The European Commission proposes to temporarily ban imports of 5 agri-food products to 5 eastern countries

Published Apr 26, 2023

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The European Commission has proposed a temporary ban on imports of five agri-food products from Ukraine to Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary due to the impact of increased Ukrainian agricultural imports on their agricultural sector. The proposed ban includes corn, wheat, rapeseed, sunflower oil, and sunflower seeds, and may be extended until the end of the year. The countries had also requested a ban on honey, sugar, and poultry meat, but the Commission does not consider these to be 'sensitive products'. The Commission has also suggested using a portion of the crisis reserve for these countries.

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The European Commission has proposed a "temporary ban" on imports of five agri-food products to Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary, whose agricultural sector has been hit hard in recent months by increased agricultural imports from Ukraine. The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Janusz Wojciechowski, assured during a Council of European Agriculture Ministers that "the Commission's proposal on the table consists of introducing a temporary veto" that would affect "five sensitive products: corn, wheat, rapeseed, sunflower oil, sunflower seeds' and only for the five affected countries. The commissioner specified that these Member States had requested that the veto be applied to eight more products, also including honey, sugar and poultry meat, but that Brussels considers that they are not in the category of "sensitive products". The measures could be used until June 5, although after that the import ban could be extended until the end of the ...

Source: Agropopular