state purchases: Imports into Russia from CIS countries were worth $119 million, 21 percent less than in 2014, the statement said, according to The Moscow Times. Meanwhile, the volume of antibiotics imported into Russia decreased by 2.6 percent in 2015 to $84.2 million, according to the Federal Customs Service. The import of drugs to Russia from outside the former Soviet Union dropped 32.9 percent to $6.7 billion. In December, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree limiting state purchases of foreign-made drugs. According to the decree — aimed at reducing reliance on Western goods — foreign companies are banned from participating in tenders if there are at least two entries from Russia or members of the Eurasian Economic Union.
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