Simferopol - Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian agricultural watchdog has partially lifted the ban on the supply of some Ukrainian products to the peninsula, although these products cannot be moved to other Russian regions.
Nikolai Vlasov, the deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor said this in an Aug. 19 letter to the acting director of the Rosselkhoznadzor department for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, Ruslan Khasanov.
“Until Jan. 1, 2015, the import of Ukrainian products regulated by Rosselkhoznadzor to the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol is carried out without Rosselkhoznadzor permits, but with veterinary certificates issued by the State Veterinary Service of Ukraine. The imported goods should only be used on the territory of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol without the right to move them to other regions of the Russian Federation,” the document said.
At the same time, the letter said that the following are not permitted: Ukrainian imports to Crimea of swine, pork (including by-products), pork products (that have not been fully thermally treated at +68 degrees or higher for 30 minutes), products from third countries, and products from specific Ukrainian enterprises due to the fact that limitations were imposed on their import to Russia because of the products’ non-compliance with safety indicators.
The document said that now Ukrainian dairy products, eggs, canned meat and canned milk are again present in Crimea. At the same time, this does not apply to Ukrainian juices, some types of banned beer and vodka, because the ban on them was issued not by Rosselkhoznadzor, but by Rospotrebnadzor, the consumer protection watchdog.
