The range of inspections to be conducted only on approval by prosecution authorities has been exceeded

An amendment was made to the Federal Law “On Protection of Legal Entities and Individual entrepreneurs during exercising state control (monitoring) and local control”. In accordance with the amendment, the approval of unscheduled on-site audits by prosecution authorities, which was previously required only in case of small and medium business entities, now shall be required for unscheduled on-site inspections of all legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.

The rule has effect in the case of inspections, conducted in connection with alleged threat or infliction of harm to life, health of citizens, harm to animals, plants, environment, objects of cultural heritage (historical and cultural monuments) of the peoples of the Russian Federation, state security, and threat or occurrence of natural or industrial disasters.

Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Health Control Service sent a letter determining the cases which require the prosecution authorities’ approval. The letter highlights that the approval is required if the inspection is on-site, unscheduled and conducted on the aforementioned grounds all at the same time.

Ref.:
Federal law №66-FZ issued on 26.04.2010. “On amending Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs during exercising state control (monitoring) and local control”.