As of November 26, 2015 Russia has started imposing trade restrictions on Turkey. Specifically, as announced by Russian media, Prime Minister Medvedev has requested the Government to prepare within the next 2 calendar days a step list of actions that should be undertaken against Turkey. Most likely, those measures will than be shaped into a President’s Ordinance or a Governmental Decree. Based on preliminary comments by Russian public officials, it is highly likely that the Turkish-origin…
On August 25, 2015 the Russian Federal Service on Supervision in the Sphere of Consumer’s Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (“Rospotrebnadzor”) issued a letter informing that its recent laboratory tests unveiled that household clearing detergents supplied by foreign companies do not meet toxicological safety standards and, therefore, distribution of such products must be suspended (the “Letter”). The Letter listed the following companies as suppliers of inconsistent products: “Henkel Rus” LLC, “Nevskaya Kosmetika” LLC, “ESP Contract…
On August 13, 2015 the Russian Government announced that the food embargo would be expanded to additionally cover the listed food products originating from Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Ukraine (on special conditions). The embargo would affect Ukraine if Ukraine implements the economic part of the EU- Ukraine Association Agreement. The information was published on the official website of the Russian Government at: http://government.ru/docs/19265/. The relevant decree is not yet officially published. Initially, on August…
On March 2, 2015 the Russian authorities announced that they may possibly withdraw the ban on imports of food products originating from countries that have introduced Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia. According to the Russian presidential spokesman, Russia might lift the prohibition on the import of food products under the condition that such products would be subsequently processed in Russia. This measure would be aimed at supporting the local food industry. Additionally, on February 25, 2015 several deputies…