Putin Signs Laws Setting Administrative Penalties for Treasury Oversight and Telecom Violations

Overview

• Official texts published on December 28 establish administrative liability in two areas: treasury accompaniment of government contracts and the communications sector, with enforcement by the Federal Treasury and sector regulators including Roskomnadzor.
• Participants in treasury‑accompanied contracts face fines for failing to keep separate accounts: 10,000–50,000 rubles for officials and 5%–10% of contract value for individual entrepreneurs and legal entities, capped at 250,000 and 500,000 rubles respectively.
• Budget customers and recipients can be fined for missing approval deadlines on reports of operations with accompanied funds: 10,000–50,000 rubles for officials and 1%–5% of contract value for legal entities, up to 200,000 rubles, with cases handled by the Federal Treasury.
• Telecom operators face penalties for servicing subscribers with SIM cards over legal limits (20 for Russian citizens, 10 for foreigners), after a self‑ban, or without verified data: 30,000–50,000 rubles for officials and 300,000–500,000 rubles for legal entities, with similar fines for failing to supply monitoring data or device‑identification info to regulators.
• Hosting providers face fines for offering resources outside the official registry—up to 100,000 rubles for individuals, 500,000 for officials, and 1 million for legal entities—with separate penalties up to 5 million rubles for violating required interactions with authorities; owners of internet exchange points face fines for not installing mandated resilience and security tools.