To provide services in respect of securities owned by a Participant the Depository concludes a Depository Agreement with such Participant. To provide services in respect of securities owned by Participant’s clients the Depository concludes an Agreement on Inter-depository Cooperation with such Participant.
In the event that a company decided to enter into agreements with DCC, a representative of such company must contact DCC Client Relations Department Employees of the Client Relations Department provide the interested person with an Application for legal entities via e-mail or by fax.
Completed up Applications for legal entities must be forwarded to DCC via e-mail or by fax.
In the event that DCC resolved to accept the necessary documents to conclude an agreement(s), it is required to file a Request for the agreement conclusion along with the following documents:

For resident legal entities:

- foundation documents, including any registered amendments and additions thereto (notarized copies or copies issued by the registration authority);
- certificate of State registration (notarized copy);
- license(s) to engage in the securities market activities, if available (notarized copy); or
- if the information on the issuance of the aforementioned license is available on the official web-site of the FFMS, copy of notification on the issuance (reissuance) of license for operations on the securities market authenticated with the signature of the authorized person of the resident legal entity and seal of the resident legal entity with obligatory provision of the original notification for examination and obligatory further provision of a notarized copy of the license,
- if the information on the issuance of the aforementioned license is available on the official web-site of the FFMS, notarized copy of extract from the register of licenses issued by the FFMS and obligatory further provision of notarized copy of the license;
- specimen signatures and seal card (notarized original);
- certificate of appointment of the officers authorized to act on behalf of a legal person without a power of attorney (original or notarized copy);
- power of attorney authorizing the Participant's officer to sign instructions to effect transactions on the depo account (such power of attorney shall be drawn up in free form in accordance with the laws in force or as per Form D02);
- certificate evidencing registration with the local tax authority in the Russian Federation, stating the Taxpayer Identification Number (INN) (notarized copy);
- power of attorney authorizing the customer's officer to deliver and receive documents (such power of attorney shall be drawn up in free form in accordance with the laws in force or as per Form D03);
- Participant Data Sheet (Form F02);

- Form of a Representative (Individual) (Form F07);

- List of Shareholders (Members) (Form F08);
- Participant's Depo Account Opening Request (Form D01);
- Instruction for delivery of documents via e-mail (Form F03);
or
- Instruction for delivery of documents by fax (Form F04);
- power of attorney for Account Trustee in compliance with (Appendix 1) to Depository Agreement and Account Trustee Agreement (being issued to Participants which do not hold a license of a securities market professional participant, exclusive of the legal entities enlisted in Part 2, Article 51.2, Item 5.6.1, 7, 8, 9, 9.1, 10 of the Law. In such case, it is necessary to submit the necessary documents and have an Account Trustee appointed out of the Participants of the Depository which are professional market participants).

Note: Notarial certificate on documents must be in compliance with the requirements of the laws of the Russian Federation (more)

For non-resident legal entities:

- Articles and Memorandum of Association (Articles of Incorporation and Charter);
- extract from the Commercial (Banking) Register of the legal person's country of registration (incorporation);
- specimen signatures and seal card (notarized original);
- certificate of appointment of the officers authorized to act on behalf of a legal entity without a power of attorney;
- power of attorney authorizing the officer to effect transactions (sign instructions) relating to the depo account (power of attorney issued in the Russian Federation must be duly notarized or certified by the Embassy/Consulate of the foreign country in the Russian Federation, with the notarized translation into Russian);
- power of attorney to deliver and receive documents as per Form D03 or Form D03a;
- Participant Data Sheet (Form F02);

- Form of a Representative (Individual)(Form F07);

- List of Shareholders (Members) of a Participant (Form F08);
- Participant's Depo Account Opening Request (Form D01).
- Instruction for delivery of documents via e-mail (Form F03)
or
- Instruction for delivery of documents by fax (Form F04)
- power of attorney for Account Trustee in compliance with (Appendix 1) to Account Trustee Agreement (to be provided in case there is an Account Trustee appointed). An Account Trustee shall be appointed in accordance with the procedure for appointment of an Account Trustee for a non-resident Participant's depo account from among the Depository's Participants that are securities market professional participants.
The documents submitted to the Depository coming from outside the Russian Federation must be duly legalized and translated into Russian. For the purposes of this Procedure and pursuant to the Russian laws in force, due legalization is taken to mean:
- certification of the above documents by the Consulate or Consular Section of the Embassy of the Russian Federation located in the country of origin of the document, or
- attachment of an Apostille to the document by an authorized organization in the country of origin of the document.

Conclusion of Account Trustee Agreement

An Account Trustee Agreement may be entered into by the Depository and any Participant of the Depository holding a license of a professional participant of the securities market.

The following documents must be submitted to DCC to conclude an Account Trustee Agreement:

Request to sign an agreement
Account Trustee Agreement

Appointment of Account Trustee

The following documents are required to appoint an Account Trustee:

- agreement between the Depository and an Account Trustee, concluded once with each Account Trustee;
- a power of attorney issued by a Participant to an Account Trustee (see Appendix 1 to the Account Trustee Agreement ).

To appoint an Account Trustee there must be an agreement between the Depository and an Account Trustee concluded before signing an Agreement between the Depository and the Participant. A Participant issues a power of attorney to an Account Trustee along with an instruction to open a securities account.

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