27.06.2024
09:30–11:00
Cross-Border Trade in the Context of Unilateral Economic Measures
Congress Centre, conference hall D1
Problems associated with legal support for international trade amidst economic restrictions are important due to how quickly relations change in this regard. Key issues that need prompt solutions include legal support for the sustainability of foreign economic activities, the modernization of legal regimes for parallel imports, the organization of logistics processes, optimal customs procedures, the taxation of international trade amidst restrictions, and civil legal instruments, including contractual decisions, the provision of effective legal measures to combat the spread of counterfeit products, and the problem of unifying approaches to the certification and labelling of products. How can we effectively use technological solutions to ensure sustainable foreign economic activities? What prospects exist for creating and operating a consortium for the export of Russian goods, services, and IT solutions to international markets?
Moderator
Beniamin Shakhnazarov
Professor of the Department of Private International Law, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
Speakers
Platon Guryanov
Deputy Head of Legal Department, Russian Railways
Sergey Zarembo
Head of Legal Department, Federal Customs Service
Timofey Ivanenko
Head of the Center for Legal Assistance and Mediation, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Sergey Puzyrevsky
Secretary of State – Deputy Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS Russia)
Artem Sokolov
President, The Association of Internet Trade Companies
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Beniamin Shakhnazarov
Professor of the Department of Private International Law, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
Shakhnazarov Beniamin Aleksandrovich, Doctor of the Science of Law, Professor of the Department of Private International Law and Department of Intellectual Property Rights, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), associate professor, Advocate of the Moscow Bar Association, member of the editorial boards and councils of scientific journals in the field of law (VAK): "Law and Digital Economy", "Law Enforcement Monitoring", Actual Problems of Russian Law, Lex Russica, member of the editorial association Council of Journals "Intellectual Property". Chairman of the organizing committee of the annual international interdisciplinary congress "Actual Problems of Private International Law/ Private International Law Issues";
Author of more than 130 academic publications, educational and methodical study guides.
In 2010 - dissertation for the degree of candidate of legal sciences on the topic "Legal regulation of relations on the cross-border transfer of rights to objects of industrial property".
In 2021 - dissertation for the degree of Doctor of legal sciences on the topic: "The system of legal regulation of cross-border relations in the field of industrial property"
Author of more than 130 academic publications, educational and methodical study guides.
In 2010 - dissertation for the degree of candidate of legal sciences on the topic "Legal regulation of relations on the cross-border transfer of rights to objects of industrial property".
In 2021 - dissertation for the degree of Doctor of legal sciences on the topic: "The system of legal regulation of cross-border relations in the field of industrial property"

Platon Guryanov
Deputy Head of Legal Department, Russian Railways
Platon graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Russian State University of Trade and Economics and got an LLM degree at the University College London.
From 2005 to 2007 at the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia he was engaged in legal support for Russia's accession to the WTO and activities in other international organizations. He was ensuring the protection of the state in investment disputes. Platon participated in the drafting of amendments to the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Since 2007 he is in charge of legal support for the Russian Railways’ international activities (bilateral and multilateral cooperation, overseas projects), as well as monitoring and analysis of sanctions measures.
Platon is an Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of the Legal Department of Russian Railways - the winner of the Best Corporate Media 2021 award. He is also an arbitrator at the Arbitration Center at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
From 2005 to 2007 at the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia he was engaged in legal support for Russia's accession to the WTO and activities in other international organizations. He was ensuring the protection of the state in investment disputes. Platon participated in the drafting of amendments to the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Since 2007 he is in charge of legal support for the Russian Railways’ international activities (bilateral and multilateral cooperation, overseas projects), as well as monitoring and analysis of sanctions measures.
Platon is an Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of the Legal Department of Russian Railways - the winner of the Best Corporate Media 2021 award. He is also an arbitrator at the Arbitration Center at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

Sergey Zarembo
Head of Legal Department, Federal Customs Service

Timofey Ivanenko
Head of the Center for Legal Assistance and Mediation, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Sergey Puzyrevsky
Secretary of State – Deputy Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS Russia)

