Medvedev allowed sanctions to destroy the products “in any way” – RBC

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

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Destroy sanctions goods that are smuggled into Russia, it will be possible in any way. This is stated in the decree of the Cabinet, published on the official government website.

«The destruction prohibited for import products is carried out in any way possible to meet the mandatory requirements provided for by the legislation in the field of environmental protection, on the basis of the certificate of destruction to the gap import products, “- the document says. This requirement must be met in the field of environmental protection.

The Cabinet stated that the destruction of the products should be carried out in the presence of at least two disinterested persons. The process itself should be recorded using video, photography and filming with the date and time of their meeting. As a result of the destruction was an official act.

July 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the destruction of products came under food embargo. It will come into force on August 6. The first proposal was made to the relevant Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev.

The Kremlin has explained the decision to increase the number of head of state sanktsionnnyh goods imported to Russia. “Unfortunately, in fact, increased the number of products that fall here, bypassing the Russian embargo. These products and the products are in the territory illegally, and we must stop it and take action, “- said Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, adding that” any smuggling damages ».

Russia imposed embargo on food respect of the EU, USA, Canada, Australia and Norway in August 2014 in response to sanctions because of the situation in Ukraine and the Crimea. The ban includes such products as meat cattle, pork, poultry, meat, salted, dried or smoked fish and crustaceans, molluscs. Restrictions also touched upon the milk and milk products, cheese, cottage cheese, based on vegetable fats, sausages and similar products of meat, vegetables, roots, fruits and nuts.

Later, the list of prohibited products has been changed. Because of the embargo have been released under the cheese, but then they returned to the sanctions list. Under the embargo hit and cheese products. In June this year the ban was extended by one year, until August 2016, in connection with the extension of the anti-Russian sanctions.