The Russian government has refused to prohibit the trade in products of the sanctions – Interfax

Moscow. 24 February. INTERFAX.RU – The Russian government has prepared a negative feedback on the deputies proposed amendments to the law on trade, prohibiting the sale of products podsanktsionnyh that, under current law, shall not be introduced into the territory of the country, the newspaper “<-! Noindex -> News “Wednesday

The Government considered that the law on trade should not regulate the foreign trade relations, the newspaper

..” According to part 3 of article 1 of the law on trade they regulated the relations between public authorities, local government and business entities in connection with the organization and execution of trading activities, as well as the relations between economic entities in the exercise of commercial activities. at the same time the relations connected with the organization and implementation of foreign trade activities , the law is not governed by the trade (part 4 of article 1) Thus, the proposed addition of the trade Act does not apply to the subject of the legal regulation “, -. was quoted review of the government on the bill

it clarifies that the sanctions. products and so destroyed in accordance with the presidential decree of 29 July 2015, that is, the proposed ban on the sale would violate the presumption of being consumed sanctions products.

a draft law on trade ban sanctions products submitted to the Duma in August 2015 deputies Sergei Karginova, Ivan Sukharev and Kirill Cherkasov (LDPR).

According to the authors of the initiative, a negative review of government is unfair and driven by a strong lobby retailers.

Russian Federation August 7, 2014 imposed a ban on the supply of meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, fish and fish products, vegetables and fruits from the US, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. On August 3, 2015 in the list of the countries included have joined the anti-Russian sanctions, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein and special conditions Ukraine.

On January 1, 2016 ban applies in relation to food products from Ukraine. On August 6, 2015 Rosselkhoznadzor started destroying forbidden to import goods.

In addition, the Russian Federation has banned the supply of fruits and vegetables from Turkey to the January 1, 2016.