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Russia: Adopted bill including requirement of preinstallation of selected Russian software on certain devices

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Adopted bill including requirement of preinstallation of selected Russian software on certain devices

Law No 425-FZ is adopted in the Federation Council. The Law requires select technically complex, consumer-facing products to have preinstalled Russian software (a particular group of apps) before reaching the consumers market. For violating these re…

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…