To quickly obtain a license from the FSTEC of Russia, we recommend that you obtain a preliminary consultation at the NP CC “Generation 8”. The certification procedure involves a lot of complex legal and bureaucratic issues, which makes it difficult to obtain a FSTEC license on your own. However, possible attempts will require spending money, time and effort.
To avoid unnecessary expenses and legally work in the technical information security industry, contact our experts. We offer consulting services that guarantee obtaining a license promptly and at affordable prices. NP CC "Generation 8" provides clients with support and advice from experts with 20 years of experience in the licensing field.
Types of FSTEC licenses
There are three types of clearance for working with technology, digital data and classified information. These include:
- FSTEC license for TZKI;
- Permission from government authorities to work with SZKI;
- General permission to interact with SZKI and TZKI.
You can learn more about the types of licenses from the experts at our center. Firms operating in the digital and technical information security industry need to obtain the appropriate permits if they:
- Engaged in the development and production of products and tools that protect data from third parties;
- Create secure instruments and devices for processing confidential information;
- Issue and implement means of monitoring the effectiveness of measures aimed at maintaining confidentiality;
- They develop software for creating, storing, processing and transmitting classified information.
In some cases, an applicant for a FSTEC license for TZKI or another type will need to undergo additional certification through the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Ministry of Emergency Situations. When planning cooperation with government agencies to obtain access to state secrets, an audit by the FSB is also carried out.
Types of activities that require a license
- Maintenance of technical channels to prevent leakage of confidential information from information systems, technological gadgets, premises for secret negotiations, and so on.
- Monitoring the absence of unauthorized access to confidential information, as well as preventing changes in data in protected DBMSs.
- Monitoring the features of data storage in information security systems.
- Inspection of buildings, premises, information systems and other objects for compliance with the conditions for storing and protecting confidential information.
- Development of projects for buildings, software, DBMS, information systems, as well as instruments and devices, the purpose of which will be to protect secret data.
- Service for installation, repair and debugging of any devices, buildings, programs or measures to ensure the effective storage of state secrets, trade secrets, secret or personal data.
To obtain a license for the listed and related activities, you must obtain a list of permits from the licensing authorities. To save time and money, we recommend contacting the NP CC “Generation 8”.
The basis for licensing the services listed above is the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 3, 2012 No. 171 and a similar legislative regulation No. 79 dated June 15, 2021.
Registration Features
If during import/export operations it becomes necessary to confirm that a license is not required, the participant in foreign economic activity must provide the customs authority with a conclusion from FSTEC. Many groups of goods may cause discrepancies in legislation, and the presence of such a document allows you to speed up the customs clearance procedure. A significant role in the need to have a conclusion is the country of import of the goods. For example, if the political situation in the country becomes ambiguous, relations between states worsen, then for the export of specific groups of goods it is best to have a FSTEC conclusion. For example, these could be various technical equipment and computers that are transported across the borders of Afghanistan, Israel, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.
Drawing up a FSTEC conclusion is mandatory when importing/exporting goods and means of dual value (those that can be used for both civilian and military purposes, for example, weapons or means of delivery). The group of similar products can be quite wide, starting with computers using echolocation devices and ending with electronic storage media.
Requirements for an enterprise to obtain a license
There are three main conditions that are needed to work with SZKI and TZKI:
- Licensing from FSTEC of Russia can be requested by the founder of a business whose office is located in premises owned by the owner of the company by right of ownership or on the basis of a long-term lease.
- All employees of the enterprise who have access to the development or implementation of systems for storing and processing confidential data, as well as having direct access to state secrets, must: Sign a non-disclosure document;
- Provide proof of your qualifications.
NP CC "Generation 8" offers assistance with renting the necessary types of equipment and devices to obtain a FSTEC license. In the future, you can purchase your own equipment, which will speed up the receipt of a large order or tender.
There are two main cases when it is necessary to obtain a KEC Permit:
- When exporting controlled goods and technologies (according to lists approved by Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation) without transfer to a foreign person with subsequent return to the territory of Russia (for example, temporary export for demonstration, participation in exhibitions, etc.);
- If a foreign economic transaction falls under Article 20 (Comprehensive Control) of the Federal Law “On Export Control”. According to this article, Russian participants in foreign economic activity are required to obtain a KEC Permit if the FSTEC of Russia has reason to believe that the goods can be used to create weapons and military equipment, or there is information that foreign counterparties are connected with terrorist activities, etc.
