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We support
your business
ventures
in the Russian
Federation
Doing business
in the Russian Federation
„Be at home here as well“
BBH Legal in cooperation with ACM offers
international entrepreneurs the comprehensive
legal, accounting and commercial administrative
services that are essential for commencing
and developing commercial activities
in the Russian market.
legal analysis of options when entering the Russian market
establishment of a company, branch or representative office
Our services
include
the following:
provision of a Nominee General Director for the company
provision of a registered office for the company
obtaining of work permits and necessary visas
day-to-day legal consultancy
accountancy outsourcing
payroll outsourcing
services in the area of management & administration
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An advantageous
package
OF LEGAL,
ACCOUNTING
AND CORPORATE
SERVICES
when entering
the Russian market
L E G A L A N A LYS I S O F O P T I O N S
WHEN ENTERING THE RUSSIAN MARKET
BBH Legal offers comprehensive legal consultancy through which
we will acquaint you with the basic principles of doing business in
the Russian market and all of its legal and other specifics (a so-called
legal feasibility study). We will provide you with integrated analyses
and proposed solutions before you decide to invest in the Russian
Federation.
We will also help you to choose a suitable form for your business
incorporation which will best corresponds to your business plan.
Legal consultancy:
• basic legal analysis of the business regulations in the relevant
market
• selection of a suitable form of business incorporation
(representative office, trading company or branch)
• advantages/disadvantages, the tax system, the specific
characteristics of the selected form of business
• legal research into your partners or competitors in publicly
accessible databases (including obtaining information as to
whether your business partner has any tax arrears, etc.)
E S T A B L I S H I N G A C O M P A N Y, B R A N C H
O R R E P R E S E N TAT I V E O F F I C E
BBH Legal can establish a new trading company (or a representative
office/ agency or branch) based in the Russian Federation for you and
will complete all of the processes and acts which are essential for the
commencement of your business activities in the Russian market. We
also have wide experience and a network of cooperating partners for
the eventual creation of more complicated structures involving other
WE PROVIDE
a comprehensive legal
service well-versed
in all of the steps
which are essential
when establishing
a Russian company.
jurisdictions.
Legal services when establishing a Russian company:
• preparation of the essential comprehensive legal documentation
• representation of the client in notary acts
• establishment of a special bank account, assistance during
the payment of the registered capital
• representation of the client during the registration of the
company with the appropriate registration authority
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provision of the company stamps
acquisition of the statistical codes
acquisition of the appropriate licences
registration with the extra-budgetary funds (the social, medical
and pension fund)
• opening a current account and the subsequent notification
thereof to the tax authority
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THE PROVISION OF A NOMINEE
G E N E R A L D I R E C TO R F O R T H E CO M PA NY
BBH Legal is able to provide a Nominee General Director from
the ranks of its employees (a lawyer) for the period from the
establishment of the company until the moment when the
appropriate work permits are issued. The individual in question will,
of course, meet all of the requirements for the performance of the
function according to the valid Russian legislation.
THE PROVISION OF A REGISTERED
OFFICE FOR THE COMPANY
BBH Legal provides its clients with a representative address
for a company’s registered office, including the associated
administrative services, for the initial phase of the company’s activities
in the Russian market.
These services include:
• provision of a legal address for the company’s registered office
at an attractive location in the centre of Moscow in the direct
vicinity of Czech House
• preparation and compilation of all of the documents which
are essential for the registration of the registered office with
the appropriate registration authority
• collection of correspondence and its forwarding to the client
• telephone and fax services
• reception services associated with the location of the registered
office and the handling of correspondence korespondence
WORK PERMITS
AND THE NECESSARY VISAS
Along with the establishment of the company, BBH Legal will also
obtain the appropriate work permits for foreign employees,
including the acquisition of work visas, for its clients.
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permit for the company to employ foreigners
work permit for the General Director – a foreigner
work permits for the other employees – foreigners
RUSSIA
work permits for so-called “highly qualified specialists”
– A PROMISING MARKET
At present, the specifics of the
Russian market require excellent
knowledge of the environment and a made-to-measure
approach to the evaluation
of all of the risks and options.
Business in the Russian market
is and will continue to be
significantly more complicated
and
Doing business
in the Russian Federation
Every step
is of future
significance
financially
demanding
without thorough preparation
at the company level and
a business marketing and
logistics
strategy
medium
and
for
the
long-term
horizons, including the option
of
on-site
(sub-contracting).
production
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D AY - TO - D AY
L E G A L C O N S U LTA N C Y
BBH Legal provides its clients with legal consultancy aimed
at securing the company’s regular operations. We offer clients
an advantageous monthly set fee in the areas of employment law,
the regular corporate agenda and standard contract law.
