The President informed Mr Artemyev that he has signed amendments to the Criminal Code and the Law on Protection of Competition toughening penalties for putting restrictions on competition.
Mr Medvedev said that the amendments to the Criminal Code provide for severe penalties of up to six years imprisonment for putting restrictions on competition. The President made a call for these new provisions to be used properly.
Mr Medvedev also said that Russia’s economy should become self-regulating once the financial crisis ends.