Perspective Directions of Improvement of Antitrust Provisions of the Trade Law and Certain Related Rules of Trade Activities

The article is devoted to the consideration of promising areas of improvement of antimonopoly antitrust provisions of the Federal Law “On the Fundamentals of State Regulation of Trade Activities in the Russian Federation” of December 28, 2009 № 381-FZ, as well as a number of other related rules of trade activities. Based on the results of the analysis, the authors conclude that despite the presence in the legislation of special antimonopoly requirements for retail chains and suppliers of food products, indicating the special attention of the legislator to the issues of ensuring legality in food markets, it is advisable to make a number of amendments to certain provisions of the relevant legal norms. Also, taking into account the changes observed in the retail trade markets in recent years, the authors note that the next stage in the evolution of antimonopoly requirements in the sphere of trade may be the legislative regulation of the rules of trade via the Internet.