Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Ministry of Economic Development (Russia) – Ministry of Economic Development (Russia) –
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The State Duma deputies unanimously adopted in the second and third, final readings the draft law "On Certain Issues of Regulating the Platform Economy in the Russian Federation", as well as a package of amendments to industry legislation necessary in connection with the new regulation. The draft federal law was developed on the instructions of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin and under the supervision of the Deputy Chairman – Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Grigorenko. The new rules will come into force on October 1, 2026.
"The bill was developed in cooperation with the industry, discussions took place at all key venues. As a result of such careful development, the document retained its concept following consideration in the State Duma. At the same time, a number of provisions were clarified, which made the bill even more targeted. Its task is to protect the rights of sellers and buyers, provide guarantees to market participants and promote further stable development of the platform economy in Russia," commented Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of Staff of the Government Dmitry Grigorenko on the results of consideration of the draft law.
One of the key amendments that emerged during the consideration of the bills in the State Duma concerned the timing of the entry into force of the new regulation. Now, the extension of the adopted norms to the activities of intermediary digital platforms is expected from October 1, 2026. This innovation was also agreed upon with the largest market players. According to the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov, this is explained by the need for the earliest possible implementation of new legal mechanisms.
"When preparing the bill on the platform economy and discussing it in committees, proposals were received from the deputy corps to postpone the entry into force of the law to an earlier date, to 2026. In the course of work, this proposal was discussed with the platforms themselves. The logic of postponing the deadline is that the norms provided for by the bill, those security guarantees for consumers, businesses and the platforms themselves, begin to work as soon as possible, since these legal mechanisms are long overdue. During the discussion, these proposals were supported. Thus, one of the key amendments to the second reading of the bill was the postponement of the date of its entry into force – from March 1, 2027 to October 1, 2026. This, in turn, means that digital platforms will more quickly start fine-tuning their own systems to bring them into compliance with the law," commented Maxim Reshetnikov.
Deputies, the State Duma's specialized committees on economic policy and industry and trade made a major contribution to finalizing the bill, the minister noted. For example, based on comments from deputies, the requirements for posting product cards subject to mandatory confirmation of conformity (certification, declaration of conformity, state registration) have been supplemented. In particular, the platform operator will not have to allow the publication of a product card subject to state registration if the seller has not posted a link to the certificate of state registration of the product. This provision supplemented similar requirements for products subject to mandatory certification and declaration of conformity, which were already spelled out in the draft law for the first reading.
A separate innovation touched upon the need to provide technical functionality for placing information on the product card about the possibility of purchasing goods, works, services using an electronic certificate – one of the ways to receive state support. With the help of such a certificate, you can purchase a technical rehabilitation device.
"When working on the amendments for the second reading, we proceeded from the fact that all interests of market participants were balanced as much as possible. This concerns issues of intellectual property, and verification of labeling certificates, and control of partners by platforms, and the accessibility of platform solutions for people with disabilities and the acquisition of technical equipment through certificates. We sought to ensure that all these standards were clearly spelled out, and the mechanisms were recorded. Finally, the key thing that colleagues drew attention to is that the bill will come into force on October 1, 2026," emphasized Maxim Topilin, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy.
At the same time, the Minister specifically noted that with the adoption of the bill, work with the industry and relevant government bodies will continue on a number of issues. By the date of entry into force of the law, it is planned to adopt a number of by-laws. This concerns the rules for maintaining and forming a register of intermediary digital platforms, determining the criteria for their economic significance and the composition of information that will be included in the register, the procedure for inclusion, amendments and exclusion from it. A number of acts will be related to detailing the norms established in the law. This will also concern the data of partners who will check the platforms, the procedure for checking information in product cards by platform operators.
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