Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 15.12.2025

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-21/876@ of October 9, 2025 - approval of the Form of notification regarding the need to receive documents (information) containing tax secrets from tax authorities in electronic form via the personal account on the Unified Portal for State and Municipal Services, as well as the Form of notification regarding the termination of receiving documents (information) from tax authorities in electronic form via the personal account on the Unified Portal for State and Municipal Services, the Procedures for filling in such Forms, and the Formats for submitting such notifications in electronic form

Order of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Utility Services of the Russian Federation No. 656/pr of October 28, 2025 - on establishing the Procedure for the development, coordination, and approval of Self-Regulation Rules in the field of engineering surveys, architectural and construction design, construction, reconstruction, major repairs, demolition of capital construction facilities, as well as Requirements for them and the List of such rules

Order of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation No. 980 of October 29, 2025 - approval of Mandatory Requirements for technical documentation for small vessels

Direction of the Bank of Russia No. 7204-U of October 9, 2025 - approval of new insurance tariffs for compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners (also known as OSAGO tariffs)

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1875 of November 25, 2025 on the new rules for licensing activities in the area of providing communications services

Information statement of the Bank of Russia dated December 2, 2025 - Some bank support measures will be extended until 2026

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-21/877@ of October 9, 2025 - The Federal Tax Service has determined which documents and tax information can be obtained through the Russian Portal of Government Services

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1963 of November 29, 2025 on approval of the Rules for granting a permit for the catch of aquatic biological resources, suspending its validity or cancelling it

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1962 of November 29, 2025 on amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - Gas supply rules will change from March 1

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1936 of November 28, 2025 - Rules for the formation and maintenance of a list of Russian software for in-house needs have been prepared

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1954 of November 28, 2025 on approval of the Rules for smartphones and other electronic products

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation dated December 3, 2025 - The average price level for Urals crude oil for November 2025 has been determined.

Information Statement of the Bank of Russia dated December 3, 2025 - The Bank of Russia has permitted non-credit financial companies not to disclose information that could lead to sanctions until 2026

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 883 of December 2, 2025 - Foreign citizens and stateless persons of interest to the Russian Federation will be able to obtain temporary residence permits or permanent residence permits through a simplified procedure

Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation No. 767 of November 18, 2025 - The regulations for the formation and maintenance of the register of tour operators have been updated

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 43-P of December 4, 2025 in the case of verifying the constitutionality of Part Two of Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court clarified which online appeals to public authorities are not considered defamation

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 42-P of December 1, 2025 in the case of verifying the constitutionality of part 23 of Article 26 of Federal Law No. 342-FZ of August 3, 2018 on Amending the Town-Planning Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation - The Constitutional Court has protected the rights of owners to purchase their land plots that were included in protected zones before 2018

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1935 of November 28, 2025 on payments to tourists in cases where a tour operator concludes more than one insurance contract or more than one agreement on the provision of a bank guarantee

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1912 of November 27, 2025 - The procedure for the provision of hotel services and other accommodation services in the Russian Federation has been updated

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 362 of October 30, 2025 on approval of the Rules for the carriage of passengers by sea

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1947 of November 28, 2025 on the introduction of a temporary ban on the export of waste and scrap precious metals or metals clad with precious metals from the Russian Federation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1949 of November 28, 2025 on amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - The rules for accreditation of IT companies have changed

Information of the Bank of Russia of December 5, 2025 - From December 8, the Bank of Russia will lift restrictions on the transfer of funds abroad for citizens of Russia and friendly countries

Order the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation No. 356 of October 1, 2025 on approval of the Procedure for implementing federal state control over the circulation of weapons

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 900 of December 8, 2025 - on measures to improve social security for federal civil servants of military courts located outside the Russian Federation

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 896 of December 8, 2025 - on the Strategy for the Development of Healthcare in the Russian Federation through 2030

