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RuNet Law Comes Into Force: What Is Next

As Russia’s internet law imposes new obligations on technology and infrastructure companies, the Russian government considers subordinate legislation. By Tim Wybitul, Ulrich Wuermeling, and Ksenia Koroleva On November 1, 2019, the majority of provisions of Russia’s internet law (RuNet Law) entered into force. Its principal purpose is to ensure the independent operation, safety, and security … Continue Reading

Russia Introduces New Definition and Obligations for Audiovisual Service Owners

By Gail Crawford and Ksenia Koroleva The Federal Law No. 87-FZ of May 1, 2017, on Amendments to the Federal Law on Information, Information Technologies, and Information Protection (the Law) came into force on July 1, 2017. The Law introduces the definition of an audiovisual service owner and regulates their activities, including imposing ownership restrictions. The Notion of … Continue Reading

Update on the Russian Data Localization Law

By Lore Leitner & Ksenia Koroleva Since the proposal of Federal Law No. 526-FZ (the Law) in December 2014, the Russian data protection regulator (Roscomnadzor) has not issued any official comments on the application of the new Law. Roscomnadzor did recently hold several meetings with a number of representatives of major IT companies in Russia … Continue Reading
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