Combating corruption

Comments of the Prosecutor's Office of Perm Region

Article 19.28 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation provides for liability for illegal remuneration on behalf of a legal entity

ILLEGAL

• Transfer

• Offer

• Promise

ON BEHALF OF OR IN THE INTEREST OF A LEGAL ENTITY

• to an official,

• a foreign official,

• an official of a public international organization,

• a person in charge of the management in any commercial or other organization

• of money,

• securities,

• other property, 

• granting property rights,

• or provision of property services to the above persons

FOR COMMISSION OF AN ACTION (INACTION) BY ABUSE OF OFFICIAL POSITION IN THE INTERESTS OF A LEGAL ENTITY IS PUNISHABLE BY:

Penalty = the amount of the proposed remuneration x 3, but not less than 1 million rubles

• on a large scale — over 1 million rubles
  Penalty = the amount of the proposed remuneration х 30, but not less than 20 million rubles

• on an especially large scale — over 20 million rubles
  Penalty = the amount of the proposed remuneration х 100, but not less than 100 million rubles

with confiscation of money, securities, other property or the cost of services of a property nature, or other property rights.

A legal entity is released from administrative liability for an offense under Article 19.28 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, if it contributed to the detection of this offense, the conduct of an administrative investigation and (or) the detection, disclosure and investigation of a crime related to this offense, or this legal entity became subject of extortion*.

* This provision does not apply to administrative offenses committed against foreign officials and officials of public international organizations in the course of commercial transactions.

Federal regulations of the Russian Federation

Regional regulations of Perm Region

Local regulations of the State Budgetary Institution of Perm Region “Investment Development Agency”