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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Order No. 645-r of March 28, 2026
The government continues its systematic work to develop regulatory and organizational measures to protect citizens from low-quality products, support bona fide entrepreneurs, and minimize the impact of the shadow market on the country's socioeconomic situation. These areas form the basis of the new Strategy for Combating Illegal Trafficking of Industrial Products, designed for the period up to 2030. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the order approving it.
The strategy was developed as a follow-up to a similar document in effect until 2025. It includes an analysis of the results achieved in this area over the past five years, assesses the current situation, and identifies pressing issues and mechanisms for addressing them.
The strategy also presents an action plan aimed at improving legislation in the area of combating illegal product trafficking and developing new measures to combat it.
Specifically, as part of the strategy's implementation, proposals will be developed to amend current legislation to strengthen administrative and criminal penalties for offenses related to the circulation of drugs, medical devices, and dietary supplements, for the illegal issuance and forgery of prescriptions and other documents authorizing the receipt of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, and for transporting livestock without accompanying veterinary documentation. Proposals will also be developed to eliminate the possibility of conducting grain declaration testing in unaccredited laboratories, to develop procedures for the placement of drinking water distribution facilities, and to establish a system of state oversight over the placement and operation of such facilities.
To develop state systems for traceability of industrial products at all stages of the life cycle, it is planned to expand the list of certain types of food products in consumer packaging subject to mandatory labeling, and to ensure the integration of the federal state information system for plant quarantine and the federal state information system for the forestry complex.
It is also proposed to expand the list of risk indicators for violations of mandatory requirements based on information from the state information system for monitoring the circulation of goods subject to mandatory labeling. This will improve the risk-based approach used in oversight activities.
Furthermore, there are plans to organize regular studies to identify violations of mandatory requirements for online sales, establish uniform, standardized methodologies for field market research to determine the share of illegal product trafficking, and conduct such studies across various product groups. These include light industry products, footwear, children's and sporting goods, packaged water, medical devices, pet food, perfumes and eau de toilette, tobacco products, automotive products and parts, tires and pneumatic tires, and bicycles and frames. As a result of the strategy's implementation, the share of illegal trafficking in such goods should decrease severalfold by 2030, to 0.4% for certain product groups.
Comment
The implementation of the new strategy was discussed at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on March 31. Mikhail Mishustin emphasized the need to reliably protect citizens from low-quality goods without impeding economic growth.
"Entrepreneurs and companies that conduct their business in good faith should be given additional opportunities for development," the Prime Minister emphasized.
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