Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 30.04.2025

Information statement of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation - the List of passenger cars with an average cost of 10 million roubles (for 2025)

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 391 of March 27, 2025 - requirements are established for credit institutions with which collective rights management organisations have the right to open nominal accounts for crediting remuneration for the use of copyright and related rights

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. EA-4-26/3241@ of March 26, 2025 - amendments to Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-26/970@ of December 19, 2023: the xsd scheme of the invoice has changed.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 410 of March 31, 2025 - on the procedure for providing mobile radiotelephone communications operators with information necessary for monitoring the compliance by communications operators with the obligation to verify the accuracy of details of subscribers and information on users of communications services of subscribers that are legal entities or individual entrepreneurs, to the state information system for monitoring the fulfillment by communications operators of obligations when providing communications services

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 205 of April 2, 2025 - on improving public administration in the field of migration: the Ministry of Internal Affairs will create a specialised Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens.

Federal Law No. 57-FZ of April 1, 2025 - amendments to Articles 10 and 14 of the Federal Law "On Public Control over Ensuring Human Rights in Places of Detention and on Assistance to Persons in Places of Detention"

Federal Law No. 51-FZ of April 1, 2025 - amendments to the Federal Law "On Industrial Policy in the Russian Federation"

Federal Law No. 45-FZ of April 1, 2025 - on ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Treaty on the Establishment of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilisation and Development of June 9, 2009: the Eurasian Fund for Stabilisation and Development to obtain the status of an independent international financial organisation.

Federal Law No. 50-FZ of April 1, 2025 - amendments to the Federal Law "On the State Corporation for Assistance to the Development, Production and Export of High-Tech Industrial Products - Rostec"

Federal Law No. 48-FZ of April 1, 2025 - amendments to Article 20 of the Federal Law "On Free Legal Assistance in the Russian Federation"

Federal Law No. 43-FZ of April 1, 2025 - on ratification of the Agreement on the Harmonised System for Determining the Origin of Goods Exported from the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union

Federal Law No. 40-FZ of April 1, 2025 - on conducting an experiment to expand the availability of secondary vocational education

Federal Law No. 41-FZ of April 1, 2025 - on the creation of a state information system to combat offences committed with the use of information and communication technologies, and on amendments to certain legal acts of the Russian Federation

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated April 3, 2025 - on the average price level of Urals crude oil for March 2025

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 411 of April 1, 2025 - on the state information system for the prevention of child neglect and juvenile delinquency

Order of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation No. 2683 of December 27, 2024 - on approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation for the provision of the public service "Informing citizens of their classification as pre-retirement citizens"

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 436 of April 4, 2025 - on the minimum amount of increase in wages for work at night

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 434 of April 4, 2025 - on amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation: the goals of the State Program for the Development of Agriculture have been adjusted.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 433 of April 4, 2025 - on amendments to Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 996 of June 25, 2021: the procedure for conducting a permanent raid during state control in the field of fisheries has been established.

List of instructions following a meeting with members of the Government (approved by the President of the Russian Federation on April 1, 2025) - presidential instructions concerning the use of written-off debt on budget loans, and also counteracting telephone and Internet fraud

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 214 of April 7, 2025 on amending Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 166 of March 30, 2022 on Measures to Attain Technological Independence and Security of Critical Information Infrastructure of the Russian Federation - The ban on using foreign software in critical infrastructure is no longer unconditional

Federal Law No. 66-FZ of April 7, 2025 on amending Article 9 of the Federal Law on Precious Metals and Precious Stones - On replenishment of regional funds of precious metals and stones

Federal Law No. 63-FZ of April 7, 2025 on amending Article 268 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation - From September 1, minors will be able to work on weekends during holidays

Federal Law No. 60-FZ of April 7, 2025 on amending the Federal Law on the Enactment of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences - The Government, the Supreme Court and the Bank of Russia will establish rules for electronic document management within the framework of the Code of Administrative Offences

Federal Law No. 58-FZ of April 7, 2025 on amending the Federal Law on the Security of the Critical Information Infrastructure of the Russian Federation - The RF Government will establish the procedure for the transition of critical infrastructure to domestic software

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 437 of April 4, 2025 on amending certain legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - Fish production coefficients have been updated for investors

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 439 of April 7, 2025 on amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - Donbass is switching to a new model of electricity supply

Federal Law No. 72-FZ of April 7, 2025 on amending. Article 12 of the Federal Law on Counteracting Extremist Activities and the Federal Law on Advertising - It will be prohibited to distribute advertisements on websites of extremist or undesirable organisations

Federal Law No. 69-FZ of April 7, 2025 on amending Article 16 of the Law of the Russian Federation on Protection of Consumers' Rights - Amendments have been adopted to prohibit the imposition of additional goods and services on consumers

