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Federal Law dated 31.07.2020 N 248-FL On State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control In The Russian Federation

Federal Law dated 31.07.2020 N 248-FL On State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control In The Russian Federation

31 July 2020 N 248-FL

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
FEDERAL LAW
ON STATE CONTROL (SUPERVISION) AND MUNICIPAL CONTROL IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

(as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 02.07.2021 N 359-FL, dated 06.12.2021 N 408-FL, dated 14.07.2022 N 253-FL, dated 14.07.2022 N 271-FL, dated 05.12.2022 N 498-FL, dated 03.04.2023 N 100-FL, dated 24.07.2023 N 358-FL, dated 04.08.2023 N 483-FL, dated 19.10.2023 N 506-FL, dated 25.12.2023 N 625-FL, dated 25.12.2023 N 637-FL, dated 08.08.2024 N 289-FL, dated 13.12.2024 N 460-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 522-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL, dated 24.06.2025 N 169-FL, dated 29.12.2025 N 548-FL, dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL, dated 17.04.2026 N 101-FL, dated 26.06.2026 N 186-FL, dated 04.08.2026 N 324-FL)

 

Adopted

by the State Duma

22 July 2020

 

Approved

by the Federation Council

24 July 2020

 

 

SECTION I. BASIC PROVISIONS

 

Chapter 1. Subject matter regulated by this Federal Law

Article 1. State control (supervision), municipal control in the Russian Federation

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, state control (supervision), municipal control in the Russian Federation (hereinafter – state control (supervision), municipal control) shall mean the activities of control (supervisory) authorities aimed at preventing, identifying and suppressing violations of mandatory requirements, carried out within the powers of the said authorities through the prevention of violations of mandatory requirements, assessment of compliance by citizens and organisations with mandatory requirements, identification of violations thereof, adoption of measures provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation to suppress identified violations of mandatory requirements, eliminate their consequences and (or) restore the legal position existing before such violations arose.
  2. State control (supervision), municipal control shall be aimed at achieving socially significant results associated with minimising the risk of harm (damage) to legally protected values caused by violations of mandatory requirements.
  3. For the purposes of this Federal Law, state control (supervision), municipal control shall not include:

1) measures to verify statements and reports of crimes and incidents, the resolution of which falls within the competence of internal affairs bodies and other bodies of inquiry;

2) operational investigative activities, inquiry and preliminary investigation;

3) proceedings and enforcement of decisions in cases of administrative offences;

4) consideration of cases involving violations of advertising legislation;

5) verification of the elimination of circumstances that served as grounds for imposing an administrative penalty in the form of administrative suspension of activities;

6) the activities of courts, activities to ensure the established procedure for the activities of courts and activities to enforce judicial acts and acts of other bodies and officials;

7) the activities of prosecution authorities in exercising prosecutorial supervision;

8) investigation of the causes of accidents, occupational accidents, occupational diseases, infectious and mass non-infectious diseases (poisonings, injuries) of humans, animals and plants, harm (damage) to the environment, property of citizens and organisations, state and municipal property;

9) the activities of foreign intelligence bodies of the Russian Federation;

10) the activities of state protection bodies;

11) the activities of bodies of the federal security service;

12) the activities of the federal executive authority in the field of mobilisation preparation and mobilisation in the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. Federal state control (supervision) shall be exercised within the powers of state authorities of the Russian Federation in matters within the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and the powers of state authorities of the Russian Federation in matters within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
  2. Regional state control (supervision) shall be exercised within the powers of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in matters within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation and the powers of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in matters within the jurisdiction of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
  3. Municipal control shall be exercised within the powers of local self-government bodies to resolve matters of local significance.
  4. Types of state control (supervision), types of municipal control (hereinafter also – type of control) shall be established in accordance with part 8 of this Article.
  5. Types of federal state control (supervision), types of regional state control (supervision) in matters within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and types of municipal control shall be established by federal laws (hereinafter – federal law on the type of control). Types of regional state control (supervision) in matters within the jurisdiction of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be established by laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation (hereinafter – law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control).
  6. A type of regional state control (supervision), a type of municipal control shall be exercised where objects of the relevant type of control exist within the boundaries of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, the boundaries of the municipal formation.
  7. The federal law on the type of control, the law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control shall determine the name of the type of control, indicating its classification as federal state control (supervision), or regional state control (supervision), or municipal control.

 

 

Article 2. Scope of application of this Federal Law

  1. This Federal Law regulates relations concerning the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, and establishes guarantees for the protection of the rights of citizens and organisations as controlled persons.
  2. The provisions of this Federal Law shall apply to the organisation and exercise of control over the activities of state authorities unrelated to their exercise of authoritative powers, and the organisation and exercise of control over the activities of local self-government bodies, except for activities carried out by them in resolving matters of local significance, exercising powers to resolve the said matters, other powers and exercising rights vested in them in accordance with legislation, where the exercise of the said control is provided for by federal laws.
  3. This Federal Law shall apply to licensing carried out in accordance with Federal Law dated 4 May 2011 N 99-FL “On Licensing Certain Types of Activities” in the following respect:

1) the conduct of scheduled control (supervisory) measures in respect of legal entities or individual entrepreneurs holding a licence (hereinafter – licensees). The conduct of scheduled control (supervisory) measures in respect of licensees may be cancelled or replaced by periodic confirmation of compliance by licensees with licensing requirements, carried out in the form of a state service;

2) the conduct of unscheduled control (supervisory) measures in respect of licensees in the procedure and cases provided for by Chapters 12 and 13 of this Federal Law;

3) the conduct of preventive measures in respect of licensees. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. The provisions of this Federal Law shall not apply to the organisation and exercise of:

1) state control (supervision) at crossing points across the State Border of the Russian Federation and at temporary storage warehouses, carried out in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation, unless other regulation is established by a federal law; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 03.04.2023 N 100-FL)

2) state control over compliance by Russian participants in foreign economic activities with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of export control; control over ensuring counteraction to foreign technical intelligence and technical protection of information; state control in the field of ensuring the security of significant objects of the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation, licensing control over activities involving the development and production of means of protecting confidential information; licensing control over activities involving the technical protection of confidential information; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

3) state port control;

4) control directly related to ensuring defence, state control over activities in the field of military and technical cooperation;

5) supervision over compliance by road users with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on road traffic safety;

6) federal state supervision over small vessels; (as amended by Federal Law dated 24.06.2025 N 169-FL)

7) control over the circulation of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors;

8) state financial control and municipal financial control, control over the use of funds by state corporations;

9) control (supervision) over the activities of credit institutions and banking groups, non-credit financial organisations, persons providing professional services on the financial market, supervision in the national payment system; (as amended by Federal Law dated 02.07.2021 N 359-FL)

10) control and supervision over compliance by issuers with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on joint-stock companies and securities, in the field of corporate relations in joint-stock companies;

11) control over compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on counteracting the unlawful use of insider information and market manipulation;

12) control and supervision in the field of legal protection and use of results of intellectual activity created using budgetary appropriations from the federal budget, as well as control and supervision in the established field of activities in respect of state customers and organisations performing state contracts providing for research, development and technological work; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

13) control over the activities of specialised non-profit organisations carrying out activities aimed at ensuring the major repair of common property in apartment buildings;

14) clause excluded. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

15) control in the field of procurement of goods, work and services to meet state and municipal needs, control over compliance with legislation in the organisation and conduct of procurement by certain types of legal entities;

16) control over compliance with legislation on state defence procurement;

17) control over foreign investment in business companies of strategic significance for ensuring the defence of the country and security of the state;

18) forest protection. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. The provisions of this Federal Law shall not apply to the organisation and exercise of the following types of state control (supervision):

1) tax control;

2) currency control;

3) customs control;

4) control in the field of counteracting the legalisation (laundering) of proceeds of crime, the financing of terrorism, extremist activities and the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 522-FL)

5) control over compliance with requirements for the anti-terrorist protection of objects (territories);

6) federal state control (supervision) over the circulation of weapons (except for state control (supervision) over compliance with licensing requirements in the development, production, testing, installation, assembly, maintenance, repair, disposal and sale of armaments and military equipment, the development, production, testing, storage, sale and disposal of ammunition, the development, production, testing, repair and disposal of civilian and service weapons and main parts of firearms, the development, production, testing and disposal of cartridges for civilian and service weapons and component parts of cartridges; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

7) federal state control (supervision) over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of private detective activities;

8) federal state control (supervision) over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of private security activities;

9) federal state control (supervision) over the activities of security units of legal entities with special statutory tasks and units of departmental security;

10) federal state control (supervision) over ensuring the safety of objects of the fuel and energy complex;

11) federal state control (supervision) in the field of migration;

11.1) state control over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on foreign agents; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 05.12.2022 N 498-FL, dated 24.07.2023 N 358-FL)

12) federal state supervision over the activities of non-profit organisations;

13) supervision and control over the implementation of the legislation of the Russian Federation on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and religious associations;

14) federal state supervision over the activities of self-regulatory organisations;

15) state control over compliance with antimonopoly legislation;

16) control over compliance by the insured with the legislation of the Russian Federation on compulsory social insurance against occupational accidents and occupational diseases with regard to the payment of insurance contributions and insurance benefits;

17) federal state supervision in the field of the use of atomic energy; federal state supervision in the field of nuclear and radiation safety in the development, manufacture, testing, operation, storage and disposal of nuclear weapons and nuclear power installations for military purposes; federal state supervision in the field of physical protection of nuclear materials, nuclear installations and nuclear material storage facilities at nuclear facilities subordinate to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, as well as at nuclear facilities fulfilling orders in the interests of ensuring the defence of the Russian Federation; state control over ensuring the safety of transportation (carriage) of nuclear materials, radioactive substances and products made therefrom, except for nuclear materials transferred as part of products to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

18) licensing control over the activities of organisations involving the use of nuclear materials and radioactive substances in work involving the use of atomic energy for defence purposes, including the development, manufacture, testing, transportation (carriage), operation, storage, elimination and disposal of nuclear weapons and nuclear power installations for military purposes;

19) control upon the import into the Russian Federation from states not forming part of the Eurasian Economic Union and export from the Russian Federation to states not forming part of the Eurasian Economic Union of precious metals, precious stones and raw materials containing precious metals;

20) state control over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of mass media, exercised without interaction with the controlled person;

21) state control over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and (or) development, where such control is exercised without interaction with the controlled person;

22) state control and supervision over the processing of personal data, exercised without interaction with the controlled person;

23) state control in the field of communications, exercised without interaction with the controlled person;

24) control over emissions from radio-electronic equipment and (or) high-frequency devices (radio control);

25) verification of the document on an upcoming supply of goods, verification of the presence with carriers of a visualised reference assigned to the document on an upcoming supply of goods having the status required for the import of goods, as well as of the conformity of information specified in such document on an upcoming supply of goods with information on goods specified in the documents submitted by the carrier, as well as verification of the relevant security payment within the national system for confirming the expectation of goods. (as amended by Federal Law dated 17.04.2026 N 101-FL)

  1. 6. The organisation and exercise of federal state fire supervision, federal state energy supervision, federal state construction supervision, federal state metrological control (supervision), federal state supervision in the field of industrial safety, federal state sanitary and epidemiological control (supervision), federal state veterinary control (supervision), federal state control (supervision) in the field of treatment of animals at facilities of federal executive authorities in the fields of defence, security, activities of the national guard troops of the Russian Federation, internal affairs, foreign intelligence, state protection, execution of penalties, mobilisation preparation and mobilisation, at facilities occupied by the national guard troops of the Russian Federation, federal state quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) at facilities occupied by the national guard troops of the Russian Federation, federal state geological control (supervision), federal state environmental control (supervision) at facilities subordinate to federal executive authorities in the field of security and in the field of state protection, federal state land control (supervision) on land plots granted to organisations subordinate to the federal executive authority in the field of security on which facilities used by such organisations are located, on land plots granted to the federal executive authority in the field of state protection and organisations subordinate thereto, including on land plots of other right holders located within the boundaries of specially protected natural areas under the jurisdiction of the federal executive authority in the field of state protection and within the boundaries of their protection zones, federal state control (supervision) in the field of protection and use of specially protected natural areas in specially protected natural areas subordinate to the federal executive authority in the field of state protection and within the boundaries of their protection zones, including on land plots of other right holders located within the boundaries of specially protected natural areas under the jurisdiction of the federal executive authority in the field of state protection and within the boundaries of their protection zones, federal state control (supervision) in the field of protection, reproduction and use of wildlife objects and their habitat in specially protected natural areas under the jurisdiction of the federal executive authority in the field of state protection and within the boundaries of their protection zones, including on land plots of other right holders located within the boundaries of those specially protected natural areas and within the boundaries of their protection zones, federal state forest control (supervision) in specially protected natural areas under the jurisdiction of the federal executive authority in the field of state protection and within the boundaries of their protection zones, including on land plots of other right holders located within the boundaries of specially protected natural areas under the jurisdiction of the federal executive authority in the field of state protection and within the boundaries of their protection zones, federal state hunting control (supervision) in specially protected natural areas under the jurisdiction of the federal executive authority in the field of state protection, including on land plots of other right holders located within the boundaries of specially protected natural areas under the jurisdiction of the federal executive authority in the field of state protection, shall be regulated by federal laws on types of control, regulations on types of federal state control (supervision) adopted in accordance therewith and (or) regulatory legal acts of federal executive authorities. The organisation and exercise of federal state construction supervision at facilities of federal nuclear organisations shall be regulated by federal laws on the type of control and regulatory legal acts of the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” adopted in accordance therewith. The organisation and exercise of federal state supervision in the field of industrial safety at facilities used in the development, manufacture, testing, operation and disposal of nuclear weapons and nuclear power installations for military purposes shall be regulated by federal laws on the type of control and regulatory legal acts of the federal executive authority in the field of defence adopted in accordance therewith. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 06.12.2021 N 408-FL, dated 25.12.2023 N 637-FL, dated 13.12.2024 N 460-FL)

 

 

Article 3. Regulatory legal regulation of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. Regulatory legal regulation of relations arising in connection with the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be carried out by this Federal Law and, in the cases and within the limits established by this Federal Law, also by other federal laws, acts of the President of the Russian Federation, resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation, regulatory legal acts of federal executive authorities, laws and other regulatory legal acts of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, municipal regulatory legal acts.
  2. The procedure for the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be established:

1) for a type of federal state control (supervision) – by regulations on the type of federal state control (supervision) approved by the President of the Russian Federation or the Government of the Russian Federation;

2) for a type of federal state control (supervision), where powers to exercise it are transferred to state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies – by regulations on the type of federal state control (supervision) approved by the Government of the Russian Federation, and also, where necessary, by regulations on the type of federal state control (supervision) approved by the highest executive state authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation;

3) for a type of regional state control (supervision) – by regulations on the type of regional state control (supervision) approved by the highest executive state authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation;

4) for a type of municipal control – by regulations on the type of municipal control approved by the representative body of the municipal formation.

  1. Regulations on types of regional state control (supervision) exercised within the powers of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in matters within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation, regulations on types of municipal control shall be approved taking into account general requirements for the organisation and exercise of certain types of regional state control (supervision), types of municipal control. Such requirements may be established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
  2. Federal laws on types of control may establish provisions which, in accordance with this Federal Law, must be contained in the regulations on the type of control.
  3. The regulations on the type of control shall determine:

1) the control (supervisory) authorities authorised to exercise the type of control;

2) the criteria for assigning objects of control to categories of risk of harm (damage) within the exercise of the type of control;

3) the list of preventive measures within the exercise of the type of control;

4) the types of control (supervisory) measures which may be conducted within the exercise of the type of control and the list of permissible control (supervisory) actions within each control (supervisory) measure;

5) the types and frequency of scheduled control (supervisory) measures; (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

6) the specific features of assessment of compliance with licensing requirements by controlled persons holding a licence;

7) other matters which, in accordance with this Federal Law and, in the cases established by this Federal Law, in accordance with federal laws on types of control, shall be regulated by the regulations on the type of control.

  1. Regulatory legal acts of the State Space Corporation “Roscosmos”, the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” (hereinafter – state corporations) may carry out regulatory legal regulation in respect of the relevant type of federal state control (supervision) in the cases and within the limits established by this Federal Law for federal executive authorities, where they are vested, in accordance with federal laws, with powers of regulatory legal regulation in the established field of activities.
  2. Supervision over the implementation of this Federal Law shall be exercised by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation and prosecutors subordinate to him in accordance with the powers conferred by the Federal Law “On the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation”.
  3. Federal laws providing for special legal regulation in respect of certain territories (the federal territory “Sirius”, the Free Port of Vladivostok, the free economic zone in the territories of the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol, territories of advanced development, the “Skolkovo” Innovation Centre, the “Era” Military Innovation Technopolis of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, special economic zones, the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation) may establish specific features of the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision) and municipal control in the said territories, including powers of the Government of the Russian Federation to establish such specific features. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 14.07.2022 N 253-FL, dated 14.07.2022 N 271-FL)
  4. The Government of the Russian Federation shall be entitled to establish specific features of the exercise of certain types of state control (supervision) within an experimental legal regime in the field of digital innovations, including in respect of a subject of an experimental legal regime in the field of digital innovations with regard to its activities and the results of such activities, as well as production facilities used. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  5. Explanations on matters concerning the application of this Federal Law shall be provided by the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

 

 

Article 4. Powers of state authorities of the Russian Federation in the field of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. The powers of state authorities of the Russian Federation in the field of state control (supervision), municipal control shall include:

1) the formation and implementation in the territory of the Russian Federation of a unified state policy in the field of state control (supervision), municipal control, including in the field of ensuring the rights of citizens and organisations in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control;

2) the organisation and exercise of federal state control (supervision);

3) other powers in accordance with this Federal Law and, in the cases provided for by this Federal Law, in accordance with other federal laws.

  1. Powers to exercise certain types of federal state control (supervision) may be transferred for exercise to state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local self-government bodies.

 

 

Article 5. Powers of state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the field of state control (supervision)

  1. The powers of state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the field of state control (supervision) shall include:

1) implementation in the territory of the relevant constituent entity of the Russian Federation of a unified state policy in the field of state control (supervision), including in the field of ensuring the rights of citizens and organisations in the exercise of regional state control (supervision);

2) the organisation and exercise of regional state control (supervision) in the territory of the relevant constituent entity of the Russian Federation;

3) other powers in accordance with this Federal Law and, in the cases provided for by this Federal Law, in accordance with other federal laws.

  1. Powers to exercise certain types of regional state control (supervision) may be transferred for exercise to local self-government bodies.
  2. Where, under laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are federal cities, the exercise of a type of municipal control is not assigned to the powers of local self-government bodies concerning matters of local significance of intra-city municipal formations of federal cities, the relevant powers shall be exercised by executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are federal cities as powers to exercise a type of regional state control (supervision).
  3. In the absence of regulations on types of federal state control (supervision) approved in the procedure established by this Federal Law, the powers to exercise which have been transferred for exercise to state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the said regulations may be approved by the highest executive state authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
  4. Where federal laws on types of regional state control (supervision) exercised within the powers of constituent entities of the Russian Federation in matters within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation do not regulate provisions which, in accordance with this Federal Law, are established by federal laws on types of control, the said provisions may be established by laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

 

 

Article 6. Powers of local self-government bodies in the field of municipal control

  1. The powers of local self-government bodies in the field of municipal control shall include:

1) participation in the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of state control (supervision), municipal control in the exercise of municipal control;

2) the organisation and exercise of municipal control in the territory of the municipal formation;

3) other powers in accordance with this Federal Law, other federal laws.

  1. Assignment of the exercise of the relevant types of municipal control to the powers of local self-government bodies concerning matters of local significance of settlements, municipal districts, urban districts, urban districts with intra-city divisions, intra-city districts, municipal okrugs shall be carried out within the established list of matters of local significance.
  2. Assignment of the exercise of the relevant types of municipal control to the powers of local self-government bodies concerning matters of local significance of intra-city municipal formations of federal cities shall be carried out by laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are federal cities.

 

 

Chapter 2. Principles of state control (supervision), municipal control

 

 

Article 7. Legality and justification

  1. Activities for the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be conducted in accordance with this Federal Law, other federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation adopted in accordance therewith, laws and other regulatory legal acts of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, municipal regulatory legal acts.
  2. Actions and decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and its officials shall be lawful and justified.
  3. The conduct of control (supervisory) measures, performance of control (supervisory) actions, adoption of decisions following control (supervisory) measures, assessment of the implementation of decisions of the control (supervisory) authority shall be carried out by the control (supervisory) authority and its officials within their competence.
  4. Decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions of its officials shall be objective and shall be substantiated by factual data and documents containing reliable information.
  5. In the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, unjustified adoption of decisions by the control (supervisory) authority and (or) performance of unjustified actions (inaction) by officials of the control (supervisory) authority, including the issuance of unjustified orders to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements and (or) to conduct measures to eliminate the consequences of identified violations of mandatory requirements and (or) restore the legal position existing before such violations arose (hereinafter also – orders to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements), shall not be permitted. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

 

Article 8. Encouraging good-faith compliance with mandatory requirements

  1. In the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, the conduct of preventive measures aimed at reducing the risk of harm (damage) shall take priority over the conduct of control (supervisory) measures.
  2. State control (supervision), municipal control shall provide incentives for good-faith compliance with mandatory requirements and minimise the potential benefit from violations of mandatory requirements.

 

 

Article 9. Proportionality of interference in the activities of controlled persons

  1. The preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures selected, and the measures applied to suppress and (or) remedy violations of mandatory requirements, shall be proportionate to the nature of violations of mandatory requirements and the harm (damage) caused or which may be caused to legally protected values.
  2. State control (supervision), municipal control shall be limited only to those control (supervisory) measures and control (supervisory) actions which are necessary to ensure compliance with mandatory requirements.
  3. In the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, unlawful harm (damage) to controlled persons, their representatives, or property in their possession, use or disposal, or their business reputation shall not be permitted.

 

 

Article 10. Protection of rights and legitimate interests, respect for personal dignity and the business reputation of controlled persons

  1. In the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, the control (supervisory) authority shall recognise, observe and protect the rights and freedoms of controlled and other persons.
  2. During control (supervisory) measures, officials of the control (supervisory) authority shall explain to the controlled person and its representative their rights, duties and liability and ensure the possibility of exercising those rights.
  3. Decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of officials of the control (supervisory) authority may be appealed by the controlled person and its representative in the procedure established by this Federal Law.
  4. In the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, the adoption of decisions and performance of actions (inaction) degrading personal dignity or diminishing the business reputation of an organisation or individual entrepreneur shall be prohibited.

 

 

Article 11. Inadmissibility of abuse of rights

  1. The use by control (supervisory) authorities and their officials of powers for the purpose of obstructing the lawful activities of controlled persons or unjustifiably extending the periods for the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall not be permitted.
  2. The use by controlled persons of the rights and guarantees established by this Federal Law for the purpose of obstructing the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall not be permitted.
  3. Abuse by citizens and organisations of the right to apply to control (supervisory) authorities for the purpose of submitting appeals containing knowingly unreliable information on compliance by controlled persons with mandatory requirements shall not be permitted.

 

 

Article 12. Observance of legally protected secrets

  1. Information constituting a commercial, official or other legally protected secret obtained by officials of the control (supervisory) authority in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall not be disclosed, except in the cases established by federal laws.
  2. For disclosure of information constituting a commercial, official or other legally protected secret, officials of the control (supervisory) authority shall bear liability provided for by federal laws.
  3. Harm (damage) caused to a controlled or other person as a result of disclosure by officials of the control (supervisory) authority of information constituting a commercial, official or other legally protected secret shall be compensated.
  4. Unless otherwise established by federal laws, information on violations of mandatory requirements shall not constitute a legally protected secret.
  5. The control (supervisory) authority shall not provide, at the requests of third parties, information that became known during control (supervisory) measures, reports on control (supervisory) measures, or orders issued following them, where no violations of mandatory requirements were identified during the control (supervisory) measures or where the rights of the person who applied to the control (supervisory) authority are not affected.

 

 

Article 13. Openness and accessibility of information on the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control

The activities of the control (supervisory) authority for the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be open, except where this may lead to disclosure of a state, commercial, official or other legally protected secret, and where this is required in the interests of ensuring the rights, legitimate interests and safety of controlled and other persons and protecting their honour, dignity and business reputation. Information concerning harm to health and a threat to human life shall not be concealed. The control (supervisory) authority shall ensure openness and accessibility for controlled and other persons of the information established by a federal law.

 

Article 14. Promptness in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. In the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, control (supervisory) measures shall be conducted promptly.
  2. The period for conducting a control (supervisory) measure may be extended only in the cases and within the limits established by a federal law.
  3. When determining the period for conducting a control (supervisory) measure, such circumstances as the sufficiency and effectiveness of control (supervisory) actions and minimisation of interaction between officials of the control (supervisory) authority and the controlled person shall be taken into account.
  4. When determining the period for implementation by the controlled person of a decision of the control (supervisory) authority, such circumstances as the nature of violations of mandatory requirements and the degree and extent of harm (damage) caused or which may be caused to legally protected values as a result of violations of mandatory requirements shall be taken into account.
  5. When determining the period for implementation by the controlled person of a decision of the control (supervisory) authority involving the expenditure of funds, the control (supervisory) authority shall additionally consider the matter of taking into account the property and financial position of the controlled person.

