FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 31, 2025 No. 285-FZ

About modification of separate legal acts of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on July 17, 2025

Approved by the Federation Council on July 25, 2025

Article 1

Part the seventh article 5.2 of the Federal law "About Banks and Banking Activity" (in edition of the Federal Law of February 3, 1996 No. 17-FZ) (Sheets of the Congress of People's Deputies of RSFSR and the Supreme Council of RSFSR, 1990, No. 27, Art. 357; Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 6, Art. 492; 33, the Art. 4971) to state 2024, to No. in the following edition:

"The foreign bank has the right to perform activities in the territory of the Russian Federation, not belonging to the international territory of the advancing development created according to the Federal Law of December 29, 2014 No. 473-FZ "About the territories of the advancing development in the Russian Federation", no more than through one branch. For implementation of activities in the specified international territory of the advancing development the foreign bank has the right to open only one branch also.".

Article 2

In paragraph one of Item 1 of article 6 of the Federal Law of August 8, 2001 No. 129-FZ "About state registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs" (The Russian Federation Code, 2001, No. 33, Art. 3431; 2003, No. 26, Art. 2565; No. 52, Art. 5037; 2008, No. 30, Art. 3616; 2010, No. 31, Art. 4196; 2011, No. 27, Art. 3880; No. 49, Art. 7061; 2015, No. 13, Art. 1811; No. 27, Art. 4000; 2016, No. 27, Art. 4248; 2018, No. 32, Art. 5088, 5115; No. 53, Art. 8440; 2019, No. 48, Art. 6739; 2022, No. 1, Art. 61; 2024, No. 33, Art. 4947, 4983; No. 53, of the Art. 8539) of the word "and the Federal Law of August 3, 2018 No. 290-FZ "About the international companies and the international funds" shall be replaced with words ", the Federal Law of August 3, 2018 No. 290-FZ "About the international companies and the international funds" and the Federal Law of December 29, 2014 No. 473-FZ "About the territories of the advancing development in the Russian Federation".

Article 3

Bring in the Federal Law of December 29, 2014 No. 473-FZ "About the territories of the advancing development in the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 2015, No. 1, Art. 26; 2016, No. 27, Art. 4183; 2019, No. 30, Art. 4156; 2020, No. 48, Art. 7627; 2022, No. 1, Art. 46; No. 29, Art. 5238; 2023, No. 12, Art. 1897; 2024, No. 31, Art. 4457) following changes:

Article 2 to add 1) with Item 3.1 of the following content:

"3. 1) the international territory of the advancing development - the territory of the advancing development which is created for implementation in the territory of the Far Eastern Federal District of investment projects, joint with foreign partners, feature of creation and which functioning are determined by Chapter 9.1 of this Federal Law. Provisions of this Federal Law are applied to the international territory of the advancing development if other is not established by Chapter 9.1 of this Federal Law;";

2) in Article 13:

a) to recognize Items 3 and 4 of part 2 invalid;

b) regarding 4 words "If the Documents Specified in Items 3 and 4 of Part 2 of This Article Are Not Provided by the Applicant, on Interdepartmental" shall be replaced with words "On interdepartmental";

3) regarding the 2nd Article 17 of the word "banking, insurance or clearing activity, to the organizations, being professional participants of the security market or non-state pension funds" shall be replaced with words to "the credit institutions, foreign banks performing the activities in the territory of the Russian Federation through the branches, to not credit financial credit institutions, persons rendering professional services in the financial market, to subjects of national payment system";

Chapter 7 to add 4) with Article 31.1 of the following content:

"Article 31.1. Guarantees of the rights of residents of the territory of the advancing development

1. Acts (decisions) worsening conditions of conducting the activities provided by the agreement on activities implementation in comparison with the conditions determined for date of agreement signature about activities implementation are not applied to resident of the territory of the advancing development within fifteen years since date of inclusion it in the register of residents of the territory of the advancing development. Acts (decisions) worsening conditions of conducting activities are recognized including acts (decisions) increasing the terms of implementation of the procedures necessary for implementation of the investment project increasing the amount of the payments in budgets of budget system of the Russian Federation (except for customs payments) paid by resident of the territory of the advancing development for the purpose of implementation of the investment project, the establishing additional requirements to sales terms of the investment project, including requirement about provision of additional documents or the establishing additional prohibitions interfering implementation of the investment project and other acts (decisions) worsening conditions of conducting the activities provided by the agreement on activities implementation.

