Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a law banning the import of Russian coal, reports the Polish edition of Biznes Alert.. In general, the law was adopted to apply the EU sanctions imposed in response to the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Thus, the law prohibits the import of coal and coke to Poland not only from Russia, but also from Belarus. Customs and tax authorities will control the ban. Services can seize raw materials and apply to the Treasury for its confiscation. Legal or natural persons violating the ban will face a fine of up to PLN 20 million (more than $4.6 million).

Subjects affected by this ban will be compensated for the damage they experience as a result of the imposed sanctions. The law will enter into force on the day following its publication..

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Earlier it was reported that the EU countries started work on the sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation.. This package must contain the oil option.

In the latest package of sanctions, the European Union still did not dare the oil embargo and decided to replace it with a partial transport blockade. Why partial? Because only Russian ships and cars of Russian or Belarusian transport operators fall under the ban. Moreover, with some exceptions: if such vehicles do not carry humanitarian, agricultural, food and other products. That is, the blockade does not apply to non-Russian vehicles.

Read more in the article by Vladimir Datsenko, founder of the “Railway without Corruption” project – “Transport Blockade of Russia. light».