RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW amending Article 178 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation adopted by the State Duma on July 17, 2009 Approved by the Federation Council on 18 July 2009 Article 1 Amend article 178 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2954; 2003, N 50, sect. 4848) Amend to read as follows: " Article 178. Avoidance, restriction or elimination of contention 1. Avoidance, restriction or elimination of competition by restricting agreements or restricting competition for concerted action, repeated abuse of dominance by the Establishing and (or) maintaining a monopoly or a monopoly of a low price of goods, unjustified refusal or evasion of a contract, restricting market access if these acts have caused extensive damage to citizens, organizations or The State has either resulted in a large amount of income,- shall be punished by a fine ranging from three hundred thousand to five thousand roubles, or in the amount of wages or other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to two years or imprisonment for a term of up to three years with deprivation of the right to occupy Certain posts or activities of up to one year or less. 2. The same acts: (a) committed by a person using his official position; b) involved in the destruction or damage of someone else' s property, or with the threat of destruction or damage, in the absence of evidence Extortion; , which caused especially large damage or resulting in a particularly large income,- shall be punished by imprisonment for up to six years with a fine of up to one million rubles, or in the amount of or other income of a sentenced person up to five years of age or without deprivation of liberty The right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities from one to three years or without it. 3. The acts referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this article, whether committed with violence or with the threat of use of violence,- shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of up to seven years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions, or To engage in certain activities for a period of one to three years. Notes. 1. His income exceeded 27 million rubles (in 2016-more than 10 million rubles). 2. The damage, which amounts to more than one million rubles, is recognized as a major damage in this article, and three million rubles in particularly large damages. 3. A person who commits an offence under this article shall be exempt from criminal liability if it has contributed to the disclosure of the crime, compensation for the damage caused, or transferred to the federal budget income obtained in the case of The Conference of the States members of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 4. The abuse of a dominant position by a single abuse is recognized as an abuse of a dominant position more than twice within three years, for which the person concerned has been brought to administrative responsibility. " Article 2 This Federal Law shall enter into force 90 days after its official publication. President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev Moscow, Kremlin July 29, 2009 N 216-FZ