The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications wants to legalize the “Independent Registrar. The “Independent Registrar” system was launched on electronic platforms connected to the state order Information system independent registrar

With independence, we just have some kind of breakthrough. The disputes regarding the criteria for the independence of directors have not yet subsided (probably, they have not yet reached the appraisers and auditors), as a new phenomenon: in accordance with paragraph 4 of Art. 97 GK in new edition(effective from 01.09) keeping the register of a public company and performing the functions of the counting commission must be carried out by an INDEPENDENT registrar. In the absence of criteria on the basis of which the independence of the registrar is determined, the Bank of Russia issued a letter No. 015-55/6227 dated 07/31/2014, which struck me with the courage of thought and was the reason for writing this post. The clarification states that when evaluating independence, “relatedness (affiliation), relations of direct or indirect control between the registrar and the company that he maintains the register, as well as factual circumstances indicating the dependence of the registrar on the company, maintaining the register can be taken into account which he carries out (for example, a high share of the commission paid by the company in the registrar's income, which forms the actual dependence of the registrar on this company).

Well, firstly, by whom "can be taken into account" is not clear.

Secondly, what does "may be" mean in such serious matters? What "may not be"? - cool;)

Thirdly, the statement about affiliation with a 20% participation in the authorized capital strikes me for a long time in the light of the old Federal Law "On Competition ...";) And if we talk about dependence, even more so! Indeed, from where exactly 20%, and not 2%, not 25% and not 50, i.e. for some reason, there is no connection with the scope of rights, which, for example, at least affect, incl. to assess the value of 1 share when selling shares as a package.

Fourth, on dependency with a "high share" of fees: given the current fragmentation of the registrar market, fees from virtually any major issuer would be a significant portion of virtually any registrar's income. And then, what is a "high share"? Who will determine this height;)?

From "fourthly" you can make "fifthly" - a significant level of competition between registrars with such an explanation is under great threat, if I were the FAS Russia, I would be interested in the letter of the Central Bank, since there is a reshaping of the market in favor of large registrars with a clear infringement of competition.

From this "fourthly" generally dangerous tendency in the interpretation of dependence follows. If we state dependence relations between persons with a significant share of income from one person in the proceeds of another, you can go sooo far, gentlemen.

Fifthly, INDEPENDENCE is a negative fact, which, in my opinion, can be refuted only with the help of evidence of a positive fact, namely, the facts of the dependence of the will in making a decision.

And with regard to registrars, I think that independence should be ensured by: licensing, strict rules of operation, control functions of the Central Bank on any operation and wide opportunities to challenge actions. Everything else is from the evil one.

The new tool has been designed to collect reliable information about all actions of bidders, customers and ETP operators, and is an indispensable assistant in cases of detection of violations at auctions held on the Internet.

A program called "independent registrar" monitors and records the entire bidding process from both participants and customers. The creators of the application compare it with a car video recorder.

Functions of IS "Independent Registrar"

The program records all user actions from the monitor screen during online trading. An independent registrar is launched when you enter the sites of electronic trading floors and automatically turns off when switching to other resources.

When launched, the program checks the quality of the network, data about the user's workplace and the availability of electronic trading platforms, after which it starts recording all the actions of the participant during the auction - for example, whether there was a mouse click or the participant simply moved the cursor to the function key. Therefore, the entrepreneur will not be able to accuse the site of incorrect work if, for one reason or another, he could not place a bid (submit a price offer), and he will not have enough reason to contact.

All information recorded by an independent registrar is stored in two copies: one remains on the user's computer, the other is transferred to a special server. After the end of the auction, FAS employees will have access to this information. The program or video recording stops working and automatically turns off if an attempt is made to change anything in it.

Application advantages

To protect the rights of bidders, the program records everything that happens on the side of the organizer of the procedure, fixing the main points that may interfere with the bidding: Internet instability, whether there have been DDOS attacks, whether the bidder has digital signature. If the organizer of the trading procedure has not ensured the availability of the site, he will face an administrative penalty.

According to the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation M. Evgrafov, analogues of a similar system for fixing the bidding process in electronic form, aimed at combating Internet scammers, was not previously available both in our country and abroad.

To date, this application has various settings that can be used to make the process more convenient, for example, reduce the duration of the saved video (currently maximum 6 hours), or delay the delivery of the video if the quality of the Internet connection is not high enough.

How to download and install Independent Registrar

In 2013, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications organized a competition for the development of the "independent registrar" system, the winner of which is FSUE NII "Voskhod", which signed a contract with the Ministry for 2 years.

In November 2014, the system was introduced into commercial operation, and at the end of the month the program could be downloaded by anyone on the public procurement website. The next, 2015, serves as a test period before the creators will expand the functionality of the software.

And since January 2016, everyone who participates in electronic auctions will have to use the Independent Registrar without fail.

Download "Independent Registrar" from the official procurement website:

Information system"Independent Registrar" - a system that provides independent registration (reservation and storage) of the history of auctions in electronic form on electronic platforms in order to provide information about the actions taken at the auction, for the regulatory body to make decisions based on objective information.

Goals

The operation of the Independent Registrar system is aimed at ensuring:

  • reservation and storage of the history of auctions on electronic platforms and visualization of information stored in the information system "Independent Registrar";
  • prompt receipt by the regulatory authorities of reliable information about legally significant actions performed during the electronic auctions;
  • the possibility of detecting violations during electronic auctions, including when posting information on the official website www.zakupki.gov.ru.

