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Russian Code of Administrative Offences

- Legislation that regulates public relations arising in connection with the commission of administrative violations and the use of administrative

responsibility.

Currently, the Administrative Code - a single codified act of administrative and legal values. It is fixed system standard material constituting the Institute of administrative responsibility. This law establishes and regulates the activities of all participants in administrative relations, their rights and responsibilities, objectives and tasks of administration, administrative responsibility base, punishment, etc.

Besides the Administrative Code, the law on administrative offenses consists of applied in accordance with it laws of the RF subjects.

This Code is based on the Constitution, the generally recognized norms and principles of international law and international treaties of the Russian Federation. If an international treaty of the Russian Federation stipulates other rules than those provided administrative law, then the rules of international treaty.

Legislation on administrative offenses applies to all entities operating on the territory of the Russian Federation, not only to Russian citizens, but also foreigners, stateless persons and persons with dual citizenship.

The main objectives of the legislation on administrative offenses are: the protection of the individual and protection of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, protection of public health, protection of the environment and more, as well as the prevention of administrative offenses.

A person who commits an administrative offense subject to administrative responsibility under the law in force at the time and place of committing an administrative offense. The law establishing or aggravating administrative responsibility for administrative offenses or otherwise worsening position of the person, is not retroactive.