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October 14th, 2017 
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nsnbc : Ukraine has lodged a new, third lawsuit with the World Trade Organization against the Russian Federation concerning the restriction of imports of food and industrial products.
Ukraine’s Trade Representative, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Natalia Mykolska, wrote on Facebook:
“Ukraine filed a new lawsuit against Russia in the WTO regarding the restriction of imports of food and industrial products. Today Ukraine sent a request for consultations with the Russian Federation.”
According to Mykolska, the suit concerns Russia’s restrictions on the import of juices, beer, confectionery and wallpaper from Ukraine. The Ukrainian trade envoy wrote:
“In 2013-2015, Russia introduced a number of measures aimed at restricting the import of juices, beer, confectionery products, and wallpaper originating from Ukraine. As a result, the export of products to the Russian Federation, to the traditional market, has virtually ceased. Therefore, today, Ukraine sent a request for consultations with the Russian Federation on restrictive measures regarding the import of juices, beer and beer drinks, confectionery products, and wallpaper.”
Mykolska has stressed that the latest suit is the third one filed with the WTO against Russia. Ukraine has previously filed a lawsuit against Russia over the numerous transit restrictions imposed on Ukrainian goods by Moscow in 2016.
In the winter of 2016, the export of Ukrainian goods to Russia was significantly restricted, and then a complete embargo was imposed on the export of food from Ukraine to Russia.
In July 2016, Russia, amidst tit for tat sanctions started during the 2014crisis, continued the policy of trade restrictions, closing the transit of Ukrainian goods through its territory toward third countries, primarily Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. In late August 2017 it was reported that Ukraine before year-end could file a lawsuit with the WTO over the supplies of agricultural products.
F/AK – nsnbc 14.10.2017
Source Article from https://nsnbc.me/2017/10/14/86647/
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