 

Chapter 3. Subject matter and objects of state control (supervision), municipal control

 

Article 15. Subject matter of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. The subject matter of state control (supervision), municipal control (hereinafter also – subject matter of control) shall be:

1) compliance by controlled persons with mandatory requirements established by regulatory legal acts;

2) compliance with (implementation of) requirements contained in authorisation documents;

3) compliance with requirements of documents the implementation of which is necessary in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;

4) implementation of decisions adopted following control (supervisory) measures. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. The subject matter of control shall be determined by the federal law on the type of control, the law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control. Implementation of decisions adopted following control (supervisory) measures shall be included in the subject matter of control (supervision) contained in the unified register of types of control and shall not require additional specification in the federal law on the type of control, the law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. Where the subject matter of federal state control (supervision) and the subject matter of regional state control (supervision) coincide, and they are delimited depending on the objects of federal state control (supervision) and regional state control (supervision), control (supervisory) measures in respect of objects of regional state control (supervision) may, on the instructions of the Government of the Russian Federation, be conducted by a federal executive authority within the exercise of the relevant type of federal state control (supervision), where this is provided for by the federal law on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 16. Objects of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. The objects of state control (supervision), municipal control (hereinafter also – object of control) shall be:

1) the activities, actions (inaction) of citizens and organisations within which mandatory requirements must be complied with, including requirements imposed on citizens and organisations carrying out activities, actions (inaction);

2) the results of the activities of citizens and organisations, including products (goods), work and services subject to mandatory requirements;

3) buildings, premises, structures, linear facilities, territories, including water areas, land plots and forest plots, equipment, devices, items, materials, vehicles, components of the natural environment, natural and natural-anthropogenic objects, other objects which citizens and organisations possess and (or) use, components of the natural environment, natural and natural-anthropogenic objects not in the possession and (or) use of citizens or organisations, which are subject to mandatory requirements (hereinafter – production facilities). (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. Control (supervisory) authorities shall, within types of control, ensure the recording of objects of control in accordance with this Federal Law and the regulations on types of control.
  2. When collecting, processing, analysing and recording information on objects of control for the purposes of their recording, control (supervisory) authorities shall use information provided to them in accordance with regulatory legal acts, information received through interdepartmental interaction and publicly accessible information.
  3. In recording objects of control, controlled persons may not be placed under a duty to submit information or documents unless otherwise provided for by federal laws, and also where the relevant information or documents are contained in state or municipal information resources.

 

SECTION II. ORGANISATION OF STATE CONTROL (SUPERVISION), MUNICIPAL CONTROL

 

Chapter 4. Information support for state control (supervision), municipal control

 

 

Article 17. Information systems of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. For the purposes of information support for state control (supervision), municipal control, the following shall be created:

1) a unified register of types of federal state control (supervision), regional state control (supervision), municipal control (hereinafter also – unified register of types of control);

2) a unified register of control (supervisory) measures;

3) an information system (subsystem of a state information system) for pre-trial appeals (hereinafter – pre-trial appeals subsystem); (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

4) a register of opinions confirming compliance with mandatory requirements (hereinafter – register of conformity opinions);

5) information systems of control (supervisory) authorities;

6) an information system (subsystem of a state information system) for proceedings in cases of administrative offences (hereinafter – administrative proceedings system); (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

7) the “Inspector” mobile application – software developed on the basis of a state information system and used by control (supervisory) authorities and controlled persons using a computer device (mobile telephone, smartphone or computer, including a tablet computer) in the cases provided for by this Federal Law, and also used in the cases provided for by other federal laws, regulatory legal acts of the President of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation, constituent entities of the Russian Federation, municipal regulatory legal acts (hereinafter – “Inspector” mobile application). (as amended by Federal Laws dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL, dated 26.06.2026 N 186-FL)

1.1. The unified register of types of control shall be implemented within a federal state information system. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, the legislation of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipal legal acts, other information systems may be created for the purposes of ensuring the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control.
  2. Information systems of control (supervisory) authorities and other information systems created for the purposes of ensuring the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall ensure the transfer of the necessary information to the unified register of types of control and the unified register of control (supervisory) measures.
  3. Requirements for information interaction between the information systems specified in parts 1 and 2 of this Article, as well as information systems providing information for the purposes of state control (supervision), municipal control, shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

4.1. Information interaction between the information systems specified in this Article shall be carried out through the unified system of interdepartmental electronic interaction, and by other means provided for by the regulations on the said systems and the rules approved in accordance with part 2 of Article 19 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. Information systems of control (supervisory) authorities shall be created for the following purposes:

1) recording objects of control and controlled persons associated therewith;

2) recording information on compliance (non-compliance) by controlled persons with mandatory requirements, including through data collection and the use of technical means (including electronic devices and tools for data analysis and identification of risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements);

3) interaction of control (supervisory) authorities, in the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, with controlled persons, prosecution authorities, other citizens and organisations, state bodies, local self-government bodies;

4) planning and (or) conducting preventive measures, control (supervisory) measures and using special regimes of state control (supervision);

5) recording actions and decisions of officials of the control (supervisory) authority and decisions of the control (supervisory) authority adopted in the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control;

6) recording the results of preventive measures, control (supervisory) measures or the use of special regimes of state control (supervision);

7) recording information on the suppression of identified violations of mandatory requirements, elimination of their consequences and (or) restoration of the legal position existing before such violations;

8) information support for other matters concerning the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control.

 

Article 18. Unified register of types of federal state control (supervision), regional state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. The unified register of types of control shall include:

1) information on types of control and the control (supervisory) authorities exercising them, their territorial bodies and subdivisions;

2) information on matters concerning the exercise of types of federal state control (supervision), regional state control (supervision), municipal control and compliance with mandatory requirements provided for by part 3 of Article 46 of this Federal Law;

2.1) a list of objects of control; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

3) other information provided for by the rules for forming and maintaining the unified register of types of control.

  1. The rules for forming and maintaining the unified register of types of control, including with regard to posting the publicly accessible information contained therein on the information and telecommunications network “Internet” (hereinafter – the “Internet” network), shall be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
  2. The operator of the unified register of types of control shall be the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control.

 

Article 19. Unified register of control (supervisory) measures

  1. The unified register of control (supervisory) measures shall be created for the following purposes:

1) recording preventive measures conducted by control (supervisory) authorities specified in clauses 4 and 7 of part 1 of Article 45 of this Federal Law, control (supervisory) measures specified in part 2 of Article 56 of this Federal Law, and measures adopted by control (supervisory) authorities to suppress identified violations of mandatory requirements, eliminate their consequences and (or) restore the legal position existing before such violations. Where violations of mandatory requirements are identified, reports are drawn up and (or) orders to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements are issued within measures specified in part 3 of Article 56 of this Federal Law and special regimes of state control (supervision), the said reports and (or) orders shall be recorded in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

2) recording decisions and actions of officials of control (supervisory) authorities and decisions of control (supervisory) authorities adopted in conducting measures and taking measures specified in clause 1 of this part, and also adopted following consideration of complaints by controlled persons; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

3) ensuring interaction between control (supervisory) authorities and prosecution authorities in planning and approving the conduct of control (supervisory) measures;

4) recording information on complaints by controlled persons; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

5) forming the plan for conducting scheduled control (supervisory) measures; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

6) recording information on agreements on the proper remediation of identified violations of mandatory requirements; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

7) other purposes established by the rules for forming and maintaining the unified register of control (supervisory) measures. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. The rules for forming and maintaining the unified register of control (supervisory) measures, including the rules for posting publicly accessible information on the “Internet” network, shall be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
  2. The operator of the unified register of control (supervisory) measures shall be the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation. The unified register of control (supervisory) measures shall be a federal state information system. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  3. The conduct of control (supervisory) measures for which information is absent from the unified register of control (supervisory) measures at the time their conduct begins shall not be permitted unless otherwise provided for by this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  4. Information which has not been entered in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures and for which such entry is mandatory may not be used for the purposes of adopting decisions in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, except in cases of inoperability of the unified register of control (supervisory) measures recorded by the register operator. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  5. Information specified in part 1 of this Article shall be entered in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures using the directory of types of control, which shall be formed automatically from types of control included in the unified register of types of control and other directories. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  6. The directory of the type of control specified in part 6 of this Article shall include information in accordance with the rules for forming and maintaining the register of control (supervisory) measures. Where amendments to the directory are necessary, such amendments shall be made exclusively through the unified register of types of control. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 20. Interdepartmental interaction in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. In the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, the control (supervisory) authority shall interact with other state authorities and local self-government bodies on the following matters:

1) joint planning and conduct of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures;

2) establishment and organisation of the work of interdepartmental commissions (working groups), including for determining and achieving target values of interdepartmental key performance indicators for types of control;

3) provision of information on the results of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures conducted;

4) interaction with another federal executive authority exercising certain powers of the control (supervisory) authority or participating in their exercise in accordance with part 4 of this Article;

5) other matters of interdepartmental interaction.

  1. In the organisation and exercise of types of control, control (supervisory) authorities shall receive, free of charge, documents and (or) information from other bodies or organisations subordinate to the said bodies which possess such documents and (or) information, through interdepartmental information interaction, including in electronic form. The list of the said documents and (or) information and the procedure and periods for their provision shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
  2. The transfer of documents and (or) information through interdepartmental information interaction and disclosure of information, including familiarisation with the said documents and (or) information in the cases provided for by this Federal Law, shall be carried out taking into account the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on state and other legally protected secrets.
  3. A federal law on the type of control may establish that a federal executive authority may exercise or participate in the exercise of a power of the control (supervisory) authority with regard to recording objects of control in accordance with part 2 of Article 16 of this Federal Law, maintaining information systems to achieve the purposes specified in part 5 of Article 17 of this Federal Law, determining the probability of the occurrence of a risk of harm (damage) and the extent of harm (damage) caused to legally protected values, organising continuous monitoring (collection, processing, analysis and recording) of information used to assess and manage risks of harm (damage), developing and approving a list of risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements, assigning objects of control to risk categories within types of control, developing and approving a programme for the prevention of risks of harm (damage), conducting preventive measures specified in clauses 1 and 3 of part 1 of Article 45 of this Federal Law, forming a plan of scheduled control (supervisory) measures, observing compliance with mandatory requirements and conducting monitoring. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  4. Control (supervisory) authorities shall be entitled to conclude agreements with one another, as well as with other state authorities and local self-government bodies, on matters concerning the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, including on matters concerning the joint conduct of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures.

 

Article 21. Documents drawn up and used in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control. Provision of information in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control

Part 1 of Article 21 shall apply from 31.12.2023. The Government of the Russian Federation may provide that, within certain types of state control (supervision), documents drawn up by the control (supervisory) authority in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, and by specialists and experts engaged to conduct control (supervisory) measures, must be drawn up in the form of an electronic document and signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature before 31.12.2023 (clause 14 of Article 98).

  1. Documents drawn up by the control (supervisory) authority in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, and by specialists and experts engaged to conduct control (supervisory) measures, shall be drawn up in the form of an electronic document and signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature.

1.1. Decisions to conduct a preventive visit, announce a warning or conduct a control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with a controlled person, reports (including reports on the impossibility of conducting) on a control (supervisory) measure, preventive measure or control (supervisory) action within a special regime of state control (supervision), and orders to remedy identified violations shall be drawn up by entering information thereon in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures and signing them. Separate generation of a document shall not be required to draw up the said decisions, reports and orders. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. Standard forms of documents used by the control (supervisory) authority shall be approved by the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control.
  2. The control (supervisory) authority shall be entitled to approve forms of documents used by it in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control which have not been approved in the procedure established by part 2 of this Article.
  3. Controlled persons shall be informed of actions performed and decisions adopted by officials of the control (supervisory) authority and other authorised persons within the periods and in the procedure established by this Federal Law, by posting information on the said actions and decisions in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures and also communicating them to controlled persons through the infrastructure ensuring information and technological interaction between information systems used for the provision of state and municipal services and the performance of state and municipal functions in electronic form, including through the federal state information system “Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services (Functions)” (hereinafter – unified portal of state and municipal services) and (or) through a regional portal of state and municipal services. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  4. A controlled person shall be deemed duly informed where: (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1) information has been provided to the controlled person in accordance with part 4 of this Article, including sent to it by email to an address information on which has been provided to the control (supervisory) authority by the controlled person and entered in information resources and information systems in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control or the provision of state and municipal services, except in the cases established by part 9 of this Article. For the purposes of informing a controlled person, the control (supervisory) authority may use an email address information on which was provided upon state registration of the legal entity or individual entrepreneur; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

2) information has been sent in the form of an electronic document signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature through the unified portal of state and municipal services or through a regional portal of state and municipal services to controlled persons that have completed the registration procedure in the unified identification and authentication system, with confirmation of the delivery of such information. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. Documents sent by the controlled person to the control (supervisory) authority in electronic form shall be signed with: (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1) a simple electronic signature;

2) a simple electronic signature the key to which was obtained by an individual upon personal attendance in accordance with the rules for using a simple electronic signature when applying for state and municipal services in electronic form established by the Government of the Russian Federation;

3) an enhanced qualified electronic signature in the cases established by this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. Materials attached to a motion, application or complaint, including photographic and video materials, shall be submitted by the controlled person in electronic form.
  2. Requiring notarisation of copies of documents submitted to the control (supervisory) authority shall not be permitted unless otherwise provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
  3. A citizen not engaged in entrepreneurial activities who is a controlled person shall be informed of actions performed and decisions adopted by officials of the control (supervisory) authority and other authorised persons by sending documents to that citizen on paper where that citizen has sent to the control (supervisory) authority a notification of the need to receive documents on paper or where the control (supervisory) authority has no information on the email address of the controlled person and no possibility of sending documents to that citizen in electronic form through the unified portal of state and municipal services (where the person has no account in the unified identification and authentication system or has not completed the registration procedure in the unified identification and authentication system). The said citizen shall be entitled to send documents to the control (supervisory) authority on paper. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

 

Chapter 5. Management of risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control

 

Article 22. Foundations of the system for assessing and managing risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values

  1. State control (supervision), municipal control shall be exercised on the basis of management of risks of harm (damage), determining the selection of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures, their content (including the scope of mandatory requirements verified), intensity and results.
  2. For the purposes of this Federal Law, risk of harm (damage) shall mean the probability of events occurring which may result in harm (damage) of varying extent and severity to legally protected values.
  3. For the purposes of this Federal Law, assessment of the risk of harm (damage) shall mean the activities of the control (supervisory) authority to determine the probability of the occurrence of risk and the extent of harm (damage) to legally protected values.
  4. For the purposes of this Federal Law, management of the risk of harm (damage) shall mean the conduct, on the basis of assessment of risks of harm (damage), of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures for the purpose of ensuring an acceptable level of risk of harm (damage) in the relevant field of activities. The acceptable level of risk of harm (damage) within a type of state control (supervision) shall be established in the key indicators of the type of control.
  5. The control (supervisory) authority shall ensure the organisation of continuous monitoring (collection, processing, analysis and recording) of information used to assess and manage risks of harm (damage).
  6. Part excluded. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  7. Part no longer in force. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  8. A federal law on the type of control may establish specific features of the application of the system for assessing and managing risks in conducting scheduled control (supervisory) measures, as well as additional forms of independent assessment of compliance with mandatory requirements. In that case, scheduled control (supervisory) measures shall be conducted taking into account the specific features established by the federal law on the type of control.

 

Article 23. Categories of risk of harm (damage) and risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements

  1. For the purposes of managing risks of harm (damage) in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, the control (supervisory) authority shall assign objects of control to one of the following categories of risk of harm (damage) (hereinafter – risk categories):

1) extremely high risk;

2) high risk;

3) significant risk;

4) medium risk;

5) moderate risk;

6) low risk.

  1. The regulations on the type of control shall provide for at least three risk categories, including, mandatorily, the low risk category.
  2. The number of risk categories and the criteria for assigning objects of control to risk categories (hereinafter – risk criteria) shall be formed on the basis of the results of assessment of the risk of harm (damage) and shall be based on the need to prevent and minimise harm (damage) to legally protected values with optimal use of the material, financial and personnel resources of the control (supervisory) authority, so that the total number of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures in respect of objects of control of all categories of risk of harm (damage) corresponds to the available resources of the control (supervisory) authority.
  3. Risk criteria shall take into account the severity of harm (damage) to legally protected values and the probability of negative events occurring which may entail harm (damage) to legally protected values, and shall also take into account the good faith of controlled persons.
  4. When determining risk criteria, the severity of harm (damage) to legally protected values shall be assessed on the basis of information on the degree of severity of actual harm (damage) in similar cases and the potential extent of the spread of probable negative consequences entailing harm (damage), taking into account the difficulty of overcoming such consequences.
  5. When determining risk criteria, the probability of negative events occurring which may entail harm (damage) to legally protected values shall be assessed taking into account previous data on actual harm (damage) due to events caused by certain sources and causes of risk of harm (damage), for various types of objects of control, identifying types of objects of control characterised by similar or different frequencies of instances of actual harm (damage).
  6. When determining risk criteria, the good faith of controlled persons shall be assessed taking into account the following information (where available):

1) implementation by the controlled person of measures to reduce the risk of harm (damage) and prevent harm (damage) to legally protected values;

2) the existence of implemented certified internal control systems in the relevant field of activities;

3) provision by the controlled person to the control (supervisory) authority of access to its information resources;

4) independent assessment of compliance with mandatory requirements;

5) voluntary certification confirming an increased necessary level of safety of legally protected values;

6) conclusion by the controlled person with an insurance organisation of a voluntary insurance contract covering risks of harm (damage), the object of which is the property interests of the controlled person connected with its duty to compensate harm (damage) to legally protected values caused as a result of violation by the controlled person of mandatory requirements;

7) the absence of violations of mandatory requirements identified following mandatory preventive visits or control (supervisory) measures during a certain period of time; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

8) the existence of a level of compliance with mandatory requirements determined by a public assessment of the level of compliance with mandatory requirements, where such assessment is provided for within the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. Risk criteria shall be based on reliable information characterising the level of risk of harm (damage) in the relevant field and the practice of compliance with mandatory requirements within the type of control, and shall enable the controlled person independently to assess the lawfulness of assigning its activities and (or) other objects of control belonging to it (used by it) to the relevant risk category.
  2. For the purposes of assessing the risk of harm (damage) when adopting a decision to conduct and selecting the type of an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure, the control (supervisory) authority shall develop risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements. A risk indicator of violation of mandatory requirements shall be conformity with or deviation from parameters of an object of control which do not in themselves constitute violations of mandatory requirements but indicate, with a high degree of probability, the existence of such violations and a risk of harm (damage) to legally protected values.
  3. The list of risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements by types of control shall be approved: (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1) for a type of federal control – by the federal executive authority, state corporations exercising functions of regulatory legal regulation in the established field of activities, in agreement with the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control;

2) for a type of regional control – by the highest executive state authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation;

3) for a type of municipal control – by the representative body of the municipal formation.

 

Article 24. Procedure for assigning objects of state control (supervision), municipal control to risk categories and identifying risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements

  1. When assigning objects of control to risk categories, applying risk criteria and identifying risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements, the control (supervisory) authority may use information characterising the level of risks of harm (damage), obtained in compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation from any sources ensuring its reliability, including during preventive measures, control (supervisory) measures and the use of special regimes of state control (supervision), from state bodies, local self-government bodies and organisations through interdepartmental information interaction, in exercising powers within licensing and other authorisation activities, from reports the submission of which is provided for by regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, following the provision of state and municipal services to citizens and organisations, from appeals of controlled persons and other citizens and organisations, from mass media reports, and information contained in information resources, including those ensuring marking, traceability, recording and automatic recording of information, and other information on objects of control.
  2. The collection, processing, analysis and recording of information on objects of control for the purposes of assigning them to risk categories or determining risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements shall be carried out by the control (supervisory) authority without interaction with controlled persons (except for the collection, processing, analysis and recording of information within a mandatory preventive visit). In collecting, processing, analysing and recording information on objects of control for the purposes of assigning them to risk categories or determining risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements, additional duties not provided for by federal laws may not be imposed on controlled persons. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. An object of control shall be assigned to one of the risk categories by the control (supervisory) authority on the basis of comparing its characteristics with the approved risk criteria. An object of control shall be deemed assigned to one of the risk categories after information is entered in the unified register of types of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  4. Where an object of control has not been assigned by the control (supervisory) authority to a specific risk category, it shall be deemed assigned to the low risk category.
  5. Within five working days from the date of receipt of information that an object of control meets the risk criteria of another risk category or that risk criteria have changed, the control (supervisory) authority shall adopt a decision to change the risk category of the said object of control.
  6. A controlled person shall be entitled, including using the unified portal of state and municipal services (functions), to submit to the control (supervisory) authority an application to change the risk category of its activities or the risk category of other objects of control belonging to it (used by it), where they meet the risk criteria for assignment to another risk category. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 25. Taking into account risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values in conducting scheduled control (supervisory) measures and mandatory preventive visits (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. The types and frequency of scheduled control (supervisory) measures and the frequency of mandatory preventive visits in respect of objects of control assigned to certain risk categories shall be established proportionately to the risks of harm (damage).
  2. The following frequency of scheduled control (supervisory) measures and frequency of mandatory preventive visits shall be established:

1) at least one but no more than two scheduled control (supervisory) measures per year – for objects of control assigned to the extremely high risk category;

2) one scheduled control (supervisory) measure every two years or one mandatory preventive visit per year – for objects of control assigned to the high risk category;

3) the frequency of mandatory preventive visits, including for certain types of control, shall be determined by the Government of the Russian Federation – for objects of control assigned to the significant, medium or moderate risk category.

  1. The control (supervisory) authority shall be entitled, instead of a scheduled control (supervisory) measure specified in clause 1 of part 2 of this Article, to conduct a mandatory preventive visit in the cases established by the regulations on the type of control, provided that a mandatory preventive visit may be conducted no more than once a year. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  2. The regulations on the type of control, taking into account the provisions of this Article, shall establish the frequency of scheduled control (supervisory) measures for each type of such measures for each risk category, and may also establish reduced periods for conducting control (supervisory) measures, specific features of the content of control (supervisory) measures, the scope of documents submitted, instrumental examination, testing, expert examinations and experiments conducted. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. The regulations on the type of control may provide that scheduled control (supervisory) measures and mandatory preventive visits provided for by part 2 of this Article shall not be conducted in respect of certain risk categories.
  4. A federal law on the type of control may provide for the exemption of a controlled person from scheduled control (supervisory) measures and mandatory preventive visits where an insurance contract covering risks of harm (damage) is concluded, the object of which is the property interests of the controlled person connected with its duty to compensate harm (damage) to legally protected values caused as a result of violation by the controlled person of mandatory requirements.
  5. The provisions of this Article shall not restrict the conduct of mandatory preventive visits specified in clauses 2 – 4 of part 1 and part 2 of Article 52.1 of this Federal Law.

 

SECTION III. PARTICIPANTS IN RELATIONS OF STATE CONTROL (SUPERVISION), MUNICIPAL CONTROL

 

Chapter 6. Control (supervisory) authorities. Officials of control (supervisory) authorities

 

Article 26. Control (supervisory) authorities

  1. Control (supervisory) authorities shall be federal executive authorities, executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies vested with powers to exercise state control (supervision), municipal control respectively, and also, in the cases provided for by federal laws, state corporations and public-law companies.
  2. The exercise of certain types of state control (supervision), municipal control or certain powers to exercise them may, in the cases established by federal laws on types of control and laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, be entrusted to state or municipal institutions.
  3. The designation of federal executive authorities vested with powers to exercise federal state control (supervision), establishment of their organisational structure, powers, functions and procedure for their activities, and determination of the list of officials of the said federal executive authorities and their powers shall be carried out by the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation in accordance with Federal Constitutional Law dated 6 November 2020 N 4-ФКЗ “On the Government of the Russian Federation”. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  4. The designation of executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation vested with powers to exercise regional state control (supervision), establishment of their organisational structure, powers, functions and procedure for their activities, and determination of the list of officials of the said executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and their powers shall be carried out in accordance with the constitutions (charters) of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation by the highest executive state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
  5. The designation of local self-government bodies vested with powers to exercise municipal control, establishment of their organisational structure, powers, functions and procedure for their activities, and determination of the list of officials of the said local self-government bodies and their powers shall be carried out in accordance with the charters of municipal formations and other municipal legal acts.
  6. Where powers to exercise a certain type of federal state control (supervision) are entrusted to a public-law company, the federal law on the type of control shall establish that the adoption of regulatory legal acts assigned by this Federal Law to the powers of control (supervisory) authorities shall be carried out by the public-law company or a federal executive authority.
  7. Federal laws on types of control and laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation providing for entrusting powers to exercise certain types of state control (supervision), municipal control or certain powers to exercise them to state or municipal institutions shall determine the executive authorities and local self-government bodies vested with powers to adopt regulatory legal acts assigned by this Federal Law to the powers of control (supervisory) authorities.

