Medvedev gives instructions for publishing legal acts for universal ID cards by May 1 - Kremlin
MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved a list of instructions from a meeting of the commission on modernization and technological development of the Russian economy held February 28, 2011, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
The Russian government has been instructed to publish normative legal acts and, if necessary, present the State Duma draft laws on ensuring the issue and application of universal ID payment cards.
The Kremlin said in a statement: "To approve the technical requirements for universal electronic cards, having foreseen the option of temporary use of foreign-made chips in card issues prior to the start of Russian production of chips, which would be certified in accordance with Russian legislative stipulations and international standards, as well as develop a plan for moving to cards with Russian-made chips."
Medvedev also instructed the government to approve a plan for introducing the payment cards, as well as requirements for banks, which will provide card services, by May 1, 2011.
Sberbank , Uralsib Bank and Ak Bars Bank formed OJSC Universal Electronic Card in June 2010 for setting up a unified information and payment system, as well as creating a unified ID, payment and information instrument - the universal ID payment card. The company's charter capital currently comes to 100 million rubles.
The cards will be issued between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013.