Rosfinmonitoring ordered banks to report on operations of the EU and the USA residents

Rosfinmonitoring ordered banks to immediately report on operations of residents of the countries that have adopted sanctions against Russia. This was reported by Izvestia with reference to the letter of the department.

The list also includes states that support terrorism, drug trafficking or do not fight corruption or money laundering. In total, the list has 41 countries: 28 countries of the European Union, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Argentina, Mexico, North Korea and Yamaika.

Transactions of both individuals and legal entities from this “black list” are recognized as “dubious” and are not recommended to banks for conducting.

Failure to fulfill the requirements of Rosfinmonitoring will be considered as a violation of the law to combat money laundering.

According to the source close to the department, the list was formed "in accordance with the current political and economic situation in the world and in Russia."

On August 6, 2014, President Vladimir Putin issued a decree "On the application of individual special economic measures in order to ensure the security of the Russian Federation." By decree, there will be a ban on food import from the camp that imposed sanctions against Russia. This was explained by the "protection of the national interests of the Russian Federation."

The next day, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of products prohibited from import from countries that imposed sanctions against Russia. It included goods produced in the USA, Canada, European Union, Norway and Australia. The products of Switzerland and Japan, which also imposed sanctions against Russia, are not prohibited to import.

The list fell: beef; pork; poultry meat; sausages and similar products, as well as products from them; fish and seafood; milk and dairy products, including on vegetable fats; vegetables, root crops and tuber; Fruits and nuts. An exception to these categories of products is made only for baby food. Subsequently, a number of dietary products were brought out from under the embargo.