Unlawful food // Rosbalt - 24.08.15.

The struggle against sanctioned food products has already become a show. It is actively promoted by regulatory bodies and polititians alike, as well as by average men who split into those that support the governmental policies and those who do not. However, the morality argument of burning food products casts a shadow onto the question of the legitimacy of the act itself. Meanwhile, even superficial research into the problem shows that all is not that smooth in that area.

Developing the topic, the Maxima Legal Lawyer Natalia Zelentsova commented once again on the unlawfulness of administrative pursuit of vendors for the sale of sanctioned products, both online and offline. The lawyer supported her comment by stating the recent "Magnit" retail chain precedent, where the issue of a fine to the company, for the resale of french cheese, the Arbitrazh Court of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has deemed unlawful.

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