The EU and USA to restart the trade in shellfish, such as mussels and oysters, which they stopped 11 years ago

Published 2022년 2월 4일

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The European Union (EU) and the USA have agreed to restart trade in shellfish, such as mussels and oysters, which has been halted for 11 years. The EU Commission has approved legislation for this trade to occur between Spain and the Netherlands and the US states of Washington and Massachusetts. The trade was previously ceased in 2011 due to standard incompatibilities. The EU Commission and the US Food and Drug Administration have been negotiating for the mutual recognition of the production systems of these products. Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the EU Commission, welcomed the agreement, which was achieved as a result of the positive trade agenda with the USA.

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The European Union (EU) and the USA decided to restart the trade in shellfish, such as mussels and oysters, which they stopped 11 years ago. The EU Commission announced that from the end of February, legislation was approved to allow trade in shellfish such as mussels and oysters between Spain and the Netherlands and the US states of Washington and Massachusetts. Seafood trade such as mussels between the EU and the USA was stopped in 2011 due to the incompatibility of standards. The EU Commission and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were negotiating for mutual recognition of the production systems of the products in question. Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the EU Commission, said in a statement on the subject that they have been trying to solve the shellfish ...

Source: Sondakika