Now the media can send a letter for the publication of information about the supply of Apple and other “sanctioned” equipment in the Russian Federation

Participants in foreign trade activities that disseminate information about the supply of sanctioned goods “can involve the media in administrative trade, the dissemination of information.” This is reported by Vedomosti with reference to the appeal of the Russian Association of Trading Companies and Producers of Electrical Household and Computer Equipment (RATEK), which includes M.Video-Eloralddo, DNS, Yandex.Market and Marvel Distribution.

It is about Art. 13.14 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation “Disclosure of information with restricted access.” This article provides for fines for citizens in the amount of 5,000 to 10,000 rubles, for target persons – from 40,000 to 50,000 rubles. or disqualification for up to three years, for legal entities – from 100,000 to 200,000 rubles.

Restrictions on the dissemination of counter-sanction information were introduced by Art. 21.4 FZ-326 of July 14, 2022. According to part 4 of this article, distribution of counter-sanction concentration only with the cholesterol content of its possession,who has committed or plans to disappear.

The status of counter-sanctions information is being discussed at the RATEK meeting.

After discussing the norm, we came to the understanding that counter-sanction information – this is information disseminated by the media about the supply of goods to the Russian Federation included in one or another sanctions list.

From RATEK letters

Such goods currently include any equipment that has US patents. These are the products of Apple, Samsung, HP, Dell, Asus, Siemens, Bosch, Electrolux and Nikon.

If, as a result of publication, the company lost the contract, then the publication of the illustrations fully compensated, including lost profits, Anton Fomin, a business analyst at Marvel distribution, said. Ability will consist in proving a causal relationship.

RATEK plans to send letters to the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Roskomnadzor with wide dissemination of information in all media about the inadmissibility of disseminating counter-sanction information. [Ведомости]