Russia: Adopted Amendment to Federal Law On Consumer Rights Protection (Law No 425-FZ) including pre-installation requirement for certain apps

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Adopted Amendment to Federal Law On Consumer Rights Protection (Law No 425-FZ) including pre-installation requirement for certain apps

On 1 April 2021, Law No 425-FZ came into force following the adoption of Decree No. 3704-r. The Law requires select technically complex, consumer-facing products to have preinstalled Russian software (a particular group of apps) before reaching the …

Scope

Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Mandatory software installation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2019-11-21
under deliberation

Law No 425-FZ is adopted in the Russian State Duma. The Law will now pass to the Federation Council…

2019-11-25
adopted

Law No 425-FZ is adopted in the Federation Council. The Law requires select technically complex, co…

2019-12-02
in grace period

Law No 425-FZ comes into force with a grace period. The Law requires select technically complex, co…

2021-04-01
in force

On 1 April 2021, Law No 425-FZ came into force following the adoption of Decree No. 3704-r. The Law…