The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation 26/09/2022, 07:19 shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of two to six years, with a fine in the amount of 100 thousand to 300 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to two years. 2. The same acts committed by an organized group, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to eight years, with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years. Article 188. Smuggling 1. Smuggling, that is, the movement of goods or any other objects across the customs border of the Russian Federation on a large scale, with the exception of these referred to in the second part of this Article, committed without the knowledge of customs control officers or with the concealment of these objects or with the deceptive use of documents or means of customs identification, or attended by non-declaration or misleading declaration, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 100 thousand to 300 thousand roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or other income of the convicted person for a period of one to two years or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up five years. 2. The movement across the customs border of the Russian Federation of narcotics, psychotropic substances, potent, poisonous and radioactive substances, toxic agents, explosives, sources of radiation, nuclear materials, firearms, explosive devices, ammunition, weapons of mass destruction, means of delivery thereof, other armaments and other military hardware, as well as of materials and equipment, which can be used in the development of weapons of mass destruction and means of delivery thereof, of other armaments and other military hardware, in respect of which special rules for the movement across the customs border of the Russian Federation have been introduced, or strategic raw materials, or items of cultural value, in respect of which special rules for the movement across the customs border of the Russian Federation have been established, if this deed has been committed without the knowledge of customs control officers or with the concealment of these objects, or with deceptive use of documents or means of customs identification, or attended by non-declaration or misleading declaration, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to seven years, with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years. 3. Deeds stipulated by the first or second part of the present Article, and committed: a) abolished b) by an office-bearer through his official position; c) with the use of violence against a person exercising customs control, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to ten years, with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years. 4. Deeds envisaged by the first, second, or third parts of this Article, and committed by an organized group, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of seven to twelve years, with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years. Note: Abolished Article 189. Illegal Export or Transfer of Raw Stuff, Materials, Equipment, Technology, or of Scientific and Technical Information, or Illegal Carrying Out Works (Rendering Services) Which May Be Used in the Development of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Armaments, and Military Hardware 1. Illegal export or transfer by a person, empowered to exercise foreign economic activity, to a foreign organization or to its representative raw stuff, materials, equipment, technology, scientific and technical information, or illegal carrying out works (rendering services) by this person for a foreign organization or for its representative, or illegal rendering to a foreign organization or its representative services, which are known to said person as those that can be used in the development of armaments and military hardware and in respect of which export control has been established (in the absence of indicia of the crimes provided for by Articles 188 and 275 of the Code), shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of of 100 thousand to 500 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to three years, or by revocation of the right to hold certain posts, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to three years. 2. The same deeds committed by a group of persons according a prearranged plan, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term up to five years accompanied by revocation of the right to hold certain posts or to exercise certain types of activity for a term of up to three years. 3. The deeds provided for by Part One of this Article, which have been committed by an organized group of persons in respect of raw stuff, materials, equipment, technology, scientific and technical information, and works (services) which are known to the person, empowered to exercise foreign economic activity, as those that can be used in the development of weapons of mass destruction or means of delivery thereof and in respect of which export control has been established, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of from three to seven years with a fine in the amount of up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years or without such. Note. A person, empowered to exercise foreign economic activity, shall mean in this Article the head of a legal entity established in compliance with the laws of the Russian Federation and having the permanent location on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as a natural person having the permanent residence on the territory of the Russian Federation and registered on the territory of the Russian Federation as an individual businessman. Article 190. Non-Return to the Territory of the Russian Federation of Items of the Artistic, Historical, and Archaeological Heritage of the Peoples of the Russian Federation or of Foreign Countries Non-return to the territory of the Russian Federation within the fixed time of items of the artistic, historical, or archaeological heritage of the Peoples of the Russian Federation and foreign countries, brought out beyond its confines, if such return is mandatory in keeping with the laws of the Russian Federation, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to eight years, with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years. Article 191. Illegal Sale of Precious Metals, Natural Precious Stones, or Pearls 1. The dealing in precious metals, natural precious stones, or pearls in contravention of the rules established by the laws of the Russian Federation, and also the illegal storage, conveyance, or transport of precious metals, natural precious stones, or pearls in any state, with the exception of jewelry or domestic goods and scrap articles, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 100 thousand to 500 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to three years, or by corrective labour for term of up to two years, or by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years, or by arrest for a term of up to six months. 