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The MIT (Ministry of Industry and Trade) is responsible for: (...) energy conservation and improving energy efficiency; (...)

A key priority of the Russian Federation is to modernize and diversify its economy away from its abundant mineral resources by, inter alia: reducing its energy intensity to GDP ratio by 40% through energy saving, improving energy efficiency and eliminating regulatory gaps by 2020; maintaining its leadership in the global nuclear technologies market; (...)

Table 2.3 WTO dispute settlement cases
Subject Respondent/
complainant/
appellant Request for consultation received Status (as at
30 June 2016) WTO
document
series
Russian Federation as respondent
Russian Federation – Recycling Fee on Motor Vehicles Russian Federation/
European Union 09/07/2013 Panel established, not yet composed WT/DS462
Russian Federation – Recycling Fee on Motor Vehicles Russian Federation/
Japan 24/07/2013 Consultations were held WT/DS463
(...)

Additionally, in the period 2012 to June 2016 a number of new laws and regulations relating to non-tariff measures were adopted by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and the Russian Federation, including:
(...)
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 228 of 24 March 2014 "On measures of state regulation of consumption and circulation of ozone depleting substances" (last amended on 3 June 2016); and• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 228 of 24 March 2014 "On measures of state regulation of consumption and circulation of ozone depleting substances" (last amended on 3 June 2016); (...)

Table 3.8 Goods under import restrictions
Basis for application Product Document name Issuing authority
Decision No. 134
Section 2.1 Ozone depleting substances Licence/conclusion (permit) Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Federal Service for Supervision of Environmental Management (Rosprirodnadzor)
(...)
Decision No. 30
Section 2.3 Hazardous waste Licence/conclusion (permit) Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Federal Service for Supervision of Environmental Management (Rosprirodnadzor)
Decision No. 30
Section 2.7 Species of wild fauna and flora, controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) Authorization, (CITES certificate) Country of provenance CITES administrative authority;
Federal Service for Supervision of Environmental Management (Rosprirodnadzor);
Federal Agency of Fishery (Rosribolovstvo) – sturgeons, including sturgeon roe
(...)
Decision No. 134
Section 2.13 (abolished 2 July 2016 inclusive);
Decision No. 30
Section 2.13 (from 3 July 2016)a Poisonous substances, other than narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances precursors Licence/conclusion (permit) Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Federal Service for Supervision of Environmental Management (Rosprirodnadzor)
(...)

The EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union) Treaty states that "technical regulation of the EAEU members shall be used for the purpose of protecting life and (or) human health, property, the environment, protecting life and (or) health of animals and plants, prevention of actions misleading consumers as well as to ensure energy efficiency and resource conservation within the EAEU. Adoption of technical regulations of the EAEU for other purposes is not allowed".

According to the authorities, export licensing is not used to restrict the quantities exported, but, in line with the Russian Federation's international obligations, export licences for certain ozone-depleting substances and narcotics include the quantities covered by the licence.

Goods which may be subject to export prohibitions, restrictions, and export licensing are included in the Common List of Goods that are subject to import/export prohibitions or restrictions to/from the customs territory of the EAEU and are contained in the Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 134 of 16 August 2012 and Decision No. 30 of 21 April 2015, (Table 3.21). According to the authorities, the List is based on international treaties including: the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; the Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-Boundary Movements of hazardous Waste and their Disposal; the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); and the Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.

Table 3.21 Goods under export restrictions
Basis for application Product Document name Issuing authority
Decision No. 134 Section 2.1 Ozone – depleting substances Licence/conclusion (permit) Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Federal Service for Supervision of Environmental Management (Rosprirodnadzor)
Decision No. 30
Section 2.3 Hazardous waste Licence/conclusion (permit) Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Federal Service for Supervision of Environmental Management (Rosprirodnadzor)
(...)
Decision No. 30 Section 2.7 Species of wild fauna and flora, controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) Authorization, (CITES certificate) Country of provenance CITES administrative authority;
Federal Service for Supervision of Environmental Management (Rosprirodnadzor);
Federal Agency of Fishery (Rosribolovstvo) – sturgeons, including sturgeon roe
Decision No. 30
Section 2.8 Rare and endangered species of wild animals and plants, their parts and (or) derivatives, included in the Red Book of states - members of the EEC. Licence/conclusion (permit) Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Federal Service for Supervision of Environmental Management (Rosprirodnadzor)
(...)

VEB (the state corporation Vnesheconombank)'s priority sectors for export support include: (...) nuclear power; (...)