 

Article 27. Officials of control (supervisory) authorities

  1. The following officials shall be entitled to exercise state control (supervision), municipal control on behalf of the control (supervisory) authority:

1) the head (deputy head) of the control (supervisory) authority;

2) an official of the control (supervisory) authority whose official duties, in accordance with the regulations on the type of control, official regulations or job description, include the exercise of powers for the type of state control (supervision), type of municipal control, including the conduct of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures (hereinafter also – inspector).

  1. Inspectors authorised to conduct a specific preventive measure or control (supervisory) measure shall be determined by a decision of the control (supervisory) authority to conduct the preventive measure or control (supervisory) measure.
  2. The regulations on the type of control may establish a prohibition on conducting a control (supervisory) measure in respect of objects of control by inspectors who conducted preventive measures in respect of the said objects of control.
  3. Inspectors of state and municipal institutions vested with certain powers to exercise types of control shall not be entitled to draw up reports on control (supervisory) measures or issue orders unless otherwise established by federal laws on types of control or laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
  4. The title of the position of a person entrusted with exercising the powers of an inspector may include the word “inspector”.
  5. The President of the Russian Federation, upon a submission by the Government of the Russian Federation, the highest executive state authority of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, and the representative body of a municipal formation shall be entitled to establish a special procedure for remunerating officials holding certain positions in the control (supervisory) authority depending on performance indicators determined by the service contract (employment contract).
  6. The rights, duties and liability established by this Federal Law in respect of officials of control (supervisory) authorities shall apply in full to officials of state corporations, public-law companies, state and municipal institutions vested with all or certain powers for the organisation and exercise of types of control.

 

Article 28. Qualification requirements for holding the position of inspector

  1. To hold the position of inspector, an individual shall meet qualification requirements concerning the level of professional education, length of state or municipal service or work in the speciality or field of training, knowledge and skills necessary for the performance of official duties, and also, where there is a relevant decision of the representative of the employer (employer), concerning the speciality or field of training.
  2. Qualification requirements for holding the position of inspector belonging to the state service or municipal service shall be established in accordance with legislation on the state service of the Russian Federation and on municipal service, taking into account the provisions of this Article.
  3. Qualification requirements for holding the position of inspector in state corporations, public-law companies, state and municipal institutions specified in parts 1 and 2 of Article 26 of this Federal Law shall be established in accordance with the requirements of labour legislation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 29. Rights and duties of the inspector

  1. The inspector shall:

1) comply with the legislation of the Russian Federation and observe the rights and legitimate interests of controlled persons;

2) exercise in a timely manner and in full the powers conferred in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation to prevent, identify and suppress violations of mandatory requirements, and take measures to ensure the implementation of decisions of control (supervisory) authorities, up to and including preparing proposals to apply to a court for compulsory enforcement of an order, where such a measure is provided for by legislation; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

3) conduct control (supervisory) measures and perform control (supervisory) actions on lawful grounds and in accordance with their purpose only while performing official duties and where the relevant information is present in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures, and, in the case of interaction with controlled persons, conduct such measures and perform such actions only upon presentation of official identification and other documents provided for by federal laws;

4) not allow, during control (supervisory) measures, manifestations of disrespect towards religious services, other religious rites and ceremonies, not obstruct their conduct, and not violate the internal rules of religious organisations;

5) not obstruct the presence of controlled persons, their representatives and representatives of a self-regulatory organisation where membership in a self-regulatory organisation is mandatory for the controlled person, and, with the consent of controlled persons and their representatives, the presence of the Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights or his public representatives, the commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs’ rights in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, during control (supervisory) measures (except for control (supervisory) measures the conduct of which does not require interaction between control (supervisory) authorities and controlled persons), and provide advice in the cases provided for by this Federal Law; (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 548-FL)

6) provide controlled persons and their representatives present during control (supervisory) measures with information and documents relating to the subject matter of state control (supervision), municipal control, including information on approval of the conduct of the control (supervisory) measure by prosecution authorities where such approval is provided for by this Federal Law;

7) familiarise controlled persons and their representatives with the results of control (supervisory) measures and control (supervisory) actions relating to the subject matter of the control (supervisory) measure;

8) familiarise controlled persons and their representatives with information and (or) documents received through interdepartmental information interaction and relating to the subject matter of the control (supervisory) measure;

9) take into account, when determining measures to be taken in connection with identified violations, the conformity of the said measures with the severity of the violations and their potential danger to legally protected values, and not allow unjustified restriction of the rights and legitimate interests of controlled persons or unlawful harm (damage) to their property;

10) substantiate the justification of his actions where they are appealed in the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation;

11) comply with the periods established by the legislation of the Russian Federation for conducting control (supervisory) measures and performing control (supervisory) actions;

12) not require from controlled persons documents or other information the submission of which is not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation or which are held by state bodies and local self-government bodies.

  1. When conducting a control (supervisory) measure, the inspector shall, within his powers and within the scope of the control (supervisory) actions performed, have the right:

1) upon presentation of official identification and in accordance with the powers established by a decision of the control (supervisory) authority to conduct the control (supervisory) measure, to visit (visually examine) production facilities without hindrance, unless otherwise provided for by federal laws;

2) to familiarise himself with all documents concerning compliance with mandatory requirements, including, in the established procedure, documents containing a state, official, commercial or other legally protected secret;

3) to require controlled persons, including heads and other employees of controlled organisations, to provide written explanations regarding instances of violations of mandatory requirements identified during control (supervisory) measures, and to provide documents for copying, photography and video recording;

4) to familiarise himself with the technical documentation, electronic databases and information systems of controlled persons insofar as they relate to the subject matter and scope of the control (supervisory) measure;

5) to draw up reports on the failure or delay by the controlled person to provide documents and materials requested during control (supervisory) measures, the impossibility of questioning officials and (or) employees of the controlled person, restriction of access to premises, and obstruction of other measures for conducting the control (supervisory) measure;

6) to issue recommendations to controlled persons on ensuring safety and preventing violations of mandatory requirements, and adopt decisions on remediation by controlled persons of identified violations of mandatory requirements and restoration of the situation infringed;

7) to seek assistance from police bodies in accordance with Federal Law dated 7 February 2011 N 3-FL “On the Police” where the inspector encounters resistance or is threatened with danger;

8) to perform other actions provided for by federal laws on types of control and the regulations on the type of control.

Article 30 shall be effective from 01.03.2022 (part 2 of Article 98).

 

Article 30. Assessment of the performance and efficiency of the activities of control (supervisory) authorities

  1. The performance and efficiency of the activities of control (supervisory) authorities shall be assessed for each type of control on the basis of a system of performance and efficiency indicators of state control (supervision), municipal control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. The system of performance and efficiency indicators of the activities of control (supervisory) authorities shall include:

1) key indicators of types of control reflecting the level of minimisation of harm (damage) to legally protected values and the level of elimination of the risk of harm (damage) in the relevant field of activities, for which target (planned) values are established and the achievement of which shall be ensured by the relevant control (supervisory) authority;

2) indicative indicators of types of control used for monitoring control (supervisory) activities, analysing them, identifying problems arising in their conduct and determining the causes of their occurrence, characterising the relationship between the degree of elimination of the risk of harm (damage) and the amount of labour, material and financial resources, as well as the level of interference in the activities of controlled persons.

  1. Key indicators of the type of control and their target values for types of federal state control (supervision) shall be approved by the regulations on the type of control; indicative indicators for types of federal state control (supervision) shall be approved by federal executive authorities exercising regulatory legal regulation in the relevant field of activities.
  2. Key indicators of the type of control and their target values and indicative indicators for types of regional state control (supervision) shall be approved by the highest executive state authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
  3. Key indicators of the type of control and their target values and indicative indicators for types of municipal control shall be approved by the representative body of the municipal formation.
  4. Where the activities of several control (supervisory) authorities affect the key indicators of a type of control, interdepartmental key indicators of the type of control shall be developed and approved for that type of control.
  5. Establishing key indicators of a type of control based on the number of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures conducted, the number of violations identified, the number of controlled persons held liable, and the number and amounts of fines imposed on controlled persons in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation and laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation on administrative liability shall not be permitted.
  6. Control (supervisory) authorities shall annually prepare a report on the type of control specifying information on achievement of key indicators and information on indicative indicators of types of control, including the influence of preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures on achievement of key indicators, and shall also prepare proposals following the generalisation of law enforcement practice. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  7. On the basis of reports on types of control, the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control shall annually prepare a consolidated report on state control (supervision), municipal control in the Russian Federation.
  8. Requirements for preparing reports on types of control and the consolidated report on state control (supervision), municipal control in the Russian Federation shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
  9. The consolidated report on state control (supervision), municipal control in the Russian Federation shall annually, no later than 1 July, be sent by the Government of the Russian Federation to the State Duma and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and shall also be posted for public information on the official website of the Government of the Russian Federation on the “Internet” network.
  10. Methodological support for assessment of the performance and efficiency of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be provided by the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control.

 

Chapter 7. Controlled persons. Other participants in state control (supervision), municipal control

 

Article 31. Controlled persons

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, controlled persons shall mean citizens and organisations whose activities, actions or results of activities, or production facilities in whose possession and (or) use, are subject to state control (supervision), municipal control.
  2. For the purposes of this Federal Law:

1) citizens shall mean individuals – citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons, including those engaged in entrepreneurial activities (individual entrepreneurs). Citizens not engaged in entrepreneurial activities shall be recognised as controlled persons where they possess and (or) use production facilities constituting objects of control in accordance with Article 16 of this Federal Law, except for residential premises, unless other regulation in respect of residential premises is provided for by the federal law on the type of control; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

2) organisations shall mean legal entities registered in the procedure established by law and their separate subdivisions, and other organisations, including foreign organisations, associations and their subdivisions which are not legal entities, where organisations which are not legal entities are subjects of legal relations in accordance with regulatory legal acts establishing mandatory requirements.

  1. State authorities, local self-government bodies and other state and municipal bodies shall act as controlled persons where they possess and (or) use production facilities constituting objects of control.
  2. The rights and duties of controlled persons arising in connection with the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be established by this Federal Law and federal laws on types of control.
  3. Interaction of a controlled person with the control (supervisory) authority and protection of the rights and legitimate interests of the controlled person may be carried out personally (where the controlled person is a citizen) or through a representative, unless otherwise provided for by a federal law. Legal representatives of citizens, legal representatives of organisations and authorised representatives may act as representatives of the controlled person. The powers of the representative of the controlled person shall be confirmed by a relevant power of attorney, administrative document of the organisation or other document drawn up in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
  4. Receipt of documents or performance of other legally significant actions by employees of an organisation who are not heads, officials or other authorised employees of the organisation shall be carried out where those persons participate directly in control (supervisory) measures.
  5. In conducting control (supervisory) measures and performing control (supervisory) actions which, in accordance with the requirements of this Federal Law, must be conducted in the presence of the controlled person or its representative, the presence of the controlled person or its representative shall be mandatory, except for the conduct of control (supervisory) measures and performance of control (supervisory) actions not requiring interaction with the controlled person. Where the controlled person or its representative is absent, or the controlled person provides information to the control (supervisory) authority on the impossibility of being present during the control (supervisory) measure, control (supervisory) measures shall be conducted and control (supervisory) actions shall be performed if compliance with mandatory requirements during the control (supervisory) measure can be assessed without the presence of the controlled person and the controlled person was duly notified of the conduct of the control (supervisory) measure.
  6. The regulations on the type of control shall establish cases upon the occurrence of which an individual entrepreneur or citizen who is a controlled person shall be entitled to provide information to the control (supervisory) authority on the impossibility of being present during the control (supervisory) measure, in connection with which the conduct of the control (supervisory) measure shall be postponed by the control (supervisory) authority for the period necessary to eliminate the circumstances that prompted that application by the individual entrepreneur or citizen to the control (supervisory) authority.

 

Article 32. Witness

  1. A person who may know any information concerning factual circumstances relevant to the adoption of a decision during a control (supervisory) measure or special regime of state control (supervision) may act as a witness.
  2. Participation of a person as a witness shall be voluntary.
  3. A judge, prosecutor, investigator, inquiry officer, official of a tax authority or inspector may not be engaged as a witness in respect of information that became known to them in connection with the performance of official duties.
  4. For providing knowingly false information, a witness shall bear liability provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, of which the witness shall be warned.

 

Article 33. Expert. Expert organisation

  1. An expert shall be a citizen who has no personal interest in the results of the control (supervisory) measure or control (supervisory) action, is not an individual entrepreneur, has special knowledge and experience in the relevant field of science, technology or economic activities and has obtained expert status in accordance with the general requirements established by the Government of the Russian Federation for the purposes of engagement by the control (supervisory) authority to carry out an expert examination. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. An expert organisation shall be a legal entity or individual entrepreneur having no interest in the results of the control (supervisory) measure or control (supervisory) action, accredited in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on accreditation in the national accreditation system and engaged by control (supervisory) authorities to carry out an expert examination. The expert organisation shall independently determine from among its employees the persons who will act as experts.
  3. When carrying out an expert examination, the expert and expert organisation shall be entitled:

1) to familiarise themselves with documents and materials relating to the expert examination;

2) after receiving documents and materials, including specimens and (or) samples of products (goods), to refuse to carry out an expert examination where the questions posed fall outside their competence, or to refuse to provide answers to questions not falling within their competence;

3) to request in writing, within three working days from the date of receipt of documents and materials for the expert examination, additional materials and documents, including specimens and (or) samples of products (goods), necessary for the expert examination;

4) to clarify the questions posed to them in accordance with their special and (or) scientific knowledge and competence;

5) to include in the opinion conclusions concerning circumstances relevant to the control (supervisory) measure in respect of which no questions were posed.

  1. When carrying out an expert examination, the expert and expert organisation shall:

1) prepare an opinion on the basis of a full, comprehensive and objective assessment of the results of research;

2) not disclose information obtained as a result of the expert examination or transfer it to third parties, except in the cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation;

3) comply with the established periods for carrying out the expert examination.

  1. For giving a knowingly false opinion, the expert and expert organisation shall bear liability provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, of which they shall be warned.

 

Article 34. Specialist

  1. In the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, control (supervisory) authorities may, where necessary, engage specialists to perform certain control (supervisory) actions who possess special knowledge and skills necessary to assist control (supervisory) authorities, including in using technical means.
  2. A specialist shall have the right:

1) to familiarise himself with materials connected with the performance of actions in which he participates;

2) to familiarise himself with documents drawn up following the performance of actions in which he participated and to make statements or comments concerning the actions performed by him, which shall be entered in the said documents.

  1. A specialist shall:

1) participate in the performance of actions requiring special knowledge and skills, or perform such actions, and provide explanations concerning the actions performed by him;

2) certify by his signature the performance of the actions specified in part 1 of this Article and, where necessary, certify the content and results of those actions by drawing up an opinion;

3) not disclose information obtained within his participation in the performance of control (supervisory) actions or transfer it to third parties, except in the cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

  1. For giving knowingly false explanations and (or) performing unlawful actions, a specialist shall bear liability provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, of which he shall be warned.

 

Article 35. Reimbursement of expenses to a witness, specialist, expert, expert organisation

  1. Witnesses, specialists, experts and expert organisations shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in connection with participation in control (supervisory) measures where the procedure for reimbursement of expenses is established by the federal law on the type of control.
  2. Employees summoned to the control (supervisory) authority as witnesses shall retain their wages at their principal place of work for the time of their absence from work in connection with attendance at the control (supervisory) authority.

 

Chapter 8. Guarantees and protection of the rights of controlled persons

 

Article 36. Rights of controlled persons

In the exercise of state control (supervision) and municipal control, a controlled person shall have the right:

1) to be present during a preventive measure or control (supervisory) measure and provide explanations on matters concerning their conduct, except for measures during which no interaction between control (supervisory) authorities and controlled persons takes place;

2) to receive from the control (supervisory) authority and its officials information which relates to the subject matter of the preventive measure or control (supervisory) measure and the provision of which is provided for by federal laws;

3) to receive from the control (supervisory) authority information on the information which served as grounds for conducting an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure, including where the said measure is conducted at a prosecutor’s request to conduct a control (supervisory) measure within supervision over the implementation of laws and observance of human and civil rights and freedoms in connection with materials and appeals received by prosecution authorities, except for information constituting a legally protected secret;

4) to familiarise itself with the results of control (supervisory) measures and control (supervisory) actions and inform the control (supervisory) authority of its agreement or disagreement therewith;

5) to appeal actions (inaction) of officials of the control (supervisory) authority and decisions of the control (supervisory) authority which have resulted in a violation of the rights of controlled persons in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, through pre-trial and (or) judicial procedures in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;

6) to involve the Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights, his public representatives or the commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs’ rights in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in participation in the conduct of control (supervisory) measures (except for control (supervisory) measures the conduct of which does not require interaction between the control (supervisory) authority and controlled persons);

7) to refuse the inspector access to objects of control and documents and the taking of other measures to conduct the control (supervisory) measure where the two-dimensional barcode provided for by the rules for forming and maintaining the unified register of control (supervisory) measures, enabling access to the page of the unified register of control (supervisory) measures containing information on the said control (supervisory) measure, is absent from documents drawn up by the control (supervisory) authority or has been applied incorrectly, except where adoption of a decision to conduct the control (supervisory) measure is not required before its conduct begins. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 37. Restrictions and prohibitions connected with the exercise of the powers of an inspector

The inspector shall not be entitled:

1) to assess compliance with mandatory requirements where assessment of compliance with such requirements does not fall within the powers of the control (supervisory) authority;

2) to conduct control (supervisory) measures or perform control (supervisory) actions not provided for by the decision of the control (supervisory) authority;

3) to conduct control (supervisory) measures or perform control (supervisory) actions where the controlled person is absent during the conduct of the said measures (actions), except for control (supervisory) measures and control (supervisory) actions not requiring interaction with the controlled person, and except where compliance with mandatory requirements can be assessed without the presence of the controlled person during the control (supervisory) measure and the controlled person was duly notified of the conduct of the control (supervisory) measure;

4) to collect specimens (samples) of products (goods), materials or substances for research (testing) and measurements in violation of the established requirements for their collection, including in quantities exceeding the norms established by standardisation documents, rules for collecting specimens (samples) and methods for their research (testing) and measurements, technical regulations or other regulatory technical documents, rules and methods of research (testing) and measurements;

5) to require the submission of documents, information, specimens (samples) of products (goods), materials or substances where they do not relate to the subject matter of the control (supervisory) measure, or to seize originals of such documents;

6) to require the controlled person to submit documents and (or) information, including authorisation documents, previously submitted by the controlled person or held by other state bodies, local self-government bodies or organisations subordinate to state bodies or local self-government bodies;

7) to disseminate information and data obtained as a result of the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control and constituting a state, commercial, official or other legally protected secret, except in the cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation;

8) to require the controlled person to submit documents or information before the commencement date of the control (supervisory) measure;

9) to issue to controlled persons orders or proposals to conduct control (supervisory) measures and perform control (supervisory) actions at their expense;

10) to exceed the established periods for conducting control (supervisory) measures;

11) to obstruct photography, audio and video recording by a controlled person present during a preventive measure or control (supervisory) measure where the performance of the said actions is not prohibited by federal laws and where those actions do not obstruct the conduct of the said measures.

 

Article 38. Right to compensation for harm (damage) caused in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. Harm (damage) caused to controlled persons by decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of officials of the control (supervisory) authority recognised as unlawful in the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation shall be compensated in accordance with civil legislation, including lost profit (income not received), from the funds of the relevant budget of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation.
  2. Harm (damage) caused to controlled persons by lawful decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of officials of the control (supervisory) authority shall not be compensated, except in the cases provided for by federal laws.

 

Chapter 9. Appeals against decisions of control (supervisory) authorities and actions (inaction) of their officials

 

Article 39. Right to appeal decisions of control (supervisory) authorities and actions (inaction) of their officials in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control

  1. The right to appeal decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of its officials shall belong to the controlled person in respect of which decisions have been adopted or actions (inaction) performed as specified in part 4 of Article 40 of this Federal Law.

Part 2 of Article 39 shall be effective from 01.01.2023 (part 3 of Article 98).

  1. Judicial appeal against decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of its officials shall be possible only after a pre-trial appeal against them, except for judicial appeals against decisions and actions (inaction) by citizens not engaged in entrepreneurial activities.
  2. Pre-trial appeals against decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of its officials shall be carried out in accordance with this Chapter.
  3. The regulations on the type of municipal control may establish that the pre-trial procedure for submitting complaints shall not apply in the exercise of the relevant type of municipal control, unless otherwise established by the federal law on the type of control or the general requirements for the organisation and exercise of that type of municipal control approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

 

Article 40. Pre-trial procedure for submitting a complaint

  1. A complaint shall be submitted by the controlled person to the authority authorised to consider the complaint, determined in accordance with part 2 of this Article, in electronic form using the unified portal of state and municipal services and (or) regional portals of state and municipal services, except in the case provided for by part 1.1 of this Article. Where a complaint is submitted by a citizen, it shall be signed with a simple electronic signature or an enhanced qualified electronic signature. Where a complaint is submitted by an organisation, it shall be signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1.1. A complaint containing information and documents constituting a state or other legally protected secret shall be submitted by the controlled person to the authority authorised to consider the complaint, determined in accordance with part 2 of this Article, without using the unified portal of state and municipal services and (or) regional portals of state and municipal services, in the procedure established by the regulations on the type of control, taking into account the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on state and other legally protected secrets. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. The procedure for considering a complaint shall be determined by the regulations on the type of control and shall, in particular, provide that: (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

1) a complaint against a decision of a territorial body of the control (supervisory) authority or a state or municipal institution exercising certain types of state control (supervision), municipal control or certain powers to exercise them in the cases provided for by part 2 of Article 26 of this Federal Law (hereinafter – institution), or against actions (inaction) of officials of a territorial body of the control (supervisory) authority or institutions, shall be considered by the head (deputy head) of that territorial body or institution or by a higher body of the control (supervisory) authority or institution; (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

2) a complaint against actions (inaction) of the head (deputy head) of a territorial body of the control (supervisory) authority or an institution shall be considered by a higher body of the control (supervisory) authority; (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

3) complaints against decisions of the control (supervisory) authority adopted by its central office and complaints against decisions of officials of the central office of the control (supervisory) authority shall be considered by the head of the control (supervisory) authority; (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

4) where there is no higher body of the control (supervisory) authority, complaints against decisions and actions (inaction) of the head and other officials of the control (supervisory) authority shall be considered by the head of the control (supervisory) authority or a body established in accordance with part 3 of this Article. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. The regulations on the type of control may provide for the establishment within the control (supervisory) authority of a collegial body (collegial bodies) composed of its officials to consider complaints.
  2. Controlled persons whose rights and legitimate interests, in their opinion, have been directly violated in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall have the right to a pre-trial appeal against: (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1) decisions to conduct control (supervisory) measures and mandatory preventive visits; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

2) reports on control (supervisory) measures and mandatory preventive visits, orders to remedy identified violations; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

3) actions (inaction) of officials of the control (supervisory) authority within control (supervisory) measures and mandatory preventive visits; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

4) decisions to assign objects of control to the relevant risk category; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

5) decisions refusing to conduct preventive visits upon applications of controlled persons; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL, dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

6) other decisions adopted by control (supervisory) authorities following preventive and (or) control (supervisory) measures provided for by this Federal Law in respect of controlled persons or objects of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. A complaint against a decision of the control (supervisory) authority or actions (inaction) of its officials may be submitted within thirty calendar days from the date when the controlled person learned or should have learned of the violation of its rights.
  2. A complaint against an order of the control (supervisory) authority may be submitted within ten working days from the time the controlled person receives the order.
  3. Where the period for submitting a complaint is missed for a valid reason, that period may, upon a motion by the person submitting the complaint, be restored by the authorised authority.
  4. The person who submitted a complaint may withdraw it before a decision on the complaint is adopted. In that case, repeat submission of a complaint on the same grounds shall not be permitted. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  5. A complaint may contain a motion to suspend the implementation of the decision of the control (supervisory) authority being appealed.
  6. The authority authorised to consider the complaint shall, no later than two working days from the date of registration of the complaint, adopt a decision:

1) to suspend the implementation of the decision of the control (supervisory) authority being appealed;

2) to refuse to suspend the implementation of the decision of the control (supervisory) authority being appealed.

  1. Information on the decision specified in part 10 of this Article shall be sent to the person who submitted the complaint within one working day from the time the decision is adopted.