2. The same acts committed: a) abolished b) on a large scale; c) by an organized group, by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term up to seven years with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years Note: Abolished Article 192. Violation of the Rules for Handing over Precious Metals and Precious Stones to the State Evasion of the obligatory delivery of precious metals and precious stones for assesment or compulsory sale to the State after they have been extracted from the earth or from recycled resources, or picked up or found, if this act has been committed on a large scale, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up to 200 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to 18 months, or by arrest for a term of three to six months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to three years. Note: Abolished Article 193. Non-return of Funds in Foreign Currency from Abroad Non-return from abroad of funds in foreign currency by the manager of an organization, required to be transferred without fail to accounts in the authorized banks of the Russian Federation in accordance with its laws, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to three years. Note: The act envisaged by this Article shall be deemed to be committed on a large scale if the sum of the non-returned funds in foreign currency exceeds five million roubles. Article 194. Evasion of Customs Payments Collected from Organizations or Natural Person 1. The evasion of customs payments collected from organizations or natural person committed on a large scale shall be punishable with a fine ranging of 100 thousand to 300 thousand roubles or totalling a wage or any other income of a convict over a period of one year to two years or with compulsory labour for a period from one hundred eighty up to two hundred forty hours or up to two years of imprisonment. 2. The same deed committed: a) by a group of persons by prior conspiracy; b) abolished c) abolished d) on especially large scale shall be punishable with a fine ranging of 100 thousand to 500 thousand roubles or totalling a wage or any other income of a convict over a period of one year to three years or up to five years of imprisonment with the deprivation of right to hold certain posts or engage in certain activities for a term up to three years or without such deprivation. Note: The evasion of customs payments shall be regarded as committed on a large scale if the amount of non-paid customs payments exceeds 500 thousand roubles and on especially large scale one million 500 thousand roubles. Article 195. Lawless Actions in Case of Bankruptcy 1. Concealment of property or of property liabilities, of information about property, its size, and place of location, or of other information about property, transfer of property into another's possession, alienation or destruction of property, and also concealment, destruction, or falsification of accounting and other records reflecting economic activity, if these actions have been committed by the manager or the owner of a debtor organization or by an individual businessman in case of bankruptcy or in expectation of bankruptcy, and have caused sizable damage, shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years, or by arrest for a term of four to six months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to two years, with a fine in the amount up to 200 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to 18 months. 2. Unlawful satisfaction of the property claims of particular creditors by the manager of a debtor organization or by an individual businessman who knows about his actual insolvency (bankruptcy), knowingly done to the detriment of other creditors, and also the acceptance of such satisfaction by a creditor who knows about the preference given to him in the insolvency to the detriment of other creditors, if these actions have caused large-scale damage, shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term of up to two years, or by arrest for a term of two to four months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to one year, with a fine in the amount up to 80 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to six months, or without any fine. Federal Law No. 73-FZ of July 21, 2004 amended Article 196 of the present Code Article 196. Deliberate Bankruptcy Deliberate bankruptcy, that is, the intentional creation or increase of insolvency, committed by the manager or the owner of a profit-making organization, or by an individual businessman, for the doer's benefit or for the benefit of other persons, which has caused large-scale damage, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 100 thousand to 300 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to two years, with a fine in the amount of up to 80 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to six month, or without any fine. Article 197. Fictitious Bankruptcy Fictitious bankruptcy, that is the knowingly false declaration by the manager or owner of a profit-making organization, or by an individual businessman, about the doer's, insolvency with the aim of deluding creditors and receiving delays or time to make pay payments due to creditors, or a debt allowance, and likewise for defaults on debts, if this deed has caused large-scale damage, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of of 100 thousand to 300 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to six years, with a fine in the amount of up to 80 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to six months, or without any fine. http://visalink-russia.com/criminal-code-russian-federation.html Page 17 of 32