On September 1, 2025, a law concerning financial and commodity benchmarks and their administrators comes into force. Benchmark administrators must be included into a special register. The procedure for maintaining this register has been established.

It is planned to update the procedure for banks to notify the territorial body of the Social Fund of Russia about the opening, closing or change of the details of the company or entrepreneur's account in electronic form at its location.

Amendments have been made to the Rules for paying and collecting a car recycling fee on wheeled vehicles (chassis) for which the fee is paid.

On July 18, amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation came into force, providing for a significant increase in the fine for failure to comply with a legal requirement of a police officer, customs official or official of the Federal Transportation Inspection Service to stop a vehicle. The penalty for this violation will increase more than 10 times - from the current 500-800 roubles to 7,000-10,000 roubles.

From August 1, 2025, amendments to be made to the laws on JSC and LLC. JSC and LLC will be able to have another business entity consisting of one person as the sole founder (shareholder). 

On July 18, 2025, the Agreement between Russia and Oman on mutual abolition of visa requirements, signed in Moscow on April 22, 2025, comes into force. 

It is planned to improve the qualification requirements for heads of risk management services, internal audit and internal control of credit institutions, auditors of insurance organisations, officials responsible for the implementation of the risk management system and controllers of NPFs, controllers of the management company of investment funds, mutual funds and NPFs, and also to update the procedure for the sending of notifications to the Bank of Russia concerning the appointment of such officials and their dismissal from office.

On July 8, 2025, the State Duma adopted a law extending the validity period of the unified electronic visa to 120 days. Currently, the period is sixty days. The permitted period of stay in Russia for a foreigner on this visa will increase from 16 to 30 days. 

On July 10, 2025, the State Duma adopted a law reducing by 50% the fee for certifying real estate gift agreements between family members or close relatives - spouses, parents and children, including adoptive parents and adopted children, grandfathers, grandmothers and grandchildren, full and half siblings. 

Amendments to the Personal Data Law introduce a requirement that consent for the processing of personal data must be executed separately from any other information and/or documents that the data subject confirms and/or signs.

Relevant amendments have been made to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. They enter into force on August 1, 2025.

This refers to cases when a road traffic accident is documented without the involvement of police officers, but the drivers have disagreements regarding the circumstances of the incident, the nature, and the list of visible vehicle damages. In such situations, the injured party will be able to receive insurance compensation under the Europrotocol in the amount of up to 200,000 roubles.

Amendments have been made to the Russian Code of Administrative Offences (KoAP RF), introducing administrative penalties in the form of a warning or a fine for failure to submit or late submission of a greenhouse gas emissions report, as well as for the providing of knowingly false information in such reports.

On June 10, 2025, the State Duma passed in the first reading a draft law proposing an amendment to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation to provide a benefit for the notarial certification of real estate gift agreements concluded between individuals that are recognised as close relatives under family law. According to the bill, in such cases, the parties would be exempt from paying 50% of the state duty.

In Russia, it was decided to create a multifunctional information exchange service. With its help, it will be possible to sign documents, interact with government bodies or educational organisations, confirm age when purchasing goods (if required), the right to benefits, check into hotels, etc. When using the service, paper documents are not required.. 

From August 1, 2025, amendments will be made to the Civil Code, according to which banks are prohibited from concluding a bank account agreement with minors aged 14 to 18 years without the written consent of their legal representatives. The exception is persons aged 16 to 18 years who have been declared fully capable.

Russia is creating its own system of financial (commodity) indicators. This need arose, among other things, due to the departure of foreign information agencies, as a result of which Russian participants encountered difficulties in obtaining representative information necessary for concluding transactions and fulfilling obligations under them. 

Amendments to the Laws on Joint Stock Companies and limited liability Companies will come into force on September 1, 2027, according to which a ballot in electronic form or an electronic image of a completed ballot can be certified by a simple electronic signature, the key for which is obtained upon personal appearance. 

The notification procedure for commencing certain types of entrepreneurial activities is established by Federal Law No. 294-FZ of December 26, .2008. The corresponding notification is submitted before the actual performance of work or provision of services after state registration and registration with the tax authority.