Wide implementation of the digital rouble to begin on September 1, 2026
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New lists of states (territories) have been approved:
The specifics of issuing debt digital financial assets have been established.
Credit rating levels have been established to be applied from December 14, 2025, in order to comply with the Law on Non-State Pension Funds. Credit institutions in which, in particular, bank accounts are opened for recording pension reserves and carrying out transactions with pension savings must comply with them.
The Law defines the legal status of the Russian Red Cross, its goals and objectives, as well as the structure, and the organisational and property foundations of its activities.
Following the Digital Solutions forum, the head of the Russian government issued the following instructions.
Until September 14, 2026, inclusive, citizens of China may enter Russia and stay in the country for up to 30 days on a guest or business visit, as tourists, to participate in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, or sporting events, transit through Russia, and leave the country without a visa using a regular Chinese citizen's passport. This is a mirror-like response to the introduction of a visa-free entry regime for Russian citizens by the Chinese authorities.
From December 8, 2025, previously established limits on foreign currency transfers abroad for Russian citizens and non-resident individuals from friendly countries are lifted.
The ban on conducting the following operations without the approval of the Central Bank has been extended until the end of 2026:
Starting December 16, 2025, amendments to the Federal Accounting Standard (FSBU) 4/2023 "Accounting (Financial) Reporting" come into effect, clarifying the criteria for recognising an asset as current in the balance sheet.
According to amendments to the Law on the Circulation of Medicines, the current regulation allowing the import and sale of foreign medicines in packaging intended for overseas markets (i.e., without Russian text) will be extended for another two years, until December 31, 2027.
The Bank of Russia has extended for one more year the period during which companies are not charged a fee for conducting transactions in digital roubles. After this period, the minimum commissions applicable on the payments market will take effect.
Since 2022, credit bureaus and credit rating agencies have not been non-credit financial institutions. In this regard, the procedure has been established for reflecting deferred tax liabilities and assets on the accounting accounts of non-profit organisations, credit bureaus and credit rating agencies. The industry accounting standard for such liabilities and assets of non-financial organisations will be cancelled.
The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation informs that the sale of goods on marketplaces by taxpayers using the simplified taxation system is the right of such persons, and such sales without paying VAT cannot and do not constitute a tax offence.
The rules for labelling medicinal products for veterinary use have been updated. In particular, from now, labelling is necessary, inter alia, for microorganism cultures and pyrethroid-based insecticides. Specific requirements for their circulation have been established.
Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) has approved criteria for inspecting webpages offering dietary supplements (including online retail sales). If at least one of these criteria is triggered, the agency will block the page.
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