Ukraine may again export apple and plum planting material to the EU

Published 2023년 3월 10일

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The European Commission has lifted the ban on the export of apple and plum seedling from Ukraine, which was in place since December 2019. Exporters will now have to adhere to the phytosanitary requirements outlined in a special appendix to the regulation. This decision was made after a phytosanitary risk analysis by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following a technical file provided by Ukraine. Exporters will need to ensure that the cultivation locations are free of organisms harmful to the EU quarantine.

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The European Commission has adopted regulations on the lifting of restrictions on the export of seedlings of apple trees, plums from Ukraine to EU countries. From now on, exporters must comply with the phytosanitary requirements specified in the special appendix to the relevant regulation. The resumption of planting material exports to EU countries, which had been temporarily banned from December 2019, was only possible after EFSA carried out a phytosanitary risk analysis regarding the quarantine of harmful organisms of apples and plums. The phytosanitary risk analysis is performed by EFSA on the basis of the technical file provided by Ukraine to confirm readiness for export of these plants. For the past three years, the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service of Ukraine has been working with members of the specialized association to compile technical files on ...

Source: AGF