The list of agricultural products for import to Russia has been expanded

Published Nov 29, 2021

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The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to expand the list of agricultural products, raw materials, and food for which Russia will not apply counter-sanctions. The decree, effective from November 27, amends a government decree from 2014 that imposed a ban on the import of agricultural products from the USA, European Union, Canada, Australia, Norway, Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro, and other countries. The ban included meat, poultry, fish, sausage, cheese, certain fruits, nuts, vegetables, and root crops, with a few exceptions. This new decree adds 'sowing beans' to the list of exceptions.

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The Cabinet of Ministers has expanded the list of agricultural products, raw materials and food, in respect of which counter-sanctions are not applied. This decree comes into force on November 27. The document amends the annex to the government decree of August 7, 2014, according to which, until December 31, 2022, a ban was introduced on the import of agricultural products into Russia from the USA, the European Union, Canada, Australia, Norway, Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro and a number of other countries. Meat, poultry, fish, sausage and cheese, fruits and nuts are not imported from these states. It is also prohibited to import vegetables and root crops, with the exception of seed potatoes, onion ...

Source: Milknews