MOSCOW, July 25 The government has imposed a ban on the import of finished fish and seafood products from unfriendly countries into Russia, according to the website of the Ministry of Economic Development.
«A ban is being introduced on the import into Russia of finished products from fish and seafood originating from unfriendly countries. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the refusal to import from the European Union, the United States, Norway will free up certain market niches that will be filled by domestic producers whose capacities can fully meet the needs of the domestic market,» the statement says.
Unfriendly countries and territories include: Australia, Albania, Andorra, Bahamas, Great Britain, EU member states, Iceland, Canada, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, San Marino, North Macedonia, Singapore, USA, Taiwan (China), Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland and Japan.
increase production volumes and the number of jobs, as well as expand the range.
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Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the amendments to the corresponding draft government decree, they will be valid until the end of the year.
The list of unfriendly countries was created in accordance with the presidential decree of March 5, 2022 «On the temporary procedure for fulfilling obligations to certain foreign creditors.» According to this document, Russian citizens and companies, the state itself, regions and municipalities that have foreign exchange obligations to creditors from the list of unfriendly countries will be able to pay them in rubles.
This applies to payments exceeding ten million rubles a month (or the equivalent in foreign currency). For settlements, the debtor can ask a Russian bank to create a special account in the name of the creditor and transfer the appropriate amounts to it. 10_768x0_80_0_0_1fec24410cb541d07c9a5a7222f7cf7e.png»>
Which countries has Russia declared unfriendly