Abuses in public procurement (Article 200.4 UK RF): advantages and disadvantages of the legislative novel

Gudkov Anton Pavlovich

In April 2018, the Criminal Code of Russia replenished with Article 200.4, which provides for criminal liability for abuses in the sphere of public procurement. The appearance of a new article will increase the level of security of the said sphere. Now, not only officials or persons performing managerial functions in a commercial or other organization, but also other persons performing their official duties at various stages of the procurement process, will be criminally responsible for violations of the law in the field of public procurement. At the same time, the introduced novel is not without its shortcomings, which narrows the field of its application. The composition of the subjects of this crime should be supplemented, and the consequences in the form of large (especially large) damage should be formulated differently.

Keywords:Economic activity, competition, procurement, corruption, fraud, significant harm.