The Federal Law «On Certain Issues of Regulating the Platform Economy in Russian Federation» as a Response to the Challenges of Trade Digitalization

In July 2025 after a long period of discussions the Federal Law No. 289 “On Certain Issues of Regulating the Platform Economy in the Russian Federation,” was adopted.
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the scope of regulation and conceptual framework of the new law, including the concepts of “intermediary digital platform partner,” “order acceptance and delivery point,” “logistical infrastructure of an intermediary digital platform operator,” etc., and the reaction of the professional community to the legislative changes and the possible conse-quences of their adoption for the Russian economy. The author concludes that a number of provisions of the new law need to be revised at the legislative level and at the level of subordinate legislation.

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