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Russian Federation: Foreign websites required to have local office

Announcement

01 Jul 2021

The government of Russia adopted a new law requiring foreign websites to have a local office. 

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Jan 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 Jul 2021
Local operations requirement In force
On 1 July 2021, the government of Russia adopted Federal Law No. 236-FZ requiring websites with more than half a million daily Russian users to have a commercial presence in Russia through a local off...
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