Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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A working group on the platform economy has been established under the Government as part of the "regulatory guillotine." It includes representatives of marketplaces, industry associations, and experts. The group will analyze all new mandatory requirements imposed by the state on businesses for feasibility and relevance. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko at the plenary session "The Economy of Trust: Transparent Digital Circulation on Platforms" at the National Center "Russia."
"Russia has already passed a law on the platform economy. It defines the responsibilities of marketplaces and sellers in terms of liability to buyers for goods and services, and defines the rules for interaction between sellers and platforms. This law was developed in consultation with the business community. It will come into force in October 2026. But marketplaces are so unique—their activities and specific features tangentially affect all industries—that we decided to create a permanent working group. All new developments will be discussed on this platform to ensure a balance between the interests of businesses, sellers, and buyers," said Dmitry Grigorenko.
The composition of the working group is currently being discussed. The government is carefully analyzing this issue to ensure there are no imbalances or overlaps in the composition of participants across all groups. All representatives of businesses and business communities who participated in the session "The Economy of Trust: Transparent Digital Circulation on Platforms" will provisionally be included: Ozon, Wildberries, Yandex, and Delovaya Rossiya.
Once the membership has been confirmed, the group will consider:
• the procedure for verifying information carried out by the operator of the intermediary digital platform (IDP) when concluding an agreement with a person intending to become a partner or owner of an order pickup point (OPP);
• the procedure for the PCP operator to verify the information contained in the product card posted on the PCP, including the list of registers used;
• minimum amount of preferences for implementing partners who voluntarily entered into relationships on compulsory pension or social insurance;
• criteria for the systematic nature and duration of execution of works, provision of services to one user-customer;
• rules for Roskomnadzor to make decisions on the application of coercive measures against foreign persons to comply with the requirements of Federal Law 289;
• requirements for information interaction between PCP operators and tax authorities.
The state will verify compliance with these requirements as part of its supervisory and oversight activities.
The Government introduced this practice of discussing mandatory requirements in 2019. At that time, 43 working groups (divided by industry) were created. These groups help the government keep business requirements up-to-date.
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