FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of June 4, 2018 No. 127-FZ

About corrective actions (counteraction) on unfriendly actions of the United States of America and other foreign states

Accepted by the State Duma on May 22, 2018

Approved by the Federation Council on May 30, 2018

Article 1. Purpose and scope of this Federal Law

1. The purpose of this Federal Law is protection of interests and safety of the Russian Federation, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation against unfriendly actions of the United States of America and other foreign states including which are expressed in introduction of political or economic sanctions concerning the Russian Federation, citizens of the Russian Federation or the Russian legal entities in making of other actions posing threat of territorial integrity of the Russian Federation or directed to economic and political destabilization of the Russian Federation.

2. The corrective action (counteraction) directed to goal achievement, specified regarding 1 this Article (further - corrective actions (counteraction), can be applied to the United States of America and other foreign states making unfriendly actions concerning the Russian Federation, citizens of the Russian Federation or the Russian legal entities (further - unfriendly foreign states), and also concerning the organizations which are under jurisdiction of unfriendly foreign states, directly or indirectly under control to unfriendly foreign states or affiliated with them, officials and citizens of unfriendly foreign states if these organizations, officials and citizens are involved in making of unfriendly actions concerning the Russian Federation.

3. Corrective actions (counteraction) are entered irrespective of other measures directed to elimination or minimization of threat to interests and to safety of the Russian Federation, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, threats of violations of the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation.

4. Implementation of measures of impact (counteraction) is obligatory for state bodies, local government bodies, and also for citizens of the Russian Federation and legal entities who are under jurisdiction of the Russian Federation. Implementation of measures of impact (counteraction) is obligatory also for branches of foreign legal entities through which foreign legal entities perform activities in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Article 2. Corrective actions (counteraction)

As corrective actions (counteraction) can be applied:

1) the termination or suspension of international cooperation of the Russian Federation, the Russian legal entities with the unfriendly foreign states, the organizations which are under jurisdiction of unfriendly foreign states, directly or indirectly under control to unfriendly foreign states or affiliated with them in industries according to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation;

2) the prohibition or import restriction on the territory of the Russian Federation of products and (or) raw materials which countries of source are unfriendly foreign states or producers of which are the organizations which are under jurisdiction of unfriendly foreign states, directly or indirectly under control to unfriendly foreign states or affiliated with them. The list of such products and (or) raw materials is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation;

3) prohibition or export restriction from the territory of the Russian Federation of products and (or) raw materials the organizations which are under jurisdiction of unfriendly foreign states, directly or indirectly under control to unfriendly foreign states or affiliated with them, citizens of unfriendly foreign states. The list of such products and (or) raw materials is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation;

Will lock 4) or restriction for performance of works, rendering services for ensuring the state and municipal needs, and also needs of separate types of the legal entities specified regarding the 2nd article 1 of the Federal Law of July 18, 2011 to No. 223-FZ "About purchases of goods, works, services as separate types of legal entities", in the territory of the Russian Federation the organizations which are under jurisdiction of unfriendly foreign states, directly or indirectly under control to unfriendly foreign states or affiliated with them. The list of types of such works, services is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation;

Will lock 5) or restriction for participation of the organizations which are under jurisdiction of unfriendly foreign states, directly or indirectly under control to unfriendly foreign states or affiliated with them, citizens of unfriendly foreign states in privatization of the state-owned or municipal property, and also in accomplishment of works by them, rendering by them services in the organization on behalf of the Russian Federation of sale of federal property and (or) to implementation of functions of the seller of federal property;

6) other measures according to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation.

Article 3. Procedure for introduction of corrective actions (counteraction)

1. Corrective actions (counteraction) are entered by the Government of the Russian Federation according to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation.

2. Corrective actions (counteraction) are subject to cancellation by the Government of the Russian Federation according to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation in case of elimination of the circumstances which formed the basis for their introduction.

3. Decisions on introduction of corrective actions (counteraction) and on their cancellation can be also accepted by the President of the Russian Federation on the basis of offers of Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Article 4. Features of application of this Federal Law

1. In case of application by unfriendly foreign states of the national treatment provided by international treaties concerning the goods coming from the Russian Federation of the works performed by Russian persons, the services rendered by Russian persons and (or) establishments of withdrawals from it the President of the Russian Federation can make the decision on application of national treatment by the Russian Federation on the goods coming from unfriendly foreign states, the works performed by the organizations which are under jurisdiction of unfriendly foreign states, directly or indirectly under control to unfriendly foreign states or affiliated with them, citizens of unfriendly foreign states, the services rendered by the organizations which are under jurisdiction of unfriendly foreign states, directly or indirectly under control to unfriendly foreign states or affiliated with them citizens of unfriendly foreign states, and (or) about establishment of withdrawals from such mode.

2. Corrective actions (counteraction), stipulated in Item 2 articles 2 of this Federal Law, are not applied to vital goods which analogs are not made in the Russian Federation.

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