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Resolution No. 851 (11 May 2022) is the legal instrument Russia uses to impose "special economic measures" — an entity-listing regime distinct from its Western-sanctions counter-measures (import-substitution, parallel imports) — targeting foreign companies deemed to be engaged in hostile "military-technical cooperation" activity. Resolution No. 1545 amends the Annex to add Renault SAS (Рено САС, France) as list item No. 75.
Once listed, an entity becomes subject to a prohibition on commercial transactions and on dealings in investment instruments (equities/securities) involving it — the specific restriction captured in this filing. A companion GTA intervention (149831) tracks a separate export-ban leg of the same resolution; both stem from the same primary decree and should be read together.
The trigger, per Russian and French press reporting, was French coverage (Franceinfo) of Renault's involvement in establishing drone production capacity in Ukraine. Deputy PM Denis Manturov said Moscow would "take this decision into account" in any future consideration of Renault's return to the Russian market — Renault transferred its 67.69% AvtoVAZ stake and Moscow plant to Russian state ownership (NAMI) in 2022 under a repurchase option.
Severity is set low (2/5) because Renault has had no active commercial operations in Russia since its 2022 exit — the listing is a symbolic / optionality-blocking measure (forecloses Renault's contractual repurchase option and any future re-entry) rather than one that disrupts a live supply chain or trade flow.
AvtoVAZ stake, which was structured as a repurchase right rather than a clean exit.
mechanism as leverage against Western automakers linked, even indirectly, to Ukraine defense-industrial support — a precedent other Western OEMs with dormant Russian assets/options should note.
for this measure to block.
reviewed — filed from Russian/French press coverage plus the pravo.gov.ru publication record, consistent with charter §6 (primary gazette citation present).
derivatives) in scope of the "investment instruments" prohibition beyond the AvtoVAZ option is unconfirmed.