The Association of Internet Commerce Companies (AKİT) applied to the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko and the Chairman of the Constitutional Legislation and State Building Commission Andrey Klishas with an initiative to start online sales with QR codes. It was reported on the newspaper’s website “News”.
In the article written by AKİT President Artem Sokolov, it is stated that in order to purchase alcoholic beverages, the person must verify their identity through Gosuslug, then take the QR code and present it to the courier when receiving the goods. .
Skolkov emphasizes that many Russians who buy alcohol online do not understand that we are talking about illegal sales. According to him, therefore, there is a high risk of acquiring fake and low-quality products, which are often dangerous to life and health.
Earlier, according to analysts of Group-IB, it became known that in 2021 the Russian market of shadow alcohol has a turnover on the Internet. augmented From 2.5 billion to 2.75 billion rubles.