Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the localization of cars used as a taxi. The corresponding document is published on the official portal of legal information.
From now on, vehicles will be included in the taxi register only if one of two criteria is observed. In particular, it is necessary that the total number of localization points correspond to the total number of points established by the Government of the Russian Federation for public procurement, or the machine was made as part of a special investment contract concluded from March 1, 2022 to March 1 of the current year.
“The point system for assessing the localization of the automotive industry has been operating in Russia since 2019. points are necessary to participate in state contracts. Threshold for admission to public procurement is now at least 3200 points for cars, light commercial and trucks,” the document says.
The law will enter into force on March 1, 2026.