2. Provisions of part of 1 this Article are not applied in the relation:

1) activities of resident of the territory of the advancing development performed outside this territory of the advancing development or other territory of the advancing development;

2) the regulatory legal acts adopted for the purpose of ensuring defense of the country and safety of the state, the prevention of acts of terrorism and liquidation of their effects, and also for the purpose of non-admission of emergence of other force majeure circumstances carrying nature extreme and impreventable under existing conditions.

3. The provisions of acts (decisions) operating for date of agreement signature about activities implementation are recognized acting concerning resident of the territory of the advancing development with which the agreement on activities implementation is signed, in case of recognition voided or suspensions of action of such provisions of acts (decisions) by acts (decisions) specified regarding 1 this Article, worsening conditions of conducting activities in comparison with the conditions of such provisions determined for date of agreement signature about activities implementation.

4. The list of the Federal Laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation establishing the amount of the payments in budgets of budget system of the Russian Federation (except for customs payments) which are sources of forming of the non-tax income of the federal budget to which the features established by this Article extend affirms the Government of the Russian Federation. The list of the laws and other regulatory legal acts of the subject of the Russian Federation establishing the amount of the payments in budgets of budget system of the Russian Federation which are sources of forming of non-tax budget receipts of the subject of the Russian Federation to which the features established by this Article extend affirms the supreme executive body of the government of the subject of the Russian Federation in the territory of which the territory of the advancing development is created.";

To add 5) with Chapter 9.1 of the following content:

"Chapter 9.1. Features of creation and functioning of the international territory of the advancing development

Article 34.1. The purposes of creation and functioning of the international territory of the advancing development

The purposes of creation and functioning of the international territory of the advancing development are creating favorable conditions for international cooperation and implementation of investment projects, joint with foreign partners, stimulation of activities in the field of the industry.

Article 34.2. Features of creation of the international territory of the advancing development

1. The international territory of the advancing development is created according to the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation or based on the international treaty of the Russian Federation on creation of such territory according to article 34.3 of this Federal Law.

2. The international territory of the advancing development can be created in the territory of the municipality or the territories of several municipalities in borders of one subject of the Russian Federation which is part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Total area of the international territory of the advancing development cannot exceed 20 square kilometers.

3. The decision on creation of the international territory of the advancing development is made by the Government of the Russian Federation based on the following criteria:

1) availability of the potential residents of the international territory of the advancing development who confirmed in writing readiness to implement investment projects in the international territory of the advancing development;

2) availability of information on opportunity to provide residents of the international territory of the advancing development by necessary resources (if there are infrastructure and other restrictions, availability of offers on their elimination for providing residents of the international territory of the advancing development by necessary resources sufficiently);

3) availability of the proposal of the subject of the Russian Federation on establishment for residents of the international territory of the advancing development of tax benefits in the income tax of the organizations enlisted in the budget of the subject of the Russian Federation, to the property tax of the organizations, vehicle tax, the land tax.

4. The decision of the Government of the Russian Federation on creation of the international territory of the advancing development is made in the form of the resolution and provides:

1) the term provided by part 1 of article 3 of this Federal Law or other term for which the international territory of the advancing development is created;

2) the list of types of economic activity when which implementing the particular legal regime of implementation of business activity provided by this Federal Law is provided;

3) the description of location of borders of the international territory of the advancing development;

4) regulations on determination of the legal entity as managing company of the international territory of the advancing development;

5) regulations on application or non-use in the international territory of the advancing development of customs procedure of free customs zone according to the right of the Eurasian Economic Union and the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Article 34.3. The international treaty of the Russian Federation on creation of the international territory of the advancing development

1. The procedure for creation and functioning, the basis of the termination of existence of the international territory of the advancing development governing bodies of the international territory advancing developments, the preferences provided to residents of such territory and also other conditions connected with creation and functioning of the international territory of the advancing development can be defined by the international treaty of the Russian Federation on creation of the international territory of the advancing development.

2. Decisions on negotiation and on signing of the international treaty of the Russian Federation on creation of the international territory of the advancing development are accepted by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Article 34.4. Financial provision of placement of infrastructure facilities of the international territory of the advancing development

1. The Russian Federation performs financial provision of placement of infrastructure facilities of the international territory of the advancing development, including with attraction of financial resources, the budgets of budget system of the Russian Federation which are not means.

2. Financial provision of powers of the Russian Federation on ensuring placement of infrastructure facilities of the international territory of the advancing development is performed according to the budget legislation of the Russian Federation, including by compensation of loan interest rate, attracted with investors on construction of facilities of infrastructure of the international territory of the advancing development, at the rate to hundred percent from refunding rate of the Central bank of the Russian Federation.

Article 34.5. The supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development

1. For the purpose of control of functioning of the international territory of the advancing development, assistance in projects implementation of residents of the international territory of the advancing development the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development is created.

