Trade with China: Ways paved for beef and apples from Germany

Published 2024년 4월 17일

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Federal Minister Cem Özdemir has announced breakthroughs in agricultural trade between Germany and China, including the end of a decades-long ban on German beef over BSE concerns and the initiation of an agreement for exporting German apples to China, a first in terms of establishing common export rules for these products. These achievements follow years of negotiations and represent significant progress in lifting longstanding trade barriers. Furthermore, Özdemir is pushing for access to the Chinese market for German pork, currently blocked due to the African swine fever outbreak in Germany in 2020. His discussions with Chinese officials have also focused on the need for transforming food systems and enhancing sustainability in the agricultural cooperation between Germany and China.

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Federal Minister Cem Özdemir explains: "China is also an important trading partner in the agricultural sector. The way has now been paved for beef and apples from Germany. It is a great success that we have finally been able to remove the BSE trade restrictions after more than 20 years. We are also making a quantum leap in the export of German apples to China - here, for the first time, there are common rules for export. We will continue the talks on the export of pork. In our view, regionalization offers a good and secure basis for rule-based trade while respecting international standards." Specifically, after years of negotiations, a joint declaration was concluded for the export of German beef to lift the ban as a result of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Germany has taken comprehensive measures against BSE and has been free of BSE for years. Since the BSE crisis in the early 2000s, the export of beef to China has not been possible. With the signing of the declaration, ...

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