Russia: Adopted Bill no. 570420-7 amending Act on Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection and Act on Communications including public procurement measures

On 28 July 2023, Bill no. 570420-7, amending the Act on Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection and Act on Communications, was adopted by the Federal Council. The Bill includes measures regarding public procurement, specifying the systems that operators of state information systems, municipal information systems, information systems of state and municipal unitary enterprises, and state and municipal institutions can use. In particular, the Bill prohibits the use of information systems and programs owned by foreign legal entities or citizens via the Internet, except in cases explicitly permitted by the Government of the Russian Federation. The measures will enter into force on 1 September 2024.