Legal services provided  by Alliance Legal Consulting Group (Moscow, RU) - the leading law firm in  several ​Practices in Russia

Practices:

Criminal legal protection of the business; Legal support of transactions and investment;  project dispute resolution; 

Investment and Tax law;  corporate and Labor;  LawDispute resolution; Criminal law; bankruptcy support Land and property relations; Private detectives and asset search; Sanction law

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The requirement assessments of "Yarovaya Law" and new data  storage requirements for online  data distributors - Russia data storage law:

       The regulating authority (Roskomnadzor,

the Federal Service for Supervising

Communications,

Technology, and the Media) may use such measures as restricting access to the company’s information system from Russia

     - initial collecting and any updating of the personal data of Russian citizens should be made through a database located in Russia

    We will implement the Compliance with

the Russian law on personal data: Federal Law No. 242-FZ “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Regarding Clarifying the Personal Data Processing Procedure in Information and Telecommunication Networks’’ dtd 21 July 2014

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Go-to-market legal & regulatory compliance support in Russia. Branch, daughter company, representative office opening.
Localization for the US companies for Import - Export compliance in trading with Russia

The implementation Global Trade Compliance program. On-boarding customers/partners/ vendors  check with local in-house screening tools and 'manual" in-depth due diligence  

Global Sanctions (OFAC, EU) • Audits • Investigations  

AML/KYC • Risk Management  

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Russia's VAT registration for the US digital products

Russian VAT on e-services

Since January 2017 (Federal Law # 244-FZ of 3 July 2016), non-resident providers of electronic services to Russian customers have been required to register for, and charge VAT.  This mirrors similar regimes in the European Union and other countries around the world.

 

Income from services included within the definition of e-services includes: streaming video, music or gaming; e-books, hosting websites; broadcast TV or radio; online telephony and data.

Definition of Russian e-services

Fees from electronic services subject to Russian VAT include:

• Online gaming

• Online software and automated support

• Subscriptions to news and other content sites

• Broadcast TV and radio

• Online telephony and data services

• Webhosting or online databases

• Automated, online advertising services

• Cloud or similar online data storage and memory

• Automated domain name-related services

• Excluded: internet access; consulting/advice services provided via email

From 1st January 2019, non-resident suppliers of B2B (business-to-business) electronically supplied services will need to register with the Federal Tax Service in Russia, accounting for any VAT owed.

Foreign businesses are required to register by 15th February 2019, via the Federal Tax Service’s portal for online service providers. VAT returns and payments will now be due on a quarterly basis by the 25th day of the month following the reporting period. Russian businesses and private entrepreneurs will be able to reclaim their input VAT.  Registration is still mandatory for foreign providers of VAT exempt supplies such as software licenses.

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CERTIFICATION OF DEVICES INCORPORATING MEANS OF ENCRYPTION

Most radio and telecommunication devices have encryption capabilities. Here in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) such products should have special approval from Federal Security Services (FSS or FSB). The FSS Notification should be issued in order to import such products to EAEU countries.

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FSS highlighted the List of products that must be approved through FSS Notification in case of confirmed encryption facilities (article 2.19 of the «Non-tariff regulated product list»):

• Pocket machines for recording, playback and visualization of data with computing features;

• Printers, copy machines, facsimile ( fax ) machines and their electronic modules;

• Pocket computers;

• Computing machines (including personal computers (PC) and industrial ones) and their parts;

• Pocket PC electronic modules;

• Subscriber communication devices;

• Base stations (docking stations);

• Telecommunication equipment and its parts;

• Hardware for broadcasting and television;

• Radio navigation receivers, remote control hardware;

• Equipment that provides access to information and communications network “Internet” and television receivers with communication function, their parts;

• Integrated electronic circuit chips, storage devices etc.

The FSS Notification can be issued for 5 years or longer. The process is described in the article “The FSS Notification (Encryption approval)”.

Communication means (RADIO & TELECOM)

the main requirements for telecommunication products (FAC) and Radio-Frequency means (RF), procedures, approval documents and lead timing

 ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS

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Certification services for Russia and the Customs Union countries (Armenia, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan, Belorussia) and Ukraine, Uzbekistan

• Customs Union Certificate - EAC

• Telecom (FAC approval)

• Radio Approval (RFC Conclusion)

• The FSS Notification (Encryption approval)

• Fire safety certificate (EMERCOM) *** Updated!

• Metrology (PAC)

• Hygienic Certificate (State Registration Certificate)

• Permit for use (RTN – RosTechNadzor)

• Medical Registration Certificate

• GOST R certificate

• The MinPromTorg Licence