Federal Law No. 68-FZ of April 7, 2025 on amending the Federal Law on the Public-Law Company "Fund for Development of Territories" and on Amendments to Certain Legal Acts of the Russian Federation and Article 6 of the Federal Law on Amending the Federal Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy) and Certain Legal Acts of the Russian Federation - Regions can buy out the Territorial Development Fund's plots transferred to it as part of the bankruptcy of developers

Federal Law No. 67-FZ of April 7, 2025 on amending. Article 7 of the Federal Law on Countering the Legalisation of Illegal Earnings (Money Laundering) and the Financing of Terrorism - Banks are allowed to open accounts without the personal presence of the client or his/her representative

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 454 of April 7, 2025 on invalidation of certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation - Feed additives will be registered according to new rules

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-8/61@ of January 30, 2025 - The application form for obtaining a certificate on the status of a unified tax account has been updated

Information Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-018-34/79 of April 4, 2025 on disclosure of information by operators of investment platforms - The Central Bank of the Russian Federation recommended expanding the scope of information available to investors on crowdfunding platforms

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of Russia No. 16-P of April 10, 2025 on the case of verifying the constitutionality of Item 1 of Article 333.19 and Item 1 of Article 333.21 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, as well as Items 45 and 47 of Article 2 of the Federal Law on Amendments to Parts One and Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Taxes and Fees in connection with the request of a group of deputies of the State Duma - The Constitutional Court of Russia: Multiple increases in court fees do not contradict the Constitution

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 462 of April 8, 2025 on state regulation of prices for medicines included in the list of vital and essential medicines for human use

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 458 of April 8, 2025 on approval of the Rules for investing funds located in the nominal account of an organisation for collective rights management

Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-3/173@ of March 6, 2025 on amending Order of the Federal Tax Service No. ED-7-3/164@ of February 29, 2024 - Simplified tax system: the control ratios of tax return indicators have been updated

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 463 of April 9, 2025 - Large families are guaranteed free access to museums, cultural parks and exhibitions on the territory of the Russian Federation, regardless of their place of residence

Information statement of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, dated April 11, 2025 - on average prices for the previous tax period for the corresponding types of hydrocarbon raw materials produced at a new offshore hydrocarbon field, for the period from March 1 to March 31, 2025

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision over Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media No. 56 of March 4, 2025 - on approval of the methodology for determining the number of users of information resources per day

Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 89 of March 14, 2025 - on establishing the Features of the working hours and rest time of workers engaged in loading and unloading operations on sea (river) transport

Information of the Federal State Statistics Service, dated April 11, 2025 - on the consumer price index in March 2025

Letter of the Bank of Russia and the Federal Antimonopoly Service Nos IN-03-59/80, AK/34906/25 of April 15, 2025 - on improper practices of posting information on deposits via remote channels

Information statement of the Bank of Russia, dated April 15, 2025 - the licence of PTB Bank to carry out banking operations has been revoked

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision over Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications No. 67 of March 25, 2025 - on approval of the Requirements for programs for electronic computers used by advertising data operators to record advertising and (or) social advertising in the Internet and provide information to the Federal Service for Supervision over Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision over Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications No. 68 of March 25, 2025 - on approval of the Requirements for the advertising identifier, the social advertising identifier, its content, the procedure and terms for its assignment, placement during the distribution of advertising and (or) social advertising in the Internet information and telecommunications network, storage and submission to the Federal Service for Supervision over Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media

Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 172n of April 3, 2025 - on approval of the list of professions (specialties, positions) of foreign citizens and stateless persons that are high skilled professionals entitled to obtain a residence permit in the Russian Federation without obtaining a temporary residence permit

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 172 of March 28, 2025 - amendments to the Procedure for making a decision on extending or reducing the period of temporary stay of a foreign citizen or stateless person in the Russian Federation, approved by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 926 of November 22, 2021

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 240 of April 17, 2025 - Specifics of issuing Russian national driving licences based on driving licenses issued by competent authorities of the Republic of South Ossetia

Order of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation No. 183 of March 24, 2025 - approval of the Requirements for information on volume, methods, forms and means of advertising distribution, on the number of users of an advertisement posting service or an aggregator of information on goods (services) and the forecast values of distribution volumes of social advertising in the Internet, as well as on the terms and the procedure for their provision

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 497 of April 16, 2025 - on approval of the Rules for maintaining a list of persons with an unsatisfactory business reputation

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 466 of April 9, 2025 - on changing the deadlines for paying certain payments to persons engaged in entrepreneurial activity on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, affected by the consequences of the emergency caused by the wreck of tankers in the Kerch Strait on December 15, 2024

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications No. 8 of January 20, 2025 - approval of the Procedure for the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications to Send Search Engine Operators a Demand to Stop Issuing Information on a Foreign Person's Information Resource to Users Upon Request

