13:53 16.01.2016

Restrictions on trade with occupied Crimea come into force in Ukraine on Sunday

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Restrictions on trade with occupied Crimea come into force in Ukraine on Sunday

The Ukrainian government's resolution "On limitation of the supply of certain goods (works, services) from the temporarily occupied territory to another territory of Ukraine and/or from another territory of Ukraine to the temporarily occupied territory" (No. 1035 dated December 16, 2015) will enter into force on Sunday, January 17, 2016.

As reported, the resolution was officially published on December 18, 2015. "This resolution will enter into force 30 days after its publication," the document said.

The official website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has reported that the document comes into force on January 17, 2016.

According to the resolution, the ban will be in effect for the temporary occupation period relating to the supply of goods [works, services] in any customs regimes with the exception of personal belongings of citizens transported in their hand luggage and/or other accompanying luggage and socially significant foods with a total value equivalent to less than UAH 10,000 and a total weight of less than 50 kilograms per person.

Exceptions for food can be made only in case a person carrying goods to the temporarily occupied territory enters it no more than once a day.

This list includes highest grade wheat flour, bread made of highest grade and first grade wheat flour, bread made from mixed rye and wheat flour, pasta, buckwheat, rice, first category beef, pork, lard, poultry, cooked sausage, milk with a 2.5% fat content, sour cream with a 20% fat content, cheese, eggs, sugar, sunflower oil, potatoes and salt.

The resolution does not apply to electric power supply and humanitarian aid.

According to the data from the State Statistics Service, goods were not imported from Crimea to Ukraine's mainland in October, while in September goods worth $2.5 million were imported.

The goods turnover statistics in January-November 2015 corresponds to the figures for January-October 2015: $702 million to Crimea and $25.5 million from Crimea.

In October 2015, the first full month of Crimea's blockage by activists, supplies to Crimea grew by 6.3% compared to September, to $47.4 million, but this is 26.8% down on August.

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