# Russian Legal Sources

Use this file to choose sources. Prefer current live verification over stored knowledge.

## Source Hierarchy

1. Official publication and state legal information:
   - `publication.pravo.gov.ru` for official publication of acts.
   - `pravo.gov.ru` and `ips.pravo.gov.ru` for official/state legal information and consolidated text when available.
2. Regulator and court sources:
   - `rkn.gov.ru`, `pd.rkn.gov.ru` for Roskomnadzor forms, operator guidance, registers, and official notices.
   - `fstec.ru`, `fsb.ru`, `digital.gov.ru` when personal-data security, encryption, state platforms, or IT regulation is implicated.
   - `vsrf.ru`, `kad.arbitr.ru`, court sites for judicial practice.
3. Legal reference systems for convenient current text and change history:
   - `consultant.ru`, `garant.ru`, `normativ.kontur.ru`, `docs.cntd.ru`.
   - Treat these as convenience sources unless official publication is unavailable or not searchable.
4. Commentary, law firms, blogs:
   - Use only to orient; verify legal statements against acts, regulator guidance, or court practice.

## Core Acts To Check

Contract and business:

- ГК РФ часть первая, Federal Law 30.11.1994 No. 51-ФЗ: transactions, representation, obligations, contracts, limitation periods.
- ГК РФ часть вторая, Federal Law 26.01.1996 No. 14-ФЗ: sale, services, work, rent, agency, commission, loan and other contract types.
- ГК РФ часть четвертая, Federal Law 18.12.2006 No. 230-ФЗ: IP, licenses, software, databases, trademarks, copyright.
- Закон РФ 07.02.1992 No. 2300-1 "О защите прав потребителей" for B2C.
- НК РФ for VAT, withholding, e-services, fiscal consequences.
- Federal Law 06.04.2011 No. 63-ФЗ "Об электронной подписи" for e-signature/EDI.
- Federal Law 29.07.2004 No. 98-ФЗ "О коммерческой тайне" for NDA/confidentiality.
- Federal Law 13.03.2006 No. 38-ФЗ "О рекламе" for marketing, ads, user acquisition.

Information, internet, personal data, Roskomnadzor:

- Federal Law 27.07.2006 No. 152-ФЗ "О персональных данных".
- Federal Law 27.07.2006 No. 149-ФЗ "Об информации, информационных технологиях и о защите информации".
- Federal Law 21.07.2014 No. 242-ФЗ for Russian personal-data localization amendments.
- Federal Law 01.07.2021 No. 236-ФЗ for foreign internet entities when relevant.
- КоАП РФ Article 13.11 and related administrative liability provisions for personal-data violations.
- Government Resolution 01.11.2012 No. 1119 on personal-data security levels in information systems.
- FSTEC Order 18.02.2013 No. 21 on personal-data protection measures in ISPDn.
- Roskomnadzor orders and forms for notices, consent, cross-border transfer, checks, and anonymization. For current anonymization rules, verify Roskomnadzor Order 19.06.2025 No. 140 and its effective date before relying on it.

## Notes On 143-ФЗ

143-ФЗ is not a single obvious Roskomnadzor/personal-data shorthand. Common meanings include:

- Federal Law 15.11.1997 No. 143-ФЗ "Об актах гражданского состояния".
- Federal Law 28.05.2022 No. 143-ФЗ amending part four of the Civil Code.

If the user says "143-ФЗ" in a РКН/ПДн context, clarify or inspect the document. They may mean 149-ФЗ, 152-ФЗ, or 242-ФЗ.

## Citation Standard

For every legal conclusion that depends on statute or regulator position, include:

- source URL;
- act name and number;
- article/paragraph;
- edition/effective date when the source provides it;
- whether the conclusion is confirmed by official source, legal-reference system, or commentary only.