The Ministry of Finance clarified: the ban on foreign software applies to cloud services

13 March 2026, Friday

The Agency issued clarifications on the application of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1875, which prohibits the purchase of foreign software for state and municipal needs, as well as for certain types of legal entities.

According to subclause "c" of clause 4 of Resolution No. 1875, software is understood not only as supplies on tangible media, but also as the provision of rights in electronic form through communication channels, including the use of cloud infrastructure for data collection, processing and storage.

Thus, the ban on the purchase of foreign software, established by paragraph 1 of Resolution No. 1875, fully applies to software implemented using the SaaS model.

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