US Sectoral Sanctions

Russia's Countersanctions (cont'd) These specific types of countermeasures are authorized: termination or suspension of "international cooperation" of Russia and Russian legal entities with such countries and organizations, in sectors to be determined by decision of the President prohibition or restriction on import into Russia of products or raw materials that originate from such countries or are produced by such organizations, with a list of such products / raw materials to be determined by the Government - and exceptions provided for (i) goods that are indispensable to life, analogues of which are not produced in Russia (e.g., certain pharmaceuticals), and (ii) goods imported for personal use prohibition or restriction on export from Russia of products or raw materials by such organizations or by citizens of such countries, again with a list of such products / raw materials to be determined by the Government prohibition or restriction on performance of public-procurement-type works / services in Russia for Russian state agencies and certain state-owned legal entities, by such organizations, again with a list of such works / services to be determined by the Government prohibition or restriction on participation by such organizations or by citizens of such countries in Russian privatizations, as well as in performing services on behalf of Russia in connection with such privatizations of federal state property and "other measures" by decision of the President (of course, this "catch-all" provision could be the basis for enactment of possible additional countermeasures, if sanctions-related tensions deteriorate further) Morgan Lewis 86

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