Under the effect of new US sanctions were more than 80 Russian companies – Moskovsky Komsomolets

The decision to expand its own sanctions lists received US Department of Commerce

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The Bureau of Industry and Security of the Ministry of United States Department of commerce has decided to expand the list of Russian companies covered by the US restrictive measures. A full list will be published on September 7 in the Official Gazette of Federal Register, but it is already known that it included more than 80 companies in Russia and the Crimea.

In the published on the site Federal Register document listed 81 company under a 86-Tew titles, of which 75 – are located in Russia, seven – in the Crimea, and two in Hong Kong and India.

Formally, new restrictive measures have become “additive” to the sanctions imposed on Russia over the crisis in south-east Ukraine and Crimea entry into the Russian Federation. However, the explanatory memorandum states that at this time the choice of the US Department of Commerce concerned exclusively Russian relations – the US and an expanded list includes organizations that are “detrimental to national security or foreign policy interests of the United States

It is already known that under. of new sanctions were companies controlled by “Gazprom”, as well as construction, transport and defense companies working on the Crimean peninsula. The document lists companies such as “Giovan” (Giovan Ltd), “Angstrom-M”, “Angstrom” “Angstrom-T”, St. Petersburg Institute “Giprostroymost” Perm scientific-industrial Instrument Making company, Shipyard “Zvezdochka”, JSC “Micron”, JSC APF “Micran”, “SGM-bridge” ( “daughter” of “Stroygazmontazh”) , SPC “Pomegranate”, “Technopole Company”, “Technopole Limited”, JSC “VO Radioexport” and others.

“The restrictions involve the introduction of the additional requirements of the organizations listed in the register of licensing and limiting access to most license exception to export, re-export and transfer within the United States of America “, – stated in the document

So, for 51.” daughter “of” Gazprom “introduced compulsory licensing of all deliveries,” where the exporter, re-exporter or sender knows that the product will be directly or indirectly used for the exploration or production of oil and gas in deep water offshore in the Arctic “.

” in considering license applications in respect fell under the restrictive measures companies in accordance with the sanctions regime will act “presumption of denial”, – adds the US Department of Commerce

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