Likhachev: the position of Russian companies on the Ukrainian market is deteriorating

KAZAN, 22 APR - RIA Novosti/Prime. The position of Russian producers on the Ukrainian market deteriorated significantly due to creep of implementation of the Kiev economic Association with the EU, said Last news 1st Deputy head of the Mayor of the Russian Federation Alexey Likhachev.

specialists from Russia, Ukraine and the EU on April 20-21, met in Brussels for the first time after the appointment of new leadership in trading blocs of the EU and Ukraine to discuss the implications of the economic part of the Treaty on the unity of Kiev and the EU. According to Likhachev, the progress in the negotiations was not.

"The Russian side has oficerowie noticeable deterioration of the Russian manufacturers on the Ukrainian market. This is due, in the 1st turn, with the introduction of import duty by Ukraine, this "creeping" implementation of the norms of technical regulation of the EU, a gradual transition to the EU standards from the position of sanitary and phitosanitary standards, " - said Likhachev.

He expressed the hope that Russia's position on the talks I heard." But I Wish to say that no decisions are no pending, no new proposals had been received from our colleagues, " - said the head of the Department.

The Russian side before many times noted that despite delayed until 1 January 2016 the implementation of the economic part of the Association of Ukraine with the EU, Kiev has taken a number of decisions of the contract in terms of standards, technical regulation and phitosanitary norms. The Russian Federation in violation of the terms of the implementation of this part of the contract reserves the right to introduce measures to protect its economy, including import duties on items from Ukraine.


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