Restrictions and measures of state support for business: the digest for 13-26 July 2026

DRAFT LAWS

Special mechanisms have been extended of corporate regulation with regard to economically significant enterprises

Draft federal law No. 1206580-8

The State Duma has adopted the draft law.

The following have been stipulated: the particular aspects of how a foreign holding company may exercise its corporate rights towards an economically significant enterprise (ESE) are being set for a period to be determined by a commercial court but no longer than until 31 December 2028 (currently until 31 December 2026).

A preliminary notice of a cargo: new rules are being drawn up for carriers

Draft federal law No. 1172333-8

Has been passed by the State Duma in the first reading.

Amendments have been proposed to Federal Law No. 127-FZ dated 24 July 1998 regarding control over cross-border road haulage, according to which:

• during cross-border road haulage, Russian and foreign carriers will be able to submit a preliminary notice of cargo/a transport vehicle to the state information system for electronic shipping documents (in Russian, abbreviated as ‘GIS EPD’);

• the Government will determine the composition of information and the format of a preliminary notice, the deadlines and the procedure for submitting it, and the rules for considering it;

• that such preliminary notice has been submitted does not release carriers from the obligation to have documents on paper that are required for the purposes of border, customs or other types of control.

LEGISLATION

The following federal laws have been signed:

• No. 250-FZ dated 26 July 2026 enshrining a mechanism in the Russian Code of Administrative Offences of how a person may be released from administrative liability if that person enters into and fulfils an agreement with a public authority;

• No. 243-FZ dated 26 July 2026 encouraging the development of AI;

• No. 271-FZ dated 26 July 2026 setting up an electronic postal system to receive/deliver legally significant communications;

• No. 266-FZ dated 26 July 2026 obliging manufacturers to disclose technical documentation for repairing their goods;

• No. 265-FZ dated 26 July 2026 toughening control over a cross-border transfer of personal data.