Reference
Prepared pursuant to Presidential Executive Order No.391 of 29 July 2015, On Individual, Special Economic Measures to be Used to Ensure the Security of the Russian Federation.
The undersigned resolution approves the Regulations for Destroying Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Food Included on the List of Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Food, the Country of Origin of Which is the United States of America, the Countries of the European Union, Canada, Australia, and the Kingdom of Norway, and Which are Prohibited from Being Imported to the Russian Federation Until 5 August (Inclusive) 2016.
Among other things, the Regulations prescribe the following:
- prohibited imports shall be destroyed irrespective of whether or not the person (persons), who performed a foreign economic transaction envisaging importation of these products to the territory of Russia, has been identified;
- the prohibited imports shall be subject to immediate seizure and destruction after an order for seizure is issued;
- the decision to seize and destroy prohibited imports shall be adopted by authorized officials of the Federal Customs Service or the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, or the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare;
- the destruction of prohibited imports shall be carried out in the presence of not fewer than two disinterested parties and shall be mandatorily videotaped, and photographed;
- the destruction of prohibited imports shall be carried out by any available method in conformity with the mandatory regulations set out in environmental law.
This resolution will
enable the federal executive authorities to decide on destroying prohibited
imports following its identification in the territory of Russia.