For businesses this will effectively mean the destruction of
Firefighters will be able to close the company for three months for a first violation of fire safety requirements. Authorities are willing to reduce fines for companies who violated fire safety requirements during the period of special fire regime, with up to 200-400 400-500 thousand thousand. But alternatively, fire inspectors will have the right to suspend the activities of companies for a period of up to 90 days. Such a bill approved by the government Commission on legislative activities, told RBK two participants of the meeting held on 22 August. Approved by the Commission proposals often issued as government bills, that have high chances of adoption by the state Duma.
Special penalties for violation of fire safety requirements proposed in the bill for individual entrepreneurs: fines in the 20-30 thousand RUB in normal times, and 40-50 thousand rubles the period of special fire regime. In the latter case, they, too, will face alternative sanctions in the form of administrative suspension of activity for up to 90 days, the text of the bill.
Under current law, the closing for three months is only granted to companies that repeatedly violate a number of specific fire safety requirements — to water in case of fire, evacuation routes, emergency exits, fire suppression systems, alarms, etc. These penalties may be applied to any period of time. The possibility of closing for a single violation of fire safety requirements introduced in the law for the first time. For businesses this will effectively mean ruin.
