Liability for violation of online advertisement registration requirements

As we have informed previously1Please, see the detailed overview of the provisions of the Law “On Advertisement” on Internet advertisement labeling in our previous newsletter., on September 1, 2022, the Law “On Advertisement” was added with provisions, introducing obligations to label and register online advertisement for advertisers, advertisement distributors and advertising system operators. No specific liability for violations of the new provisions was introduced at that time.

In June 2023 the law introducing administrative liability for non-compliance with the requirements of online advertisement registration was adopted2Federal Law dated June 24, 2023 No. 274-FZ “On amending the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation” (in Russian only).. The respective provisions were implemented in Article 14.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences and shall come into force on September 1, 2023.

Please, see the detailed overview of the provisions of the Law “On Advertisement” on Internet advertisement labeling in our previous newsletter. Federal Law dated June 24, 2023 No. 274-FZ “On amending the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation” (in Russian only).