Mechanism of regulatory sandboxes for legal regulation of megascience class facilities operations

Abstract

The paper considers the features of the unique scientific facilities network that is being formed within the framework of the national project “Science”. Such projects are a complex enterprise that requires a specific management apparatus and appropriate information and legal support. The prospects of implementing the best practices in the activities of high-flux research nuclear reactor PIK are considered. In particular, the mechanism of protection of the created objects of intellectual property, possible ways of evaluation, examination and commercialization of the results of scientific research are discussed. The possibility of using the mechanism of regulatory sandboxes for specific financial products arising as a result of the activities of a megascience class installation (for example, a mechanism for insuring the results of production within the framework of experiments, a procedure for protecting intellectual rights) is discussed. It is shown that experimental legal regimes are widely used in world practice and are a catalyst for the development and implementation of innovations. It is proposed to focus not only on the experience of advanced countries (such as EU, and the USA), but also on the approaches of developing countries that are creating their own scientific infrastructure (Brazil, Argentina). Regulatory sandbox implementation proposals in the field of megascience facilities regulation are formulated. The idea of the need to create exclusively unique products and abandon all options for mass production is expressed, the latter involves considering megascience facilities as unique not only in the scientific sense, but also in the field of legal regulation.