The document giving the president and the government the right to take decisions on trade and economic restrictions against the US and other states that joined the anti-Russian sanctions was considered by the deputies on Thursday, May 17, in the second reading. As early as the first review, which took place on May 15, the bill was discussed by representatives of the expert community. It was decided to exclude from the text all indications of industries and specific goods and services that may be prohibited. According to Sergei Zhigarev, Chairman of the Committee for Economic Policy, Industry, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship, the second reading received "more than 90 proposals ... from the deputies of the State Duma, the members of the Federation Council, the legal department of the State Duma Administration, the State and Legal Department of the Presidential Administration and about 150 appeals from the business community, large state and private corporations ". There were also comments on the legislative initiative from representatives of the regional authorities of the Russian Federation. "All the reviews are positive," Zhigarev said.. It should be noted that as a result of joint work of parliamentarians and experts, the number of possible retaliatory measures was reduced from 16 to six, but from this the document did not become less serious. After its entry into force, the authorities of the country will have the right to terminate any cooperation with unfriendly countries and individuals, restrict import and export of goods, prohibit participation in privatization and. At the same time, it is specifically stated that the measures introduced should not have negative consequences for Russians. The measures of influence are introduced by the government upon the decision of the President of the Russian Federation and can be canceled if the circumstances that caused them. Also, decisions on the introduction and cancellation of measures can be taken by the president on the basis of proposals of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, explains "The newspaper. RU ". As a result, the bill "On measures of influence (counteraction) on unfriendly actions of the United States of America and (or) other foreign states" during the plenary session on May 17 was approved by the deputies. The third, final, reading is scheduled for May 22. But the second reading of the draft law on responsibility for the enforcement of foreign sanctions on the territory of the Russian Federation was decided to postpone.

"To us during yesterday and the day before yesterday there were a large number of applications from the business community. Yesterday, an appeal was received from the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and representatives of banking structures with a request to hold additional consultations on the bill, "said the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin during the plenary session on Thursday.

In this regard, he proposed to hold consultations with businessmen and representatives of civil institutions within the framework of the Council for Lawmaking, as it was done before the discussion of the law on counter-sentences. Recall that the draft law on criminal liability for the execution of foreign sanctions in the territory of the Russian Federation was initiated by the speakers of the upper and lower chambers of the parliament Valentina Matvienko and Vyacheslav Volodin on May 14. In the first reading, the document was considered by the deputies on May 15.