State Duma plans to be fined for fake food for half a million rubles

In autumn 2014 the State Duma deputies can pass a law substantially increases the penalties for falsifying food.

On it informs RIA «News» with reference to the deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Agrarian Hope Shkolkina. On Wednesday, the corresponding initiative supported by President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on agriculture in Stavropol.

maximum penalty for misleading consumers make 500 thousand rubles. For illegal use of a trademark, service mark, appellation of origin will be required to pay infringers 200 thousand rubles. All these measures relate only to entrepreneurs.

draft law prepared by a group of deputies headed by the chairman of the Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption Irina Spring (United Russia). Bill separately prescribes penalties for the illegal use of another's trademark, service mark, appellation of origin or similar designations for similar goods. Sanctions under this heading amounted to 200 thousand rubles. for legal entities. "Production of the purpose of sale or sale of goods containing illegal reproduction of a trademark, service mark, appellation of origin or similar designations for similar goods" project developers offer punished by a fine: citizens - in the value of the goods, which appeared the subject of an administrative offense, but not less than two thousand (with confiscation of his), as well as confiscation of the instruments of the offense. For officials, the fine will be double the size of the cost of goods, but not less than 20 thousand rubles., With confiscation, for legal entities - in the form of three times the cost of goods from confiscation.

Sources: Politikus.ru, Mir 24.tv