COUNTRY REPORT ON THE CURRENT

SITUATION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING

The 10th ASOSAI Research Project

28 – 30 AugustBangkok

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Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

MeasuresThe Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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Preventive Repressive

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

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Economical

Legislative

Regulatory

Communication

Increase of salaries and pensions of public servants

Ensuring the participation of civil society in combating corruption

Optimization of supervisory functions of the state (with the exception of duplicate and inefficient functions of the government agencies)

Participation in the international anti-corruption organizations as well as the arrangement of the meeting and conferences on the international cooperation in the anti-corruption field

 Support to other states in the training of specialists, the study of the causes and consequences of corruption

MANAGEMENTThe Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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ECONOMIC MEASURES The Accounts Chamber of the Russian

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Improvement of the mechanisms regulating public procurement

Improvement of the system of financial accounting and reporting in accordance with international standards

Improvement of the accounting system of state property and assess of it’s effective use

LEGAL MEASURES The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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Adoption of anti-corruption Law and Acts

Anti-corruption examination of the legislation

Adoption of the federal anti-corruption Law andmodernization of the civil Law

Implementation of anti-corruption expertise of legislative and regulatory acts

Improvement of functions of the law enforcement Agencies

Implementation of the state program of the efficiency of execution.

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COMMUNICATIONS

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Introduction of the innovative technologies to the public organizations

Public legal education(Training anticorruption radio and television programs , publication of anti-corruption articles, books, the creation of special radio and television programs)

Case studies of corruption situation by state bodies and public organizations

STAFF The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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Improvement of performance of employees of state bodies and institutions

Improving the work of governmental departments in corruption prevention

Commissions observing the pursuance of the Code of Ethics by the public officials of the Russian Federation and for the settlement of the conflict of interest

Vocational training for the specialists involving in anti-corruption activity

REPRESSIVE MEASURES The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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Criminal responsibilityAdministrative responsibility

Financial liability

Disciplinary liability

the following corruption

offenses are criminal

REPRESSIVE MEASURES The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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Bribery

Mediation in bribery

Commercial bribery

Registration of illegal transactions with land

Abuse of office

Inappropriate expenditures of budgetary funds

Exceeding official power

Legalization (laundering) of monetary funds or other offense-related property

In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation

REPRESSIVE MEASURES The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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Penalty

Deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activity

Compulsory labour

Restriction of liberty

Deprivation of liberty

The following punishments are imposed for the foregoing offenses:

WAY FORWARD The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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Administrative liability for violations of “anti-laundering” legislation has been extended

Number of organizations that are covered by the law on combating money laundering has been increased

The “freezing” of non-cash money, securities and property assets of individuals and legal entities suspected in terrorism and financing thereof has been introduced

People who previously held leading positions in financial organizations as of the time of their license revocation are prohibited to work in boards of directors and collegiate bodies of companies

Special attention is paid to the prevention of incorporating fly-by-night companies and fraud schemes at the registration of legal entities using other people’s identification documents

Criminal liability has been provided for transfers to non-resident’s accounts using false documents, as well as for smuggling of cash assets and (or) instruments

The legal framework of combating money laundering is being constantly improved:

WAY FORWARD The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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Established: liability for new types of corruption offenses

Penalties for money laundering and certain types of corruption have become tougher

The obligation of public servants to provide information on income, assets and property liabilities ( as well as for the spouse and minor children)

Introduced a new ground for the dismissal of public servants at all levels - the loss of confidence

A coordinating anti-corruption body – the President’s anti-corruption council

The legal framework of combating money laundering is being constantly improved:

ACCOUNTS CHAMBER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation has revealed corruption violations of budget legislation of the Russian Federation to the amount of 187.2 billion rubles

Including violations of the legislation on placing orders for governmental and municipal needs - to the amount of 130.7 billion rubles

78 criminal cases have been initiated

137 cases of administrative offenses have been initiated

297 executive officers of various levels have been brought to disciplinary liability

� data for 2012The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation is in not vested with the power to combat money laundering

The following measures have been taken based on the findings of the audits of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

ORGANIZATIONSThe Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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The Presidential Anti-corruption Council

Parliamentary anti-corruption committees and Commissions

Public Prosecution Office of the Russian Federation

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation

Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

Federal Service for Fiscal Monitoring

The Russian Federation has the following governmental institutions to combat corruption and money laundering

ORGANIZATIONSThe Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

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The Public Chamber of the Russian federation

The National Anti-Corruption Committee

Center fighting corruption in government bodies

Non-governmental :

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