 

Article 41. Form and content of a complaint

  1. A complaint shall contain:

1) the name of the control (supervisory) authority, surname, first name and patronymic (if any) of the official whose decision and (or) action (inaction) are being appealed;

2) the surname, first name and patronymic (if any), information on the place of residence (place of activities) of the citizen, or the name of the applicant organisation and information on the location of that organisation, or the details of the power of attorney and surname, first name and patronymic (if any) of the person submitting the complaint under a power of attorney, the desired means of interaction during consideration of the complaint and the desired means of receiving the decision thereon;

3) information on the decision of the control (supervisory) authority and (or) action (inaction) of its official being appealed which have led or may lead to a violation of the rights of the controlled person who submitted the complaint;

4) the grounds and arguments on the basis of which the applicant disagrees with the decision of the control (supervisory) authority and (or) action (inaction) of the official. The applicant may submit documents (where available) supporting its arguments or copies thereof;

5) the demands of the person who submitted the complaint;

6) the registration number in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures of the control (supervisory) measure or mandatory preventive visit in respect of which the complaint is submitted, where a complaint is submitted on the grounds provided for by clauses 1 – 3 of part 4 of Article 40 of this Federal Law; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

7) the registration number of the object of control in the unified register of types of control (where appealing a decision to assign the object of control to the relevant risk category). (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. A complaint shall not contain obscene or insulting expressions or threats to the life, health and property of officials of the control (supervisory) authority or members of their families.
  2. A complaint may be submitted by an authorised representative of the controlled person where the relevant right is delegated to that representative using the Federal State Information System “Unified Identification and Authentication System”.
  3. The position of the Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights, his public representative or the commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs’ rights in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation relating to the subject matter of the complaint may be attached to the complaint. A response to the position of the Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights, his public representative or the commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs’ rights in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation shall be sent by the authorised authority to the person who submitted the complaint within one working day from the time a decision on the complaint is adopted.

 

Article 42. Refusal to consider a complaint

  1. The authority authorised to consider the complaint shall adopt a decision refusing to consider the complaint within five working days from the date of receipt of the complaint where: (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1) the complaint was submitted after the periods for submitting a complaint established by parts 5 and 6 of Article 40 of this Federal Law had expired and does not contain a motion to restore the missed period for submitting a complaint; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

2) the motion to restore the missed period for submitting a complaint has been refused; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

3) before a decision on the complaint is adopted, an application to withdraw the complaint has been received from the controlled person who submitted it; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

4) there is a court decision on the matters raised in the complaint; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

5) another complaint from the same controlled person on the same grounds was previously submitted to the authorised authority; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

6) the complaint contains obscene or insulting expressions or threats to the life, health and property of officials of the control (supervisory) authority or members of their families; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

7) a refusal to consider a complaint concerning the same subject matter was previously received, precluding the possibility of a repeat complaint by that controlled person, and no new arguments or circumstances are presented; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

8) the complaint was submitted to an improper authorised authority; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

9) the legislation of the Russian Federation provides only for a judicial procedure for appealing decisions of the control (supervisory) authority. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. Part excluded. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. Refusal to consider a complaint on the grounds specified in clauses 3 – 8 of part 1 of this Article shall not constitute the result of a pre-trial appeal and may not serve as grounds for a judicial appeal against decisions of the control (supervisory) authority or actions (inaction) of its officials. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

 

Article 43. Procedure for considering a complaint

  1. When considering a complaint, the authority authorised to consider the complaint shall use the subsystem for pre-trial appeals against control (supervisory) activities, except where consideration of the complaint is connected with information and documents constituting a state or other legally protected secret. The rules for maintaining the subsystem for pre-trial appeals against control (supervisory) activities shall be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. Consideration of a complaint connected with information and documents constituting a state or other legally protected secret shall be carried out in the procedure provided for by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1.1. Authorities authorised to consider complaints shall ensure the transfer of information on the progress of consideration of complaints to the subsystem for pre-trial appeals against control (supervisory) activities. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. A complaint shall be considered by the authority authorised to consider the complaint within fifteen working days from the date of its registration in the pre-trial appeals subsystem. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

2.1. A complaint by a controlled person against a decision to assign objects of control to the relevant risk category shall be considered within a period not exceeding five working days. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. The authorised authority shall be entitled to request from the controlled person who submitted the complaint additional information and documents relating to the subject matter of the complaint. The controlled person shall be entitled to submit the said information and documents within five working days from the time the request is sent. The running of the period for considering the complaint shall be suspended from the time the request to submit additional information and documents relating to the subject matter of the complaint is sent until the time they are received by the authorised authority, but for no more than five working days from the time the request is sent. Failure to receive from the controlled person additional information and documents relating to the subject matter of the complaint shall not constitute grounds for refusing to consider the complaint.
  2. Requesting from the controlled person who submitted the complaint information and documents held by state bodies, local self-government bodies or organisations subordinate thereto shall not be permitted.

4.1. Before a final decision on the complaint is adopted, the person who submitted the complaint shall be entitled, at its discretion, to submit additional materials relating to the subject matter of the complaint. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. The duty to prove the lawfulness and justification of the decision adopted and (or) action (inaction) performed shall be imposed on the control (supervisory) authority whose decision and (or) whose official’s action (inaction) are being appealed.
  2. Following consideration of the complaint, the authority authorised to consider the complaint shall adopt one of the following decisions:

1) leave the complaint unsatisfied;

2) cancel the decision of the control (supervisory) authority in full or in part;

3) cancel the decision of the control (supervisory) authority in full and adopt a new decision;

4) recognise the actions (inaction) of officials of control (supervisory) authorities as unlawful and issue a decision on the merits, including on the performance, where necessary, of certain actions.

  1. The decision of the authority authorised to consider the complaint, containing the justification for the decision adopted and the period and procedure for its implementation, shall be posted in the personal account of the controlled person on the unified portal of state and municipal services and (or) regional portal of state and municipal services no later than one working day from the date of its adoption.

 

SECTION IV. PREVENTION OF RISKS OF HARM (DAMAGE) TO LEGALLY PROTECTED VALUES, INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

 

Chapter 10. Preventive measures

 

Article 44. Programme for the prevention of risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values

  1. Prevention of risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values shall be aimed at achieving the following principal purposes:

1) encouraging good-faith compliance with mandatory requirements by all controlled persons;

2) eliminating conditions, causes and factors capable of leading to violations of mandatory requirements and (or) harm (damage) to legally protected values;

3) creating conditions for communicating mandatory requirements to controlled persons and increasing awareness of the means of complying with them.

  1. A programme for the prevention of risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values (hereinafter – programme for the prevention of risks of harm) shall be approved annually for each type of control and shall consist of the following sections:

1) analysis of the current state of exercise of the type of control, description of the current level of development of preventive activities of the control (supervisory) authority, and description of the problems which the programme for the prevention of risks of harm is aimed at resolving;

2) purposes and objectives of implementing the programme for the prevention of risks of harm;

3) list of preventive measures and periods (frequency) for their conduct;

4) performance and efficiency indicators of the programme for the prevention of risks of harm.

  1. When approving the programme for the prevention of risks of harm, the control (supervisory) authority shall take into account the risk categories to which objects of control are assigned.
  2. The procedure for developing, approving and updating the programme for the prevention of risks of harm shall be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. The approved programme for the prevention of risks of harm shall be posted on the official website of the control (supervisory) authority on the “Internet” network.
  4. Preventive measures provided for by the programme for the prevention of risks of harm shall be mandatory for the control (supervisory) authority to conduct.
  5. The control (supervisory) authority may conduct preventive measures not provided for by the programme for the prevention of risks of harm.

 

Article 45. Types of preventive measures

  1. Control (supervisory) authorities may conduct the following preventive measures:

1) provision of information;

2) generalisation of law enforcement practice;

3) measures to encourage good faith;

4) announcement of a warning;

5) provision of advice;

6) self-examination;

7) preventive visit.

  1. The types of preventive measures conducted in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be determined by the regulations on the type of control, taking into account that in the exercise of state control (supervision) the conduct of preventive measures specified in clauses 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 of part 1 of this Article shall be mandatory, and in the exercise of municipal control – the conduct of preventive measures provided for by clauses 1, 4, 5 and 7 of part 1 of this Article, unless otherwise established by the federal law on the type of control or general requirements for the organisation and exercise of the type of municipal control approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  2. When conducting preventive measures, control (supervisory) authorities shall interact with citizens and organisations only in the cases established by this Federal Law. Unless otherwise established by this Federal Law, preventive measures during which interaction with controlled persons takes place shall be conducted only with the consent of those controlled persons or on their initiative. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. Where, during preventive measures, it is established that objects of control pose an obvious immediate threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values or such harm (damage) has been caused, the inspector shall immediately send information thereon to the head (deputy head) of the control (supervisory) authority or another official of the control (supervisory) authority authorised in accordance with the regulations on the type of control to adopt decisions to conduct control (supervisory) measures (hereinafter – authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority), for adopting a decision to conduct control (supervisory) measures, or, in the cases provided for by this Federal Law, shall take the measures specified in Article 90 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 46. Provision of information

  1. Control (supervisory) authorities shall inform controlled persons and other interested persons on matters concerning compliance with mandatory requirements.
  2. Information shall be provided by posting the relevant information on the official website of the control (supervisory) authority on the “Internet” network, in the mass media, through personal accounts of controlled persons in state information systems (where available), and in other forms.
  3. The control (supervisory) authority shall post and keep up to date on its official website on the “Internet” network:

1) the texts of regulatory legal acts regulating the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control;

2) information on amendments made to regulatory legal acts regulating the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, and on the periods and procedure for their entry into force;

3) a list of regulatory legal acts specifying the structural units of those acts containing mandatory requirements assessment of compliance with which constitutes the subject matter of control, and information on liability measures applied in the event of violation of mandatory requirements, with the texts in the current wording;

4) approved checklists in a format permitting their use for self-examination;

5) guidelines on compliance with mandatory requirements developed and approved in accordance with the Federal Law “On Mandatory Requirements in the Russian Federation”;

6) a list of risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements and the procedure for assigning objects of control to risk categories; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

7) a list of objects of control taken into account in forming the annual plan of control (supervisory) measures, specifying the risk category; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

8) the programme for the prevention of risks of harm and the plan for conducting scheduled control (supervisory) measures by the control (supervisory) authority (where such measures are conducted);

9) an exhaustive list of information which the control (supervisory) authority may request from the controlled person;

10) information on the means of obtaining advice on matters concerning compliance with mandatory requirements;

11) information on the application by the control (supervisory) authority of measures to encourage the good faith of controlled persons;

12) information on the procedure for pre-trial appeals against decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of its officials;

13) reports containing the results of generalisation of law enforcement practice of the control (supervisory) authority;

14) reports on state control (supervision), municipal control;

15) information on the means and procedure of self-examination (where available), including methodological recommendations for conducting self-examination and preparing a declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements, and information on declarations of compliance with mandatory requirements submitted by controlled persons;

16) other information provided for by regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, regulatory legal acts of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, municipal legal acts and (or) programmes for the prevention of risks of harm.

 

Article 47. Generalisation of law enforcement practice

  1. Generalisation of law enforcement practice shall be conducted to resolve the following objectives:

1) ensuring uniform approaches to the application by the control (supervisory) authority and its officials of mandatory requirements and the legislation of the Russian Federation on state control (supervision), municipal control;

2) identifying typical violations of mandatory requirements and causes, factors and conditions contributing to the occurrence of the said violations;

3) analysing instances of harm (damage) to legally protected values and identifying sources and factors of risk of harm (damage);

4) preparing proposals for updating mandatory requirements;

5) preparing proposals for amendments to the legislation of the Russian Federation on state control (supervision), municipal control.

  1. Following generalisation of law enforcement practice, the control (supervisory) authority shall ensure preparation of a report containing the results of generalisation of law enforcement practice of the control (supervisory) authority (hereinafter – report on law enforcement practice).
  2. The report on law enforcement practice shall be prepared by the control (supervisory) authority for each type of control exercised by it with the frequency provided for by the regulations on the type of control, but at least once a year. The control (supervisory) authority shall ensure public discussion of the draft report on law enforcement practice.
  3. The report on law enforcement practice shall be approved by an order (directive) of the head of the control (supervisory) authority and posted on the official website of the control (supervisory) authority on the “Internet” network within the periods specified in the regulations on the type of control.
  4. Part no longer in force. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  5. Methodological support for activities involving generalisation of law enforcement practice shall be provided by the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control.

 

Article 48. Measures to encourage good faith

  1. For the purposes of motivating controlled persons to comply with mandatory requirements, control (supervisory) authorities shall conduct measures aimed at non-material encouragement of controlled persons acting in good faith (hereinafter – measures to encourage good faith), where such measures are provided for by the regulations on the type of control.
  2. The procedure for assessing the good faith of controlled persons, including the types of measures to encourage good faith, shall be established by the regulations on the type of control.
  3. In assessing the good faith of controlled persons, the information specified in part 7 of Article 23 of this Federal Law may be taken into account.
  4. Compliance of a controlled person with good-faith criteria shall be assessed over a period from one year to three years depending on the risk category to which the activities of the controlled person or the production facility are assigned, unless otherwise established by the federal law on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  5. Information on the measures to encourage the good faith of controlled persons applied by the control (supervisory) authority, the procedure and conditions for applying the relevant measures, including methods and criteria for assessing the good faith of controlled persons, shall be posted on the official website of the control (supervisory) authority on the “Internet” network.
  6. For the purposes of applying measures to encourage the good faith of controlled persons, and increasing awareness among citizens and organisations of compliance by controlled persons with mandatory requirements, the control (supervisory) authority may, following a preventive and (or) control (supervisory) measure, assign a public assessment of the level of compliance with mandatory requirements to the controlled person or object of control, where this is provided for by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  7. The rules and criteria for assigning a public assessment of the level of compliance with mandatory requirements, and the procedure and means for a controlled person to inform of the assignment of such assessment to it, shall be established by the regulations on the type of control. The Government of the Russian Federation shall be entitled to determine fields of activities and types of control in the exercise of which assignment of such assessment shall be mandatory. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 49. Announcement of a warning

  1. Where the control (supervisory) authority has information on impending violations of mandatory requirements or signs of violations of mandatory requirements and (or) where there are no confirmed data that a violation of mandatory requirements has caused harm (damage) to legally protected values or created a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values, the control (supervisory) authority shall announce to the controlled person a warning of the inadmissibility of violation of mandatory requirements and propose taking measures to ensure compliance with mandatory requirements. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. A warning of the inadmissibility of violation of mandatory requirements shall be announced and sent to the controlled person in the procedure provided for by this Federal Law, shall contain an indication of the relevant mandatory requirements and the regulatory legal act providing for them, information on which specific actions (inaction) of the controlled person may lead or lead to a violation of mandatory requirements, and a proposal to take measures to ensure compliance with those requirements, and may not contain a requirement that the controlled person submit information and documents or periods for eliminating consequences arising as a result of actions (inaction) of the controlled person which may lead or lead to a violation of mandatory requirements. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. Where the control (supervisory) authority adopts a decision to announce to the controlled person a warning of the inadmissibility of violation of mandatory requirements, simultaneously with the said warning the controlled person shall, for the purposes of its conducting a self-examination of compliance with mandatory requirements, be sent the address of a website on the “Internet” network enabling it to undergo a self-examination of compliance with mandatory requirements, provided that self-examination is among the preventive measures used for the relevant type of control.
  4. After receiving a warning of the inadmissibility of violation of mandatory requirements, a controlled person shall be entitled to submit to the control (supervisory) authority an objection to the said warning, including through the unified portal of state and municipal services or a regional portal of state and municipal services. The procedure for submitting and considering an objection to a warning shall be established by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  5. Control (supervisory) authorities shall record warnings of the inadmissibility of violation of mandatory requirements announced by them and use the relevant data to conduct other preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures.

 

Article 50. Provision of advice

  1. An official of the control (supervisory) authority shall, upon appeals of controlled persons and their representatives sent including through the unified portal of state and municipal services or a regional portal of state and municipal services, provide advice (give explanations on matters connected with the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control). Advice shall be provided free of charge. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  2. Advice may be provided by an official of the control (supervisory) authority by telephone, by video conferencing, using the “Inspector” mobile application, at a personal appointment or during a preventive measure or control (supervisory) measure. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. The procedure for providing advice and the list of matters on which advice is provided, including the list of matters on which written advice is provided, shall be determined by the regulations on the type of control.
  4. Following the provision of advice, information in writing shall not be provided to controlled persons and their representatives, except in the cases established by the regulations on the type of control. A controlled person shall be entitled to send a request for a written response within the periods established by Federal Law dated 2 May 2006 N 59-FL “On the Procedure for Considering Appeals of Citizens of the Russian Federation”.
  5. When providing advice, an official of the control (supervisory) authority shall observe the confidentiality of information access to which is restricted in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
  6. During the provision of advice, information containing an assessment of a specific control (supervisory) measure, decisions and (or) actions of officials of the control (supervisory) authority or other participants in the control (supervisory) measure, and the results of expert examination and testing conducted within a control (supervisory) measure, may not be provided.
  7. Information that became known to an official of the control (supervisory) authority during the provision of advice may not be used by the control (supervisory) authority for the purposes of assessing the controlled person on matters concerning compliance with mandatory requirements.
  8. Control (supervisory) authorities shall record the provision of advice.
  9. In the cases provided for by the regulations on the type of control, advice on appeals of the same type from controlled persons and their representatives shall be provided by posting on the official website of the control (supervisory) authority on the “Internet” network a written explanation signed by an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority.

 

Article 51. Self-examination

  1. For the purposes of voluntary determination by controlled persons of their level of compliance with mandatory requirements, the regulations on the type of control may provide for independent assessment of compliance with mandatory requirements (self-examination). Within self-examination, controlled persons shall also be afforded the possibility of obtaining information on conformity of objects of control belonging to them with risk criteria.
  2. Self-examination shall be carried out automatically using one of the means specified on the official website of the control (supervisory) authority on the “Internet” network and may concern both the controlled person as a whole and its separate subdivisions and other objects. The controlled person shall have the possibility of carrying out self-examination without user identification. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. Controlled persons that have received a high assessment of their compliance with mandatory requirements following self-examination conducted in accordance with part 2 of this Article with user identification shall be entitled to adopt a declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements where adoption of a declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements is provided for by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  4. The declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements shall be sent by the controlled person to the control (supervisory) authority, which shall register it and post it on its official website on the “Internet” network. The controlled person shall have the right to post information on the registered declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements on its website on the “Internet” network and in premises belonging to it, and to use such information in advertising materials.
  5. The validity period of the declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements shall be determined by the regulations on the type of control but may not be less than one year or more than three years from the time the said declaration is registered by the control (supervisory) authority.
  6. Where information contained in the declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements changes, an amended declaration shall be submitted by the controlled person to the control (supervisory) authority within one month from the date the information contained therein changes.
  7. The control (supervisory) authority shall approve methodological recommendations for conducting self-examination and preparing a declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements. The methodological recommendations shall be posted on the official website of the control (supervisory) authority on the “Internet” network.
  8. Where violations of mandatory requirements or instances of submission by the controlled person of unreliable information during self-examination are identified during a mandatory preventive visit or control (supervisory) measure, the declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements shall be annulled by a decision adopted following the control (supervisory) measure. The regulations on the type of control shall establish the period after the expiry of which the controlled person may again adopt a declaration of compliance with mandatory requirements following self-examination. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 52. Preventive visit (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. A preventive visit shall be conducted in the form of a preventive discussion by an inspector at the place where the controlled person carries out activities or by using video conferencing or the “Inspector” mobile application.
  2. During a preventive visit, the controlled person shall be informed of mandatory requirements imposed on its activities or objects of control belonging to it, their conformity with risk criteria, recommended means of lowering the risk category, and the types, content and intensity of measures conducted in respect of the object of control based on its assignment to the relevant risk category, and the inspector shall familiarise himself with the object of control, collect information necessary for assigning objects of control to risk categories and assess the level of compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements.
  3. A preventive visit shall be conducted on the initiative of the control (supervisory) authority (mandatory preventive visit) or on the initiative of the controlled person.
  4. Following a preventive visit, the object of control may be assigned a public assessment of the level of compliance with mandatory requirements in accordance with parts 6 and 7 of Article 48 of this Federal Law.

 

Article 52.1. Mandatory preventive visit (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. A mandatory preventive visit shall be conducted:

1) in respect of controlled persons and objects of control belonging to them assigned to a specific risk category, taking into account the frequency of mandatory preventive measures established by part 2 of Article 25 of this Federal Law;

2) in respect of controlled persons that have submitted a notification of commencement of certain types of entrepreneurial activities in accordance with Article 8 of Federal Law dated 26 December 2008 N 294-FL “On the Protection of the Rights of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs in the Exercise of State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control”, or controlled persons information on which is included in the register of classified accommodation facilities. The list of types of entrepreneurial activities in respect of which such notifications are submitted shall be approved by the regulations on the type of control. In the said case, a mandatory preventive visit shall be conducted no later than six months from the date of submission of such notification; (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

3) upon the occurrence of an event specified in the inspection programme where the federal law on the type of control establishes that a mandatory preventive visit may be conducted on the basis of an inspection programme;

4) on the instructions of:

а) the President of the Russian Federation;

б) the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation or a Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, agreed with the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation – Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation (including in respect of types of federal state control (supervision) the powers to exercise which have been transferred for exercise to state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation);

в) the highest official of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation (in respect of types of regional state control (supervision), types of federal state control (supervision) the powers to exercise which have been transferred for exercise to state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and types of municipal control in the cases provided for by part 3 of Article 5 of this Federal Law). (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. The Government of the Russian Federation shall be entitled to establish other cases for conducting mandatory preventive visits in respect of controlled persons.
  2. A mandatory preventive visit shall not provide for refusal by the controlled person to undergo it. The controlled person shall be notified of a mandatory preventive visit no later than twenty-four hours before its commencement in the procedure provided for by part 5 of Article 21 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. Within a mandatory preventive visit, the inspector shall, where necessary, conduct a visual examination, request necessary documents, collect specimens (samples), and conduct instrumental examination, testing and expert examination.
  4. Instructions of the President of the Russian Federation to conduct mandatory preventive visits and instructions of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation to conduct mandatory preventive visits shall be adopted in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
  5. Where instructions do not specify the type of control and (or) list of controlled persons in respect of whom mandatory preventive visits must be conducted, instructions of a Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be adopted in accordance with part 7 of this Article for the purposes of organising the implementation of such instructions. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  6. Instructions of Deputy Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation, agreed with the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation – Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation, and of the highest officials of constituent entities of the Russian Federation to conduct mandatory preventive visits shall contain the following information:

1) the type of control within which mandatory preventive visits must be conducted;

2) the list of controlled persons in respect of whom mandatory preventive visits must be conducted;

3) the subject matter of the mandatory preventive visit;

4) the period during which mandatory preventive visits must be conducted.

  1. The duration of a mandatory preventive visit may not exceed ten working days and may be extended for the period necessary for expert examination and testing.
  2. Upon completion of a mandatory preventive visit, a report on the conduct of the mandatory preventive visit (hereinafter also – mandatory preventive visit report) shall be drawn up in the procedure provided for by Article 90 of this Federal Law for control (supervisory) measures.
  3. The controlled person or its representative shall familiarise itself with the content of the mandatory preventive visit report in the procedure provided for by Article 88 of this Federal Law for control (supervisory) measures.
  4. Where it is impossible to conduct a mandatory preventive visit and (or) the controlled person evades it, the inspector shall draw up a report on the impossibility of conducting the mandatory preventive visit in the procedure provided for by part 10 of Article 65 of this Federal Law for control (supervisory) measures.
  5. Where it is impossible to conduct a mandatory preventive visit, an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority shall be entitled, no later than three months from the date of drawing up the report on the impossibility of conducting the mandatory preventive visit, to adopt a decision to conduct a repeat mandatory preventive visit in respect of the controlled person.
  6. An order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements shall be issued to the controlled person where such violations have not been remedied before completion of the mandatory preventive visit, in the procedure provided for by Article 90.1 of this Federal Law.

 

Article 52.2. Preventive visit on the initiative of a controlled person (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. A preventive visit on the initiative of a controlled person may be conducted upon its application where that person is a small business entity, a socially oriented non-profit organisation or a state or municipal institution.
  2. The controlled person shall submit an application for a preventive visit (hereinafter in this Article – application) through the unified portal of state and municipal services or a regional portal of state and municipal services. The control (supervisory) authority shall consider the application within ten working days and adopt a decision to conduct the preventive visit or refuse to conduct it, of which it shall notify the controlled person.
  3. Where a decision to conduct a preventive visit is adopted, the control (supervisory) authority shall, within twenty working days, agree the date of its conduct with the controlled person by any means ensuring the recording of such agreement.
  4. A decision refusing to conduct a preventive visit shall be adopted in the following cases:

1) a notification withdrawing the application has been received from the controlled person;

2) within six months before the date of submission of the repeat application, conducting a preventive visit was impossible due to the absence of the controlled person at the place of activities or due to other actions (inaction) of the controlled person resulting in the impossibility of conducting the preventive visit;

3) within a year before the date of submission of the application, the control (supervisory) authority conducted a preventive visit upon an application submitted previously;

4) the application contains obscene or insulting expressions or threats to the life, health and property of officials of the control (supervisory) authority or members of their families.

