Key takeaways

• According to the Russian Government Action Plan supporting the state import substitution policy and localization of production in Russia on December 16, 2016, the Decree of the Russian Government that extends the existing list of certain medical devices manufactured abroad that are subject to state procurement restrictions came into effect.
• The restrictions apply to certain types of medical devices that are not manufactured in the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Armenia and other Eurasian Economic Union member states.