From Russia with Export Controls: New Developments and Critical Aspects of the Russian Export Control System

If you’re currently (or hoping to be) doing business in any potentially controlled commodity sector in or with Russia, you need to be aware of, and prepared for, Russia’s export controls, and this webinar can help!

It puts the “RRR” in the “BRIC”, it is a top EU and USA trading partner, and it has an export control system that can be as complex as any other (if not more so)!  It’s the Russian Federation!  While China and India get a good deal of attention in the international export control and compliance arena, a lot has been happening in Russia’s system that could have implications for your company’s efforts to capitalize in this increasingly important industrial hub. Among the most critical developments have been the Russian government’s increased compliance obligations on businesses dealing with controlled goods and technologies, together with the enhanced auditing and on-site inspection powers of Russia’s export control agencies.  And let’s not forget those Russian encryption controls, which make encryption in even some of the more complicated countries look like “color by numbers”!   

This webinar will be especially valuable for companies that need to:

• Determine the potential compliance costs and risks of doing business in chemical, energy, electronics, and general manufacturing sectors in Russia;
• “Localize” your existing trade compliance program to Russian legal/regulatory requirements and procedures;
• Conduct R&D activities in Russia or transfer encryption or controlled technology in to or out of the country;
• Enhance awareness of export controls and their potential impact in other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries;
• Understand how Russia’s export control system compares to those of the EU and USA.

In particular, this webinar will provide the following:

• An overview of Russia’s export control bureaucracy (headed by the Federal Service for Technology and Export Control or FSTEC) and relevant laws and regulations;
• Insight on Russia’s unique, Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEc)-based control lists, and how commodity classification in Russia differs from that of the EU and USA;
• A breakdown of the license application and review processes for a variety of controlled transactions, from exports, to imports, to contract negotiations;
• A “map” of Russia’s encryption control labyrinth, for both transfers and hand-carries;
• Information on what trade activities come with greater compliance (and government audit) requirements, and the penalties for violations; and,
• How you can get regional compliance capability mileage in other CIS countries with a solid understanding of Russia’s export control system.

Our From Russia with Export Controls: New Developments and Critical Aspects of the Russian Export Control System Webinar will provide PowerPoint slides and include live video and commentary from Jay Nash who specializes in non-US trade controls and compliance.

**Each registrant will receive a copy of the presentation, certificate of completion and access to the webinar recording.