12.04.2019

On 12 April, 2019 the AEB North-Western Regional Committee hold an on-site Round Table on “Localization of production in St. Petersburg: challenges and opportunities”. The event was organized at the Special Economic Zone “St. Petersburg”, Area “Novo-Orlovskaya”.

During the event the participants got acquainted with the SEZ “St. Petersburg” and its special conditions, heard presentations of the SEZ resident and non-resident companies, such as Novartis Neva, Nissan manufacturing RUS and Siemens, on their localization experience in Russia, as well as the updates of the legal experts from DLA Piper and Beithen Burkhardt on key issues of import substitution, state regulation of localization, procedures and regulatory considerations of Russian production origin confirmation. 

The presentations were followed by discussion and experience exchange.
At the end of the event the participants enjoyed a networking coffee and a short excursion through the SEZ.