Amendments to Russian consumer protection law require installation of local software on digital devices to be sold in Russia after July 2020.

On 21 November 2019 the Russian State Duma (lower chamber of the Russian parliament) adopted a new law amending the Federal Law on Protection of Customers' Rights (the "New Law").

In July 2019, Russian Supreme Court adopted a ruling providing the general guidance on consumer protection issues in e-commerce sector. In particular the ruling clarifies

The UK Government has provided designers and manufacturers with protection from product liability claims which arise from new ventilators.

On 2 December 2019, the Russian President signed the bill that requires electronic equipment sold in Russia to have pre-installed Russian software.

In response to international sanctions imposed on Russia as part of the country's confrontation with the West over the political situation in Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula

Starting from 2019, certain consumer products (tobacco, shoes, perfume, leather clothes, coats, blouses for women and girls, bed and table linens and cameras) must be marked with specific labels

Starting from 2019, certain consumer products (tobacco, shoes, perfume, leather clothes, coats, blouses for women and girls, bed and table linens and cameras) must be marked with specific labels containing a QR code.

In December 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a plan to create a national system for the digital labelling of goods by 2024.

Since 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation has been implementing mandatory labeling requirements for various categories of goods.

E-commerce and online trade have become popular business tools for promoting, offering and selling goods and services online, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.