2. Representatives of authorized federal body, the supreme executive body of the subject of the Russian Federation, other state bodies and executive body of the municipality, and also managing company are part of the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development.

3. The structure and powers of the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Article 34.6. Managing company of the international territory of the advancing development

1. For the purpose of implementation of functions the Government of the Russian Federation determines managing company by management of the international territory of the advancing development.

2. Functions on management of the international territory of the advancing development can be assigned by the government of the Russian Federation to the managing company specified in Item 5 of article 2 of this Federal Law or to subsidiary of such managing company, including with foreign participation, at the same time the size of share of the managing company specified in Item 5 of article 2 of this Federal Law in the authorized capital of subsidiary shall constitute at least fifty one percent.

Article 34.7. Requirements to the residents performing activities in the international territory of the advancing development

1. Resident of the international territory of the advancing development the legal entity including created with participation of foreign citizens and foreign legal entities which is the commercial organization which state registration is performed in the international territory of the advancing development according to the legislation of the Russian Federation (except for state and municipal unitary enterprises) which signed according to this Federal Law the agreement on implementation of activities in the international territory of the advancing development and is included in the register of residents of the international territory of the advancing development is recognized.

2. The resident status of the international territory of the advancing development is not provided to the legal entities specified regarding the 2nd article 17 of this Federal Law.

3. The resident status of the international territory of the advancing development is provided to the legal entity if from the date of its state registration before application, stipulated in Article the 13th this Federal Law, there passed no more than two months.

4. Access to the information (the documents containing data) about members of the legal entity who received resident status of the international territory of the advancing development about person having the right without power of attorney containing in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities to act on behalf of such legal entity, is limited and resumed the federal executive body performing state registration of legal entities based on the statement of the legal entity.

5. The statement for restriction or for renewal of access to the data specified in part 4 of this Article is submitted in the form established by the federal executive body performing state registration of legal entities and is signed by person having the right without power of attorney to act on behalf of the legal entity.

6. The information about the legal entity, access to which is limited according to part 4 of this Article, can be provided only to public authorities, other state bodies, local government bodies, bodies of state non-budgetary funds, the Central bank of the Russian Federation, courts, and also person having the right without power of attorney to act on behalf of the legal entity.

7. Procedure for maintaining the register of residents of the international territory of the advancing development which can be including the information about the resident of the international territory of the advancing development which is not subject to publication is determined, affirms the Government of the Russian Federation.

Article 34.8. Requirements to the investment projects realized by residents in the international territory of the advancing development

1. The investment project which is planned to be realized in the international territory of the advancing development shall be approved by presidium of Government commission concerning social and economic development of the Far East taking into account the conclusion of federal executive body provided by part 3 of this Article. Information on approval of the specified investment project of amount of capital investments over 10 billion rubles shall be sent by managing company of the international territory of the advancing development to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation no later than one month from the date of inclusion of the investor in the register of residents of the international territory of the advancing development in time.

2. The investment project realized by resident of the international territory of the advancing development shall conform to the following requirements:

1) implementation by the resident of the international territory of the advancing development of capital investments of at least 500 million rubles. When scoping capital investments are considered costs for creation (acquisition) of depreciable property, namely construction costs, modernization, upgrade of fixed assets, reconstruction of buildings, acquisition of machines, the equipment. At the same time purchase costs of property which was considered earlier on balance as fixed asset objects by other persons in the territory of the Russian Federation are not considered. The actual amount of the capital investments performed during implementation of the investment project is determined based on the prices of goods (works, services) excluding tax on value added;

2) production by the resident of the international territory of the advancing development of products with high value added or accomplishment of works by it (rendering services) which types are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

3. For the purpose of this Federal Law reference of products which production is planned in the international territory of the advancing development to products with high value added and issue of the corresponding conclusions are performed by the federal executive body performing functions on development of state policy and normative legal regulation in the field of the activities corresponding to type of the specified products based on the procedure approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

4. The term of approval by presidium of Government commission concerning social and economic development of the Far East of the investment project which is planned to be realized in the international territory of the advancing development does not join in time, provided by part 5 of article 13 of this Federal Law. For the specified approval the current of the term provided by part 5 of article 13 of this Federal Law stops.

5. The decision of presidium of Government commission concerning social and economic development of the Far East about nonagreement of the investment project which is planned to be realized in the international territory of the advancing development is the basis for decision making about refusal in agreement signature about implementation of activities in the international territory of the advancing development along with the cases specified in part 7 of article 13 of this Federal Law.

