with a fine in the amount of up to the 60-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to seven years or without such.
5. The acts envisaged in the first - the fourth parts of this chapter committed in a particularly large size -
are punished by a fine in the amount of from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from two to four years or in the amount of from the 70-fold to the 90-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to ten years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from eight to 15 years with a fine in the amount of up to the 70-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to ten years or without such.
Note: The person who has given a bribe is relieved of criminal liability if he has actively facilitated the exposure and (or) the investigation of the crime or if with respect to him has taken place the extortion of the bribe on the part of an official of if after committing the crime the person has voluntarily informed on giving the bribe the body having the right to institute a criminal case on giving the bribe.
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9 Article 291.1. Mediation in the Bribery
1. The mediation in the bribery that is a direct handing over of a bribe on the bribe-giver's or the bribe-receiver's orders or a different facilitation to the bribe giver and (or) to the bribe-receiver in the achievement or in the implementation of an agreement between them on the receipt and on the giving of a bribe in a considerable size
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 700,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to one year or in the amount of from the 20-fold to the 40-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to four years with a fine in the amount of up to the 20-fold sum of the bribe or without such.
2. The mediation in the bribery for deliberately committing illegal actions (inaction) or committing such by a person with the use of his official position -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 1,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to one year or in the amount of from the 20-fold to the 50-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from three to seven years with a fine in the amount of up to the 30-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to three years or without such.
3. The mediation in the bribery committed:
a) by a group of persons with a preliminary collusion or by an organised group;
b) in a large size -
is punished by a fine in the amount of from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from one year to two years or in the amount of from the 50-fold to the 70-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from five to ten years with a fine in the amount of up to the 60-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such.
4. The mediation in the corruption committed in a particularly large size -
is punished by a fine in the amount of from 1,500,000 to 3,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of from two to three years or in the amount of from the 60-fold to the 80-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to seven years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of from seven to 12 years with a fine in the amount of up to the 70-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to seven years or without such.
5. The promise or an offer of the mediation in bribery -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 3,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to three years or in the amount of from the 60-fold sum of the bribe with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to seven years with a fine in the amount of up to the 30-fold sum of the bribe or without such and with the deprivation of the right to occupy certain posts or to engage in a certain activity for a time term of up to five years or without such.
Note: The person who has committed a crime envisaged in this Article is relieved of criminal liability if he has actively assisted in the exposure and (or) in the restriction of the crime and has voluntarily informed about the committed crime the body having the right to institute a criminal case.
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10 Article 291.2. Minor Corruption
1. The receipt of a bribe in person or through a mediator in an amount not exceeding 10,000 roubles -
is punished by a fine in the amount of up to 200,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to three months or by corrective works for a time term of up to one year or by the restriction of freedom for a time term of up to two years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to one year.
2. The same acts committed by a person who has a criminal record for committing crimes stipulated in Articles 290, 291, 291.1 of this Code or in this Article -
are punished by a fine in the amount of up to 1,000,000 roubles or in the amount of the convict's wages or a different income for a period of up to one year or by corrective works for a time term of up to three years or by the restriction of freedom for a time term of up to four years or by the deprivation of freedom for a time term of up to three years.
Note: The person who has given a bribe in the amount pointed out in this Article is relieved of criminal liability if he has actively assisted in the exposure and (or) in the investigation of the crime and if in respect of him has taken place the extortion of a bribe or if after committing the crime this person has voluntarily informed the body endowed with the right to institute a criminal case on giving the bribe.
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11 Article 309. Bribery or Compulsion to Give Testimony or for Evade Giving Testimony, or for Mistranslating
1. Bribery of a witness or victim to give false testimony, or of an expert or specialist to give a false opinion or false testimony, or of a translator to make a mistranslation,
Shall be punishable with a fine in an amount of up to 80 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to six months, or by compulsory works for a term of up to 480 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to two years, or by arrest for a term of up to three months.
2. Compulsion of a witness or victim to give false testimony, or of an expert or specialist to give a false opinions, or of a translator to make a mistranslation, and also compulsion of said persons to evade giving testimony, joined with blackmail or threat of murder, infliction of injury to human health, or destruction or damage of the property of these persons or of their relatives,
shall be punishable with a fine in the amount of up to 200 thousand roubles, or in the amount of a wage/salary or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to 18 months, or with compulsory labour for a term of up to three years, or with an arrest for a term of three to six months, or with deprivation of liberty for a term of up to three years.
3. Acts provided for in the second part of this Article, and committed by an organised group, with the use of violence that does not endanger the lives of health of said persons,
shall be punishable by compulsory labour for a term of up to five years, or by deprivation of liberty for the same term.
4. Acts stipulated in the first or second part of this Article, and committed by an organised group, or with the use of violence that endangers the lives and health of said persons,
Shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to seven years.
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