Article 196. Monopolistic Actions and Restriction of Competitiveness

1. Establishing or maintaining of monopolistic high prices or monopolistic low prices, as well as restriction of competitiveness by way of division of the market, restriction of an access to the market, elimination from it of other entities of economic activity, or establishment or maintenance of fixed uniform prices, if these acts caused a considerable damage to a citizen, organisation, or the state, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred from five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by detention under arrest for a period from four to six months, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or restriction of freedom for a period up to two years, or by imprisonment for the same period.

2. The same acts committed repeatedly, or by a group of persons upon a preliminary collusion, or by an organised group, or by a person with the use of his official position, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred up to seven hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from five to seven months, or by imprisonment for a period from two to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period up to three years, or without it.

3. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article which are committed with violence or a threat to apply it, as well as with destruction or the damaging of someone else's property, or a threat to destroy or damage it, and in the absence of elements of extortion, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from three to seven years with forfeiture of property, or without it.

Article 197. Malicious Violation of the Established Procedure for Conducting Public Tenders and Auctions

Malicious violation of the established procedure for the conducting of public tenders and auctions which caused considerable damage to a given proprietor, organiser of tenders or auctions, buyer, or another economic entity, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred up to two thousand monthly assessment indices, or by restriction of freedom for a period up to three years.

Article 198. Deliberately Fraudulent Advertising

The use by an advertiser in his advertisements of deliberately false information regarding goods, work, or services, as well as their producers, performers, or sellers, which is committed for venal purposes and which caused considerable damage, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by engagement in public works for a period from one hundred eighty up to two hundred forty hours, or by detention under arrest for a period up to six months, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or restriction of freedom for a period up to two years, or by deprivation of freedom for the same period.

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 1161