The possible introduction of mandatory registration of mobile devices will primarily affect those who buy a new smartphone, the Agency said "Prime" Chairman of the Center for legal assistance "Business of life" Ivan Solovyov.
"it is Logical to assume that the innovation will affect the new batch of smartphones. The price of registration should be unified, because it is not a tax on luxury, and the fight against theft and schemes of import of phones. Courteous that the average period of use of a smartphone is 2-3 years, I hope that existing citizens of the smart phones to register will not have," he said.
One of the goals of legislative innovations – anti-theft smartphones. However, according to Solovyov, this stated purpose is secondary compared to the control and helpful.
Newspaper "Kommersant" reported earlier with reference to the bill of the group of senators that mandatory registration of mobile devices on the factory number (IMEI) can be introduced in Russia from 1 July 2021.
