# Federal Law No. 123-FZ of 24 April 2020 on an experiment to establish special regulation to create the conditions for the development and implementation of AI technologies in Moscow

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Russia
- **Instrument type**: Act / statute
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
- **Adopted**: 2020-04-24
- **In force**: 2020-07-01

## In brief

Federal Law 123-FZ (Moscow AI experimental regime) is a binding act of Russia, issued by the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. It has been in force since 1 July 2020. Registered participants of the experiment in the city of Moscow.

## Summary

Establishes a five-year experimental legal regime in Moscow (from 1 July 2020) allowing participants to develop and deploy AI technologies under special rules, including processing of anonymised personal data for AI purposes, coordinated by the Moscow government with a register of participants. It was accompanied by amendments to the personal-data law.

## Scope

Registered participants of the experiment in the city of Moscow.

## Key dates

2020-04-24: signed; 2020-07-01: regime starts; five-year term (extended per later acts).

## Notes on dates

Extension beyond 2025 to be confirmed by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0160 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0160; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/russia-federal-law-123-fz-moscow-ai-experimental-regime
- **Official source**: http://kremlin.ru/acts/bank/45475
- **Source document**: Federal Law No. 123-FZ of 24 April 2020
- **Published by**: President of Russia (acts bank)
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Federal Law No. 123-FZ of 24 April 2020 on an experiment to establish special regulation to create the conditions for the development and implementation of AI technologies in Moscow" [AIPT-POL-0160, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0160 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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