5) the controlled person does not meet the criteria provided for by part 1 of this Article. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. A decision refusing to conduct a preventive visit may be appealed by the controlled person in the procedure established by this Federal Law.
  2. The controlled person shall be entitled to withdraw the application or send a refusal to undergo the preventive visit, notifying the control (supervisory) authority thereof no later than five working days before the date of its conduct.
  3. Within a preventive visit, the inspector shall, with the consent of the controlled person, conduct collection of specimens (samples), instrumental examination and testing.
  4. Explanations and recommendations received by the controlled person during a preventive visit shall be advisory in nature.
  5. Orders to remedy violations of mandatory requirements identified during a preventive visit may not be issued to controlled persons.
  6. Where, during a preventive visit, it is established that objects of control pose an obvious immediate threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values or such harm (damage) has been caused, the inspector shall immediately send information thereon to an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority for adopting a decision to conduct control (supervisory) measures.

 

Article 53. Checklists

  1. For the purposes of reducing risks of harm (damage) at objects of control and optimising the conduct of control (supervisory) measures, control (supervisory) authorities shall form and approve checklists (lists of control questions the answers to which indicate compliance or non-compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements). Checklists may not impose on the controlled person a duty to comply with mandatory requirements not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Part 2 of Article 53 shall be effective from 01.03.2022 (part 2 of Article 98).

  1. Requirements for the development, content and public discussion of draft checklist forms, approval, application and updating of checklist forms, and cases of mandatory application of checklists shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. Part excluded. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  3. During control (supervisory) measures, checklists specified in the decision to conduct the control (supervisory) measure shall be completed by the inspector in electronic form by entering answers to control questions and certified with the inspector’s enhanced qualified electronic signature. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

 

Chapter 11. Independent assessment of compliance with mandatory requirements

 

Article 54. Recognition of results of independent assessment of compliance with mandatory requirements

  1. A federal law on the type of control may provide for independent assessment of compliance by controlled persons with mandatory requirements conducted by organisations independent of the control (supervisory) authority and the controlled person, accredited in the national accreditation system in the form of an inspection body (hereinafter – independent inspection body), and requirements for such independent assessment.
  2. Upon confirmation of compliance with mandatory requirements, the independent inspection body shall issue to the controlled person an opinion confirming compliance with mandatory requirements (hereinafter – conformity opinion). A full list of mandatory requirements assessed, specifying regulatory documents establishing those requirements, shall be attached to the conformity opinion. The maximum validity period of a conformity opinion shall be determined by the federal law on the type of control.
  3. Scheduled control (supervisory) measures in respect of a controlled person shall not be conducted during the validity period of the conformity opinion, unless otherwise provided for by the federal law on the type of control.
  4. Formation and maintenance of the register of conformity opinions shall be carried out by the national accreditation body.
  5. The independent inspection body shall inform control (supervisory) authorities of conformity opinions issued to controlled persons in the procedure established by the federal law on the type of control.
  6. The objects of confirmation of compliance with mandatory requirements by an independent inspection body may be the activities and actions of controlled persons and (or) characteristics of material objects belonging to them and products (goods) produced by them, including with regard to conformity with technical regulations and (or) other standards where those technical regulations and (or) other standards are mandatory in the field of activities of controlled persons.
  7. Where a controlled person carries out one type of activities in several places and (or) at several objects, confirmation of compliance with mandatory requirements by an independent organisation shall be conducted in the said places and (or) at the said objects. The list of objects (with addresses) at which confirmation of compliance with mandatory requirements was conducted shall be drawn up as an appendix to the conformity opinion.
  8. Where a controlled person carries out various types of activities, confirmation of compliance with mandatory requirements by an independent inspection body shall be conducted separately for each type of activities.
  9. Where an independent inspection body identifies violations as a result of assessment of compliance with mandatory requirements, the independent inspection body shall issue to the controlled person a report specifying the violations identified.
  10. Where harm (damage) to legally protected values is caused by the controlled person, the independent inspection body shall bear subsidiary liability with the controlled person to the injured parties.

 

Article 55. Membership in a self-regulatory organisation

  1. A federal law on the type of control may provide that the results of the activities of a self-regulatory organisation with voluntary membership in exercising control over the entrepreneurial or professional activities of its members may be recognised by control (supervisory) authorities exercising (organising) types of control in respect of members of the self-regulatory organisation, on the basis of an agreement on recognition of the results of such activities of the self-regulatory organisation concluded by the self-regulatory organisation with the control (supervisory) authority (hereinafter – agreement on recognition of results of activities).
  2. Conclusion of an agreement on recognition of results of activities shall be permitted where the subject matter of control by the self-regulatory organisation over the entrepreneurial or professional activities of its members is identical to the subject matter of the type of control or covers a wider range of matters.
  3. Where an agreement on recognition of results of activities is concluded, the activities of the control (supervisory) authority shall not be carried out in respect of members of the self-regulatory organisation with which the agreement on recognition of results of activities was concluded.
  4. An agreement on recognition of results of activities may be concluded with a self-regulatory organisation after three years from the date information on the self-regulatory organisation is entered in the state register of self-regulatory organisations.
  5. An agreement on recognition of results of activities may be concluded exclusively with a self-regulatory organisation that has formed a compensation fund for the purposes of ensuring property liability for obligations of its members arising as a result of harm (damage) due to defects in goods (work, services) produced by members of the self-regulatory organisation, in an amount of at least 25 thousand roubles in respect of each member.
  6. The Government of the Russian Federation shall, in the regulations on the type of control, establish criteria on the basis of which the results of the activities of a self-regulatory organisation are recognised, essential terms of the agreement on recognition of results of activities, the procedure for concluding, registering and terminating the agreement on recognition of results of activities, and the procedure for monitoring compliance with the terms of the agreement on recognition of results of activities by the self-regulatory organisation whose activities are recognised by the agreement on recognition of results of activities. The said criteria may take into account: (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1) the number of instances of harm (damage) due to defects in goods (work, services) produced by members of the self-regulatory organisation and changes in that number over time;

2) the aggregate actual harm (damage) due to defects in goods (work, services) produced by members of the self-regulatory organisation and changes in such harm (damage) over time;

3) adoption by the self-regulatory organisation of internal documents provided for by Federal Law dated 1 December 2007 N 315-FL “On Self-Regulatory Organisations”;

4) payments from the compensation fund of the self-regulatory organisation in accordance with Federal Law dated 1 December 2007 N 315-FL “On Self-Regulatory Organisations” and (or) internal documents of the self-regulatory organisation, the ratio of amounts of such payments, periods for making them, and instances of refusal by the self-regulatory organisation to make such payments;

5) establishment by the self-regulatory organisation of requirements for its members not provided for by regulatory legal acts;

6) the effectiveness of control by the self-regulatory organisation over the activities of its members;

7) the effectiveness of application by the self-regulatory organisation of disciplinary measures in respect of its members;

8) instances of the self-regulatory organisation being held liable for offences in the field of activities of self-regulatory organisations.

  1. An agreement on recognition of results of activities shall be concluded with all self-regulatory organisations that meet the criteria established by part 6 of this Article and have applied to the control (supervisory) authority.

 

SECTION V. EXERCISE OF STATE CONTROL (SUPERVISION), MUNICIPAL CONTROL

 

 

Chapter 12. Control (supervisory) measures

 

 

Article 56. Types of control (supervisory) measures

  1. In the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, interaction of control (supervisory) authorities and their officials with controlled persons shall mean meetings, telephone and other discussions (direct interaction) between an inspector and a controlled person or its representative, requests for documents and other materials, and the presence of the inspector at the place where the controlled person carries out activities (except where the inspector is present at publicly accessible production facilities).
  2. Interaction with a controlled person shall take place during the following control (supervisory) measures:

1) test purchase;

2) monitoring purchase;

3) selective control;

4) inspection visit;

5) raid visual examination;

6) documentary inspection;

7) on-site inspection.

  1. The following control (supervisory) measures shall be conducted without interaction with the controlled person (hereinafter – control (supervisory) measures without interaction):

1) observation of compliance with mandatory requirements;

2) on-site examination.

  1. Unless otherwise provided for by this Federal Law, assessment by control (supervisory) authorities of compliance by controlled persons with mandatory requirements may not be conducted by means other than through control (supervisory) measures and control (supervisory) measures without interaction specified in this Article. The regulations on the type of control shall establish control (supervisory) measures from among those specified in part 2 of this Article conducted within a specific type of control. Control (supervisory) measures without interaction shall not require additional specification of their conduct in the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  2. An inspection visit, on-site inspection and raid visual examination may be conducted using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. The Government of the Russian Federation shall be entitled, in agreement with the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, to determine cases and (or) types of control in the exercise of which the conduct of control (supervisory) measures using the “Inspector” mobile application shall not require approval by prosecution authorities. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

 

Article 57. Grounds for conducting control (supervisory) measures

  1. The grounds for conducting control (supervisory) measures, except in the cases specified in part 2 of this Article, may be:

1) the availability to the control (supervisory) authority of information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values, taking into account the provisions of Article 60 of this Federal Law; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

2) the arrival of the dates for conducting control (supervisory) measures included in the plan for conducting control (supervisory) measures;

3) instructions of the President of the Russian Federation or instructions of the Government of the Russian Federation (including in respect of types of federal state control (supervision) the powers to exercise which have been transferred for exercise to state authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation) to conduct control (supervisory) measures in respect of specific controlled persons; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

4) a prosecutor’s request to conduct a control (supervisory) measure within supervision over the implementation of laws and observance of human and civil rights and freedoms on the basis of materials and appeals received by prosecution authorities;

5) expiry of the period for implementing a decision of the control (supervisory) authority to remedy an identified violation of mandatory requirements – in the cases established by part 1 of Article 95 of this Federal Law;

6) the occurrence of an event specified in the inspection programme where the federal law on the type of control establishes that control (supervisory) measures shall be conducted on the basis of an inspection programme;

7) identification of conformity of the object of control with parameters approved by risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements, or deviation of the object of control from such parameters; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

8) the availability to the control (supervisory) authority of information on the conduct of activities without a notification of commencement of entrepreneurial activities established by part 1 of Article 8 of Federal Law dated 26 December 2008 N 294-FL “On the Protection of the Rights of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs in the Exercise of State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control”, where submission of such notification is mandatory, or without information on an accommodation facility being included in the register of classified accommodation facilities, or without a licence provided for for the types of activities specified in clauses 6 – 9.1, 11, 12, 14 – 17, 19 – 21, 24 – 31, 34 – 36, 39, 40, 42 – 55 and 59 of part 1 of Article 12 of Federal Law dated 4 May 2011 N 99-FL “On Licensing Certain Types of Activities”, or without providing to the state information system for monitoring the circulation of goods subject to mandatory marking with identification means information necessary for registration in the said information system where submission of such information is mandatory, with notification of the conduct of the control (supervisory) measure within twenty-four hours to the prosecution authority at the location of the object of control; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL, dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

9) evasion by the controlled person of a mandatory preventive visit. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. Control (supervisory) measures without interaction shall be conducted by officials of control (supervisory) authorities on the basis of assignments of authorised officials of the control (supervisory) authority, including assignments contained in work plans of the control (supervisory) authority, including in the cases established by this Federal Law.
  2. Where a relevant provision is contained in the federal law on the type of control, an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure may be conducted where the control (supervisory) authority receives from the controlled person information on remediation of violations of mandatory requirements identified within periodic conformity (competence) confirmation procedures carried out within authorisation regimes in the forms of licensing, accreditation, certification, inclusion in a register, attestation, expert examination and other authorisations providing for the indefinite validity of the relevant authorisations. The subject matter of an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure in the case provided for by this part shall be limited to assessment of remediation of violations of mandatory requirements identified within periodic conformity (competence) confirmation procedures. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 58. Information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values

  1. The control (supervisory) authority shall receive information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values:

1) upon receipt of appeals (applications) from citizens and organisations, information from state authorities, local self-government bodies or mass media;

2) during control (supervisory) measures, including control (supervisory) measures without interaction, and special regimes of state control (supervision), including in respect of other controlled persons.

  1. When considering information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values contained in appeals (applications) from citizens and organisations and information from state authorities, local self-government bodies or mass media, an official of the control (supervisory) authority shall assess its reliability.
  2. For the purposes of assessing the reliability of information received on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values, an official of the control (supervisory) authority shall, where necessary:

1) request additional information and materials (including orally) from the citizen or organisation that sent the appeal (application), state authorities, local self-government bodies or mass media;

2) request explanations from the controlled person regarding the said information; however, provision of such explanations and other documents shall not be mandatory;

3) ensure, including by decision of an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority, the conduct of a control (supervisory) measure without interaction.

  1. The control (supervisory) authority shall be entitled to apply to a court with a claim to recover from the citizen, organisation or mass media outlet expenses incurred by the control (supervisory) authority in connection with consideration of the appeal (application) or information of the said persons where knowingly false information was specified therein.

 

Article 59. Specific features of consideration of appeals (applications) of citizens and organisations containing information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values

  1. Appeals (applications) of citizens and organisations containing information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values shall be accepted for consideration by the control (supervisory) authority:

1) where such appeals (applications) are submitted by citizens and organisations or their authorised representatives directly to the control (supervisory) authority or through a multifunctional centre for the provision of state and municipal services in person, with presentation of an identity document of the citizen and, for a representative of a citizen or organisation, a document confirming that representative’s powers;

2) where such appeals (applications) of citizens and organisations are submitted after identification and authentication of the applicant through the unified identification and authentication system on the unified portal of state and municipal services, regional portals of state and municipal services or official websites of control (supervisory) authorities on the “Internet” network, and in information systems of control (supervisory) authorities;

3) where citizens and organisations use other means to submit such appeals (applications), after an official of the control (supervisory) authority has taken measures to establish the identity of the citizen and powers of the representative of the organisation and they have been confirmed.

  1. During measures aimed at establishing the identity of the citizen and powers of the representative of the organisation, an official of the control (supervisory) authority shall interact with the citizen or representative of the organisation, including through audio or video communication and using information and communications technologies, and warn that person of the right of the control (supervisory) authority to apply to a court to recover expenses incurred by the control (supervisory) authority in connection with consideration of the appeal (application) received from the citizen or organisation where knowingly false information was specified in the appeal (application).
  2. Where it is impossible to confirm the identity of the citizen or powers of the representative of the organisation, the appeals (applications) received shall be considered by the control (supervisory) authority in the procedure established by Federal Law dated 2 May 2006 N 59-FL “On the Procedure for Considering Appeals of Citizens of the Russian Federation”.
  3. Information on the identity of the citizen as the person who sent the application (appeal) may be provided by the control (supervisory) authority to the controlled person only with the consent of the citizen sent to the control (supervisory) authority.

 

Article 60. Adoption of decisions to conduct control (supervisory) measures involving interaction with controlled persons following consideration of information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. A decision of the control (supervisory) authority to conduct a control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with a controlled person on the grounds provided for by clause 1 of part 1 of Article 57 of this Federal Law shall be adopted where reliable information exists:

1) on harm or an immediate threat of harm to life and serious or moderate harm (damage) to the health of citizens;

2) on harm (damage) or an immediate threat of harm (damage) to the defence of the country and security of the state;

3) on harm (damage) or an immediate threat of harm (damage) to the environment entailing an administrative penalty for commission of an administrative offence in the field of environmental protection, use of natural resources and treatment of animals provided for by the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation;

4) on harm to cultural heritage objects (historical and cultural monuments) of the peoples of the Russian Federation, museum items and museum collections included in the Museum Fund of the Russian Federation, particularly valuable documents, including unique documents, of the Archival Fund of the Russian Federation, and documents of special historical, scientific or cultural significance forming part of the national library fund, entailing their full or partial loss, or on the emergence of a threat of such harm;

5) on violation of mandatory requirements compliance with which is a condition for carrying out activities subject to licensing, accreditation, inclusion in a register, attestation or classification; (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

6) on a threat of natural and (or) technological emergencies, epidemics or epizootics.

  1. A decision of the control (supervisory) authority to conduct a control (supervisory) measure shall also be adopted:

1) upon the occurrence of natural and (or) technological emergencies, epidemics or epizootics;

2) upon receipt from inquiry officers, bodies of inquiry, investigators, heads of investigative bodies or bodies conducting operational investigative activities of materials concerning the seizure, during verification of a report of a crime or during operational investigative measures, of products (goods) and equipment (means) for their production which do not constitute material evidence in a criminal case, and materials concerning the seizure of things which served as instruments or objects of an administrative offence and whose circulation was carried out in violation of mandatory requirements, from bodies and officials authorised to consider cases of administrative offences;

3) upon receipt of appeals (applications) from citizens in connection with the protection (restoration) of their violated rights – within regional state licensing control over entrepreneurial activities involving the management of apartment buildings and regional state housing control (supervision);

4) upon receipt from employees of appeals (applications) concerning mass (more than 10 percent of the average headcount or more than 10 persons) violations by employers of their labour rights connected with full or partial non-payment of wages for more than one month – within federal state control (supervision) over compliance with labour legislation and other regulatory legal acts containing labour law provisions;

5) upon establishing the dissemination (provision) on the “Internet” network of databases (parts thereof) containing personal data – within federal state control (supervision) over the processing of personal data;

6) upon receipt of information on violation of mandatory requirements provided for by Article 20 of Federal Law dated 23 February 2013 N 15-FL “On Protecting the Health of Citizens from Exposure to Ambient Tobacco Smoke, the Consequences of Tobacco Consumption or Consumption of Nicotine-Containing Products”, subclause 11 of clause 2 of Article 16 of Federal Law dated 22 November 1995 N 171-FL “On State Regulation of the Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products and on Restriction of Consumption (Drinking) of Alcoholic Products”;

7) upon identification of signs of violations of mandatory requirements obtained using means operating automatically and having photography and video recording functions, including unmanned vehicles (systems), in accordance with the list approved by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL,  dated 26.06.2026 N 186-FL)

  1. In the cases provided for by clauses 2 and 3 of part 2 of this Article, the control (supervisory) measure shall be conducted without approval by prosecution authorities, with notification thereof within twenty-four hours to the prosecution authority at the location of the object of control.

 

Article 61. Organisation of scheduled control (supervisory) measures

  1. Scheduled control (supervisory) measures shall be conducted on the basis of a plan for conducting scheduled control (supervisory) measures for the next calendar year (hereinafter – annual plan of control (supervisory) measures), formed by the control (supervisory) authority and subject to approval by prosecution authorities.
  2. The regulations on the type of control or federal law on the type of control may establish that the type of control shall be exercised without conducting scheduled control (supervisory) measures and (or) mandatory preventive visits conducted in accordance with clause 1 of part 1 of Article 52.1 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. The procedure for forming the annual plan of control (supervisory) measures, its approval by prosecution authorities, inclusion of control (supervisory) measures therein and exclusion therefrom during the year shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
  4. Prosecution authorities shall examine draft annual plans of control (supervisory) measures for the lawfulness of inclusion or non-inclusion therein of scheduled control (supervisory) measures and submit proposals to authorised officials of control (supervisory) authorities for addressing comments identified.
  5. The procedure for examination by prosecution authorities of draft annual plans of control (supervisory) measures and determination of the prosecution authority for approving the said plans shall be established by an order of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.

 

Article 61.1. Risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. Risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements shall be developed by control (supervisory) authorities in accordance with the provisions of this Federal Law.

1.1. A regulatory legal act approving a list of risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements may contain specific values of parameters of objects of control or the procedure for their calculation and (or) application of risk indicators. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. Upon identifying conformity of an object of control with parameters approved by lists of risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements, or deviation of an object of control from such parameters, an official of the control (supervisory) authority shall send to an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority a reasoned submission on the conduct of a control (supervisory) measure. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  2. The regulations on the type of control may provide for posting in the personal accounts of a controlled person on the unified portal of state and municipal services and (or) in the information system of the control (supervisory) authority information on identification of conformity of the object of control with parameters approved by lists of risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements or information on deviation of the object of control from such parameters. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. Methodological support for developing and approving lists of risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements by types of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be provided by the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

 

Article 62. Instructions of the President of the Russian Federation, instructions of the Government of the Russian Federation

  1. Instructions of the President of the Russian Federation to conduct control (supervisory) measures and instructions of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation to conduct control (supervisory) measures shall be adopted in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

1.1. Where the instructions specified in part 1 of this Article do not specify the type of control and (or) list of controlled persons in respect of whom control (supervisory) measures must be conducted, instructions of a Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be adopted in accordance with part 2 of this Article for the purposes of organising the implementation of such instructions. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. Instructions of Deputy Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation to conduct control (supervisory) measures shall contain the following information:

1) the type of control within which control (supervisory) measures must be conducted;

2) the list of controlled persons in respect of whom control (supervisory) measures must be conducted; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

3) the type and subject matter of the control (supervisory) measure;

4) the period during which control (supervisory) measures must be conducted.

 

Article 63. Prosecutor’s request to conduct a control (supervisory) measure

  1. A prosecutor’s request to conduct a control (supervisory) measure within supervision over the implementation of laws and observance of human and civil rights and freedoms on the basis of materials and appeals received by prosecution authorities shall contain the following information:

1) the type of control (supervisory) measure and period for its conduct;

2) materials and appeals containing information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values and within which the subject matter of the control (supervisory) measure is determined.

  1. The procedure for a prosecutor to send a request to conduct a control (supervisory) measure within supervision over the implementation of laws and observance of human and civil rights and freedoms on the basis of materials and appeals received by prosecution authorities shall be established by the Federal Law “On the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation”.

 

Article 64. Decision to conduct a control (supervisory) measure

  1. To conduct a control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with a controlled person, and a documentary inspection, a decision of the control (supervisory) authority signed by an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority shall be adopted (hereinafter – decision to conduct a control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with a controlled person, and a documentary inspection), specifying: (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1) the date, time and place of adoption of the decision; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

2) by whom the decision was adopted;

3) the grounds for conducting the control (supervisory) measure;

4) the type of control;

5) the surnames, first names, patronymics (if any) and positions of the inspector (inspectors, including the head of the group of inspectors) who is authorised (are authorised) to conduct the control (supervisory) measure, and of specialists and experts engaged to conduct the control (supervisory) measure, or the name of the expert organisation engaged to conduct such measure;

6) the object of control in respect of which the control (supervisory) measure is conducted;

7) the address of the place where the controlled person carries out activities or the address of the location of other objects of control in respect of which the control (supervisory) measure is conducted, which may be omitted in respect of a raid visual examination; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

8) the surname, first name and patronymic (if any) of the citizen or the name of the organisation and address of the organisation (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions) responsible for conformity with mandatory requirements of the object of control in respect of which the control (supervisory) measure is conducted, which may be omitted in respect of a raid visual examination; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

9) the type of control (supervisory) measure;

10) the list of control (supervisory) actions performed within the control (supervisory) measure;

11) the subject matter of the control (supervisory) measure;

12) checklists where their application is mandatory;

13) the date of the control (supervisory) measure, including the period of direct interaction with the controlled person (may be omitted in respect of a raid visual examination insofar as concerns the period of direct interaction with the controlled person); (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

14) the list of documents the provision of which by the citizen or organisation is necessary to assess compliance with mandatory requirements (where the control (supervisory) measure provides for the provision by the controlled person of documents for the purposes of assessment of compliance with mandatory requirements); (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

15) other information where provided for by the regulations on the type of control.

  1. A control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with a controlled person may be commenced after information established by the rules for forming and maintaining the unified register of control (supervisory) measures has been entered therein, except in cases of inoperability of the unified register of control (supervisory) measures recorded by the register operator. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  2. For conducting control (supervisory) measures without interaction, adoption of a decision to conduct that control (supervisory) measure provided for by this Article shall not be required. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Chapter 13. Conduct of control (supervisory) measures

 

Article 65. General requirements for conducting control (supervisory) measures

  1. Control (supervisory) measures, except for control (supervisory) measures without interaction, may be conducted on a scheduled and unscheduled basis only through the performance by the inspector and persons engaged to conduct the control (supervisory) measure of the following control (supervisory) actions:

1) visual examination;

2) inspection;

3) questioning;

4) obtaining written explanations;

5) requesting documents;

6) collection of specimens (samples);

7) instrumental examination;

8) testing;

9) expert examination;

10) experiment.

