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Russia: 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) was signed by President

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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) was signed by President

On 31 July 2025, the President of the Russian Federation signed Bill No. 959244-8 into 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 platfo…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-07-03
under deliberation

On 3 July 2025, the Government of the Russian Federation introduced to the State Duma Bill No. 9592…

2025-07-22
under deliberation

On 22 July 2025, the State Duma passed in the third reading Bill No. 959244-8 “On Certain Issues of…

2025-07-25
adopted

On 25 July 2025, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation adopted Bill No. 959244-8 “On Certa…

2025-07-31
adopted

On 31 July 2025, the President of the Russian Federation signed Bill No. 959244-8 into Federal Law …

2026-10-01
in force

On 1 October 2026, Federal Law No. 289-FZ “On Certain Issues of Regulation of the Platform Economy …