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European Business in Russia: Position Paper 2021 European Business in Russia: Position Paper 2021 Меморандум европейского бизнеса в России 2021 Publication name/Наименование издания: AEB Position Paper/ Released date/Дата выхода в свет: 1 December 2020/1 декабря 2020 г. Меморандум Ассоциации европейского бизнеса Circulation/Тираж: 300 copies/300 экз. Published by/Учредитель: Non-profit making partnership Cost/Цена: Distributed free of charge/Бесплатно “Association of European Businesses”/Некоммерческое партнерство Publisher’s address/Адрес издателя, редакции: “АССОЦИАЦИЯ ЕВРОПЕЙСКОГО БИЗНЕСА” Krasnoproletarskaya str., 16, bld. 3, 127473, Moscow, Russia/Россия, Publication volume and number/Номер выпуска: 1, 2020 127473, г. Москва, ул. Краснопролетарская, д. 16, стр. 3 The opinions and comments expressed here are those of the authors Информация в данном издании не является исчерпывающей and do not necessarily reflect those of the Non-profit making partner- и не является профессиональной консультацией по соответствующим ship “Assoсiation of European Businesses”/Изложенные мнения/ вопросам. Несмотря на то, что были предприняты все меры комментарии авторов могут не совпадать с мнениями/комментариями предосторожности при ее подготовке, АЕБ не несет ответственности Некоммерческого партнерства «Ассоциация европейского бизнеса». за наличие возможных ошибок, допущенных по невнимательности или другим причинам, а также за любой вред, понесенный любым лицом, The information in this publication is not exhaustive and does not represent которое будет руководствоваться данной информацией. [Информация a professional consultation on related matters. While all reasonable care в данном издании не должна использоваться в качестве замены has been taken to prepare it, the AEB accepts no responsibility for any консультаций с профессиональными консультантами.] errors it may contain, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, or for any loss, however caused, sustained by any person that relies on it. [The information in this publication should not be used as a substitute for con- sultation with professional advisers.] European Business in Russia: Position Paper | 2021 DEAR READERS! We are delighted to present the ‘European Business in Russia: Position Paper 2021’ – a publication that will summarize the outcomes of intense lobbying work on a variety of legislative initiatives implemented by the AEB Committees and Working Groups throughout 2020. Likewise, it will provide precisely articulated recommendations for government authorities on how to specifically deal with the issues which are of paramount importance for foreign businesses operating on the Russian market. The outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic caused many problems to people and organizations worldwide, and the AEB was not an exception. Nevertheless, the Association managed to smoothly adapt to the emerging circumstances and continued to work at its usual pace, having ensured uninterrupted activities to achieve significant results. In March 2020, the Russian government restricted the entry of foreigners into the country, that has led to difficulties for the highly qualified specialists working in AEB member companies to re-entry the Russian territory to fulfill their duties. The AEB has been at the forefront of the enormous efforts together with the representatives of the Russian government for getting them back. Four lists, including more than 2000 highly qualified specialists and their accompanying family members, were approved by the government and received permission to return to Russia. In 2020 the AEB has dealt with other issues such as localization and access of foreign products to government purchases and public procurement, a new mechanism of the special investment contracts (SPIC 2.0), mandatory labelling of goods and track & trace systems, double tax avoidance treaties and changes to the procedure for VAT exemptions for software and databases (so-called “tax maneuver” in the IT sector), parallel imports and double standards in the composition and quality of goods, regulatory guillotine, and so on. Moreover, the AEB continues to follow such topics as customs, waste management, insurance, taxation, banking, technical regulations, trade law and self-regulation. The Association has been in close contact with authorities from the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union on various matters, such as migration, localization, mandatory labelling, trade and customs and other areas of mutually beneficial cooperation. Dear friends, let us kindly express genuine gratitude to all AEB members for their dedication, support and trust, especially nowadays, in times of uncertainty. We clearly understand how many hardships companies had to overcome due to the pan- demic, and what a challenging path is still ahead of them to fully recover and acquire new strength. The year 2020 