  1. The regulations on the type of control shall establish control (supervisory) actions performed within a specific type of control (supervisory) measures from among those provided for by this Federal Law for the same type of control (supervisory) measure.
  2. Control (supervisory) measures shall be conducted taking into account the internal rules and (or) regulations of controlled persons and the operating regime of the object of control, where they do not create an insurmountable obstacle to the conduct of control (supervisory) measures.
  3. The period of direct personal interaction between the inspector and the controlled person within an unscheduled test purchase, monitoring purchase or selective control may not exceed one working day.
  4. The performance of control (supervisory) actions and their results shall be reflected in documents drawn up by the inspector and persons engaged to perform control (supervisory) actions.
  5. In the cases established by the regulations on the type of control, photography, audio and video recording and other means of recording evidence may be used by the inspector and persons engaged to perform control (supervisory) actions to record evidence of violations of mandatory requirements. The procedure for photography, audio and video recording and other means of recording evidence shall be established by the regulations on the type of control.
  6. When conducting a control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with a controlled person (its representative) at the place where the controlled person carries out activities, the inspector, including the head of the group of inspectors, shall present to the controlled person (its representative) official identification and a paper copy certified by a seal or a decision to conduct the control (supervisory) measure in the form of an electronic document signed with a qualified electronic signature, and shall also communicate the registration number of the control (supervisory) measure in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures.
  7. Part excluded. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  8. At the request of the controlled person, the inspector shall provide information on experts, expert organisations and other persons engaged to conduct the control (supervisory) measure for the purposes of confirming their powers.
  9. Where conducting a control (supervisory) measure proved impossible due to the absence of the controlled person at its location (place of activities), or due to the controlled person not actually carrying out activities, or due to other actions (inaction) of the controlled person resulting in the impossibility of conducting or completing the control (supervisory) measure, the inspector shall draw up a report on the impossibility of conducting the control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with the controlled person, specifying the reasons, and inform the controlled person of the impossibility of conducting the control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with the controlled person in the procedure provided for by parts 4 and 5 of Article 21 of this Federal Law. In that case, the inspector shall be entitled to perform control (supervisory) actions within the said control (supervisory) measure at any time before completion of the control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with the controlled person. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  10. In the case specified in part 10 of this Article, an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority shall be entitled, no later than three months from the date of drawing up the report on the impossibility of conducting the control (supervisory) measure, to adopt a decision to conduct the same control (supervisory) measure in respect of the controlled person without prior notification of the controlled person and without approval by prosecution authorities. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  11. Evasion by a controlled person of a control (supervisory) measure or obstruction of its conduct shall entail liability established by a federal law.
  12. The period for conducting a control (supervisory) measure established by this Federal Law may be suspended by an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority on the basis of a reasoned submission by the inspector where the period for carrying out expert examinations or testing exceeds the period for conducting the control (supervisory) measure, for the period of the expert examinations or testing. The period for carrying out expert examinations or testing shall be determined by the relevant legal acts adopted in respect of expert examinations or testing.
  13. The control (supervisory) authority shall involve in participation in a control (supervisory) measure for the relevant type of control:

1) an independent inspection body – in respect of a controlled person whose independent assessment of compliance with mandatory requirements was conducted by the independent inspection body;

2) a self-regulatory organisation – in respect of a controlled person that is a member of a self-regulatory organisation with mandatory membership (where mandatory requirements control (supervision) over which falls within the subject matter of the activities of the self-regulatory organisation are assessed within the control (supervisory) measure).

  1. Where a control (supervisory) measure is conducted in respect of members of a self-regulatory organisation for whom federal laws provide for mandatory membership in a self-regulatory organisation on the grounds provided for by clauses 1, 3 – 5, 7 – 9 of part 1 of Article 57 and clauses 2 – 6 of part 2 of Article 60 of this Federal Law, control (supervisory) authorities shall notify the self-regulatory organisation thereof at least twenty-four hours before the commencement date of the control (supervisory) measure by sending an extract from the electronic passport of the relevant control (supervisory) measure containing information on the control (supervisory) measure posted in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures to the email address of the self-regulatory organisation or by other available means, except in cases of conducting a control (supervisory) measure without notification of the controlled person established by this Federal Law and the federal law on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 548-FL)

 

Article 66. Organisation of unscheduled control (supervisory) measures

  1. Unscheduled control (supervisory) measures, except for unscheduled control (supervisory) measures without interaction, shall be conducted on the grounds provided for by clauses 1, 3 – 9 of part 1 and part 3 of Article 57 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  2. Where an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure may be conducted only after approval by prosecution authorities, the said measure shall be conducted after such approval.
  3. In the cases established by this Federal Law, the risk category of the object of control may be taken into account for the purposes of organising and conducting unscheduled control (supervisory) measures. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  4. The procedure for approval by the prosecutor of the conduct of an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure by the control (supervisory) authority, and standard forms of the application for approval by the prosecutor of the conduct of an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure and the prosecutor’s decision on the results of its consideration, shall be established by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
  5. On the date of signing the decision to conduct an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure, the control (supervisory) authority shall, for the purposes of approval of its conduct, send to the prosecution authority information on the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure with a copy of the decision to conduct the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure and documents containing information that served as grounds for its conduct attached.
  6. Information on the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure and documents attached thereto shall be considered by the prosecution authority on the date of their receipt for the purposes of assessing the lawfulness of conducting the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure.
  7. Following consideration of information on the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure and documents attached thereto, no later than within one working day following the date of their receipt, the prosecutor or his deputy shall adopt a decision approving the conduct of the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure or refusing to approve its conduct.
  8. Grounds for refusing to approve the conduct of an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure may be:

1) the absence of documents attached to the application for approval of the conduct of the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure;

2) the absence of grounds for conducting the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure;

3) non-conformity of the type of unscheduled control (supervisory) measure with risk indicators of violation of mandatory requirements;

4) non-compliance with requirements established by this Federal Law for drawing up the decision of the control (supervisory) authority to conduct the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure;

5) conducting an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure contrary to federal laws, regulatory legal acts of the President of the Russian Federation or regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation;

6) non-conformity of the subject matter of the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure with the powers of the control (supervisory) authority;

7) verification of compliance with the same mandatory requirements in respect of one object of control by several control (supervisory) authorities.

  1. The decision of the prosecutor or his deputy approving the conduct of the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure or refusing to approve its conduct shall be sent to the control (supervisory) authority on the date of its adoption.
  2. Information and documents provided for by part 5 of this Article shall be sent through the unified register of control (supervisory) measures, except for information and documents containing a state or other legally protected secret.
  3. The decision of the prosecutor or his deputy approving the conduct of the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure or refusing to approve its conduct may be appealed to a higher prosecutor or to a court.
  4. Upon receipt of information provided for by part 1 of Article 60 of this Federal Law and where urgent measures to prevent and remedy violations of mandatory requirements are necessary, the control (supervisory) authority shall commence the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure immediately (within twenty-four hours after receipt of the said information, and in the exercise of federal state licensing control over activities involving the production of medicinal products for medical use – within seventy-two hours after receipt of the said information), notifying the prosecution authority at the location of the object of control thereof by sending the documents provided for by part 5 of this Article within the same period. In that case, the controlled person need not be notified of the conduct of the unscheduled control (supervisory) measure. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL, dated 04.08.2026 N 324-FL)

12.1. Upon receipt from bodies of the federal security service of information on a possible violation of mandatory requirements in the field of transport security containing information on harm (damage) or a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values in the field of defence of the country and security of the state, an unscheduled on-site inspection and an unscheduled raid visual examination shall be conducted with notification thereof (within twenty-four hours after receipt of the relevant information) to the prosecution authority at the location of the object of control by sending the documents provided for by part 5 of this Article within the same period. (as amended by Federal Law dated 08.08.2024 N 289-FL)

  1. Where the grounds for conducting an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure specified in part 12 of this Article are absent or the procedure for its conduct is not complied with, the prosecutor shall take measures to protect the rights and legitimate interests of controlled persons.

 

Article 67. Test purchase

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a test purchase shall mean a control (supervisory) measure during which the inspector performs actions to create a situation for entering into a transaction for the purposes of assessing compliance with mandatory requirements when selling products (goods), performing work or providing services to consumers.
  2. A test purchase may be conducted using postal communications, information and telecommunications networks, including the “Internet” network, and communications networks for broadcasting television channels and (or) radio channels (hereinafter – remote test purchase). (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  3. During a test purchase, the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed:

1) visual examination;

2) experiment;

3) obtaining written explanations (where violations of mandatory requirements are identified); (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

4) questioning (where violations of mandatory requirements are identified). (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. A test purchase (except for a remote test purchase) shall be conducted in the presence of two witnesses or two inspectors or using video recording. Where necessary, photography, audio and video recording shall be used during a test purchase to record its process. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. A test purchase shall be conducted without prior notification of the controlled person.
  3. The duration of a test purchase shall be determined by the period of time during which the transaction specified in part 1 of this Article is normally carried out.

6.1. The duration of a test purchase may be increased to twenty-five working days by decision of the head (deputy head) of the control (supervisory) authority where this is provided for by the federal law on the type of control or law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. After completion of a test purchase (except for a remote test purchase), the inspector shall announce the conduct of the test purchase and present to the controlled person and its representative official identification and a copy of the decision to conduct the test purchase on paper or in the form of an electronic document.
  2. After announcement of the conduct of a test purchase (except where products (goods) acquired have lost their consumer properties or the organisation or citizen in respect of whom the test purchase was conducted has incurred expenses in connection with the performance of work or provision of services within the test purchase), funds shall be returned to the control (supervisory) authority by:

1) immediate return of cash to the inspector who conducted the test purchase;

2) immediate taking by representatives of the controlled person of the actions necessary to return funds transferred during the test purchase by cashless payment to the account from which payment for products (goods), work performed or services provided was made during the test purchase.

  1. Products (goods) acquired during a test purchase shall be returned to the controlled person or its representative, except in the cases specified in the first paragraph of part 8 of this Article.
  2. Where a remote test purchase is conducted:

1) announcement of the conduct of the remote test purchase shall be made by adopting a decision to conduct the remote test purchase in the procedure provided for by part 1.1 of Article 21 of this Federal Law and posting a report on the conduct of the remote test purchase in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures no later than the next working day after the date of the remote test purchase; (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

2) return of products (goods) and results of work performed or services provided (where return is possible given the nature of the products (goods) or results of the work performed or service provided) shall be carried out in a procedure analogous to the procedure applied by the controlled person when entering into the relevant transaction;

3) funds shall be returned to the control (supervisory) authority by immediate return of cash to the inspector or immediate taking by representatives of the controlled person of the actions necessary to return funds transferred during the remote test purchase by cashless payment to the account from which payment for products (goods), work performed or services provided was made during the test purchase, after return of the products (goods) or results of the work performed or service provided (where return is possible given the nature of the products (goods) or results of the work performed or service provided).

  1. An unscheduled test purchase may be conducted only with approval by prosecution authorities, except where it is conducted in accordance with clauses 3, 4, 6, 8 of part 1 of Article 57, part 12 of Article 66 and part 7 of Article 75 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  2. Where violations of mandatory requirements are identified during a test purchase within federal state control (supervision) over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the use of cash register equipment, including over the completeness of recording revenue in organisations and by individual entrepreneurs, the inspector shall be entitled immediately to commence a documentary inspection or on-site inspection, with notification of the commencement and results of the relevant inspection to the prosecution authority (within five working days from the commencement date of the test purchase). Adoption of a decision to conduct a control (supervisory) measure and approval by prosecution authorities shall not be required for conducting such inspections. Information on the documentary inspection or on-site inspection specified in this Article shall be entered in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures within five working days from the commencement date of the relevant inspection. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL, dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. Following a test purchase, a report shall be drawn up within five working days from the completion date of the test purchase and shall be sent to the controlled person in the procedure provided for by part 5 of Article 21 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 68. Monitoring purchase

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a monitoring purchase shall mean a control (supervisory) measure during which the inspector performs actions to create a situation for entering into a transaction for the purposes of subsequently sending products (goods) and results of work performed or services provided for testing or expert examination, and conducting research on products (goods) and results of work performed or services provided for conformity with mandatory safety and (or) quality requirements.
  2. A monitoring purchase may be conducted using postal communications, information and telecommunications networks, including the “Internet” network, and communications networks for broadcasting television channels and (or) radio channels (hereinafter – remote monitoring purchase). (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  3. During a monitoring purchase, the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed:

1) visual examination;

2) questioning;

3) experiment;

4) instrumental examination;

5) requesting documents;

6) testing;

7) expert examination.

  1. Where necessary, photography, audio and video recording and other recording means shall be used during a monitoring purchase to record its process.
  2. A monitoring purchase shall be conducted without prior notification of the controlled person.
  3. The duration of a monitoring purchase shall be determined by the period of time during which the transaction is normally carried out and the necessary instrumental examination, testing or expert examination specified in part 1 of this Article is conducted.
  4. After completion of a monitoring purchase, the inspector shall announce the conduct of the monitoring purchase and present to the controlled person or its representative official identification and a copy of the decision to conduct the monitoring purchase on paper or in the form of an electronic document.
  5. After announcement of the conduct of a monitoring purchase, the inspector shall draw up on site a protocol on the conduct of the monitoring purchase and sending products (goods) and results of work performed or services provided for instrumental examination, testing or expert examination, in two copies in the procedure established by the regulations on the type of control. Where a monitoring purchase of results of work performed or services provided is conducted, expert examination shall be ordered where necessary.
  6. Expert examination of products (goods) and results of work performed or services provided following a monitoring purchase shall be carried out in the procedure established by the regulations on the type of control.
  7. After completion of a monitoring purchase and expert examination (except where products (goods) acquired or results of work performed or services provided have lost their consumer properties, the organisation or citizen in respect of whom the monitoring purchase was conducted has incurred expenses in connection with performance of work or provision of services within the monitoring purchase, and in cases established by the rules for selling certain types of goods, performing work or providing services), funds shall be returned to the control (supervisory) authority by:

1) immediate return of cash to the inspector who conducted the monitoring purchase;

2) immediate taking by the controlled person or its representatives of the actions necessary to return funds transferred during the monitoring purchase by cashless payment to the account from which payment for products (goods), work performed or services provided was made during the monitoring purchase.

  1. Products (goods) and results of work performed or services provided acquired during a monitoring purchase shall be returned to the controlled person or its representative, except in the cases specified in the first paragraph of part 10 of this Article.
  2. Following a monitoring purchase, a report shall be drawn up within five working days from the completion date of the monitoring purchase and shall be sent to the controlled person in the procedure provided for by part 5 of Article 21 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. Where, as a result of a monitoring purchase, violations of mandatory requirements are identified for which administrative liability is provided and which are connected with the production of products (goods), performance of work or provision of services, the inspector shall, within twenty-four hours after identifying such violations, send to an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority a submission on conducting a control (supervisory) measure in respect of the manufacturer of those products (goods) or person performing work or providing services. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  4. An unscheduled monitoring purchase may be conducted only with approval by prosecution authorities, except where it is conducted in accordance with clauses 3, 4, 6, 8 of part 1 of Article 57 and part 12 of Article 66 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 69. Selective control (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, selective control shall mean a control (supervisory) measure conducted at the place of storage, use (operation) and (or) sale of products (goods), consisting of instrumental examination and (or) collection of specimens (samples) of products (goods) for the purposes of confirming their conformity with mandatory safety and (or) quality requirements. Controlled persons shall not be notified of selective control.
  2. Selective control may be conducted with the participation of experts and specialists engaged to conduct the control (supervisory) measure on the basis of a decision of the control (supervisory) authority.
  3. The duration of selective control shall be determined by the period of time during which specimens (samples) of the relevant products (goods) are normally taken and the necessary expert examinations conducted.
  4. During selective control, the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed:

1) visual examination;

2) obtaining written explanations;

3) requesting documents;

4) collection of specimens (samples);

5) instrumental examination;

6) testing;

7) expert examination.

  1. Specimens (samples) of products (goods) may be collected during selective control exclusively where it is impossible to assess compliance with mandatory requirements by other means without collecting specimens (samples) of products (goods). Specimens (samples) of products (goods) shall be collected in the presence of the controlled person or its representative and (or) using video recording. Cases of mandatory use of video recording in collecting specimens (samples) of products (goods) shall be established by the regulations on the type of control.
  2. The regulations on the type of control may provide for a reduced scope of performance of certain control (supervisory) actions during selective control in respect of objects of control assigned to specific risk categories.
  3. Citizens and organisations carrying out the storage, use (operation) and (or) sale of products (goods) shall ensure unhindered access for inspectors to objects of control.
  4. Instrumental examination, testing and expert examination of products (goods) following selective control shall be conducted in the procedure established by the regulations on the type of control. The results of instrumental examination, testing or expert examination of products (goods) shall be provided to the controlled person and the person from whom specimens (samples) of products (goods) were collected within twenty-four hours after receipt of the instrumental examination, testing or expert examination data.
  5. The results of selective control shall be documented within a period not exceeding fifteen working days after receipt of the instrumental examination, testing or expert examination data and sent to the person from whom specimens (samples) of products (goods) are collected, with the results of instrumental examination, testing or expert examination of products (goods) attached.
  6. After completion of the control (supervisory) measure (except where products (goods) acquired have lost their consumer properties), the products (goods) shall be returned to the person from whom they were taken.
  7. Where specimens (samples) of products (goods) were collected during selective control and no violations of mandatory safety and (or) quality requirements for products (goods) entailing risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values were identified, and the products (goods) are not subject to return due to loss of their consumer properties or in accordance with requirements established by the rules for selling certain types of products (goods), the controlled person and the person from whom specimens (samples) of products (goods) were collected shall be entitled to apply for reimbursement of the value of lost products (lost goods) taken (taken) during selective control from the funds of the relevant budget of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation (except in cases of selective control in the exercise of control and supervision in the field of circulation of medicinal products, medical devices, donated blood, its components and biomedical cell products). The cases and procedure for reimbursing a person for the value of products (goods) lost during selective control shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  8. Unscheduled selective control may be exercised only with approval by prosecution authorities, except where it is exercised in accordance with clauses 3, 4, 6, 8 of part 1 of Article 57 and part 12 of Article 66 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 70. Inspection visit

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, an inspection visit shall mean a control (supervisory) measure conducted through interaction with a specific controlled person and (or) possessor (user) of a production facility.
  2. An inspection visit shall be conducted at the location (place of activities) of the controlled person (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions) or the object of control.

2.1. The inspection visit specified in part 2 of this Article may be conducted using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. During an inspection visit, the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed:

1) visual examination;

2) questioning;

3) obtaining written explanations;

4) instrumental examination;

5) requesting documents which, in accordance with mandatory requirements, must be at the location (place of activities) of the controlled person (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions) or the object of control.

  1. An inspection visit shall be conducted without prior notification of the controlled person and owner of the production facility.
  2. The duration of an inspection visit at one place of activities or at one production facility (territory) may not exceed one working day.
  3. Controlled persons or their representatives shall ensure unhindered access for the inspector to buildings, structures and premises.
  4. An unscheduled inspection visit may be conducted only with approval by prosecution authorities, except where it is conducted in accordance with clauses 3, 4, 6, 8 of part 1 and part 3 of Article 57 and part 12 of Article 66 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 71. Raid visual examination (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a raid visual examination shall mean a control (supervisory) measure conducted for the purposes of assessing compliance with mandatory requirements for the use (operation) of production facilities possessed, used or managed by several persons located in a territory where several controlled persons are situated.

1.1. The raid visual examination specified in part 1 of this Article may be conducted using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. A raid visual examination shall be conducted in respect of any number of controlled persons possessing, using or managing a production facility.
  2. A raid visual examination may be conducted in the form of a joint (interdepartmental) control (supervisory) measure.
  3. During a raid visual examination, the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed:

1) visual examination;

2) inspection;

3) questioning;

4) obtaining written explanations;

5) requesting documents;

6) collection of specimens (samples);

7) instrumental examination;

8) testing;

9) expert examination;

10) experiment.

  1. Specimens (samples) of products (goods) may be collected during a raid visual examination exclusively where it is impossible to assess compliance with mandatory requirements by other means without collecting specimens (samples) of products (goods).
  2. The regulations on the type of control may provide for a reduced scope of performance of certain control (supervisory) actions during a raid visual examination in respect of the use (operation) of production facilities assigned to specific risk categories. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. The duration of a raid visual examination may not exceed ten working days. The period of interaction with one controlled person during a raid visual examination may not exceed one working day.

7.1. Where several controlled persons carry out activities at one production facility, the period of interaction with one controlled person may exceed one working day where this is provided for by the federal law on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. During a raid visual examination, inspectors shall be entitled to interact with persons present at production facilities.
  2. Controlled persons possessing, using or managing production facilities shall, during a raid visual examination, ensure unhindered access for inspectors to production facilities specified in the decision to conduct the raid visual examination and to all premises (except for residential premises).
  3. Where violations of mandatory requirements are identified as a result of a raid visual examination, the inspector shall, at the place of the raid visual examination, draw up a control (supervisory) measure report in respect of each controlled person that committed a violation of mandatory requirements.
  4. Where specimens (samples) of products (goods) were collected during a raid visual examination and no violations of mandatory safety and (or) quality requirements for products (goods) entailing risks of harm (damage) were identified, and the products (goods) are not subject to return due to loss of their consumer properties or in accordance with requirements established by the rules for selling certain types of products (goods), the controlled person and the person from whom specimens (samples) of products (goods) were collected shall be entitled to apply for reimbursement of the value of lost products (lost goods) taken (taken) during the raid visual examination from the funds of the relevant budget of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation (except in cases of a raid visual examination in the exercise of control and supervision in the field of circulation of medicinal products, medical devices, donated blood, its components and biomedical cell products). The cases and procedure for reimbursing a person for the value of products (goods) lost during a raid visual examination shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  5. A raid visual examination may be conducted only with approval by prosecution authorities, except where it is conducted in accordance with clauses 3, 4, 6, 8 of part 1 and part 3 of Article 57 and part 12 of Article 66 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 08.08.2024 N 289-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 72. Documentary inspection

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a documentary inspection shall mean a control (supervisory) measure conducted at the location of the control (supervisory) authority, the subject matter of which consists exclusively of information contained in documents of controlled persons establishing their organisational and legal form, rights and duties, and documents used in carrying out their activities and connected with their fulfilment of mandatory requirements and implementation of decisions of the control (supervisory) authority.

1.1. Documents may be submitted by controlled persons using the unified portal of state and municipal services, a regional portal of state and municipal services or the “Inspector” mobile application. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. During a documentary inspection, documents of controlled persons held by the control (supervisory) authority, results of previous control (supervisory) measures, materials on consideration of cases of administrative offences and other documents on the results of state control (supervision), municipal control exercised in respect of those controlled persons shall be examined.
  2. Where information and documents held by the control (supervisory) authority are insufficient, the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed during a documentary inspection: (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

1) obtaining written explanations;

2) requesting documents;

3) expert examination.

  1. Where the reliability of information contained in documents held by the control (supervisory) authority raises reasonable doubts or that information does not allow assessment of the controlled person’s fulfilment of mandatory requirements, the control (supervisory) authority shall send to the controlled person a requirement to submit other documents necessary for consideration during the documentary inspection. Within ten working days from the date of receipt of that requirement, the controlled person shall send the documents specified in the requirement to the control (supervisory) authority.
  2. Where, during a documentary inspection, errors and (or) contradictions in documents submitted by the controlled person are identified, or a discrepancy is identified between information contained in those documents and information contained in documents held by the control (supervisory) authority and (or) obtained in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, information on the errors, contradictions and discrepancy in information shall be sent to the controlled person with a requirement to submit the necessary written explanations within ten working days. A controlled person submitting to the control (supervisory) authority written explanations regarding identified errors and (or) contradictions in the documents submitted or regarding a discrepancy between information contained in those documents and information contained in documents held by the control (supervisory) authority and (or) obtained in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be entitled additionally to submit to the control (supervisory) authority documents confirming the reliability of documents submitted previously. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. During a documentary inspection, the control (supervisory) authority shall not be entitled to require from the controlled person information and documents not relating to the subject matter of the documentary inspection, or information and documents which that authority may obtain from other bodies.
  4. The duration of a documentary inspection may not exceed ten working days. Calculation of the period for conducting the documentary inspection shall be suspended for the period from the time the control (supervisory) authority sends to the controlled person a requirement to submit documents necessary for consideration during the documentary inspection until the documents specified in the requirement are submitted to the control (supervisory) authority, and for the period from the time the control (supervisory) authority sends to the controlled person information on identification of errors and (or) contradictions in documents submitted by the controlled person or a discrepancy between information contained in those documents and information contained in documents held by the control (supervisory) authority and (or) obtained in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, and a requirement to submit the necessary written explanations, until the said written explanations are submitted to the control (supervisory) authority. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  5. The regulations on the type of control may provide for a documentary inspection the subject matter of which is information constituting a state secret located at the location (place of activities) of the controlled person (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions), and other specific features of conducting a documentary inspection connected with protecting information constituting a state secret.
  6. An unscheduled documentary inspection may be conducted only with approval by prosecution authorities, except where it is conducted in accordance with clauses 3, 4, 6, 8 of part 1 of Article 57 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 73. On-site inspection

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, an on-site inspection shall mean a comprehensive control (supervisory) measure conducted through interaction with a specific controlled person possessing production facilities and (or) using them, for the purposes of assessing compliance by that person with mandatory requirements and assessing the implementation of decisions of the control (supervisory) authority.
  2. An on-site inspection shall be conducted at the location (place of activities) of the controlled person (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions) or the object of control.

2.1. The on-site inspection specified in part 1 of this Article may be conducted using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. An on-site inspection shall be conducted where it is impossible:

1) to ascertain the completeness and reliability of information contained in documents and explanations of the controlled person held by the control (supervisory) authority or requested by it;

2) to assess conformity of the activities and actions (inaction) of the controlled person and (or) objects of control belonging to it and (or) used by it with mandatory requirements without visiting the place specified in part 2 of this Article and performing the necessary control (supervisory) actions provided for within another type of control (supervisory) measures.