Order of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications No. 7 of January 20, 2025 - approval of the Procedure for the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications to Send Search Engine Operators a Demand to Inform Users of a Foreign Person's Information Resource of a Violation of the Legislation of the Russian Federation by a Foreign Person Operating in the Internet on the Territory of the Russian Federation

Information of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of April 18, 2025 on the rates of export customs duties on crude oil and certain categories of goods manufactured from oil for the period from May 1 till May 31, 2025

List of instructions following the plenary session of the congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs - It is planned to establish terms for the return of business from unfriendly countries to Russia

Federal Law No. 73-FZ of April 21, 2025 on the ratification of the Treaty on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran

Federal Law No. 89-FZ of April 21, 2025 on amending Article 4 of the Federal Law on Control over the Activities of Persons under Foreign Influence - Foreign agents are persons who assist in the implementation of decisions of international organisations in which Russia does not participate

Federal Law No. 102-FZ of April 21, 2025 on amending Article 205.6 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - Failure to inform a planned act of sabotage entails criminal liability

Federal Law No. 101-FZ of April 21, 2025 on amending Article 247 of the Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - The list of criminal cases that can be considered in the absence of the defendant has been expanded

Federal Law No. 100-FZ of April 21, 2025 on amending the Federal Law on Education in the Russian Federation and Articles 9 and 11 of the Federal Law on Control over the Activities of Persons under Foreign Influence - It was decided to introduce a complete ban on foreign agents engaging in education and enlightenment

Federal Law No. 99-FZ of April 21, 2025 on amending certain legal acts of the Russian Federation - Departmental security has the right to prevent drone attacks

Federal Law No. 96-FZ of April 21, 2025 on amending Article 2 of the Federal Law on Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation - Stateless persons are allowed to volunteer in sports

Federal Law No. 93-FZ of April 21, 2025 on amending Article 25-6 of the Federal Law on the Procedure for Exiting and Entering the Russian Federation - The issues of issuing visas to compatriots from abroad for resettlement to Russia and to foreign workers for setting up the supplied equipment have been settled.

Federal Law No. 90-FZ of April 21, 2025 on amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Article 31 of the Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation - Penalties for calls for sanctions and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces will be toughened in Russia

Information of the Bank of Russia on April 22, 2025 - Borrowers who have suffered from unscrupulous contractors in individual housing construction can apply for restructuring

Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 6 of March 27, 2025 - Sanitary and epidemiological requirements in the area of radiation safety are brought together in one document

Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 17-P of April 24, 2025 In the case of verifying the constitutionality of subitem 9 of Item 2 of Article 3, Item 4 of Article 5, subitem 2 of Item 1 and Item 5 of Article 13 of the Federal Law on the Privatization of State and Municipal Property - The Constitutional Court clarified the principles of privatisation of property of a unitary enterprise at failed auctions with one participant

Information Statement of the Bank of Russia dated April 25, 2025 The Bank of Russia has decided to keep the key rate at 21.00% per annum

Review of judicial cases in resolving insolvency (bankruptcy) disputes for 2024 (approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on April 25, 2025)

Review of judicial cases related to bringing to administrative responsibility for violations of antimonopoly legislation (approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on April 25, 2025)

Review of judicial cases of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 1 (2025) (approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on April 25, 2025): the Supreme Court has summarised legal positions on disputes arising from contractual, inheritance, land, family, labor, pension and social relations.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 530 of April 23, 2025 - on the specifics of not applying liability to certain taxpayers in 2025. Simplified taxation system: the RF Government has introduced a moratorium on the fine for failure to submit the first VAT return in due time.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 543 of April 24, 2025 - on cases of admissibility of agreements between business entities. The conditions for admissibility of agreements that lead to a restriction of competition have been revised. Agreements between business entities that lead to a restriction of competition are prohibited. However, under certain conditions, they may be recognised as admissible. It is decided to revise the conditions for admissibility of agreements between buyers and sellers, as well as between business entities on joint scientific research and the joint use of scientific and (or) scientific-and-technical results (general exceptions).

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 540 of April 24, 2025 - on the specifics of the procedure for calculating the average wage

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 272 of April 28, 2025 - on amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1126 of December 30, 2024 "On Temporary Measures for Regulating the Legal Status of Certain Categories of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation in Connection with the Implementation of the Expulsion Regime"

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 508 of April 17, 2025 - on the approval of the Regulations on the State Information System in the Field of Arms Circulation, Private Security and Private Detective Activities, Departmental Security, Federal State Control (Supervision) over the Safety of Fuel and Energy Complex Facilities, and the Activities of Security Units of Legal Entities with Special Charter Tasks and Departmental Security Units