BEAWIREShould foreign manufacturer have Russian entity to join Russian market?

Should foreign manufacturer have Russian entity to join Russian market?

There is no need to establish a manufacturing company office, representative office or any other entity of whatever property form on the territory of the RF in order to start the preparation of documentation and the marketing authorisation process in Russia.

In order to get the market access certificate in the Russain Federation territory, the manufacturer has to appoint the company acting as the Authorised Representative of said manufacturer in Russian Federation.

Only the company (or entrepreneur) duly registered in the RF may be the Authorised Representative of a foreign manufacturer.

For local manufacturers, there is no need to appoint an Authorised Representative, since the manufacturer is already the legal entity duly registered in the RF, and therefore can represent itself in terms of company interests and responsibilities.

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