The Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the order according to which exportation of some kinds of goods will be restricted to the 31st of December, 2023. The corresponding document has been already accepted in March, and since then the list of goods covered by the exportation forbiddance has been enlarged. This list includes also some pharmaceutical substances and medical devices.

The Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare regulates issuance of allowances for exportation of such medical devices as they periodically need to be exported from the country for repair and replacement of components. The Ministry of Industry and Trade intends to exclude some required medical devices from this list to simplify the procedure of serviceability recovery.

Nowadays, it has not happened yet, and the Ministry of Healthcare collects the registration dossiers for the equipment that should be transported to another country for repair. It is predictable that in the nearest future the new measures to make exportation of medical devices easier.