Resolution of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 113 of December 2, 2025 - on establishing rates of import customs duties of the Common Customs Tariffs of the Eurasian Economic Union for certain types of nuts, seeds, and fruit pits

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 894 of December 8, 2025 - on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 126 of March 18, 2022 on Additional Temporary Economic Measures to Ensure the Financial Stability of the Russian Federation in the Sphere of Currency Regulation

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 895 of December 8, 2025 - on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 172 of March 31, 2022 on the Special Procedure for the Fulfillment of Obligations by Foreign Buyers to Russian Suppliers of Natural Gas: foreign buyers have been granted an extended period of payment for gas supplies through any Russian bank.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 897 of December 8, 2025 - on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 520 of August 5, 2022 on the Application of Special Economic Measures in the Financial and Fuel and Energy Sectors in Connection with the Unfriendly Actions of Certain Foreign States and International Organisations: the ban on the withdrawal of major foreign investors from extractive and energy projects is extended for 2 years - until December 31, 2027.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 912 of December 9, 2025 - on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 778 of October 24, 2025 on the Specifics of Customs Regulation on the Russian-Kazakh Section of the State Border of the Russian Federation: the simplified regime for importing goods from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan has been extended.

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 366 of October 30, 2025 - on amending Item 2 of Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 444 of December 28, 2023 on Approval of the Procedure for Issuing Permits for the Export Outside the Territory of the Russian Federation of Certain Types of Vehicles, Their Parts, and Components According to the List in Appendix No. 2 to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 312 of March 9, 2022 on the Introduction of a Temporary Permit-Based Procedure for the Export of Certain Types of Goods Outside the Territory of the Russian Federation: the permit-based procedure will be in effect until the end of 2027 with respect to exports of certain types of vehicles from Russia

Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation No. 136 of December 9, 2025 - on Reporting Forms for non-profit organisations: the Order establishes a uniform form for reporting on NPO activities, the rules for submitting them to the Ministry of Justice, the procedure for posting reports on the Ministry's website, and the scope of information contained therein.

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia, dated December 9, 2025 - on Requirements for the activities of professional securities market participants carrying out depository activities and/or activities related to maintaining the Register of securities owners, while ensuring separate accounting of Russian securities, Eurobonds, and substitute bonds based on Items 7 and 71 of Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 138 of March 3, 2023 "On additional temporary economic measures related to the circulation of securities"

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia, dated December 9, 2025 - on establishing the Requirements for the activities of registrar holders, depositories that are nominee holders of securities, and the Central Depository, as well as the Procedure for crediting securities, the rights to which are recorded in the nominee holder's Type "C" personal account, to the nominee holder's depo account opened with the Central Depository

Decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia, dated December 9, 2025 - on Requirements for the activities of professional participants in the securities market engaged in depository activities, in terms of recording rights to securities subject to separate accounting in accordance with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 138 of March 3, 2023 "On additional temporary economic measures related to the circulation of securities"

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-17/884@ of October 14, 2025 - on approval of the List of foreign states (territories) whose competent authorities engage in automatic exchange of country-by-country reports

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-17/883@ of October 14, 2025 - on approval of the List of states (territories) with which automatic exchange of financial information is carried out

Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No. 642n of October 27, 2025 - on approval of the Procedure for the application of clinical guidelines

Information Statement of the Bank of Russia, dated December 12, 2025 - the licence for banking operations has been revoked from JSC Commercial Bank 'IS Bank'

Information Statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated December 12, 2025 - on average prices for the previous tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbon raw materials produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon raw material field, for the period from November 1 to November 30, 2025

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-13/661@ of July 25, 2025, - on amending Order of the Federal Tax Service No. MMV-7-13/907@ of November 26, 2012 - the forms are updated for certain documents used during tax audits of transactions between related parties

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1995 of December 5, 2025, - on establishing for 2026 the permissible quota of foreign workers employed by business entities carrying out certain types of economic activity in the Russian Federation