Compulsory provision of statistical data

Article 13.19 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation provides administrative liability in the form of penalties for non-provision and delay in provision of primary statistical data or errors in statistical reports: for public officers – from 10 000 to 20 000 rubles, for legal entities – from 20 000 to 70 000 rubles.

Secondary offence is subject to fines from 30 000 to 50 000 rubles, and for legal entities – from 100 000 to 150 000 rubles.

Russian Federal Statistics Service by its letter from April 24, 2019 No. SE-04-4/55SMI «On updates of reports to the Federal Statistics Service» explains that respondents that have made errors in primary statistical data must send corrected data within 3 days since their finding (by themselves, of after written notifications of regional statistics bodies or other subjects of official statistics service). The corrected data is to be accompanied by explanations of corrections and further details if necessary.

In these cases penalties are not to be applied due to attenuating circumstances, according to Articles 4.1 and 4.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation.

Delays in provision of corrected reports are to be considered by regional statistics bodies in each case individually.