Recently, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture proposed allowing regulators to shut down websites selling electronic cigarettes and other nicotine-containing products without going through court proceedings.
This proposal will be developed as an amendment to the "Law on Information, Information Technology and Protection of Information" (No. 149-FZ).
Currently, Russian law prohibits the remote sale of tobacco and nicotine-containing products. The Ministry of Agriculture explains that this legislation aims to prevent websites, domain names, pages, and URLs that sell these products online.
The Ministry of Agriculture has stated that the bill is currently under review, with support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
It is reported that Russia's alcohol market has previously adopted this regulatory mechanism, and has achieved regulatory effectiveness.
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The Ministry of Agriculture has suggested blocking websites that sell vapes without a court decision.
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