FAS jail

Legislation Rules igry30-10-2009 FAS jail October 30 in Russia, amendments to the federal law increasing the maximum penalties for violating antitrust laws. From now on, criminals can get up to 7 years imprisonment. However, to this security measure was implemented, the crime must confirm the FAS and get a decision of the arbitral tribunal. Only after this matter can be referred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Thus, the police can not initiate criminal proceedings, at its discretion without proper qualification of the court. As well as FAS itself. FAS will not initiate criminal proceedings against offenders, it will engage law enforcement, but with the filing of FAS, - said the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Igor Artemyev. - First, we must prove a violation of antitrust laws, for example, cartel, then go through all the courts, as companies exercise their right to immediately appeal against our decision in court, and only then if the court confirms our decision to transfer to the Ministry of Internal Affairs documents for the excitation criminal case "- said the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service. "I can not even be surprised if next year we will not see any criminal case" - said the official.