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ACCOUNTING OUTSOURCING
– A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
ACM provides its clients with comprehensive accounting
• dynamic economic growth
in accordance with Russian legislation.
and improving public finances
•
growth in real incomes
and
associated
increases
The accounting outsourcing especially includes
the following services:
in expenditures on overall
consumption – the establishment
of new consumer demand for
imported goods
•
information and documents for the tax return
improved payment and
investment capacity of Russian
partners
•
entry of the Russian
Federation into the WTO (the
convergence of the commercial
system
with
• maintenance of the accountancy in the 1S program
• processing of the annual financial statement and the basic
WTO
rules
and the gradual opening
of the market (the privatisation
of the energy sector)
• preparation of submissions to the extra-budgetary funds
(social, pension and health)
• communication with the appropriate Russian tax authorities
• representation of the client when opening a bank account
• verification of the correctness of any commercial contracts from
the point of view of taxation and accountancy
• warehouse accountancy
• reporting
PAY R O L L
OUTSOURCING
ACM offers the comprehensive maintenance of the payroll
and personnel agenda.
The payroll consultancy especially includes the following services:
• preparation of all of the documentation that is necessary
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lower market saturation
for taking on new employees
in the regions of the Russian
registration of employees with the appropriate authorities
Federation
monthly processing of wages
• modernisation of the old
accounting of business travel
production base and the
preparation of all of the documentation associated
introduction of new technology
with the termination of employment
is taking place in a number
of
industrial
branches
SERVICES IN THE AREA
(metallurgy,
raw
material
O F M A N A G E M E N T & A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
extraction, power engineering,
metal production and chemi-
ACM offers its clients a wide range of management
cal,
consultancy services:
and food production)
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• implementation or streamlining of company control
• independent internal audits
• provision of a Russian project manager from the given field
(an ACM employee)
of
industrial,
gradual
agricultural
development
transportation
and
telecommunications
infrastructure
•
participation of the Rus-
• active company management
• weekly/monthly reporting, ACM supervision and responsibility
sian Federation in the “BY-
for the performance of the work/tasks delegated by the project
the newly arising “Common
managers
Economic Area”.
KZ-RF” Customs Union and in
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BBH is an independent Czech law firm operating in Prague, Moscow
and Bratislava.
The BBH Prague office is currently the largest part of the company and, at the
same time, the branch with the longest history and a legal team which has been
expanding since 1990. BBH Prague is a leading law office in the Czech Republic
whose basic specialisations including legal consultancy in the areas of finance,
banking and capital funds, structured financing (including securitisation), M&A,
business law, arbitration and litigation, IT law, real estate law, competition law
and insolvency law. At present, the BBH Prague office employs 50 lawyers.
The BBH Moscow office was opened under the auspices of the BBH Legal
LLC trading company in 2006 as the first Czech law firm active in Russia and,
at present, it is unique among Czech legal practice companies with regard to its
experience in the provision of legal services in the Russian market. Throughout
its existence, BBH Legal has particularly specialised in the provision of services
to Czech clients, including facilitating their entry into the Russian market. BBH
Legal provides legal consultancy in a wide area of activities, including M&A,
corporate law and commercial competition law, banking and finance, real
estate law, litigation and court disputes and international arbitration. At present,
BBH Legal employs 20 highly qualified lawyers and the team is continuing
to grow.
More information about BBH can be found at www.bbh.eu
ACM has been active in Russia for more than 4 years. It provides its clients with
services in the area of corporate control, accounting and the representation
of foreign companies within the territory of the Russian Federation.
ACM is highly flexible. At present, 6 specialists provide services in the areas
of economics, accounting, management and business.
More detailed information about ACM can be found at www.acmservis.cz
OOO „ACM“
3. Tverskaya Yamskaya 35/31
125047, Moscow
Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel./fax: +7 (499) 277-78-22
Mob. RF: +7 (926) 097-62-59
Mob. ČR: +420-774-487-465
www.acmservis.cz
BBH Legal LLC
1st Brestskaya, 29
Business Center „Capital Tower”
125047, Moscow
Russian Federation
Email: [email protected]
Tel. : +7 (495) 580-48-05
Fax: +7 (495) 580-48-04
www.bbhlegal.ru