Ukraine received permission to export apple, plum and cherry seedlings to EU countries

Published 2023년 3월 3일

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The European Commission has lifted the ban on the export of apple, plum, and cherry tree planting material from Ukraine to EU countries, following a phytosanitary risk analysis by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Exporters will now need to meet specific phytosanitary requirements outlined in the regulations. This development comes after three years of collaboration between Ukraine and the EU to prepare the necessary technical dossiers for export, ensuring the absence of quarantine pests and harmful organisms.

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The European Commission adopted regulations (EU) 2022/1309 and 2023/158 regarding the cancellation of restrictions on the export of planting material of apple, plum and cherry trees from Ukraine to EU countries. From now on, in order to export, entrepreneurs must comply with the phytosanitary requirements specified in the special appendix to the relevant regulation. The resumption of the export of planting material to EU countries, which was temporarily banned in accordance with the 2018/2019 Regulation from December 14, 2019, was possible only after the EFSA carried out a phytosanitary risk analysis regarding quarantine pests of apple and plum. Phytosanitary risk analysis is carried out by EFSA on the basis of the technical dossier provided by Ukraine to confirm readiness to export these plants. Over the past three years, the State Production and Consumer Service, together with the members of the specialized association, has been working on the formation of technical dossiers ...

Source: Agravery