Documents required for permission to work with TZKI and SZKI
The FSTEC license for technical protection of confidential information is issued after a detailed check of the provided package of documents from the company founder. Our lawyers will help you collect the necessary list of papers and conduct their initial audit, which will increase your chances of getting a license the first time. The documentation should include:
- Charter forms, including development strategy and extracts from the minutes of the meeting of directors;
- Certificate of registration with the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and state tax authorities;
- Receipt for transfer of state duty in the amount of 7,500 rubles or 3,500 rubles (upon re-registration);
- Documents on the level of qualifications of the company’s specialists (we are talking only about those experts who will be involved in processes related to confidential data);
- Technical and legal documentation for the premises (plan and project, grounds for lease or ownership);
- A sheet with an inventory of all receipts, forms and forms provided to the FSTEC or FSB.
In some cases, it may be necessary to provide secondary documents. To create a complete list of required papers in advance, contact us for help 50-60 days before the desired date of obtaining a FSTEC license for TZKI or SZKI.
Advantages: why you should contact Generation 8
- We are responsible for our work. If the licensing authority refuses, we return the money to the client.
- We accurately indicate the date of issue of the certificate, and specify the deadline in the contract.
- We work as quickly as possible, the period for obtaining a license is 45 days from the date of sending the documentation for consideration to government agencies.
- We free you from bureaucratic problems for a long time, since the validity period of the FSTEC license is not regulated. The only caveat is that permission to work with state secrets must be renewed every 5 years.
- We provide assistance not only in obtaining a permit from scratch, but also offer re-issuance of a license. Here the terms are the same - 45 days. The basis for replacement is the introduction of any changes to the statutory documentation (composition, structure or form of a legal entity).
- We can predict the result for the client in advance. Thanks to long-term work experience and a full check of the customer’s documents before sending them to government departments, we immediately find shortcomings in the applicant and work to correct them.
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5. The application is drawn up by the applicant on paper and filled out using electronic printing devices according to forms 1 and 2 in accordance with Appendix No. 1.
The applicant also prepares an electronic copy of the application in a format approved by the Commission, and before its approval - in a format determined in accordance with the legislation of a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter referred to as the member state).
The application may be submitted to the authorized body in the form of an electronic document in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Member State. In this case, the application on paper and an electronic copy of the application are not prepared by the applicant.
Footnote. Clause 5 as amended by the decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated April 19, 2016 No. 34 (comes into force after 30 calendar days from the date of its official publication).
6. The fields of the application are filled in as follows:
1) column 1 “Application”:
The column indicates the 13-digit application number, which is formed as follows:
characters 1 and 2 – country code in accordance with the classifier of countries of the world (for a member state of the authorized body: Republic of Armenia - AM, Republic of Belarus - BY, Republic of Kazakhstan - KZ, Kyrgyz Republic - KG, Russian Federation - RU);
characters 3 and 4 – the last two digits of the year in which the application was registered;
characters 5 – 7 – seal number (code) of the authorized body;
characters 8 – 13 – serial number of the application assigned by the authorized body in a special journal for registering applications in written and (or) electronic form using information technology by assigning the application a 6-digit registration number in ascending order.
The column is filled in by an official of the authorized body;
2) column 2 “Validity period”:
the column indicates the license validity period requested by the applicant in the format DD.MM.YYYY, where DD is the date, MM is the month, YYYY is the year (for example, from 01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015).
The date from which the license validity period begins must not be later than three months from the date the application is signed by the applicant.
The column may not be filled in when filling out an application for an exclusive license if the period of validity of such a license is not established by a relevant decision of the Commission;
3) column 3 “License type”:
on the left side of the column the type of license is indicated: “general” (for issuing a general license), “one-time” (for issuing a one-time license), “exclusive” (for issuing an exclusive license).
