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The Central Bank of Russian Federation (CBR) has opened public consultations on nine draft regulatory directives covering payments systems, risk management, capital requirements, and digital ruble operations. The consultations form part of the CBR's 2026 regulatory agenda and invite stakeholder feedback through designated email addresses and submission deadlines. The draft directives address several key areas. One directive proposes amendments to the CBR's Payment System Regulation (Regulation No. 876-P from December 3, 2025), with comments due by June 8, 2026. Another addresses amendments to banking order procedures (Regulation No. 2945-U from December 24, 2012), with a June 7, 2026 deadline. A third directive concerns the repeal and non-application of certain CBR and Financial Market Service regulations, also due June 7, 2026. Additional directives cover capital requirements for trading platform organisers (comments due June 4, 2026); amendments to qualified investor recognition procedures (Regulation No. 850-P from January 13, 2025, comments due June 20, 2026); and amendments to Regulation No. 6884-U from October 1, 2024 (comments due June 9, 2026). The CBR has also opened consultations on procedures for tax authority communications with the digital ruble platform operator regarding suspended transactions and debt collection (comments due May 31, 2026), and amendments to banking account procedures for Federal Treasury territorial bodies (Regulation No. 813-P from January 9, 2023, comments due May 28, 2026). A final directive addresses payment service fees within the CBR's payment system (Regulation No. 638-P from March 28, 2018, comments due May 26, 2026). Stakeholders including credit institutions, payment system operators, trading platforms, and qualified investors should review relevant directives and submit comments by specified deadlines to designated CBR email addresses. All draft directives include explanatory notes available on the CBR website.