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Amendments and additions have been made to the provisions relating to the mode:
Individuals and individual entrepreneurs who use the general taxation system are required to declare income from digital currency mining by April 30 of the year following the receipt of income and pay the corresponding amount of personal income tax by July 15.
Administrative liability has been established for owners of information resources for failure to comply with the obligation to authorise users when providing access to information, the requirements of legislation for the use of recommendation technologies and the requirements of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications to stop providing information using them. Administrative liability has been established for telecom operators for violating the rules of interaction with agencies carrying out operational investigative activities or ensuring the security of Russia when installing the System for Operational Investigative Activities.
The list of checkpoints across the state border for entry and exit of foreigners on the basis of a single electronic visa has been supplemented by the Kani-Kurgan road checkpoint and the Yakutsk air checkpoint.
The procedure for handling production and consumption waste related to lighting devices and electric lamps containing mercury or its compounds has been updated.
On June 19, 2026, the Bank of Russia decided to lower the key rate by 25 bps to 14.25% per annum.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has announced its final decision in the 10-year arbitration dispute between Russia and Ukraine concerning coastal state rights in the Kerch Strait, Sea of Azov, and the waters of the Black Sea around Crimea. The arbitral tribunal delivered a unanimous ruling, marking a decisive victory for Russia.
From July 4, 2026, the procedure for residents and non-residents to submit supporting documents and information to authorised banks when making foreign exchange transactions will change. The structure of the name, formats and structures of electronic documents are indicated. The rules for the formation and submission by an authorised bank or a branch of a foreign bank of a request to the Bank of Russia for the provision of a statement of banking control under a contract (loan agreement), as well as the procedure for submitting such a statement have been established. Information security procedures are described. Information security procedures are described.
Methodological Recommendations have been prepared for financial institutions to help ensure information security when using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
Deadlines for payment of excise tax in respect of alcoholic products with an ethyl alcohol content exceeding 18% by volume falling due during the period from July 1 to August 31, 2026 have been extended until December 28, 2026.
Starting from June 8, 2026, the method for calculating the official exchange rate of the euro to the rouble will change. The new rate will be determined based on:
The Bank of Russia previously clarified certain issues regarding the acquisition of digital financial assets, updated the list of securities for qualified investors, and established that the exchange rate (price) of digital currency is an indicator, depending on the change in which the party or parties to the agreement are obligated to make periodic or one-time payments. In this regard, the Bank of Russia has cancelled information letters in which:
Precious metals will not be accepted for refining if information on such metals contained in the State Integrated Information System for Monitoring the Turnover of Precious Metals, Precious Stones and Products Thereof (GIIS DMDK) does not make it possible to ensure their traceability (record-keeping) and confirm the authenticity and legality of their origin (except where such metals are received from persons not subject to special registration).
Foreigners staying in Russia for over 90 days, as well as those arriving for the purpose of carrying out labour activities, or foreigners arriving in order to obtain a work permit, patent, temporary residence permit or permanent residence permit are required to undergo a medical examination. A single deadline has been established for its completion - within 30 calendar days from the date of entry into Russia. The mandatory frequency of medical examinations is established - within 30 calendar days after the expiry of a year from the date of the previous examination. The examination will be carried out at the expense of foreigners or employers (customers of the work).
Mobile radiotelephone operators will be vested with the authority to create (replace) and issue a simple electronic signature key for the purposes of the provision of public services.
Importers are exempt from paying a security payment under the National System for Confirmation of Pending Delivery of Goods Importers for a month (from June 1 to June 30, 2026). The transition period is set for goods imported from Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. This exemption is valid for Belarus until November 1. The relevant decision was taken by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Forest plots within forest fund land, plots within the boundaries of specially protected natural areas, as well as plots on which buildings, structures, or unfinished construction projects are located, are prohibited from being transferred from federal to municipal ownership.
There is a talk about transactions that additionally include the following:
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has submitted to the State Duma a draft amendment to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, proposing a reduction in penalties for first-time offenders who are drug-dependent and have committed crimes involving the acquisition, storage, transportation, production, or processing of narcotics or psychotropic substances in significant or large quantities without the intent to distribute.
On May 25, 2026, amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences came into force, establishing administrative liability for violations in the circulation of methanol and methanol-containing liquids.
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