The relevant resolution is published on the official portal of legal information.
The validity period for the destruction of sanctioned goods has been extended until December 31, 2019.
Similar restrictions also apply to products from Norway, Australia, Canada, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Ukraine.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture refused to support the idea of introducing a ban on the destruction of sanctions products.
In mid-June, Rospotrebnadzor proposed banning the destruction of usable products.
In April, Udm-info.ru reported that in Izhevsk the Rosselkhoznadzor seized 402 kg of apples banned for import into Russia.