  1. The regulations on the type of control may establish restrictions on conducting on-site inspections in respect of objects of control assigned to specific categories of risk of harm (damage) to legally protected values.
  2. An unscheduled on-site inspection may be conducted only with approval by prosecution authorities, except where it is conducted in accordance with clauses 3, 4, 6, 8 of part 1 and part 3 of Article 57 and parts 12 and 12.1 of Article 66 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 08.08.2024 N 289-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. The controlled person shall be notified of an on-site inspection by sending a copy of the decision to conduct the on-site inspection no later than twenty-four hours before its commencement in the procedure provided for by Article 21 of this Federal Law, unless otherwise provided for by the federal law on the type of control.
  4. The duration of an on-site inspection may not exceed ten working days. In respect of one small business entity, the total period of interaction during an on-site inspection may not exceed fifty hours for a small enterprise and fifteen hours for a microenterprise, except for an on-site inspection conducted on the grounds of clause 6 of part 1 of Article 57 of this Federal Law, which may not last more than forty hours for a microenterprise. The duration of an on-site inspection in respect of an organisation carrying out its activities in the territories of several constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be established separately for each branch, representative office, separate structural subdivision of the organisation or production facility. The periods for conducting on-site inspections within the periods established by this Article shall be established by the regulations on the type of control.

7.1. The requirements established by part 7 of this Article concerning periods for conducting on-site inspections and periods of interaction with small business entities during on-site inspections shall apply to socially oriented non-profit organisations whose average headcount for the preceding calendar year does not exceed the maximum value established by clause 2 of part 1.1 of Article 4 of Federal Law dated 24 July 2007 N 209-FL “On the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship in the Russian Federation” for small enterprises, and, insofar as concerns on-site inspections of microenterprises, to socially oriented non-profit organisations whose average headcount for the preceding calendar year does not exceed the maximum value established by the said clause for microenterprises. The provisions of this part shall apply to socially oriented non-profit organisations included in the register of socially oriented non-profit organisations formed in accordance with subclause 19.6 of clause 1 of Article 265 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. During an on-site inspection, the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed:

1) visual examination;

2) inspection;

3) questioning;

4) obtaining written explanations;

5) requesting documents;

6) collection of specimens (samples);

7) instrumental examination;

8) testing;

9) expert examination;

10) experiment.

  1. The regulations on the type of control may provide for performance of certain control (supervisory) actions in a reduced scope during an on-site inspection in respect of objects of control assigned to specific categories of risk of harm (damage) to legally protected values.
  2. Specimens (samples) of products (goods) or results of work performed or a service provided may be collected during an on-site inspection exclusively where it is impossible to assess compliance with mandatory requirements by other means without collecting specimens (samples) of products (goods) or results of work performed or a service provided.
  3. Where specimens (samples) of products (goods) were collected during an on-site inspection and no violations of mandatory safety and (or) quality requirements for products (goods) entailing risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values were identified, and the products (goods) are not subject to return due to loss of consumer properties by the products (goods) or in accordance with requirements established by the rules for selling certain types of products (goods), the control (supervisory) authority shall reimburse the person from whom they were taken for the value of lost products (goods) from the funds of the relevant budget of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation (except in cases of an on-site inspection in the exercise of control and supervision in the field of circulation of medicinal products, medical devices, donated blood, its components and biomedical cell products). The cases and procedure for reimbursing a person for the value of products (goods) lost during an on-site inspection shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation, unless otherwise established by the federal law on the type of control.

 

Article 74. Observation of compliance with mandatory requirements (safety monitoring)

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, observation of compliance with mandatory requirements (safety monitoring) shall mean collection and analysis of data on objects of control held by the control (supervisory) authority, including data received through interdepartmental information interaction or provided by controlled persons in fulfilling mandatory requirements, data contained in state and municipal information systems, data from the “Internet” network, other publicly accessible data, and data obtained using technical means for recording offences operating automatically and having photography, filming and video recording functions. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. During observation of compliance with mandatory requirements (safety monitoring), duties not established by mandatory requirements may not be imposed on controlled persons.
  3. Where, during observation of compliance with mandatory requirements (safety monitoring), instances of harm (damage) or the emergence of a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values, information on violations of mandatory requirements, impending violations of mandatory requirements or signs of violations of mandatory requirements are identified, the control (supervisory) authority may adopt the following decisions: (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1) a decision to conduct an unscheduled control (supervisory) measure in accordance with Article 60 of this Federal Law; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

2) a decision to announce a warning; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

3) a decision to issue an order to remedy identified violations in the procedure provided for by clause 1 of part 2 of Article 90 of this Federal Law, where such possibility is specified in the federal law on the type of control or law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

4) a decision established in the federal law on the type of control or law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control in accordance with part 3 of Article 90 of this Federal Law, where such possibility is specified in the federal law on the type of control or law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

 

Article 75. On-site examination (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, an on-site examination shall mean a control (supervisory) measure conducted for the purposes of assessing compliance by controlled persons with mandatory requirements.
  2. An on-site examination may be conducted at the location (place of activities) of an organisation (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions), the place where a citizen carries out activities or the location of an object of control; interaction with the controlled person shall not be permitted.

2.1. The on-site examination specified in part 2 of this Article may be conducted using unmanned vehicles (systems) in the cases provided for by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. During an on-site examination at publicly accessible production facilities (open for visits by an unlimited number of persons), the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed: (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

1) visual examination;

2) collection of specimens (samples);

3) instrumental examination (using video recording);

4) testing;

5) expert examination.

  1. An on-site examination shall be conducted without informing the controlled person.
  2. Following an on-site examination, the decision provided for by clause 2 of part 2 of Article 90 of this Federal Law may not be adopted, except in the cases established by the federal law on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 08.08.2024 N 289-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. Part no longer in force. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  4. Where signs of violations of mandatory requirements are identified within an on-site examination, the inspector shall be entitled immediately to conduct a test purchase or monitoring purchase, with notification of the commencement and results of the relevant purchase to the prosecution authority (within five working days after receipt of such information) (provided that the possibility of conducting a test purchase or monitoring purchase in accordance with this Article is provided for by this Federal Law or the federal law on the type of control). Adoption of a decision to conduct that control (supervisory) measure shall not be required for conducting a test purchase or monitoring purchase. Information on the conduct of the test purchase or monitoring purchase shall be entered in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures within five working days from the time of completion of the test purchase or monitoring purchase. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL, dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  5. Where signs of violations of mandatory requirements are identified within an on-site examination, a decision to issue an order to remedy identified violations may be adopted in the procedure provided for by clause 1 of part 2 of Article 90 of this Federal Law, where such possibility is specified in the federal law on the type of control or law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 08.08.2024 N 289-FL)
  6. A test purchase shall be conducted immediately in accordance with the provisions of part 7 of this Article: (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

1) within federal state control (supervision) over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the use of cash register equipment, including over the completeness of recording revenue in organisations and by individual entrepreneurs – where information on violation of the rules for using cash register equipment in making payments has been obtained following an on-site examination; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

2) within federal state control (supervision) in the field of consumer rights protection (insofar as concerns compliance by sellers and owners of aggregators with mandatory requirements for marking goods with identification means and for transferring information to the state information system for monitoring the circulation of goods subject to mandatory marking with identification means within retail sale of products, and insofar as concerns compliance with mandatory requirements provided for by Article 20 of Federal Law dated 23 February 2013 N 15-FL “On Protecting the Health of Citizens from Exposure to Ambient Tobacco Smoke, the Consequences of Tobacco Consumption or Consumption of Nicotine-Containing Products”) – where information on violation of such mandatory requirements has been obtained following an on-site examination. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Chapter 14. Control (supervisory) actions

 

Article 76. Visual examination

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a visual examination shall mean a control (supervisory) action consisting of a visual examination of territories, premises (compartments), production and other facilities, products (goods) and other items without opening premises (compartments), vehicles or packaging of products (goods), without disassembly, dismantling or otherwise compromising the integrity of the objects examined and their parts.
  2. A visual examination shall be carried out by the inspector in the presence of the controlled person or its representative (except for an on-site examination) and (or) using photography or video recording. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. Following a visual examination, the inspector shall draw up a visual examination protocol containing a list of territories and premises (compartments) visually examined and the type, quantity and other identifying features of the objects examined relevant to the control (supervisory) measure.
  4. Unless otherwise provided for by the federal law on the type of control, a visual examination may not be conducted in respect of residential premises.
  5. A visual examination may be carried out using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application in the cases provided for by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 77. Inspection

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, an inspection shall mean a control (supervisory) action consisting of a visual examination of premises (compartments), vehicles, products (goods) and other items with the opening of premises (compartments), vehicles or packaging of products (goods), including removal of seals, stamps or other identification means applied thereto, with disassembly, dismantling or otherwise compromising the integrity of the objects examined and their parts.
  2. An inspection shall be carried out by the inspector in the presence of the controlled person or its representative and (or) using video recording. An inspection in the absence of the controlled person or its representative may be carried out only in cases expressly provided for by the regulations on the type of control, with mandatory use of video recording.
  3. Following an inspection, the inspector shall draw up an inspection protocol containing a list of premises (compartments), vehicles and products (goods) inspected, and the type, quantity and other identifying features of the objects examined relevant to the control (supervisory) measure.
  4. Unless otherwise provided for by the federal law on the type of control, an inspection may not be conducted in respect of residential premises.
  5. An inspection may be carried out using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application in the cases provided for by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 78. Questioning

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, questioning shall mean a control (supervisory) action consisting of the inspector obtaining oral information relevant to assessing compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements from the controlled person or its representative and other persons possessing such information.
  2. The results of questioning shall be recorded in a questioning protocol signed by the person questioned, confirming the reliability of the information set out by that person, and in the control (supervisory) measure report where the information obtained is relevant to the control (supervisory) measure.
  3. Questioning may be carried out using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 79. Obtaining written explanations

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, obtaining written explanations shall mean a control (supervisory) action consisting of the inspector requesting written testimony relevant to assessing compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements from the controlled person or its representative and witnesses possessing such information (hereinafter – explanations).
  2. Explanations shall be documented by drawing up a written document in free form.
  3. The inspector shall be entitled personally to write down explanations from the statements of officials or employees of an organisation or a citizen who are controlled persons, their representatives or witnesses. In that case, the said persons shall familiarise themselves with the explanations, supplement the text where necessary, make a note that the inspector has correctly recorded their statements, and sign the document, specifying the date and place of its drawing up.

 

Article 80. Requesting documents

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, requesting documents shall mean a control (supervisory) action consisting of the inspector presenting (sending) to the controlled person a requirement to submit documents and (or) copies thereof necessary and (or) relevant to assessing compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements, including photographic materials, audio and video recordings, information databases, databanks and information media. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. Requested documents shall be sent to the control (supervisory) authority in the form of an electronic document in the procedure provided for by Article 21 of this Federal Law, except where the control (supervisory) authority has established the need to submit documents on paper. Documents may be submitted to the control (supervisory) authority on paper by the controlled person personally or through a representative or sent by registered post. Originals of documents or copies certified by the controlled person shall be submitted on paper. Requiring notarisation of copies of documents submitted to the control (supervisory) authority shall not be permitted. Reproduction of copies of documents on paper and their delivery to the control (supervisory) authority shall be carried out at the expense of the controlled person. Upon completion of the control (supervisory) measure, originals of documents shall be returned to the controlled person.
  3. Where certified copies of requested documents are submitted, the inspector shall be entitled to familiarise himself with originals of the documents.
  4. Documents requested during a control (supervisory) measure shall be submitted by the controlled person to the inspector within the period specified in the requirement to submit documents. Where the controlled person is unable to submit requested documents within the period established in the said requirement, it shall immediately notify the inspector by a written motion of the impossibility of submitting documents within the established period, specifying the reasons why the requested documents cannot be submitted within the established period and the period within which the controlled person can submit the requested documents. Within twenty-four hours from the date of receipt of such motion, the inspector shall extend the period for submitting documents or refuse to extend the period, of which a relevant electronic document shall be drawn up and the controlled person informed by any available means in accordance with Article 21 of this Federal Law.
  5. Documents (copies of documents) previously submitted by the controlled person to the control (supervisory) authority, regardless of the grounds for their submission, need not be submitted again provided that the control (supervisory) authority is notified that the requested documents (copies of documents) were submitted previously, specifying the details of the document by which (as an attachment to which) they were submitted.

 

Article 81. Collection of specimens (samples)

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, collection of specimens (samples) shall mean a control (supervisory) action performed by an inspector, expert or specialist to take (select) specimens (samples) of water, soil, air, wastewater and (or) drainage water, emissions, discharges of pollutants, production and consumption waste, products (goods), other items and materials in accordance with approved standardisation documents, rules for collecting specimens (samples) and methods for their research (testing) and measurements, technical regulations or other regulatory technical documents, rules and methods of research (testing) and measurements and other documents, for sending the said specimens (samples) for testing and (or) expert examination to the control (supervisory) authority and (or) expert organisation for the purposes of assessing compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements.
  2. Specimens (samples) shall be collected in the presence of the controlled person or its representative and (or) using video recording.
  3. Specimens (samples) shall be collected in the quantity necessary and sufficient for instrumental examination, testing and expert examination.
  4. Following collection of specimens (samples), the inspector or a person engaged by him shall draw up a specimen (sample) collection protocol specifying the date and place of its drawing up, the position, surname and initials of the inspector, expert or specialist who drew up the protocol, information on the controlled person or its representative present during collection of specimens (samples), the specimen (sample) collection methods used, and other information relevant to identification of specimens (samples).
  5. Where the controlled person or its representative refuses to sign the sample collection protocol, the inspector, expert or specialist shall make an appropriate note.
  6. The procedure for collecting samples of products (goods) (including types of products (goods) from which samples may not be collected) and the quantity of products (goods) which may be taken as samples shall be approved by the regulations on the type of control.
  7. The regulations on the type of control may provide for a procedure for alternative collection of specimens (samples) for conducting, where necessary, alternative testing or alternative expert examination, including specification of officials of control (supervisory) authorities who must participate in alternative collection of specimens (samples), the procedure and periods for performing actions within alternative collection of specimens (samples), and the procedure for adopting decisions following alternative collection of specimens (samples).

 

Article 82. Instrumental examination

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, instrumental examination shall mean a control (supervisory) action performed by an inspector or specialist at the location (place of activities) of the controlled person (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions) or at the location of a production facility using special equipment and (or) technical instruments to determine actual values, indicators and actions (events) relevant to assessment of compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements and confirmation of conformity of products (goods) with mandatory requirements. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. In this Federal Law, special equipment and (or) technical instruments shall mean all measuring and testing devices and instruments, mini-laboratories and portable apparatus approved in the established procedure as testing equipment used, having the relevant certificates and having undergone metrological verification where necessary, and state and other information systems and software created in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. In the cases established by the regulations on the type of control, equipment, state and other information systems and software created in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and mandatory for use by the controlled person, and other means of access to information, may be used during instrumental examination to determine actual values, indicators and actions (events) relevant to assessing compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements. In this Federal Law, means of access to information shall mean hardware and software ensuring access, in the procedure established by legislation, to information contained in state information systems.
  3. Instrumental examination shall be carried out by an inspector or specialist authorised to operate special equipment and use technical instruments.
  4. Following instrumental examination, the inspector or specialist shall draw up an instrumental examination protocol specifying the date and place of its drawing up, the position, surname and initials of the inspector or specialist who drew up the protocol, information on the controlled person, the subject matter of the examination, special equipment and (or) technical instruments used, methods of instrumental examination, the result of instrumental examination, the standardised value of indicators subject to control during instrumental examination and conclusions on conformity of those indicators with established norms, and other information relevant to assessment of the results of instrumental examination.
  5. The regulations on the type of control may provide for a procedure for alternative instrumental examination where the controlled person disagrees with the results of instrumental examination conducted within a control (supervisory) measure, including specification of officials of control (supervisory) authorities who must participate in the alternative instrumental examination, the procedure and periods for performing actions within the alternative instrumental examination, and the procedure for adopting decisions following the alternative instrumental examination.

 

Article 83. Testing

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, testing shall mean a control (supervisory) action performed by an inspector or specialist at the location of the control (supervisory) authority or its structural subdivision using special equipment and (or) technical instruments provided for by part 2 of Article 82 of this Federal Law to research specimens (samples) of water, soil, air, wastewater and (or) drainage water, emissions, discharges of pollutants, production and consumption waste, products (goods), other items and materials on matters relevant to assessing compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements.
  2. Testing shall be carried out by an inspector or specialist authorised to operate special equipment and use technical instruments.
  3. Following testing, the inspector or specialist shall draw up a testing protocol specifying the date and place of its drawing up, the position, surname and initials of the inspector or specialist who drew up the protocol, information on the controlled person, the subject matter of testing, special equipment and (or) technical instruments used, testing methods applied, the result of testing, the standardised value of indicators subject to control during testing and conclusions on conformity of those indicators with established norms, and other information relevant to assessing the results of testing.
  4. The regulations on the type of control may provide for a procedure for alternative testing where the controlled person disagrees with the results of testing conducted within a control (supervisory) measure, including the procedure and periods for performing actions within alternative testing and the procedure for adopting decisions following alternative testing.

 

Article 84. Expert examination

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, expert examination shall mean a control (supervisory) action consisting of research on matters the resolution of which requires special knowledge in various fields of science, technology, art or craft and which are put to an expert or expert organisation by an inspector within a control (supervisory) measure for the purposes of assessing compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements.
  2. A specific expert assignment may include one or more of the following expert examination objectives:

1) establishing facts and circumstances;

2) establishing identity or difference;

3) establishing objective properties and states of available samples;

4) assessing a sample for conformity with specified criteria;

5) establishing conformity of a sample with existing principles and rules of law;

6) establishing conformity of a sample with a specified system of regulatory technical requirements;

7) establishing the consequences of changing a sample according to a specified programme for its development.

  1. Expert examination shall be carried out by an expert or expert organisation on the instructions of the control (supervisory) authority.
  2. The duty to collect, certify and submit samples for expert examination shall lie with the control (supervisory) authority, unless otherwise established by the regulations on the type of control.
  3. When an expert examination is ordered and carried out, controlled persons shall have the right:

1) to inform the control (supervisory) authority of a conflict of interests affecting the expert or expert organisation;

2) to propose additional questions on which to obtain an opinion of the expert or expert organisation, and to clarify the wording of questions posed;

3) with the permission of an official of the control (supervisory) authority, to be present during the expert examination and give explanations to the expert;

4) to familiarise themselves with the opinion of the expert or expert organisation.

  1. Expert examination may be carried out both at the location (place of activities) of the controlled person (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions) directly during the control (supervisory) measure and at the place where the expert or expert organisation carries out activities.
  2. The time for carrying out an expert examination shall depend on the type of expert examination and shall be established individually in each specific case by agreement between the control (supervisory) authority and the expert or expert organisation.
  3. In the cases provided for by the regulations on the type of control, where it is impossible to transport a research sample to the expert’s place of work, the control (supervisory) authority shall provide the expert with unhindered access to the sample and the conditions necessary for research.
  4. The results of expert examination shall be documented in an expert opinion.
  5. The regulations on the type of control may provide for a procedure for alternative expert examination of samples where the controlled person disagrees with the results of expert examination carried out within a control (supervisory) measure, including the procedure and periods for performing actions within alternative expert examination and the procedure for adopting decisions following alternative expert examination.
  6. Expert examination may be carried out using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 85. Experiment

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, an experiment shall mean a control (supervisory) action consisting of the use of test objects (items simulating weapons, explosives or other devices, items and substances subject to prohibitions or restrictions on their use), and (or) test subjects (persons simulating violators of mandatory requirements), and (or) test assignments, and (or) test situations.
  2. An experiment shall be conducted only by an inspector at the location (place of activities) of the controlled person (its branches, representative offices and separate structural subdivisions) or using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application directly during the control (supervisory) measure. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. The procedure for conducting an experiment shall be established by the regulations on the type of control.

 

Chapter 15. Periods

 

Article 86. Calculation of periods

  1. Actions within a control (supervisory) measure shall be performed within the periods established by this Federal Law. Where periods are not established by this Federal Law and regulatory legal acts adopted in accordance therewith, they shall be set by the control (supervisory) authority. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  2. A period shall be determined by a date, an indication of an event which must inevitably occur, or a period of time. In the latter case, the action may be performed throughout the entire period of time.
  3. The running of a period calculated in years, months or days shall begin on the day following the date or occurrence of the event by which its beginning is determined.
  4. A period calculated in years shall expire in the corresponding month and on the corresponding day of the final year of the established period. A period calculated in months shall expire on the corresponding day of the final month of the established period. Where the end of a period calculated in months falls in a month which has no corresponding day, the period shall expire on the last day of that month.
  5. A period calculated in days shall be calculated in calendar days, unless otherwise established by this Federal Law.
  6. Where the final day of a period falls on a non-working day, the expiry date of the period shall be deemed the working day following it.
  7. The running of a period determined in hours shall begin from the date or occurrence of the event by which its beginning is determined.
  8. A period determined in hours shall end upon expiry of the final hour of the established period.
  9. Where an action must be performed immediately, the running of the period shall begin from the date or occurrence of the event by which its beginning is determined.
  10. Where an action must be performed directly at the control (supervisory) authority, the period shall expire at the hour when the working day ends or the relevant operations cease at that authority under the established rules.

 

Chapter 16. Results of a control (supervisory) measure

 

Article 87. Documentation of the results of a control (supervisory) measure

  1. The results of a control (supervisory) measure shall include assessment of compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements, creation of conditions for preventing violations of mandatory requirements and (or) cessation of their violations, restoration of the situation infringed, sending information to authorised bodies or officials for consideration of the matter of holding persons liable and (or) application by the control (supervisory) authority of measures provided for by clause 2 of part 2 of Article 90 of this Federal Law.
  2. Upon completion of a control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with a controlled person, a control (supervisory) measure report (hereinafter also – report) shall be drawn up. Where a violation of mandatory requirements is identified following such measure, the report shall specify exactly which mandatory requirement has been violated and by which regulatory legal act and its structural unit it is established. Where an identified violation is remedied before completion of the control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with the controlled person, the fact of its remediation shall be specified in the report. Documents and other materials constituting evidence of violation of mandatory requirements shall be attached to the report. Checklists completed during the control (supervisory) measure shall be attached to the report. Following a control (supervisory) measure without interaction, a report shall be drawn up where violations of mandatory requirements are identified or in other cases provided for by the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  3. The report shall be drawn up at the place of the control (supervisory) measure on the date of completion of that measure or no later than the day following the date of completion of that measure where drawing up the report at the place of that measure is impossible for reasons established by this Federal Law, unless another procedure for drawing up the report is established by this Federal Law or the Government of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  4. The results of a control (supervisory) measure containing information constituting a state, commercial, official or other legally protected secret shall be documented in compliance with the requirements provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
  5. The report on a control (supervisory) measure the conduct of which was approved by prosecution authorities shall be sent to prosecution authorities through the unified register of control (supervisory) measures immediately after its drawing up.

 

Article 88. Familiarisation with the results of a control (supervisory) measure

  1. The controlled person or its representative shall familiarise itself with the content of the report at the place of the control (supervisory) measure, except in the cases established by part 2 of this Article.
  2. Where control (supervisory) measures or mandatory preventive visits are conducted using means of remote interaction, including by video conferencing, and using the “Inspector” mobile application, or a report on a control (supervisory) measure without interaction is drawn up, and where drawing up a report following a control (supervisory) measure at the place of its conduct is impossible due to the performance of control (supervisory) actions provided for by clauses 6 – 9 of part 1 of Article 65 of this Federal Law, or in other cases established by this Federal Law, the control (supervisory) authority shall send the report to the controlled person in the procedure established by Article 21 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL, dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. The controlled person shall sign the report by the same means by which that report was produced. Where the controlled person or its representative refuses or is unable to sign the report following the control (supervisory) measure, an appropriate note shall be made in the report.
  4. Where it is impossible to draw up the report at the place of the control (supervisory) measure on the date of completion of that measure in accordance with part 3 of Article 87 of this Federal Law, the controlled person shall not sign the report and shall be deemed to have received the report where it is posted in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures and notification thereof is received in the procedure provided for by clause 2 of part 5 of Article 21 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 89. – No longer in force. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 90. Decisions adopted following control (supervisory) measures

  1. Where no violations of mandatory requirements are identified during a control (supervisory) measure, information thereon shall be entered in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures. The inspector shall be entitled to issue recommendations on compliance with mandatory requirements and conduct other measures aimed at preventing risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values.
  2. Where violations of mandatory requirements by the controlled person are identified during a control (supervisory) measure, the control (supervisory) authority shall, within the powers provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation:

1) after drawing up the control (supervisory) measure report, issue to the controlled person an order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements, specifying reasonable periods for their remediation and other measures provided for by the federal law on the type of control; (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

2) immediately take measures provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation to prevent harm (damage) to legally protected values or cease its infliction, up to and including applying to a court for compulsory recall of products (goods) posing a danger to human life and health and to the environment, for prohibition of the operation (use) of buildings, constructions, structures, premises, equipment, vehicles and other similar objects, and for communicating to citizens and organisations by any available means information on the existence of a threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values and means of preventing it, where it is established during the control (supervisory) measure that the activities of a citizen or organisation possessing and (or) using an object of control, their operation (use) of buildings, constructions, structures, premises, equipment, vehicles and other similar objects, goods produced and sold by them, work performed or services provided pose an immediate threat of harm (damage) to legally protected values or that such harm (damage) has been caused;

3) where signs of a crime or administrative offence are identified during a control (supervisory) measure, send the relevant information to a state body in accordance with its competence or, where it has the relevant powers, take measures to hold the persons at fault liable as established by law;

4) take measures to exercise control over remediation of identified violations of mandatory requirements, prevent violations of mandatory requirements and prevent possible harm (damage) to legally protected values; where an order is not implemented within the established periods, take measures to ensure its implementation, up to and including applying to a court for compulsory enforcement of the order where such measure is provided for by legislation; (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

5) consider issuing recommendations on compliance with mandatory requirements and conducting other measures aimed at preventing risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values.

