FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of June 26, 2026 No. 186-FZ

About modification of separate legal acts of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on June 9, 2026

Approved by the Federation Council on June 17, 2026

Article 1

Bring in the Federal Law of February 23, 2013 No. 15-FZ "About protection of public health from impact of environmental tobacco smoke, effects of consumption of tobacco or consumption of nikotinsoderzhashchy products" (The Russian Federation Code, 2013, No. 8, Art. 721; 2016, No. 1, Art. 76; No. 18, Art. 2491; 2020, No. 31, Art. 5062; 2023, No. 18, Art. 3255; 2025, No. 52, Art. 8338) following changes:

1) in Article 19:

a) regarding 3 words "by remote method of sale," to exclude;

b) add with part 3.1 following of content:

"3.1. Retail trade by tobacco products or nikotinsoderzhashchy products, hookahs and devices for consumption of nikotinsoderzhashchy products by remote method of sale is forbidden.";

c) to state Item 2 of part 7 in the following edition:

"2) in the territories adjacent to the buildings, structures, constructions, rooms which are in ownership and (or) in use of the educational organizations (except for the organizations of additional education, the organizations of additional professional education) and (or) the organizations performing training of minors (further - the adjacent territories). The prohibition on retail trade by tobacco products or nikotinsoderzhashchy products, hookahs, devices for consumption of nikotinsoderzhashchy products specified in this Item is effective concerning the territories adjacent to the specified buildings, structures, constructions, rooms in which the corresponding types of activity are directly performed;";

d) add with parts 7.1 - 7.5 following of content:

"7.1. Borders of the adjacent territories are determined taking into account results of public discussions by local government bodies of municipal districts, municipal districts and city districts according to the rules established by the Government of the Russian Federation (except for borders of the adjacent territories located in the federal cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sevastopol).

7.2. Borders of the adjacent territories located in the federal cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sevastopol are determined taking into account results of public discussions by public authorities of the federal cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sevastopol according to the rules established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

7.3. The public authorities of the subject of the Russian Federation authorized on implementation of regional state control (supervision) in the field of retail sale of tobacco products and nikotinsoderzhashchy products according to article 12.1 of the Federal Law of June 13, 2023 No. 203-FZ "About state regulation of production and turnover of tobacco products, tobacco products, nikotinsoderzhashchy products and raw materials for their production" (except for public authorities of the federal cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sevastopol), inform local government bodies on the organizations and the individual entrepreneurs performing retail trade by tobacco products or nikotinsoderzhashchy products in the territories of the respective municipalities.

7.4. Local government bodies along with official publication of the municipal legal act about delimitation of the adjacent territories inform on it the organizations and the individual entrepreneurs performing retail trade by tobacco products or nikotinsoderzhashchy products in such territories.

7.5. Public authorities of the federal cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sevastopol along with official publication of the legal act of the subject of the Russian Federation about delimitation of the adjacent territories inform on it the organizations and the individual entrepreneurs performing retail trade by tobacco products or nikotinsoderzhashchy products in such territories.";

2) in Article 21 of the word "nikotinsoderzhashchy products," shall be replaced with words "nikotinsoderzhashchy products", to add with words ", except for prohibitions and restrictions of trade in tobacco products or nikotinsoderzhashchy products which are set by parts 1 - the 3 and 7 article 19 of this Federal Law and the state control (supervision) for which observance is exercised by executive bodies of subjects of the Russian Federation according to the Federal Law of June 13, 2023 No. 203-FZ "About state regulation of production and turnover of tobacco products, tobacco products, nikotinsoderzhashchy products and raw materials for their production".

Article 2

Bring in the Federal Law of July 31, 2020 No. 248-FZ "About the state control (supervision) and municipal control in the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 2020, No. 31, Art. 5007; 2021, No. 24, Art. 4188; 2024, No. 53, Art. 8550; 2025, No. 52, Art. 8354) following changes:

Item 7 of part 1 of article 17 after words "Federal Law" to add 1) with words ", and also applied in the cases provided by other Federal Laws, regulatory legal acts of the President of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation, subjects of the Russian Federation, municipal regulatory legal acts";

The word of "(systems)" to replace 2) in Item 7 of part 2 of Article 60 with the word" (systems),".

Article 3

Part 1 of article 44 of the Federal Law of December 21, 2021 No. 414-FZ "About the general principles of the organization of the public power in subjects of the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 2021, No. 52, Art. 8973; 2023, No. 1, Art. 7; No. 16, Art. 2766; No. 25, Art. 4433, 4434; No. 29, Art. 5343; No. 31, Art. 5803; No. 32, Art. 6150, 6151, 6152, 6170, 6181, 6201, 6207, 6217; No. 52, Art. 9530; 2024, No. 1, Art. 32, 54; No. 23, Art. 3046; No. 33, Art. 4928, 5000; No. 49, Art. 7427; No. 51, Art. 7865; 2025, No. 26, Art. 3499; No. 30, Art. 4405; No. 31, Art. 4681; No. 48, Art. 7250; 52, the Art. 8298, of 8363) to add No. with Items 177 and 178 of the following content:

"177) implementation of regional state control (supervision) in the field of retail sale of tobacco products and nikotinsoderzhashchy products;

178) implementation of licensing of retail trade by tobacco products and nikotinsoderzhashchy products and delivery trade in tobacco products and nikotinsoderzhashchy products.".

Article 4

Bring in the Federal Law of June 13, 2023 No. 203-FZ "About state regulation of production and turnover of tobacco products, tobacco products, nikotinsoderzhashchy products and raw materials for their production" (The Russian Federation Code, 2023, No. 25, Art. 4392; 2024, No. 33, Art. 5021; No. 53, Art. 8547; 2025, No. 21, Art. 2544) following changes:

1) in Article 1:

a) in part 4 the word", accepted" shall be replaced with words "and regulatory legal acts of the subjects of the Russian Federation adopted";

b) add with part 5 of the following content:

"5. Deliveries of tobacco products, nikotinsoderzhashchy products and raw materials for their production for federal state needs are performed in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation about deliveries of products for federal state needs.";

2) regarding 1 Article 2:

a) in Item 8 after the words "delivery and purchase" to add with words ", except for agreement purchases of retail purchase and sale (further - purchase),", shall be replaced with words the words "retail sale" "retail trade, delivery trade (further in case of joint mentioning - retail sale)";

b) in Item 10 of the word "and to normative legal regulation" shall be replaced with words ", to normative legal regulation and monitoring";

c) add with Item 16 of the following content:

"16) electronic system of delivery of nicotine - the device which is intended for receipt of aerosol without burning in case of consumption of nikotinsoderzhashchy liquids for the purpose of inhalation by his consumer and can be also used for consumption of nicotine free liquids.";

3) in Article 4:

a) add part 5 with words "(further - the single portal of the state and municipal services)";

b) in part 11 of the word "the federal state information system "Single Portal of the State and Municipal Services (Functions)" shall be replaced with words "the single portal of the state and municipal services";

4) in Article 5:

a) add with parts 2.1 and 2.2 of the following content:

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