Why Russian Retailers do not Face Punishment for Trading in Prohibited Products // “Delovoy Peterburg” No. 051 (4243) of 02.04.2015

“Delovoy Peterburg” newspaper canvassed the opinions of the city’s lawyers concerning the free trade in prohibited food products from EU countries, the USA, Canada, Australia and Norway.

Natalya Zelentsova of Maxima Legal explained the contradiction as follows: “The government decree specifies a prohibition on imports, not a prohibition on trade; the Presidential edict prohibits foreign trade, but not the sale of goods on the domestic market”.

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