Press Center: Legal updates

On 16 October 2026, the Russian Government submitted to the State Duma bill No. 12837-9 (Bill) amending Federal Law No. 61-FZ dated 12 April 2010 "On Circulation of Medicines" (Law on Circulation of Medicines).

The Bill introduces a special circulation regime for individual gene therapy pharmaceuticals (IGTPs): a medical organisation will be able to manufacture such a pharmaceutical for a specific patient and use it on its own premises without registration, on the basis of an authorisation issued by the Russian Ministry of Health.

On October 2, 2026, the Official Gazette of Turkey (Resmî Gazete) published amendments by the Turkish Nuclear Regulatory Authority (Nükleer Düzenleme Kurumu, “NDK”) to the Regulation on Licensing Activities for Nuclear Facilities (“Licensing Regulation”) and the Regulation on the Management System for Nuclear Facilities, Radiation Facilities, and Radioactive Waste Management Facilities (“Management System Regulation”). Most of the amendments took effect on the date of publication. The new procedure for making changes at nuclear facilities (Article 41 of the Regulations on Licensing Activities) will take effect on January 2, 2027.

The amendments apply to organizations that carry out activities related to nuclear facilities based on NDK licensing documents (approvals, permits, and licenses). With regard to the Akkuyu NPP, the licensee is Akkuyu Nükleer A.Ş. Organizations within the Rosatom State Corporation that participate in the project as designers, equipment manufacturers, contractors, and service providers are indirectly affected by the amendments through the licensee’s processes and the terms of supply contracts.

On 24 August 2026, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 604 “On Measures to Ensure the Security of Critical Infrastructure Facilities of the Russian Federation” (the Decree) was published and entered into force. The Decree empowers the Government of the Russian Federation, acting upon an instruction of the President, to introduce temporary administration over business entities connected with critical infrastructure facilities.

On June 1, 2026, the decision of the Bank of Russia Working Group dated June 1, 2026  No. PRG-43-11/1199 (hereinafter – “Decision”) and Presidential Decree No. 377 dated June 1, 2026 “On Amending Presidential Decree No. 95 of March 5, 2022 ‘On the Temporary Procedure for Fulfilling Obligations to Certain Foreign Creditors’” (hereinafter – “Decree No. 377”) were published, introducing changes to the current counter-sanctions regulation.

On January 20, the State Duma adopted in the first reading Draft Law No. 1082205-8 ("the Draft Law"), which exempts a number of legal entities from the obligation to submit mandatory consolidated financial statements ("CFS"). The Government of the Russian Federation acted as the subject of the right of legislative initiative.

The Draft Law amends Federal Law No. 208-FZ dated 27 July 2010 "On Consolidated Financial Statements" and Federal Law No. 39-FZ dated 22 April 1996 "On the Securities Market."

On 26 January 2026, a draft Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation was published for public discussion. This resolution approves the rules for marketplace operators to verify information posted in product listings, as well as the procedure for admitting a product listing to be placed on a marketplace ("Rules").

On 28 December 2025, the President of the Russian Federation has signed Federal Law No. 514-FZ "On Amending the Federal Law 'On Limited Liability Companies' and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" (hereinafter, the "Law"), which introduces changes to the procedure for paying the actual value of a share in limited liability companies (hereinafter, the "LLC").

On 2 December 2025, the President of the Russian Federation has signed Decree No. 883 "On Supporting the Resettlement of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons, Who Represent Interests for the Russian Federation, and on the Features of Their Legal Status in the Russian Federation" (hereinafter – the "Decree") together with the Regulation "On the Procedure for Recognizing Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons as Representing Interests for the Russian Federation" (hereinafter – the "Regulation").