On the right side of the column there is a sign “|” (vertical line) indicates the direction of movement of the goods (in capital letters): “export” (for issuing an export license), “import” (for issuing an import license);
4) column 4 “Contract”:
The column indicates the number of the contract (agreement) for the implementation of a foreign trade transaction and the date of its signing in the format DD.MM.YYYY.
If there is no contract (agreement) number, the entry “b/n” is made.
If an application for a general or exclusive license is submitted, the column is not filled in;
5) column 5 “Applicant”:
the column indicates the following information about the applicant: for legal entities - full official name and legal address, for individual entrepreneurs - last name, first name, patronymic (if available) and information about the identity document (series, number, when and by whom it was issued).
In the upper right corner of the column through the sign “|” (vertical bar) indicates:
for the Republic of Armenia – taxpayer registration number (TIN);
for the Republic of Belarus - payer registration number (UNP);
for the Republic of Kazakhstan – business identification
number (BIN);
for the Kyrgyz Republic – tax identification number (TIN);
for the Russian Federation – taxpayer identification number (TIN);
6) column 6 “Buyer” (form 1) or “Seller” (form 2):
the column indicates “Buyer” (for an application for an export license) or “Seller” (for an application for an import license).
The column indicates the full official name and full address of the foreign partner (partner), who is the applicant's counterparty under the contract (agreement) providing for the transfer of rights to the goods specified in the contract (agreement) (in accordance with the contract (agreement)). In this case, the foreign partner (partner) who receives the rights to the goods from the applicant is indicated as the buyer, and the foreign partner (partner) who transfers such rights to the applicant is indicated as the seller.
If an application for a general or exclusive license is submitted, the following entry is made in the column: “In accordance with the terms of contracts (agreements)”;
7) column 7 “Country of destination” (form 1) or “Country of departure” (form 2):
the column indicates “Destination country” (for an application for an export license) or “Country of departure” (for an application for an import license).
In accordance with the classifier of countries of the world, the column indicates the short name of the country of destination (in case of export) or country of departure (in case of import) and the country code.
If the contract (agreement) stipulates several countries of destination (departure), the following entry is made in the column:
“In accordance with the terms of the contract (agreement)”, and the country code is not indicated. If the specified countries belong to the countries of the European Union, an entry is made in the column: “EU countries”, and the country code is not indicated.
If a general or exclusive license is issued or if the applicant does not have information about the country (countries) where the goods were sent, the column is not filled in;
Column 8 “Buyer’s country” (form 1) or “Seller’s country” (form 2):
the column indicates “Buyer’s Country” (for an application for an export license) or “Seller’s Country” (for an application for an import license).
In accordance with the classifier of countries of the world, the column indicates the short name of the buyer’s (seller’s) country and the country code.
If an application for a general or exclusive license is submitted, the following entry is made in the column: “In accordance with
with the terms of contracts (agreements)”, while the country code is not indicated;
9) column 9 “Contract currency”:
in accordance with the currency classifier, the full name of the currency of the contract (agreement) and its digital code are indicated in the column.
If an application for a general or exclusive license is submitted, the following entry is made in the column: “In accordance with the terms of contracts (agreements)”, and the currency code is not indicated;
10) column 10 “Cost”:
The column indicates the cost of the goods in the currency of the contract (agreement).
If the cost has fractional units, such cost is rounded to the nearest whole value according to the rules of mathematical rounding.
If an application for a general or exclusive license is submitted, the column is not filled in.
If there is no information in the contract (agreement) and appendices (additions) to it that would allow the exact cost of the goods to be indicated in the application, the cost is indicated approximately;
11) column 11 “Statistical value”:
The column indicates the cost of the goods in US dollars in accordance with the contract (agreement).
If the cost of the goods is expressed in a currency other than US dollars, such cost is recalculated into US dollars in accordance with currency parity (the cost ratio of the currency specified in the contract (agreement) to the US dollar at the rate established by the national (central) bank of the member state on the date of signing the contract (agreement)).
If the cost has fractional units, such cost is rounded to the nearest whole value according to the rules of mathematical rounding.
In the case of an application for a general or exclusive license, as well as in the absence of information in the contract (agreement) and annexes (additions) to it that would allow the exact cost of the goods to be indicated in the application, the statistical cost is indicated approximately. In this case, in column 16 the following entry is made: “The cost and statistical value are indicated approximately”;
12) column 12 “Country of origin”:
In accordance with the classifier of countries of the world, the column indicates the short name of the country of origin of the product and the country code.
