OBS_VALUE: Foreign advocates who practice law on the territory of the Russian Federation should be registered by the state authority in a special register. Without registration in the said register, the implementation of advocacy by foreign advocates on the territory of the Russian Federation is prohibited. As from 2022, the basis for refusal to register or to annul the existing registration in the register is the advocate's status in a foreign state included in the list of foreign states and territories that commit unfriendly actions against the Russian Federation, Russian legal entities and individuals. However, lawyers are eligible to practice law without obtaining the advocate status (with some limited exemptions). See also, Administrative Regulations for the Provision by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation of the State Service for Maintaining the Register of Attorneys of Foreign States Practicing as a Lawyer on the Territory of the Russian Federation, https://base.garant.ru/70215934/53f89421bbdaf741eb2d1ecc4ddb4c33/