Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The simplified format for issuing licenses and permits in Russia is enshrined in amendments to 69 federal laws. Today, they were approved by the Federation Council. The project lasted four years. During this time, the terms for issuing permits were shortened and the number of required documents was reduced, papers were transferred to electronic form and to a registry model. The project was implemented under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister – Head of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.
The work was carried out as part of an experiment and included more than 400 government services, all of which became available on the government services portal. In 2024 alone, about 9.5 million applications for various types of permits were received. Without a positive decision on these applications, it is illegal to carry out permitting activities.
The adoption of the law allows us to consolidate the results of the optimization of the permitting process. Thus, thanks to the project, the time for issuing permits has been halved (from 43 to 19 days on average) and the number of documents from applicants (from 8 to 4 documents). Some types of permitting activities have been transferred to a registry model. This has made it possible to abandon paper permits in favor of entries in electronic registers, in which case it is no longer necessary to obtain and store a document on a form.
"The government is creating conditions for comfortable business in Russia. Optimizing the process of obtaining permits is an important part of this work. We have digitalized the entire procedure: from collecting documents and submitting an application to issuing the permit itself. Entrepreneurs no longer need to duplicate information – government agencies receive it through interdepartmental data exchange. This approach has made it possible to halve the number of requested documents and the time it takes to obtain permits. That is, the procedure is simplified through digital tools without reducing the overall level of security," commented Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.
The law establishes the possibility of obtaining comprehensive permits in electronic form. This format has been available on the public services portal since June of this year. In particular, the comprehensive services "Opening a Pharmacy" and "Certification of Forest Management Specialists" were launched. The user only needs to submit one application to receive a number of permits at once, which are necessary for carrying out a particular entrepreneurial activity.
The public services portal also implements six services that provide proactive provision of permits from Rosrybolovstvo, FMBA, Rostransnadzor and Rosmorrechflot. Thus, portal users receive a notification about the need to extend permits. At the same time, the application for registration of such documents is pre-filled automatically taking into account up-to-date information from other state systems. Proactive provision of services for issuing permits is also enshrined in law.
Amendments to 69 federal laws were prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development, adopted by the State Duma and supported by the Federation Council.
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