Providing remote voting for foreign shareholders

Task. In the context of the country's digital transformation, digital platforms are actively developing in various fields of activity, including to support the activities of joint-stock companies and limited liability companies. Localization of information systems on the territory of Russia limits the ability of foreign shareholders to participate in the company's activities. The purpose of writing this article is to analyze the legal conflict that has arisen, as well as to develop proposals for overcoming it.

Conclusions. As a result of the conducted research, it was established that the requirements for the mandatory use of a qualified electronic signature for remote voting in joint-stock companies in relation to foreign shareholders, introduced from September 2027, cannot be implemented in practice. To ensure the activities of foreign shareholders, it is necessary to introduce a moratorium on the application of certain provisions of regulatory acts governing the activities of joint-stock companies, until the completion of the construction of the corresponding technical infrastructure, as well as the use of a separate mobile application as a temporary measure.