Tasks

The tasks of the system are:

  • collection, recording and storage:
    • all actions in the process of holding auctions on electronic platforms;
    • legally significant actions in the process of posting information, including on the official website www.zakupki.gov.ru;
  • detection of cases of fraud during electronic auctions;
  • transfer of stored information upon request to the FAS-Control information system;
  • provision of information on actions taken at the auction for decision-making by the controlling body on the basis of objective information;
  • visualization of information stored in the information system "Independent Registrar".

Timing

November 2013 - December 2015.

Stages

The first stage of work under the contract was completed on March 27, 2014, as a result of which the following subsystems of the Independent Registrar information system were developed:

  • subsystem of control and audit;
  • a subsystem for the formation of a unified regulatory and reference base;
  • administration subsystem;
  • a subsystem for monitoring the operation of electronic platforms and preventing threats to conduct electronic auctions;
  • integration subsystem;
  • subsystem information security.

The second stage of work under the contract was completed on November 17, 2014, as a result of which the information system "Independent Registrar" was put into commercial operation on November 27, 2014 at all 5 electronic sites selected for placement of the state order.

As part of the third stage, the development of new subsystems of the information system "Independent Registrar" will be carried out. Refinement of the information security subsystem. Maintenance of subsystems of the information system "Independent Registrar". User advisory support.

Various technical problems may occur. For example, the bidder will no longer be able to submit bids or be unable to enter the auction room. In practice, this is extremely rare, but still occurs. And if the participant does not have a screen recording or does not have screenshots of what happened during the auction, then it will be very problematic to prove the guilt of the platform operator.

Previously, video recordings and screenshots had to be taken in different software tools. However, at present, specialized software has appeared for these purposes, which is called “Independent Registrar”. We will talk more about this software and its capabilities later in this article.

1. Quick reference

The competition of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications for the development of the “Independent Registrar” system in 2013 was won by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Research Institute “Voskhod” with price offer 119.5 million rubles with 133 million rubles. It should be noted that the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Research Institute "Voskhod" was sole member who submitted the application. The development of the system was carried out from scratch and was based on software Russian production.

According to the Order of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of Russia No. 398 dated November 18, 2014, the Independent Registrar system was put into commercial operation on November 27, 2014 at all 5 state electronic platforms.

Currently, the use of this program for bidders is voluntary.

2. What is an “Independent Registrar” and what is it for?

Information system “Independent registrar” (IS “Independent registrar”) is intended for independent collection, recording, storage, control and audit of information in the process of conducting electronic auctions on electronic platforms and legally significant actions when placing information in .

Independent Registrar Software (Independent Registrar Software) is a plug-in that is built into the Internet Explorer browser. This software module is designed for video recording of user actions performed on electronic platforms and UIS.

The records received when working on electronic platforms are sent in encrypted form and can only be decrypted at the request of an employee of the FAS Russia, in case of receipt regarding the contested event. Those. one copy of the file remains on the hard disk of the computer, and the second is sent to the Independent Registrar server.

Sending records received when working on the EIS website is not performed, the user independently provides such records to the FAS Russia on a portable storage medium.

The scheme of operation of the Independent Registrar is shown in the figure below.

Such videos make it possible to unambiguously reveal the fact of such violations as illegal blocking of access to the auction, intentional restriction or concealment of the functionality by the operator of the electronic site and the EIS website, malfunctions of the site and the EIS website.

This system was developed in order to collect reliable information about all the actions of bidders, customers and operators of the electronic platform. An independent registrar is an indispensable assistant in cases of detection of violations at auctions held on the Internet.

Important point! The full screen of the user's computer, including the taskbar and system time, is subject to fixation. To avoid misunderstandings, during the operation of the program, you should not display personal information on your computer screen that is not related to work on the electronic platform or the EIS.

3. How to download and install “Independent Registrar” on your computer?

You can download the installation file, as well as the manual for installing and using the software, from the official website of the Unified Information System (UIS). To do this, you need to go to home page site //zakupki.gov.ru/ and in the left vertical menu, select the “Documents” section.

Then, on the page that appears in the left column, find the item “Technological materials” and left-click on the checkmark located to the left of this item. From the drop-down list, you need to select the sub-item “Independent Registrar” and click on it.

After that, a page with materials (installation file, manual and informational message) will open in front of you. Download the first two files to your computer, study the installation guide, and only then proceed with the installation of the software.

  1. Installation file in zip format (13.57 Mb) - download link
  2. Installation and use manual in pdf format (812.33 Kb) - download link

4. System parameters required for installing the “Independent Registrar” software

As stated in the software installation manual itself, on the computer you need to check the following workplace settings, technical and software characteristics of the user's PC:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8.0 or higher;
  • Plug-ins other than Capicom are missing or disabled in Microsoft Internet Explorer;
  • version of OC Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and higher;
  • a cryptographic protection system program was installed, working according to the GOST algorithm;
  • installed Capicom;
  • at least 500 MB of free disk space;
  • open network permission for IP address 85.143.127.170;
  • a flash drive with a certificate issued by an accredited certification authority is inserted;
  • the root certificate of the certification authority that issued it is installed;
  • user certificate installed;
  • permission is open in antiviruses, firewalls and other protection systems for the use of additional add-ons.

Only if all these settings are present, the installation of the software will be performed correctly. If you are not strong in these matters, you can seek help from specialists. In fact, the installation of this program is quite simple and takes a maximum of 5-10 minutes.

This concludes my article. I hope that the information was useful to you. I wish you good luck and see you in the next articles.