The FCS of Russia informs about amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation correcting liability for smuggling
Published: April 1, 2024 15:23
Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation correcting liability for smuggling will come into force on April 1, 2024
The Federal Customs Service of Russia informs about the entry into force on April 1, 2024 of Federal Law No. 43-FZ of March 11, 2024 and Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 542 of March 31, 2022 (as amended by Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 324 of March 1, 2023), according to which the norms of the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedural Code of the Russian Federation regulating the issues of liability for unlawful acts related to smuggling of certain categories of goods, as well as the competence of customs authorities in terms of preliminary investigation, will be clarified
So, from the specified date for the illegal movement across the customs border of the EAEU and the state border of the Russian Federation with member states of the EAEU of alcohol and tobacco products worth 100 thousand rubles will be established criminal liability under Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Article 200.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is recognized as invalid
Customs authorities are also empowered to fully investigate by sending to the courts criminal cases on smuggling of strategically important goods and resources, cultural values, especially valuable wild animals, aquatic biological resources, plants, as well as mushrooms belonging to species listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation and (or) protected by international treaties of the Russian Federation, their parts and derivatives