5/24/2019 CLFR - Russia | Global Network Initiative information about online gambling. Roskomnadzor may exercise this power on the basis of evidence it has found itself, or on the application of the Federal Drug Control Service or the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing. The court may also advise Roskomnadzor to block or blacklist an IP address or web page on the basis of any illegal activity, not just those activities listed above. Decree No.1101 of 26 October 2012 “On the Unified Registry of illegal online information“. The government agencies authorised to request that Roskomnadzor block or blackist IP addresses and web pages, the criteria used to identify content that may be blacklisted and the procedure related to the blacklisting is set out out in this law. Once a web page has been blacklisted by Roskomnadzor, the relevant internet service provider must shut down access to that web page within 24 hours. OVERSIGHT OF THE USE OF THESE POWERS It is a general principle of Russian administrative law that any decision of a state authority may be appealed, either to the state official supervising the body that made the original decision or to the court. FEDERAL LAW NO. 144-FZ DATED 12 AUGUST 1995 (THE “LAW ON INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES”) Under article 21 of the Law on Investigative Activities, the General Prosecutor of Russia and any other prosecutors authorised under the Order of the Prosecutor-General’s Office No. 33 dated 15 February 2011 will ensure that any interceptions comply with the Law on Investigative Activities.  They are entitled to request any materials relevant to the interception from the state investigatory authorities (as defined in article 13 of the Law on Investigative Activities, see paragraph 1.1 above, the “SIAs“) to ensure compliance. Article 5 of the Law on Investigative Activities provides that claims can be brought against SIAs for carrying out unauthorised interceptions.  These claims can be brought to the court or to an authorised prosecutor, who can order damages to be awarded.  However, as explained in paragraph 1.4 above, there is no obligation on SIAs to notify the licensed operators of telecommunications networks (“Network Operators“) when intercepting communications or collecting communications data.  In practice, therefore, claims will only be made where the Network Operator has been notified of a particular interception or collection of communications data. Under article 20 of the Law of Investigative Authorities, there is a general monitoring system of internal oversight in place for all interceptions of private communication.  The directors of the SIAs report directly to the https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/clfr-russia/ 6/9