ALRUD Law Firm

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, We would like to share with you an updated digest of the most significant laws and bills and regulatory innovations in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications sector for the period from June 2023 to February 2024, as well as trends in the future regulation of this industry. The TMT industry is currently experiencing significant regulatory pressure with changes constantly being made for both its service providers and the customers who use their products. As such, the regulation of hosting providers’ operations in Russia indirectly extends to a large number of companies that use the services of foreign providers...

We would like to inform you about important potential changes regarding the state accreditation rules for IT companies1 and the current moratorium on inspections of IT companies2. 1. Changes in the state accreditation rules for IT companies The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media of the Russian Federation ("Ministry of Digital Development") has introduced a draft decree of the Russian government ("Draft Decree")3, which simplifies the procedure for Russian companies to obtain state accreditation for information technologies...

On 24 April 2024 the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (“AmCham Russia”) held its annual HR-Conference ”Adapting HR to a Changing World”. Anastasia Petrova, Of Counsel in ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice, spoke on the topic: ”Artificial Intelligence: Legal Aspects in Labour Relations”. In her speech the expert addressed the following issues: Concept of AI in the legislation; Initiatives relating to AI in Russia and abroad; Risk of discrimination when using AI; Targeted job advertisements; Risks of recognizing AI use as inadmissible; Admissible spheres of AI application in HR; Court practice: application of AI in HR; Case on deepfake, works made for hire and AI...

On 17 April 2024 as part of the project “Foreign Trade Chamber Week in St. Peterburg” the “Day of General Directors” organized by the Russian-German Foreign Trade Chamber took place. Margarita Egiazarova, PhD in Law, Senior Associate in ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice, spoke on: “Key trends in labour relations: decision-relevant information”...