The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region allowed to sell products banned by the Russian counter-sanctions.
“The government restricted import of certain products, not their sale. According to this, the restriction on sales of dairy products, including cheese, is not enshrined in law”, – judge Sinitsyna decided.
The Court considered the appeal of JSC “Tander” (Magnit retail chain), as in one in the stores cheese, produced in France, was found. “Tander” had to pay the fine for illegal sale of goods, free sale of which is prohibited or restricted. However, the court decided that the ban on the importation of goods is not equal to the ban on the sale of these products.