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The Russian government has imposed a ban on road freight transport across the country for companies from the EU countries, Norway, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

The document, published on Saturday on the official legal information portal, indicated that the ban is being introduced in response to restrictions imposed by these countries on Russian cargo carriers. The Decree comes into force on October 10 and will be valid until December 31 of the current year.

The document states that the ban applies to bilateral and transit traffic.

At the same time, a number of goods are provided for the transportation of which this restriction does not apply. Among them are various types of food, finished goods, ingredients, as well as non-food items. The ban will not apply to a list of goods, including meat, fish, milk, certain types of vegetables and confectionery, cocoa, grain products, alcohol, fertilizers, pharmaceutical products, contraceptives, paper and cardboard. In addition, watches, musical instruments, nuclear reactors, film and sound recording equipment do not fall under the ban.