If the contract (agreement) stipulates several countries of origin of the goods, an entry is made in the column: “In accordance with the terms of the contracts (agreements)”, and the country code is not indicated. If the specified countries belong to the countries of the European Union, an entry is made in the column: “EU countries”, and the country code is not indicated.
If an application for a general or exclusive license is filed or if the applicant does not have information about the country of origin of the goods, the following entry is made in the column:
“In accordance with the terms of contracts (agreements)”, and the country code is not indicated.
The country of origin of goods is determined in accordance with the rules for determining the origin of goods established by the Commission;
13) column 13 “Quantity”:
the column indicates the quantity of goods in the units of measurement specified in column 14 (for weight units - net weight).
Net weight means the weight of goods without packaging, established in accordance with technical regulations and (or) regulatory documents on standardization, as well as in accordance with other acts of legislation of the Member States;
14) column 14 “Unit of measurement”:
The column can indicate up to two units of measurement line by line. The first line indicates the abbreviated name of the unit of measurement of the product (main or additional) in accordance with the unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter referred to as the EAEU Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity). The second line is filled in as needed, while in column 13 the quantity of goods is also indicated line by line;
15) column 15 “Product code according to the Unified National Economic Activity Code and its description”:
The column indicates the description of the product and its classification code in accordance with the EAEU Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity. The description of the product must allow for an unambiguous assignment of the product to one 10-digit classification code according to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the EAEU. The description of the product must include its name (trade, commercial or other traditional name).
If all the information does not fit in column 15, part of such information is indicated in column 16.
If an application for a license is drawn up for several types of goods corresponding to one 10-digit classification code according to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the EAEU, an annex to the application is drawn up in Form 3, provided for in Appendix No. 1 to these Instructions. At the same time, in column 15 of the application, a description of the goods is indicated, allowing for an unambiguous assignment of the goods to one 10-digit classification code according to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the EAEU, and the entry is made: “(see appendix on __ sheets)”;
16) column 16 “Additional information”:
If necessary, the column contains information clarifying the information in columns 7, 8, 10 – 15 and 17, as well as information about changes made to the contract (agreement) on the day the application is submitted;
17) column 17 “Grounds for issuing a license”:
The following information is indicated in the column:
numbers and dates of decisions taken by the Commission, regulatory legal acts of member states or authorized international bodies that are the basis for issuing a license;
numbers and dates of contracts (agreements) between the applicant and the manufacturer or consumer of the goods, if the applicant is an intermediary;
number and date of the document confirming the allocation of the quota (in the case of a license for a quota-bound product);
other necessary information on the basis of which a license is issued;
18) column 18 “Authorized person of the applicant”:
the column indicates the initials, surname, position and telephone number of the person authorized by the applicant to sign the application, with the personal signature of the specified person and the date of signing of such an application. The signature of the applicant’s authorized person is certified by a seal (if any).
Footnote. Clause 6 as amended by decisions of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 24, 2014 No. 250; dated June 16, 2015 No. 66 (the order of entry into force see clause 2); dated 04/19/2016 No. 34 (comes into force after 30 calendar days from the date of its official publication).
FSTEC license: cost and payment procedure
- The total cost of preparation, collection of documents, rental or purchase of equipment, as well as related expenses can range from 500,000 thousand rubles, but it will quickly pay off due to the availability of access to large projects.
- The average price of a license for TZKI or SZKI is 180 thousand rubles. The price includes a full range of legal services: collection and preparation of documents, transfer of the package to FSTEC, correction of shortcomings and errors, consulting and constant legal support.
- The range of services provided depends on the client’s needs. The cost will be calculated individually..
- If you want to issue a certificate for the provision of services in an information security environment yourself, the obligatory payment will be the transfer of a state fee (7,500 rubles). Other expenses cannot be estimated.
If your company has professional lawyers, qualified IT experts, and new, proven equipment on its staff, there is a greater chance that you will receive a FSTEC license the first time. However, to speed up the procedure as much as possible, we recommend that you seek help from experienced lawyers at our center.