is remarkable for us as the AEB celebrates its 25th anniversary. Unfortunately, the ceremony itself and a number of events on this occasion have been moved to 2021 because of the pandemic, but we hope that the celebrations will turn into a festival of bright ideas, smart expertise and outstanding solutions for all of us. Let us grow strong together! Johan Vanderplaetse Tadzio Schilling Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer 1 European Business in Russia: Position Paper | 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS СОДЕРЖАНИЕ Address by Chairman of the Board Обращение Председателя Правления and Chief Executive Officer 1 и Генерального директора 156 HOT TOPICS 3 ВАЖНЫЕ ТЕМЫ 158 INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEES ОТРАСЛЕВЫЕ КОМИТЕТЫ Agribusiness Committee 8 Комитет агропромышленного комплекса 162 Airlines Committee 11 Авиационный комитет 166 Automobile Manufacturers Committee 13 Комитет автопроизводителей 168 Automotive Components Committee 18 Комитет производителей автокомпонентов 174 Banking Committee 22 Банковский комитет 179 Commercial Vehicles Committee 25 Комитет коммерческого транспорта 182 Construction Equipment Committee 29 Комитет производителей дорожно-строительной Construction Industry & Building Material Suppliers и спецтехники 187 Committee 31 Комитет по строительству и производству Crop Protection Committee 36 строительных материалов 190 Energy Committee 40 Комитет производителей средств защиты растений 195 Food Processing Committee 43 Комитет по энергетике 200 Health & Pharmaceuticals Committee 47 Комитет по пищевой промышленности 203 Home Appliances Manufacturers Committee 52 Комитет по здравоохранению и фармацевтике 207 Hotels & Tourism Committee 54 Комитет производителей бытовой техники 213 Insurance & Pensions Committee 57 Комитет по гостиничному делу и туризму 215 IT & Telecom Committee 61 Комитет по страхованию и пенсионному обеспечению 219 Machine Building & Engineering Committee 64 Комитет по информационным технологиям Retail Trade Committee 67 и телекоммуникациям 223 Seed Committee 76 Комитет по машиностроению и инжинирингу 226 Комитет по розничной торговле 229 CROSS-SECTORAL COMMITTEES Комитет производителей семян 238 Compliance & Ethics Committee 79 Customs & Transport Committee 83 МЕЖОТРАСЛЕВЫЕ КОМИТЕТЫ Finance & Investments Committee 86 Комитет по комплаенс и этике 241 Human Resources Committee 89 Комитет по таможне и транспорту 245 Intellectual Property Committee 93 Комитет по финансам и инвестициям 249 Legal Committee 98 Комитет по трудовым ресурсам 252 Migration Committee 102 Комитет по интеллектуальной собственности 256 Public Relations & Communications Committee 109 Юридический комитет 261 Product Conformity Assessment Committee 111 Комитет по миграционным вопросам 265 Real Estate Committee 114 Комитет по коммуникациям и связям с общественностью 273 Safety, Health, Environment & Security Committee 120 Комитет по оценке соответствия продукции 275 Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises Committee 122 Комитет по недвижимости 278 Taxation Committee 126 Комитет по охране труда, здоровья, окружающей среды и безопасности 284 WORKING GROUPS Комитет по малому и среднему бизнесу 287 Coatings Industry Working Group 130 Комитет по налогообложению 291 Non-food FMCG Working Group 131 Tobacco Products Working Group 133 РАБОЧИЕ ГРУППЫ Working Group on Labelling and Track & Trace System 136 Рабочая группа лакокрасочной индустрии 296 Working Group on Modernization & Innovations 139 Рабочая группа производителей непродовольственных Working Group on the Regulation of Chemical Products 144 потребительских товаров 297 Рабочая группа по производству и обороту REGIONAL COMMITTEES табачной продукции 299 North-Western Regional Committee 146 Рабочая группа по маркировке товаров средствами Southern Regional Committee 152 идентификации в системе прослеживаемости 303 Рабочая группа по модернизации и инновациям 306 EU-RUSSIA: STATISTICS AND ANALYTICS 323 Рабочая группа по регулированию химической продукции 312 РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫЕ КОМИТЕТЫ Северо-Западный региональный комитет 314 Южный региональный комитет 320 ЕС-РОССИЯ: СТАТИСТИКА И АНАЛИТИКА 329 2 European Business in Russia: Position Paper | 2021 HOT TOPICS 5 European Business in Russia: Position Paper | 2021 Hot Topics CHALLENGES, CHANGE, AND CONSEQUENCE: IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON BUSINESS As the world ushered in 2020, the expectation that we would be home some of the time, while other companies have shifted to per- entering a period of a prolonged global health pandemic was not manent remote work. Balancing the demands of home and work high on the list of businesses, policy makers or the billions of peo- have been even more apparent during these past months further, ple it has now impacted. According to the World Health Organi- fuelling the need for companies
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