Most of all destroyed products of plant origin - of 17.14 tonnes. Livestock products disposed 475 tons. During the validity of this measure was delayed 17,893 thousand tonnes of production of sanctions: 17,281 tons of vegetable and 612 tonnes of livestock products. And last week was delayed only plant products. Attempts of import of meat and dairy products was not.

The destruction of illicit products is in accordance with the presidential decree "On certain special economic measures to ensure security of the Russian Federation" (signed on 29 July 2015). According to a document from August 6, 2015 agricultural products produced in the countries that supported economic sanctions against Russia and banned in Russia, is subject to seizure and destruction.

Food embargoes acts of the Russian Federation, 7 August 2014 in relation to products from the US, EU, Australia, Norway and Canada. 13 Aug 2015 list of these countries included joined the anti-Russian sanctions Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein, January 1, 2016 - Ukraine.

First the ban was introduced for one year. In 2015, it was extended to August 5, 2016, June 2016, until the end of 2017, June 2017 to late 2018. Fallen under the ban of meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, fish and fish products, vegetables and fruit. From 1 November 2016 food embargo extended to salt.

From 20 may 2017 ban on the supply of salt for the production of medicines and biologically active additives.

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