Russia Prohibits Government Departments From Purchasing Customs Union Shoes And Clothing Products.

Citing the relevant provisions of the Russian federal government, from September 1st, the Russian government departments and other public procurement departments shall not purchase light industrial products, raw materials or semi-finished products produced by countries other than customs allies. (PS:2010) since January 1st, the customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan launched the unified import tariff.

Since July 6th, customs union Customs Law has entered into force. Since July 1, 2011, the three countries have established a unified customs space, unified certification, abolished customs clearance, and formed a customs union. )

This ban covers all. Fabric And some non-woven goods contain 18 commodities, among which there are clothes Shoes, ropes, harness, rubber soles and so on.

If the federal government procurement department wants to purchase foreign products, it must first submit a statement to the Ministry of industry, which must specify the name, code, quality requirements, and suppliers of products abroad and suppliers in Russia. The Ministry of industry and Commerce will review within one month under the supervision of trade unions. Purchaser The documents submitted. There is no doubt that these regulations increase the difficulty of avoiding the ban.

The document also pointed out that the ban was not related to the recent "war sanction", but recent developments may accelerate the implementation of the injunction law. It is reported that the draft ban was raised in the spring, and there were other incentives in May, that is, President Putin asked the government to make an industrial and agricultural import substitution plan.

In July this year, the government had banned relevant departments from purchasing foreign made cars and public spanport facilities, and restricted the import of large medical equipment. Last week, the Ministry of Finance announced the latest requirement of the bill, that is, foreign companies can not participate in government tenders which have been invited by two Russia Company.

This measure does not violate the rules of WTO that allow preferential conditions for domestic producers to be allowed in government procurement. Russia has not yet signed a supplementary document on "equal competition in government tenders" in the government procurement agreement, so under such circumstances, the restricted countries can not sue Russia in WTO.