On 1 October 2026, Federal Law No. 289-FZ “On Certain Issues of Regulation of the Platform Economy in the Russian Federation (in terms of regulating the activities of digital platforms)” enters into force. The law establishes the legal framework for…
On 1 October 2026, the Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts for platform economy harmonisation (No. 290-FZ) enters into force. The law amends the Law of the Russian Federation No. 2300-I of 7 February 1992 “On Consumer Protection” to extend…
On 17 July 2026, the Bill on Supporting the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies (Bill No.1271570-8) was adopted by the Federation Council. The Bill will require developers of sovereign and national large foundation AI models to take …
On 17 July 2026, the Bill on Supporting the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies (Bill No.1271570-8) was adopted by the Federation Council. The Bill will introduce a copyright exception for AI training purposes, providing that the use…
On 17 July 2026, the Bill on Supporting the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies (Bill No.1271570-8) was adopted by the Federation Council. The Bill will establish data localisation requirements for sovereign and national large founda…
On 17 July 2026, the Bill on Supporting the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies (Bill No.1271570-8) was adopted by the Federation Council. The Bill will introduce the categories of sovereign and national large foundation AI models an…
On 17 July 2026, the Bill on Supporting the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies (Bill No.1271570-8) was adopted by the Federation Council. The Bill establishes a governance framework for large foundation AI models, defining the power…
On 16 July 2026, 29 countries signed the Agreement on the Establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO). WAICO is established as an independent intergovernmental international organisation headquartered in Shang…