Norway will ban entry to cars with Russian license plates

The ban on entry into Norway for cars with Russian license plates will come into force on the night of October 3. Norwegian checkpoint Storskog

Norway will introduce a ban on the entry of cars with Russian license plates on the night of October 3. This was stated by Foreign Minister Anniken Hutfeldt. Norway is the last Schengen border country to introduce such a ban.

“It is important that sanctions are effective so that, as far as possible, we prevent the flow of revenue that the Russian state needs,” she said.

The fact that Norway is working on new rules prohibiting the entry of passenger cars with Russian registration into the territory was previously stated by the country's Secretary of State Eivind Vad Petersson.

Exceptions were made for vehicles designed for ten or more passengers, including minibuses and buses, as well as cars with diplomatic license plates. The restrictions do not apply to cars owned by citizens of Norway or European Economic Area countries.

On September 10, the European Commission clarified the rules for applying existing sanctions, according to which entry into EU countries in personal cars with Russian license plates will be regarded as prohibited import . EU countries will be able to independently decide how to implement the sanctions.

In addition to Norway, six EU countries have banned the entry of cars with Russian registration, including Finland, Poland , Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Germany . France announced that it has no plans to ban entry into the country and change its decision.

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