Competition and antitrust policy

Today, the Russian antitrust legislation is at the peak of its development: legal mechanisms are being improved, new legal response measures are emerging, existing norms are being developed in order to reduce monopolization in the market. All this is aimed at creating a favourable economic climate in the Russian Federation. This article examines the antimonopoly legislation in Russia. The main characteristics of monopolies are studied, their positive and negative impact on the market economy is considered. The activity of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the field of monopolization is analyzed, and the practice of the Antimonopoly authority of Japan is given for the purpose of comparative legal analysis. According to the results of the study, the author identified problematic aspects of modern antimonopoly regulation and some ways to eliminate its imperfections.