A representative of Yandex.Taxi told ComNews

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"It is important to understand that, in accordance with civil law, intellectual property rights - intellectual property rights to hardware and software systems, trademarks, computer programs, etc. - can only be registered to one person. Splitting the taxi ordering service into many legal entities in the regions of presence will make it necessary to transfer the rights to use these objects under fictitious transactions - which have no real economic feasibility - with additional new zealand cell phone number list costs for the financial administration of these transactions. Thus, the requirement to create and register branches in the regions is not only costly, but also illegal, excessive and unfeasible. The requirement of the bill contradicts the principles of the functioning of the digital economy, which is not tied to the geographical point of activity or provision of services. Legislative changes will definitely lead to a significant increase in prices on the legal market and will increase the shadow taxi market many times over. The need of some people to travel and the desire of others to drive them will not disappear. But there will be more problems and serious consequences,” concludes the representative of the press service of the “Maxim” service.

"We are still studying the document. However, we can say that we consider the norm proposed by the Ministry of Transport and the State Duma on the possibility of self-employed citizens working as taxi drivers without the need to register as individual entrepreneurs to be correct. There are already several hundred thousand self-employed drivers, such a regime is in demand and should be taken into account in regulating the industry. The norm on opening representative offices seems excessive and will require expenses that have yet to be assessed. In general, we support the proposed approach to regulating the liability of taxi ordering services. At the same time, it is important that all state registers and databases necessary for checking drivers and cars be created."

Ekaterina Tokareva, a partner at the Pen & Paper law firm, says that part of the bill, according to the original explanatory note, was aimed at ensuring the interests of taxi drivers. "I think it is no secret that the working conditions of such drivers are harsh and do not meet the requirements of labor legislation. The explanatory note states that the average working day of a taxi driver is 11-12 hours, which is significant, especially for a person who must maintain concentration on the road. The explanatory note also drew attention to the high size of commissions and other fees from aggregators, as a result of which drivers receive an insignificant amount from one trip. All these are problems that deserve attention,