22 of October. FINMARKET.RU – Roskomnadzor (RKN) will not apply tough measures of influence on companies that do not have time to fulfill the requirements of the law on “landing” Internet companies by January 1, 2022, said Evgeny Zaitsev, head of the department for control and supervision in the field of electronic communications.
“Of course, we will not” gesture “, we will negotiate – we know how to do it. But we know how to take measures. coercion, “- said Zaitsev during the round table” The Law “On Landing”: from theory to practice. “
After January 1, 2022, foreign companies will be able to “continue the dialogue” with the regulator if they encounter difficulties when registering an office on the territory of the Russian Federation, Zaitsev assured.
“Of course, we expect the creation of branches, the opening of representative offices or legal entities by January 1, as the law says. But at the same time, if we understand that the company has begun active actions and is actively taking action to comply with the law in this part, there are certain obstacles – well, it does not have time – we are ready to consider each specific situation separately “- explained the representative of the department.
The official also announced the launch of test personal accounts on the RKN portal in early November, so that representatives of companies subject to the law could express their comments and suggestions.
In addition, until December 31, RKN intends to conduct weekly general or one-to-one online consultations to answer companies' questions.
The law on “landing” Internet companies was signed by the President on July 1, 2021. It provides that by January 1, 2022, foreign information resources with a daily audience of more than 500 thousand Russian users must create a branch, representative office or authorized legal entity on the territory of the Russian Federation, register a personal account on the RKN website and place an electronic form for feedback with by Russian citizens or organizations. For those who refuse to comply with the requirements of the law, there are a number of sanctions – including a ban on advertising their own resources and placing advertisements aimed at Russian citizens, a ban on money transfers, full or partial blocking of violating resources.
