Russia: Cabinet excludes breeding snails from pro embargo

The government excluded from the list of products, the import of which is prohibited to Russia due to the food embargo, breeding snails. The corresponding decree was published on the official portal of legal information. According to the document, the ban on the import of fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates will not apply to "breeding grape snails (Helix pomatia) and breeding garden snails (Helix aspersa)". Their import is allowed upon presentation of a permit for the import of breeding products (material) issued by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. In July 2014, the European Union and the United States imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation in connection with the events in Ukraine and repeatedly expanded and extended them. Russia on August 7, 2014 introduced a package of retaliatory measures against the European Union, the United States, Australia, Canada and Norway. The so-called counter-sanctions were a one-year ban on ...