From January 1, 2025, government authorities and customers are prohibited from using foreign software on significant critical information infrastructure facilities owned by them, unless otherwise provided by federal law.

Shares of the joint stock company "Nizhny Novgorod Chemical and Pharmaceutical Plant" owned by Nidda Lynx S.a.r.l., have been transferred under the temporary management of limited liability company "Farmirus".

The notification of a controlled foreign corporation must be submitted regardless of the financial performance of such foreign company.

Each employee has the right to receive a salary to his bank account - the provisions of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation guarantee the right to unhindered receipt of wages in a way convenient for the employee. Both the right to choose the appropriate credit institution and the right to change it belong to the employee, not the employer. 

Clause 2.2. of the traffic regulations has been supplemented with a provision stipulating that if the civil liability of the owner of a vehicle registered on the territory of a foreign state and temporarily used on the territory of the Russian Federation is insured under international insurance systems, the driver of the vehicle must, at the request of a police officer, present for inspection a document confirming the fact of concluding a contract of insurance of civil liability of vehicle owners under international insurance systems.

The Federal Tax Service reminds that April 1 marks the end of the transition period during which taxpayers had a choice of formats for generating electronic invoices. The Order of the Federal Tax Service dated December 19, 2023 approved two Annexes, one of which is valid until the end of March 2025. Thus, from April 1, 2025, only the format provided for on Annex No. 1 to the Order to be applied to generate an electronic invoice and universal transfer document. 

Temporary management of Gazprom Household Systems JSC has been lifted from the share in the authorised capital of Ariston Termo Rus LLC, which belongs to Ariston Holding N.V.

As part of the counteracting against telephone fraud, the following is provided: 

The procedure, terms, composition and format for providing information by a communication operator to Roskomnadzor to identify communication facilities and user equipment (terminal equipment) on the Internet on the territory of a country, region or part thereof have been established. 

Communication operators, owners of technological communication networks that have a unique identifier for a set of communication means and other technical means on the Internet must be equipped with technical means of control over compliance with requirements on restricting access to information. 

On March 21, 2025, the Bank of Russia decided to keep the key rate at 21% per annum.

The operator of the mining infrastructure is obliged to report quarterly to the tax authority information related to the implementation of digital currency mining by the person to whom this operator provides services for the provision of mining infrastructure.

Amendments were made to the Law on Countermeasures to Combat Legalization (Laundering) of Illegally Obtained Proceeds and Financing of Terrorism, according to which the requirements of anti-money laundering legislation apply to branches of foreign banks through which foreign banks operate in Russia. 

Restrictions on transfers of funds abroad by non-residents from unfriendly countries from brokers or trust managers' accounts have been extended for another six months. 

Alfa-Bank and MSP Bank have become participants in the financial assistance mechanism for the implementation of joint cooperation projects by EAEU countries in industrial sectors.

Banks must ensure the protection of information not only during money transfers, but also during other transactions within the framework of their activities. It was decided to update the requirements. They also apply to foreign banks that operate in Russia through their branches. 

Authorised banks as currency control agents are obliged to exercise control over currency transactions carried out by clients for the legality of their execution and to refuse to carry out illegal currency transactions. 

March 20, 2025 is the deadline for companies to submit notifications of controlled foreign companies for 2024. A notification of a CFC must be sent regardless of the financial result of such foreign company. 

On March 18, 2025, the State Duma adopted a law on ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Treaty on the Establishment of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development. 

The Bank of Russia communicates the following: restrictions on foreign currency cash withdrawals to remain in force until September 9, 2025. 

The ban on charging citizens a commission when issuing foreign currency from accounts or deposits has been extended for banks for another six months, until September 9, 2025.