FAS warned about the risks of the bill for the work of markets and aggregators

The draft law of the Ministry of Economic Development, RBC writes, aims to create a legal basis for regulating the platform economy in Russia. It defines the order of interaction between digital platforms, such as marketplaces, food delivery services, travel bookings and taxi aggregators, with their partners (sellers of goods or service providers), as well as with consumers.

The FAS has prepared more than 40 comments on the document, including the risk of platforms evading regulation, conflicts in the concept of “large intermediary platform” and potential negative consequences for retail trade. As the publication notes, in the review the service also points out problems with the priority delivery of goods, worsening conditions for taxi passengers and excessive requirements for markets in relation to perishable goods.

The Antimonopoly Service proposed to finalize the draft, eliminating the risks of discrimination and conflict. The Ministry of Economic Development told RBC that the review will be considered and that the project is being carried out in cooperation with industry associations.

As Kommersant reported with reference to data from the My Warehouse service, the turnover of large markets, including Wildberries, Ozon, Megamarket and Yandex Market, began to decline. At the end of the first half of 2024, the figure increased by only 21%, although a year earlier it was double that: an increase of 42%.