Russia: Passage by State Duma of law including registration requirement

The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, passed the draft law on the activities of foreign persons on the Internet on the territory of the Russian Federation. The law requires certain information providers to register with the Russian communications supervision authority, Roskomnadzor. The provider has to register an account with the Russian telecoms supervisory body and provide an electronic form for inquiries of Russian citizens and organizations. For an information provider to fall under the new law it has to have a daily Russian audience of more than 500'000 daily users and meet one of the following conditions: (1) Providing information in the Russian language or language of a Republic within the Russian Federation. (2) Advertising to consumers located in Russia. (3) Processing information of users located in Russia. (4) Receiving money from Russian consumers or entities.