The Government of the Russian Federation will establish a…
The Government of the Russian Federation will establish a headquarters for issues related to the development of digital platforms. The Government of the Russian Federation has approved a decree on creating a permanent subcommission for issues related to the development of digital platforms, officials at the office of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Girenev reported to journalists.
Consensus
- The Russian government has created a permanent subcommittee for digital platforms development.
- The subcommittee includes representatives from federal agencies responsible for digital platform development.
- A specific list of participants will be approved by a separate order.
- The law on the platform economy is scheduled to come into force on October 1, 2026.
- The subcommittee will review proposals related to further regulation of the platform economy.
- The government aims to align regulation with rapid technological innovation while supporting industry development.
Points of divergence
- Ministry of Economic Development published a preliminary list of digital intermediary platforms that will be subject to the new law, including 11 major Russian platforms and one foreign platform. — kommersant
- The Ministry of Economic Development has compiled a preliminary list of 12 platforms: Wildberries, Ozon, Yandex Market, Yandex Go, Yandex Eda, Yandex Travel, Avito, Delivery Club, Joom, Lamoda, Cooper, and Magnit Market. The list may be expanded based on business proposals. — interfax
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- Russia's government creates a headquarters for the development of digital platforms — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Government to Establish Headquarters for Development of Digital Platforms — Интерфакс