Artem Sokolov
President, The Association of Internet Trade Companies
Candidate of Political Sciences, Attorney, Manager, RANEPA lecturer, Chair of the Academic Council of the Retail Management Master’s Programme at HSE University
Education
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) (2012);
Moscow City Government University of Management (2006)
Career
From 2006 to 2013 worked in the Moscow City Government (Control Directorate of the Mayor of Moscow; Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of the City of Moscow);
From 2013, headed the GR block of Coca-Cola Hellenic;
From 2015, served as the Executive Director of the Association of E-commerce Companies (AKIT);
In 2018, elected President of AKIT;
From 2019, Lecturer for the Digital Transformation in Business Master’s Degree Programme and the Digital Technologies in Commerce Bachelor’s Programme, Institute of Industry Management, RANEPA;
From 2020, Chair of the Academic Council of the Retail Management Master’s Programme at HSE University.
Industry experience
Member, Working Group on Creating a Development Strategy for Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation;
Member, Working Group on Remote Alcohol Sales, Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation;
Member, Council on Developing the Digital Economy, Federation Council, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;
Member, Expert Council, State Commission for Counteracting the Trafficking of Industrial Products;
Member, Expert Council on Increasing Retail Market Competition, Federal Anti-monopoly Service of the Russian Federation;
Member, Expert Council on Developing the Children’s Product Industry, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation;
Member, Expert Group on Production, Sales, and Marking of Jewellery and Other Goods Made of Precious Metals, Federal Assay Chamber;
Member, Expert Council on the Legislative Measures Facilitating the Development of Financial Technologies in the Russian Federation, State Duma Committee on the Financial Market;
Member, Expert Commission on Evaluating Software for Inclusion on the List of Russian Software that Must be Installed in Advance on Individual High-Tech Devices, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation;
Expert, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Cash Register Regulations;
Member, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Commerce and Consumer Rights Protection;
Member, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Precious Metals and Stones;
Expert, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Pharmaceutics and Medical Devices;
Expert, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on the Manufacture and Sale of Alcohol Products;
Expert, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Communications and Information Technology;
Council Member, Russian Jewellers' Guild;
Member of the Board, NPP OPORA;
Member, Committee on Supporting Entrepreneurship in the Extraction, Production, Processing, and Sale of Precious Metals, Precious Stones, and Resulting Products, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation;
Member, Council on E-commerce, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation;
Member, Council on Consumer Market Development, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation;
Member, Council on IT and Digital Economy Development, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
Awards
Jubilee Medal from the Governor of Moscow Region for Contributing to the Development of Commerce (2020)
Certificate of Honour from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for Significant Contributions to the Development of Trade and Many Years of Diligent Work (2018)
Letter of Acknowledgement from the Deputy Mayor of Moscow on Urban Policy and Construction for Active Participation in the Capital’s Public Life and Personal Contributions to the Urban Development of Moscow (2019)
Federal State Statistics Service Badge for Active Participation in the Russian National Census (2002)
Education
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) (2012);
Moscow City Government University of Management (2006)
Career
From 2006 to 2013 worked in the Moscow City Government (Control Directorate of the Mayor of Moscow; Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of the City of Moscow);
From 2013, headed the GR block of Coca-Cola Hellenic;
From 2015, served as the Executive Director of the Association of E-commerce Companies (AKIT);
In 2018, elected President of AKIT;
From 2019, Lecturer for the Digital Transformation in Business Master’s Degree Programme and the Digital Technologies in Commerce Bachelor’s Programme, Institute of Industry Management, RANEPA;
From 2020, Chair of the Academic Council of the Retail Management Master’s Programme at HSE University.
Industry experience
Member, Working Group on Creating a Development Strategy for Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation;
Member, Working Group on Remote Alcohol Sales, Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation;
Member, Council on Developing the Digital Economy, Federation Council, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;
Member, Expert Council, State Commission for Counteracting the Trafficking of Industrial Products;
Member, Expert Council on Increasing Retail Market Competition, Federal Anti-monopoly Service of the Russian Federation;
Member, Expert Council on Developing the Children’s Product Industry, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation;
Member, Expert Group on Production, Sales, and Marking of Jewellery and Other Goods Made of Precious Metals, Federal Assay Chamber;
Member, Expert Council on the Legislative Measures Facilitating the Development of Financial Technologies in the Russian Federation, State Duma Committee on the Financial Market;
Member, Expert Commission on Evaluating Software for Inclusion on the List of Russian Software that Must be Installed in Advance on Individual High-Tech Devices, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation;
Expert, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Cash Register Regulations;
Member, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Commerce and Consumer Rights Protection;
Member, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Precious Metals and Stones;
Expert, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Pharmaceutics and Medical Devices;
Expert, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on the Manufacture and Sale of Alcohol Products;
Expert, Regulatory Guillotine Working Group on Communications and Information Technology;
Council Member, Russian Jewellers' Guild;
Member of the Board, NPP OPORA;
Member, Committee on Supporting Entrepreneurship in the Extraction, Production, Processing, and Sale of Precious Metals, Precious Stones, and Resulting Products, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation;
Member, Council on E-commerce, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation;
Member, Council on Consumer Market Development, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation;
Member, Council on IT and Digital Economy Development, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
Awards
Jubilee Medal from the Governor of Moscow Region for Contributing to the Development of Commerce (2020)
Certificate of Honour from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for Significant Contributions to the Development of Trade and Many Years of Diligent Work (2018)
Letter of Acknowledgement from the Deputy Mayor of Moscow on Urban Policy and Construction for Active Participation in the Capital’s Public Life and Personal Contributions to the Urban Development of Moscow (2019)
Federal State Statistics Service Badge for Active Participation in the Russian National Census (2002)