A foreign representative office is understood as an autonomous subdivision of a foreign company on the territory of the Russian Federation, which represents the interests of this company and performs other functions that do not contradict the legislation of the receiving party.
Instructions
Step 1
Foreign representation is required by a foreign company in order to legalize its business in the territory of the host country and protect the observance of its interests. If you need to obtain any type of license, a foreign company cannot do without a foreign representative office, which has non-resident status, is not a legal entity and cannot engage in commercial activities other than on behalf of the company whose interests it represents. to the State Registration Chamber under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation with a prepared package of documents.
Step 2
The list of documents required to open a representative office includes: • A power of attorney issued to a representative of a foreign company for the right to negotiate the opening of a representative office, • An application for opening a representative office indicating the name of the company, its location, date of foundation, types of activities, form of management and the list of leading persons. The statement also indicates the purpose of opening a representative office, prospects for further development. The application should be submitted together with a translation into Russian, • Statutory documents regulating the activities of a foreign company, • Documents confirming the fact of registration of the company, • Decision, certified by the company's management, on opening a representative office in Russia, • Regulations governing the procedure for the operation of a representative office, • Documents confirming the company's solvency, • Documented legal address of the representative office, • A completed card of information about the foreign representative office in the prescribed form.
Step 3
Certify the documents at the Russian consulate in the country where the company is registered, in accordance with the established procedure, be sure to translate all documentation into Russian and notarize the translation. On the basis of the submitted documents and after paying the appropriate fee, the company receives permission to open a representative office, after which the foreign representative office is considered officially open.
