Bill No. 540354-8, aimed at simplifying the procedure for obtaining a license, including the interaction of applicants with licensing authorities, has been submitted to the lower house of parliament, the amendments also affect the introduction of changes to the register of licenses, terms of service. 

"Today there are 53 types of activities subject to licensing under Law No. 99-FZ. If the current version of Article 19.1 allows for licensing purposes to conduct remote assessment instead of on-site assessment only if there is a corresponding norm in the text of the provisions on licensing of specific types of activities, the proposed new version of the article, on the contrary, provides an opportunity to apply remote assessment to any type of activity, if the provisions on licensing of specific types of activities do not establish a 'remote' prohibition." 

The full version of the commentary and the article can be found on the website of"Economy and Life".