The ban imposed by the European Union is lifted

The EU Commission published a statement on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine to EU countries. The statement recalled that restrictive measures applied to Ukrainian exports of cereals and other food products to the EU will expire today.

The statement states that the Commission analyzed data on the impact of the export of agricultural products in 4 categories from Ukraine on the EU market and, as a result of the studies, it was concluded that the temporary measures implemented on May 2 eliminated market disruptions in the 5 member countries bordering Ukraine.

The statement notes that the measures taken made it possible to increase the export of Ukrainian grains to countries outside the EU.

LEGAL MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN WITHIN THOSE 3 DAYS

The statement underlined that current measures will end today and stated that Ukraine will take legal measures within 30 days to prevent increases in grain exports to five member countries.

The statement noted that Ukraine will implement effective measures to control exports of four groups of products to avoid any market disruption in neighboring EU countries starting September 16.

The statement stated that the EU Commission and Ukraine will closely monitor the market to react quickly to unforeseen situations, adding: “The EU Commission will refrain from imposing restrictions as long as Ukraine’s effective measures are in force and fully operational. “. The statement was included.

Therefore, the EU’s decision to prevent Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria from importing Ukrainian grains will finally expire today.

In particular, Poland and Hungary wanted to extend the restriction on Ukrainian grains to protect their farmers.

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania announced they could unilaterally extend restrictions if the EU does not make a decision.

ABOUT THE PROCESS

With the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine, a significant amount of grain and food products began to be shipped overland from Ukraine to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Ukrainian agricultural products entered the markets of the bordering countries of Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and nearby Bulgaria.

Cheap grains and food products from Ukraine upset farmers in these countries and governments began to impose bans on Ukrainian products.

To address countries’ concerns about grain imports from Ukraine, the EU Commission had prepared a plan that included providing additional support to farmers and imposing restrictions on some Ukrainian products if they were allowed to transit.

Under temporary EU measures implemented on May 2, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria did not import wheat, corn, rapeseed or sunflowers from Ukraine. (AA)