A special recording procedure for certain securities will be in effect until the end of 2025
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09.04.2025
PROTECTING CITIZENS FROM TELEPHONE AND INTERNET FRAUD: A NEW LAW IS ENDORSED
As part of the counteracting against telephone fraud, the following is provided:
- self-prohibition on concluding contracts for the provision of communication services without personal presence;
- ban on the transfer of SIM cards to third parties (except close relatives);
- self-prohibition on international calls, spam calls and mailings;
- mandatory marking of all outgoing telephone calls from organizations.
A special state information system (GIS) to be created, which will store information on persons that have committed illegal acts through public communication networks, including subscriber numbers used for these purposes.
Access to it will be granted to the Prosecutor General's Office, the Investigative Committee, the Central Bank, credit institutions, communication operators, as well as federal executive authorities and organisations, the list of which will be established by the Government.
Employees of government agencies, banks, communication operators, digital ecosystems are prohibited from communicating with citizens and clients through foreign messengers.
In the financial market, in particular, the requirements for identifying borrowers when issuing microloans in electronic form are being tightened.
Any person will be able to appoint a trusted person to whom the credit institution will contact to confirm the operation of issuing cash or issuing a loan.
Credit institutions, owners of aggregators and operators must provide information requested by police investigators and FSB agencies through SMEV.
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