Decree of the Council of the Federation of February 26, 2020 No. 67-СФ approved the Federal Law “On Amendments to the Federal Law“ On Protection of Competition”
The Federal Law makes amendments to the Federal Law of July 26, 2006 No. 135-ФЗ “On Protection of Competition” (hereinafter - the Federal Law No. 135-Ф3), which establishes that an economic entity has the right to organize a system in order to comply with antitrust laws and prevent its violation internal compliance with antitrust requirements.
The Federal Law 135-ФЗ introduces the concept of “an internal system to ensure compliance with the requirements of antitrust legislation”, which is defined as a set of legal and organizational measures provided for by an internal act (acts) of an economic entity, and also establishes requirements for the content of internal acts of economic entities. Information on the adoption of the internal act is posted by the business entity on its website in the information and telecommunication network "Internet".
Federal Law No. 135 also stipulates that an economic entity has the right to send an internal act (acts) or a draft internal act (projects) to the federal antimonopoly body to establish their compliance with the requirements of antimonopoly legislation. Within thirty days, the federal antimonopoly body reviews the directed internal act (s) or the draft internal act (s) and gives an opinion on their compliance or non-compliance with the requirements of the antimonopoly legislation.