Adnotacja. W artykule ustalono, że sposób popełniania wykroczeń karnych w sferze działalności gospodarczej wynika z szeregu okoliczności, w szczególności: sytuacji popełnienia; obecności sprawcy bezpośrednio, możliwości popełnienia określonych czynów przestępczych w wyniku zajmowania określonego stanowiska; cech osobistych sprawcy; celi i motywów popełnienia przestępstwa; zachowania innych osób związanych z przestępcą, cech relacji.Okazało się, że działalność przestępcza jest przeprowadzana przy pomocy fikcyjnych (offshore) firm (osób prawnych o cechach fikcyjności, centrów konwersji), które charakteryzują się wysokim bezpieczeństwem technicznym, wykorzystaniem nowoczesnych środków pozyskiwania danych, przyciąganiem wysoce profesjonalnych specjalistów, rekrutacją pracowników banków lub urządzeniem "ich" ludzi do bankowych i niebankowych instytucji finansowych, ciągłym poszukiwaniem nowych sposobów popełniania przestępstw, wysoką konspiracją, wydajnością i elastycznością, szybką reakcją na identyfikację luk w ochronie bankowej, migracja nielegalnych działań z niektórych rynków na inne.Słowa kluczowe: sfera gospodarcza, wykroczenie karne, wykroczenie karne w działalności gospodarczej, sposób, dochodzenie, legalizacja, pranie, bezprawne działania.

The purpose of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of the use of certain forms of international cooperation in special criminal proceedings. The subject of the article is international cooperation. Methodology. Taking into account the specifics of the topic, the purpose and tasks of the research, the following methods were used: dialectical, historical and legal, dogmatic, comparative and legal, formal and logical, systematic, consolidation. Research results. On the basis of the analysis of the criminal procedural legislation of Ukraine, special literature and foreign information sources, the main forms of international cooperation in special criminal proceedings are defined and revealed, domestic and foreign experience in relation to the essence and features of the mentioned issues is systematized. Practical meaning. The necessary conditions have been defined, the implementation of which will ensure the effective functioning of the institute of special criminal proceedings in terms of cooperation with international organizations that perform law enforcement functions and law enforcement agencies of foreign countries. Value/originality. It has been proven that the regulatory and legal provision of the international search for persons, which was reflected mainly in the form of secondary regulatory and legal acts of Ukraine, needs significant improvement.

The purpose of the article is to study the organizational and legal framework for the functioning of the institution of pre-trial investigation planning under simplified procedure. The subject of the study is the planning of a pre-trial investigation under simplified procedure. Methodology. General scientific and special scientific methods were used in the course of the research: formal and logical; description; historical and legal; comparative and legal; dogmatic. Results of the research. The concept, essence, as well as the basic scientific doctrines concerning functioning of institution of planning are investigated; the content of the legal support for pre-trial investigation under simplified procedure is clarified. Practical meaning. The content and essence of the relevant process in the context of pre-trial investigation under simplified procedure are outlined; the main elements of legal support for the functioning of this institution are allocated; the author’s view on the positive and negative features of pre-trial investigation planning as the management tool is provided. Value / originality. The further steps to optimize the functioning of the institution of planning for pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses are proposed.

The article was aimed at analyzing the characteristics of the procedure for conducting a special investigation (in absentia) in criminal proceedings concerning the legalization (laundering) of criminally obtained taxes. Attention is drawn to the fact that the concepts of "special criminal procedure", "special pre-trial investigation", "special court procedure" are not formulated by the legislator, but the legal norms concerning their practical implementation are found in various parts of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. It is understood that in the procedural decision to clarify the concept of "special criminal procedure" it is necessary to be guided by the general concept of "criminal procedure" with characteristic features for the special criminal procedure. It was concluded about the imperfection of the legislative provisions regulating the matter under consideration, in particular, the basic concepts establishing the basis for their application, what procedural acts should be performed in the absence of the accused? What is the procedural term of such an investigation? This question is not defined. The proposed changes to the legislation are aimed at improving the procedural order of a pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings related to the legalization of taxes obtained by criminal means.