Article 34.9. Features of implementation of the state control (supervision) and municipal control in the international territory of the advancing development

1. Types of the state control (supervision), types of municipal control, the organization and which implementation are regulated by the Federal Law of July 31, 2020 No. 248-FZ "About the state control (supervision) and municipal control in the Russian Federation" and the Federal Law of December 26, 2008 No. 294-FZ "About protection of the rights of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs when implementing the state control (supervision) and municipal control" are performed in the international territory of the advancing development taking into account the features of implementation of the state control (supervision) and municipal control provided by this Article.

2. Concerning residents of the international territory of the advancing development planned control (supervising) events, checks, except for planned control (supervising) actions, checks (inspections) within federal state supervision in the field of use of atomic energy, federal state supervision in the field of industrial safety concerning hazardous production facilities of I and II classes of danger, federal state supervision in the field of safety of hydraulic engineering constructions concerning hydraulic engineering constructions I and II of classes, federal state control (supervision) in the field of traffic safety are not held.

3. Concerning residents of the international territory of the advancing development obligatory preventive visits, except as specified, the subitems "an" and "b" of item 4 of part 1 of article 52.1 of the Federal Law specified in Items 1, of 3, of July 31, 2020 No. 248-FZ "About the state control (supervision) and municipal control in the Russian Federation", and cases of holding preventive visits within federal state control (supervision) in the field of traffic safety are not conducted.

4. The features of implementation of the state control (supervision), municipal control concerning residents of the international territory of the advancing development established by parts 5 - the 8th this Article, are applied when implementing types of the state control (supervision), the types of municipal control included in the list approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

5. Unplanned control (supervising) actions, concerning residents of the international territory of the advancing development are performed:

1) on condition of approval of bodies of prosecutor's office and the notification of the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development:

a) in case of direct threat of damnification of life and severe harm to health of citizens, on the facts of damnification of life and severe harm to health of citizens;

b) in case of direct threat to defense of the country and safety of the state, on the damnification facts to defense of the country and safety of the state;

c) in case of direct threat of emergence of emergency situations of natural and (or) technogenic nature, on the facts of emergence of emergency situations of natural and (or) technogenic nature;

2) without approval of bodies of prosecutor's office and without approval by the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development:

a) at the request of the President of the Russian Federation;

b) at the request of the Russian Prime Minister;

c) at the request of the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia performing coaching of the Far Eastern Federal District;

d) upon the demand of the prosecutor, issued according to the procedure, established by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, based on the materials and addresses testimonial of damnification (damage) or about threat of damnification (damage) to the values protected by the law which arrived in bodies of prosecutor's office;

3) on condition of approval by the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development and the subsequent approval of bodies of prosecutor's office in the cases which are not specified in Items 1 and 2 of this part.

6. Unplanned control (supervising) actions, concerning residents of the international territory of the advancing development are not performed if the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development does not approve holding the specified control (supervising) actions, checks if such approval is obligatory. The procedure for approval by the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development of holding unplanned control (supervising) actions, checks is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

7. The copy of the act of unplanned control (supervising) action or the check which is carried out concerning residents of the international territory of the advancing development goes to the supervisory board of the international territory of the advancing development within five working days from the date of creation of the specified act.

8. The term of holding unplanned control (supervising) actions, checks concerning residents of the international territory of the advancing development cannot exceed five working days. The specified term can be suspended if the term of implementation of examinations or testing exceeds the term of holding unplanned control (supervising) action, check, for the term of implementation of examinations or testing. The term of implementation of examinations or testing is determined by the corresponding legal acts adopted concerning examinations or testing.

9. Control (supervising) actions, are performed without provisions of this Article in case of the appeal to regulatory (supervising) authority of resident of the international territory of the advancing development for the purpose of provision to it legal status, special permission (license) for the right of implementation of separate types of activity or permission (approval) to implementation of other legally significant actions if holding the corresponding unplanned control (supervising) action, checks is provided by rules of provision of legal status, special permission (license), issue of permission (approval).

Article 34.10. Features of application of the legislation on protection of exclusive rights on results of intellectual activities in the international territory of the advancing development

The government of the Russian Federation has the right to include products made in the international territory of the advancing development by residents of the international territory of the advancing development within the agreement on activities implementation in the inventory (groups of goods), stipulated in Item 13 parts 1 of article 18 of the Federal Law of March 8, 2022 No. 46-FZ "About modification of separate legal acts of the Russian Federation".".

Article 4

1. This Federal Law becomes effective since January 1, 2026.

2. Action of provisions of article 31.1 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2014 No. 473-FZ "About the territories of the advancing development in the Russian Federation" extends to residents of the territories of the advancing development who signed the agreement on implementation of activities in the territory of the advancing development after day of entry into force of this Federal Law.

 

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