Putin Classifies Oil Export Data to Blunt Western Sanctions
A decree published on the official legal information portal said the measure was necessary "due to the need to take urgent action in response to unfriendly acts contrary to international law by the United States of America and foreign states and international organizations that have joined it."
The order places new categories of data off limits. Among them, "information regarding the processing volumes and product output of a legal entity, a Russian oil refinery," was added to the list of information subject to restricted access.
The ban also covers the dissemination of details on exported energy products, including their names, quantities and prices. Also restricted are the identities of sellers, buyers and intermediaries, payment settlements, and delivery dates and times. Information on transport vehicles, routes, terminals and storage facilities is included too, along with the geographic coordinates of those facilities.
Two further categories are also classified: "Aggregated customs statistics" and data on "planned sales volumes" for oil and energy products.
The restrictions bar distribution of the covered information through the media and the internet. The one exception is information that companies disclose about their own activities. Access may be granted with the data owner's consent, and state agencies can obtain the information within their legal authority.
The decree gives the government 10 days to determine which product codes fall under the restrictions and to approve rules for the automated processing of data from state systems.
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