Issues of Ensuring Legality in the Field of State Control (Supervision), Municipal Control in the Russian Federation in Modern Conditions

A lot of studies have been devoted to the issue under consideration, however, in the current article the authors have conducted a more comprehensive examination of the legal relations arising in this area, in particular, in the context of the results of prosecutor's inspections. The article presents an understanding of the progress and result of the reform of state control and its supervision. We also examine how the reform has been carried out in accordance with Federal Law № 248-FZ dated 31.07.2020 “On State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control in the Russian Federation”, which entered into force on July 1, 2021, and Federal Law dated 31.07.2020 № 247-FZ “On Mandatory Requirements in the Russian Federation”, effective from November 1, 2020 (with the exception of certain provisions). This reform is designed to increase the effectiveness of control and supervisory activities, free citizens and organizations from excessive administrative pressure, and guarantee them their rights and legitimate interests. The study considers the challenges faced by the state control in a rapidly changing economic environment as well as the need to improve legal norms for effective regulation of market processes. The article highlights the most typical violations of laws identified by prosecutors in the field of legal relations under consideration. The analysis of the current legislation regulating the sphere of state control (supervision) and municipal control in Russia is given, the problems of a risk-based approach in this area are separately identified, and proposals for its adjustment are presented.