Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 27 October - 9 November 2025

DRAFT LAWS

A range of counter-sanctions measures may be extended

The draft federal law

Public discussions are now taking place.

Amendments have been drafted to Federal Law No.46-FZ dated 8 March 2022 regarding special regulation against the backdrop of sanctions.

It has been proposed that the Government's powers be extended to establish specific aspects, among other things, of:

• the import into Russia of goods that are subject to mandatory confirmation of conformity;

• how state control (supervision) should be organised/implemented;

• permission-based regimes (licensing, accreditation, attestation, state registration and similar);

• the entry into force of regulations setting out mandatory requirements.

LEGISLATION

Adjustments have been made to the rules for companies to be included in the list of economically significant enterprises (ESEs)

The Russian Government’s Decree No. 1727 dated 1 November 2025

Came into effect on 2 November 2025.

The rules have been updated for a decision to be made as to whether a Russian business entity should be included in the list of economically significant enterprises (ESEs) (the Russian Government's Decree No. 1836 dated 1 November 2023).

These rules now regulate the procedure for restricting access to information relating to a business entity being included in the above list. Further to a request, access to restricted information can be granted to federal/regional authorities or the Central Bank of Russia.

The rules have been extended for seized goods to be transferred to meet the needs of state defence and humanitarian aid

The Russian Government’s Decree No. 1695 dated 30 October 2025

Came into effect on 9 November 2025.

The procedure for transferring property, which has become state-owned, from the Russian Federal Agency for State Property Management (known by the Russian acronym ‘Rosimuschestvo’), customs authorities and enforcement agencies to the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief, and the People's Front All-Russian Public Movement (see the Russian Government’s Decree No. 1470 dated 8 September 2023) has been extended until 31 December 2026.