  1. A federal law on the type of control may provide for other decisions adopted during and following control (supervisory) measures. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. The regulations on the type of control may provide for cases in which measures provided for by clause 3 of part 2 of this Article shall not be taken (insofar as concerns administrative offences) where the order issued to remedy violations of mandatory requirements has been duly implemented by the controlled person. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

 

Article 90.1. Order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. An order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements shall be issued to the controlled person where identified violations of mandatory requirements have not been remedied before completion of the control (supervisory) measure, mandatory preventive visit or completion of the control (supervisory) action within a special regime of state control (supervision).
  2. An order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements shall contain, among other things, the following information on each violation:

1) a description of each identified violation of mandatory requirements specifying the particular structural units of the regulatory legal act containing the violation of mandatory requirements;

2) the period for remedying the identified violation of mandatory requirements specifying a particular date;

3) a list of recommended measures to remedy the identified violation of mandatory requirements;

4) a list of recommended information which must be submitted as confirmation of remediation of the identified violation of mandatory requirements.

  1. Where the controlled person is a state or municipal institution, the order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements shall be issued to the controlled person and (or) sent to the body exercising the functions and powers of the founder of the controlled person. Where an order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements is issued to the controlled person, a copy of such order shall be sent to the body exercising the functions and powers of the founder of the controlled person.
  2. The control (supervisory) authority may cancel an order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements in the cases established by this Federal Law.

 

Article 90.2. Agreement on the proper remediation of identified violations of mandatory requirements (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

  1. A controlled person in respect of whom violations of mandatory requirements have been identified shall be entitled to submit a motion to conclude with the control (supervisory) authority an agreement on the proper remediation of identified violations of mandatory requirements (hereinafter – agreement).
  2. The procedure for concluding, amending, extending and terminating an agreement, the terms of the agreement and criteria for its termination, the range of persons entitled to conclude an agreement, and the list of types of state control (supervision) within which an agreement may be concluded shall be determined by the Government of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  3. An agreement shall be concluded for the purposes of observing public interests and the rights of citizens and organisations and carrying out the activities of social institutions where remediation of identified violations of mandatory requirements requires significant expenditure of time and material resources, capital investments, including expenditure on construction, reconstruction or technical re-equipment and acquisition of machinery, equipment, tools and inventory, and allocation of budgetary funds to budgetary institutions, and for the purposes of preventing situations involving mass reductions in employees and reductions in the output of products, goods and services of strategic importance and social and economic significance.
  4. In accordance with the agreement, the controlled person or its founder (the body exercising the functions and powers of the founder of the controlled person) shall undertake to implement in stages measures aimed at remedying identified violations of mandatory requirements, allocate the relevant resources, ensure elimination of negative consequences of identified violations of mandatory requirements where they occur, and ensure admission of officials of the control (supervisory) authority to the object of control for the purposes of conformity assessment, and the control (supervisory) authority shall suspend the validity of the order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements while conducting a phased assessment of implementation of the agreement by the controlled person. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  5. The agreement shall include:

1) a list of identified violations of mandatory requirements to be remedied by the controlled person;

2) a programme for remedying identified violations of mandatory requirements, including a list of measures to assess implementation of such programme and documents and information to be sent for assessing implementation of such programme;

3) the period for implementation of the agreement.

  1. The agreement shall be subject to approval by prosecution authorities. The procedure for approval of agreements by prosecution authorities shall be established by an order of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
  2. After conclusion of the agreement, the control (supervisory) authority shall adopt a decision to suspend the validity of the order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements in respect of the controlled person. Where the controlled person fails to implement the agreement, the control (supervisory) authority shall adopt a decision to resume the validity of the order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements. After the controlled person implements the agreement, the control (supervisory) authority shall adopt a decision to cancel the order to remedy identified violations of mandatory requirements.
  3. Upon expiry of the period for implementation of the agreement, the control (supervisory) authority shall adopt a decision recognising the agreement as implemented or unimplemented.
  4. Prosecution authorities or the control (supervisory) authority that concluded the agreement may recognise the agreement as unimplemented before the expiry date of its implementation period where facts exist indicating that the controlled person or its founder, in the cases established by the Government of the Russian Federation, is not taking actions aimed at implementing the agreement, including with regard to implementing the programme for remedying identified violations of mandatory requirements, which may constitute grounds for termination of the agreement. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)
  5. The controlled person shall not have the right to refuse unilaterally to implement the agreement. A controlled person with whom an agreement has been terminated shall be entitled to submit a motion to conclude a new agreement with the control (supervisory) authority no earlier than five years from the time of termination of the agreement. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

 

Article 91. Invalidity of the results of a control (supervisory) measure

  1. Decisions adopted following a control (supervisory) measure conducted with a gross violation of requirements for the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control provided for by part 2 of this Article shall be cancelled by the control (supervisory) authority that conducted the control (supervisory) measure, a higher control (supervisory) authority or a court, including upon a prosecutor’s submission (application). Where gross violations of requirements for the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control are identified independently, an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority that conducted the control (supervisory) measure shall adopt a decision recognising the results of such measure as invalid.
  2. A gross violation of requirements for the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control shall be:

1) the absence of grounds for conducting control (supervisory) measures;

2) the absence of approval by prosecution authorities for conducting a control (supervisory) measure where such approval is mandatory;

3) violation of the requirement to notify of the conduct of a control (supervisory) measure where such notification is mandatory;

4) violation of the frequency of conducting a scheduled control (supervisory) measure;

5) conducting a scheduled control (supervisory) measure not included in the relevant plan for conducting control (supervisory) measures;

6) adoption of a decision following a control (supervisory) measure on the basis of assessment of compliance with provisions of regulatory legal acts and other documents which are not mandatory requirements;

7) engagement of persons whose participation is not provided for by this Federal Law to conduct a control (supervisory) measure;

8) violation of the periods for conducting a control (supervisory) measure;

9) performance during a control (supervisory) measure of control (supervisory) actions not provided for by this Federal Law for that type of control (supervisory) measure;

10) failure to provide the controlled person with the document containing the results of the control (supervisory) measure for familiarisation where the duty to provide it is established by this Federal Law;

11) conducting a control (supervisory) measure involving interaction with a controlled person which is not included in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures; (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

12) violation of the prohibitions and restrictions established by clause 5 of Article 37 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. After the results of a control (supervisory) measure conducted with a gross violation of requirements for the organisation and exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control are recognised as invalid, a repeat unscheduled control (supervisory) measure in respect of that controlled person may be conducted only with approval by prosecution authorities, regardless of the type of control (supervisory) measure and the grounds for its conduct.

 

Chapter 17. Implementation of decisions of control (supervisory) authorities

 

Article 92. Authorities exercising control over implementation of decisions of control (supervisory) authorities

  1. The authorities exercising control over implementation of orders and other decisions of control (supervisory) authorities (hereinafter also – decisions) shall be the control (supervisory) authorities that issued the decisions.
  2. An authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority shall be entitled, upon a motion by the controlled person, a submission by the inspector or a decision of the body authorised to consider complaints against decisions and actions (inaction) of officials of the control (supervisory) authority, to amend the decision so as to improve the position of the controlled person.

 

Article 93. Deferral of implementation of a decision

  1. Where circumstances exist due to which implementation of a decision within the established periods is impossible, an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority may defer implementation of the decision for a period of up to one year, of which a relevant decision shall be adopted.
  2. A decision to defer implementation of a decision shall be adopted by an authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority in the procedure provided for by Articles 39 – 43 of this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)

 

Article 94. Resolution of matters connected with implementation of a decision

  1. The official of the control (supervisory) authority who issued the decision shall consider the following matters connected with implementation of the decision:

1) explanation of the means and procedure for implementing the decision;

2) deferral of implementation of the decision;

3) suspension of implementation of the decision and resumption of implementation of the decision previously suspended;

4) termination of implementation of the decision.

  1. The matters specified in part 1 of this Article shall be considered by the official of the control (supervisory) authority who issued the decision, upon a motion by the controlled person or a submission by the inspector, within five working days from the date the motion is received by the control (supervisory) authority or the submission is sent. Where the said official of the control (supervisory) authority is absent, the matters shall be referred for consideration to another official of the control (supervisory) authority in the procedure established by the control (supervisory) authority. (as amended by Federal Law dated 28.12.2024 N 540-FL)
  2. The controlled person shall be informed of the place and time of consideration of the matters specified in part 1 of this Article. Failure of the controlled person to appear without a valid reason shall not prevent consideration of the relevant matters.
  3. The decision adopted following consideration of matters connected with implementation of a decision shall be communicated to the controlled person in the established procedure.

 

Article 95. Completion of implementation of a decision

  1. Upon expiry of the period for implementation by the controlled person of a decision adopted in accordance with clause 1 of part 2 of Article 90 of this Federal Law, or upon submission by the controlled person before expiry of the said period of documents and information the submission of which is established by the said decision, or where information is received within observation of compliance with mandatory requirements (safety monitoring), the control (supervisory) authority shall assess implementation of the decision on the basis of the documents and information submitted and information received. Where the said documents and information have not been submitted by the controlled person, or it is impossible on their basis or on the basis of information received within observation of compliance with mandatory requirements (safety monitoring) to conclude that the decision has been implemented, the control (supervisory) authority shall assess implementation of the said decision by conducting one of the control (supervisory) measures provided for by clauses 1 – 6 of part 2 of Article 56 of this Federal Law. Where implementation of a decision adopted following an on-site inspection is assessed, an on-site inspection shall be permitted. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

1.1. Assessment of implementation of a decision adopted following control (supervisory) measures provided for by clauses 3, 4 and 6 of part 1 and part 3 of Article 57 and clause 3 of part 2 of Article 60 of this Federal Law by conducting control (supervisory) measures specified in part 1 of this Article shall not require approval by prosecution authorities. (as amended by Federal Law dated 29.12.2025 N 567-FL)

  1. Where, following a control (supervisory) measure provided for by part 1 of this Article, the control (supervisory) authority establishes that the decision has not been implemented or has been implemented improperly, it shall again issue to the controlled person a decision provided for by clause 1 of part 2 of Article 90 of this Federal Law specifying new periods for its implementation. Where an order is not implemented within the established periods, the control (supervisory) authority shall take measures to ensure its implementation, up to and including applying to a court for compulsory enforcement of the order where such measure is provided for by legislation. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  2. Information on implementation in full of a decision of the control (supervisory) authority shall be entered in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures.

 

Chapter 18. Special regimes of state control (supervision)

 

Article 96. Monitoring

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, monitoring shall mean a regime of remote state control (supervision) consisting of targeted, constant (systematic, regular, continuous), indirect receipt and analysis by officials of the control (supervisory) authority of information on the activities of citizens and organisations and on objects of control using systems (methods) of remote control, including using special technical means having photography, audio and video recording and measurement functions, for the purposes of preventing harm (damage) to legally protected values.
  2. Monitoring shall be based on voluntary participation of controlled persons and carried out in the cases established by the regulations on the type of control upon an application by the controlled person on the terms of an agreement between the controlled person and the control (supervisory) authority.
  3. Requirements which the controlled person must meet for monitoring shall be established by the regulations on the type of control.
  4. The procedure for organising and conducting monitoring shall be established by the regulations on the type of control and the agreement between the control (supervisory) authority and the controlled person.
  5. The regulations on the type of control shall regulate the procedure for connecting the controlled person (object) to automated information systems for collecting and processing data operating automatically, special technical means having photography, audio and video recording and measurement functions, and other means for collecting or recording information, the procedure for access to the said information systems and other means for collecting or recording information, the procedure for exchanging documents and other information, and the characteristics of automated information systems for collecting and processing data and means for collecting or recording information, their installation locations, their quantity, requirements for the necessary software and, where necessary, other conditions.
  6. The form of the monitoring agreement shall be approved by the control (supervisory) authority and may not provide advantages for particular controlled persons or give preference to particular controlled persons.
  7. Technical equipment and support for monitoring at facilities of the controlled person shall be provided at the expense of the controlled person, unless otherwise established by the regulations on the type of control or monitoring agreement.
  8. Monitoring shall be conducted on the basis of a decision of the control (supervisory) authority issued following assessment of conformity of the controlled person with requirements imposed on it for monitoring, technical readiness of the controlled person and the control (supervisory) authority for information interaction within monitoring, and conclusion of a monitoring agreement.
  9. The monitoring agreement between the controlled person and the control (supervisory) authority may provide for a period for conducting monitoring which may not be less than one year.
  10. An authorised official of the control (supervisory) authority shall adopt a decision to terminate monitoring in one of the following cases:

1) identification of non-conformity of the controlled person with requirements imposed on it for monitoring, including requirements for technical equipment and support for monitoring;

2) failure by the controlled person to implement the provisions of the monitoring agreement between the controlled person and the control (supervisory) authority;

3) submission by the controlled person of an application to terminate monitoring;

4) other cases established by the regulations on the type of control.

  1. The control (supervisory) authority shall notify the controlled person of termination of monitoring within ten days from the date of adoption of the decision to terminate monitoring.
  2. A federal law on the type of control may provide for mandatory monitoring in respect of controlled persons meeting criteria established by the federal law on the type of control.
  3. The procedure for organising and conducting mandatory monitoring shall be established by the regulations on the type of control.
  4. Technical equipment and support for mandatory monitoring shall be provided from the funds of the relevant budget of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation, unless otherwise established by the federal law on the type of control.
  5. Mandatory monitoring shall be conducted without limitation of its duration.
  6. Controlled persons in respect of whom mandatory monitoring is conducted shall be exempt from scheduled control (supervisory) measures concerning compliance with mandatory requirements constituting the subject matter of such monitoring.
  7. Where information on instances of violation of mandatory requirements is received during monitoring, including mandatory monitoring, the control (supervisory) authority shall adopt decisions in accordance with part 2 of Article 90 of this Federal Law.

 

Article 97. Permanent state control (supervision)

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, permanent state control (supervision) shall mean a regime of state control (supervision) consisting of the possibility of the constant presence of inspectors at objects of permanent state control (supervision) specified in parts 2 and 3 of this Article and their performance of control (supervisory) actions for the purposes of preventing harm (damage) to legally protected values and ensuring compliance with mandatory requirements at such objects.
  2. Permanent state control (supervision) may be introduced in the exercise of federal state supervision in the field of industrial safety, federal state supervision in the field of safety of hydraulic structures, federal state assay supervision, federal state fire supervision and federal state control (supervision) in the field of transport security. (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 19.10.2023 N 506-FL, dated 08.08.2024 N 289-FL)
  3. Objects of permanent state control (supervision) shall be determined in accordance with the federal law on the type of control on the basis of the existence at such objects of increased risks of harm (damage) to legally protected values or violation of mandatory requirements.
  4. During permanent state control (supervision), inspectors may perform the following control (supervisory) actions:

1) visual examination;

2) inspection;

3) questioning;

4) obtaining written explanations;

5) requesting documents;

6) collection of specimens (samples);

7) instrumental examination;

8) testing;

9) expert examination;

10) experiment.

  1. Controlled persons shall provide inspectors with unhindered access to objects of permanent state control (supervision), documents and information resources, and technological means used at such objects.
  2. The procedure for exercising permanent state control (supervision), including the procedure for interaction of control (supervisory) authorities exercising other types of state control (supervision) in respect of an object of permanent state control (supervision) with the control (supervisory) authority exercising permanent state control (supervision) in respect of that object, shall be established by the regulations on the type of control.

 

Article 97.1. Permanent raid (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. For the purposes of this Federal Law, a permanent raid shall mean a regime of state control (supervision) consisting of the possibility of the constant presence of inspectors at control points and (or) movement of inspectors across a specific territory (water area) for the purposes of preventing, identifying and suppressing violations of mandatory requirements.
  2. A permanent raid may be conducted where provided for by the federal law on the type of control.
  3. Requirements for establishing control points and territories (water areas) for a permanent raid shall be determined by the regulations on the type of control.
  4. Control points and territories (water areas) for a permanent raid shall be established by a decision of the control (supervisory) authority.
  5. A permanent raid shall be conducted in respect of vehicles, other production facilities, and activities and actions of citizens and organisations in a specific territory (water area).
  6. Inspectors authorised to conduct a permanent raid shall be determined by a decision of the control (supervisory) authority.
  7. During a permanent raid, the following control (supervisory) actions may be performed:

1) visual examination;

2) inspection;

3) questioning;

4) requesting documents which, in accordance with mandatory requirements, must be in the vehicle, at another production facility or with the controlled person;

5) instrumental examination.

  1. During a permanent raid, the period of interaction between an inspector and one controlled person may not exceed the period established by the regulations on the type of control and may not exceed 30 minutes (drawing up the report shall not be included in that period of time).
  2. Where violations of mandatory requirements are identified as a result of a permanent raid, the inspector shall draw up a separate report on site in respect of each controlled person that committed a violation of mandatory requirements.
  3. Controlled persons, their representatives and employees present at control points or in the territory (water area) of a permanent raid shall, at the inspector’s request, stop, ensure unhindered access to vehicles or other production facilities, and provide for familiarisation documents which, in accordance with mandatory requirements, must be in the vehicle, at another production facility or with the controlled person.

 

SECTION VI. FINAL PROVISIONS

 

Chapter 19. Final provisions

 

Article 98. Procedure for entry into force of this Federal Law

  1. This Federal Law shall enter into force from 1 July 2021, except for provisions for which this Article establishes other dates for their entry into force.
  2. Article 30 and part 2 of Article 53 of this Federal Law shall enter into force from 1 March 2022. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  3. Part 2 of Article 39 of this Federal Law shall enter into force from 1 January 2023.
  4. Regulations on types of regional state control (supervision) and regulations on types of municipal control shall be approved before 1 January 2022. Until approval of the said regulations on types of control, but no later than 1 January 2022, Federal Law dated 26 December 2008 N 294-FL “On the Protection of the Rights of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs in the Exercise of State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control” and regulatory legal acts adopted in accordance therewith shall apply. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  5. Formation of the unified register of types of federal state control (supervision), regional state control (supervision), municipal control shall be carried out from 1 July 2021. Information entered in the said register before 1 July 2021 in accordance with the rules for forming and maintaining the unified register of types of control approved by the Government of the Russian Federation shall be included in the said register. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

5.1. Formation of the plan for conducting scheduled control (supervisory) measures in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures may be carried out from the date of approval of the regulations on the type of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

5.2. Control (supervisory) authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies shall, during the period from 1 July to 31 December 2021, enter information on inspections in the unified register of inspections where regulations on the relevant type of regional state control (supervision), municipal control adopted in implementation of the provisions of this Federal Law have not entered into force. In that case, information shall not be entered in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures, and entry of information in the unified register of types of federal state control (supervision), regional state control (supervision), municipal control shall not be mandatory. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

5.3. From the date of entry into force of the regulations on the relevant type of regional state control (supervision), municipal control adopted in implementation of the provisions of this Federal Law, but no later than 1 January 2022, the relevant information shall be entered in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures, and information shall not be entered in the unified register of inspections. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

5.4. State authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall ensure pre-trial appeals against decisions (acts) of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of their officials in the exercise of state control (supervision) in the procedure provided for by this Federal Law no later than 1 January 2022. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

5.5. Information shall be entered in the unified register of control (supervisory measures) by control (supervisory) authorities exclusively using directories and classifiers formed automatically on the basis of information included in the unified register of types of control and the Federal State Information System “Register of Mandatory Requirements”. Until 1 February 2022, preventive measures and control (supervisory) measures may be conducted and the relevant information included in the unified register of control (supervisory) measures without information in the unified register of types of control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

  1. In 2021, measures for preventing violations of mandatory requirements and requirements established by municipal legal acts shall be conducted in accordance with programmes for preventing violations of the relevant requirements for 2021. From 1 July to 31 December 2021, control (supervisory) authorities shall conduct preventive measures provided for by this Federal Law without approving a programme for the prevention of harm (damage) to legally protected values.
  2. Scheduled inspections the conduct of which was planned for 2021 shall be conducted in accordance with annual plans for conducting scheduled inspections of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs for 2021 approved in accordance with Federal Law dated 26 December 2008 N 294-FL “On the Protection of the Rights of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs in the Exercise of State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control”. The Government of the Russian Federation shall establish specific features of forming annual plans for conducting scheduled inspections of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs for the purposes of taking into account the provisions of this Federal Law.
  3. Organisation, conduct and documentation of the results of inspections and other measures of state control (supervision), municipal control not completed on the date of entry into force of this Federal Law shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of regulatory legal acts in force on the commencement date of those inspections and other measures of state control (supervision), municipal control.
  4. Until 31 December 2025, informing the controlled person of actions performed and decisions adopted by officials of the control (supervisory) authority and other authorised persons, and sending documents and information to the controlled person by the control (supervisory) authority in accordance with Article 21 of this Federal Law may also be carried out on paper using postal communications where informing the controlled person in electronic form is impossible or at the request of the controlled person. The control (supervisory) authority shall, within a period not exceeding ten working days from the date of receipt of such request, send the said documents and (or) information to the controlled person. (as amended by Federal Law dated 25.12.2023 N 625-FL)

9.1. Until 31 December 2025, the documents and information specified in part 9 of this Article may be drawn up and signed on paper (including reports on control (supervisory) measures and orders), unless otherwise established by the Government of the Russian Federation or the regulations on the type of state control (supervision). (as amended by Federal Laws dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL, dated 25.12.2023 N 625-FL)

  1. Until 31 December 2025, the regulations on the type of municipal control may provide for the preparation of documents by municipal control bodies in the exercise of municipal control, informing controlled persons of actions performed and decisions adopted by officials of municipal control bodies, and exchange of documents and information with controlled persons on paper. (as amended by Federal Law dated 25.12.2023 N 625-FL)
  2. State bodies exercising powers for the organisation and exercise of types of state control (supervision) specified in part 5 of Article 2 of this Federal Law shall submit reports on types of control to the federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control in accordance with the provisions of part 10 of Article 30 of this Federal Law.
  3. The federal executive authority exercising functions of developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of state control (supervision) and municipal control shall include generalised information on the basis of reports on the type of control specified in part 11 of this Article in the consolidated report on state control (supervision), municipal control in the Russian Federation, the preparation of which is provided for by part 9 of Article 30 of this Federal Law.
  4. The Government of the Russian Federation shall determine types of control in respect of which the mandatory pre-trial procedure for considering complaints shall apply from 1 July 2021.
  5. Part 1 of Article 21 of this Federal Law shall apply from 31 December 2023. The Government of the Russian Federation may provide that, within certain types of state control (supervision), documents drawn up by the control (supervisory) authority in the exercise of state control (supervision), municipal control, and by specialists and experts engaged to conduct control (supervisory) measures, must be drawn up in the form of an electronic document and signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature before 31 December 2023. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  6. Complaints against decisions of control (supervisory) authorities and actions (inaction) of their officials adopted (performed) within inspections and other measures of state control (supervision), municipal control before the date of entry into force of this Federal Law, and against decisions of control (supervisory) authorities and actions (inaction) of their officials adopted (performed) in respect of inspections in the case specified in part 8 of this Article, received after 1 July 2021, shall be considered in accordance with regulatory legal acts regulating the procedure for appealing them, including with regard to conducting the experiment on pre-trial appeals against decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of its officials, and in force on the commencement date of organisation and conduct of such inspections and other measures of state control (supervision), municipal control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)
  7. Complaints against decisions of control (supervisory) authorities and actions (inaction) of their officials adopted (performed) within inspections and other measures of state control (supervision), municipal control, received before 1 July 2021, shall be considered in accordance with regulatory legal acts regulating the procedure for appealing them, including with regard to conducting the experiment on pre-trial appeals against decisions of the control (supervisory) authority and actions (inaction) of its officials, and in force on the commencement date of organisation and conduct of such inspections and other measures of state control (supervision), municipal control. (as amended by Federal Law dated 11.06.2021 N 170-FL)

 

 

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