Romania establishes customs control for all agricultural goods coming from Ukraine

Starting April 19, Romania will establish customs control for all agricultural goods coming from Ukraine, Digi24 reports.

This was discussed during an online meeting between Mykola Solskyi, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, and Petre Dea, Minister of Agriculture of Romania.

Samples will be taken at customs to determine the quality of products in accordance with European legislation, and not at the destination, as it was before. The decision was made in view of the fact that in another European country, pesticide levels exceeding the EU maximum permissible level were detected.

Dea informed his Ukrainian counterpart that the Romanian state will take additional security measures (sealing and monitoring) for vehicles transiting through Romania to third countries. This is to protect Romanian farmers. The Romanian minister confirmed that his country joins the European Commission’s efforts to support Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression and will continue to provide transit.

Dea also sent a request to the Ukrainian side to promptly identify solutions to limit the export of grains and oilseeds (sunflower, rapeseed) to Romania, given the difficulties faced by Romanian farmers.

The Ministers of Ukraine and Romania agreed to hold a personal meeting on Friday, April 21, in Bucharest to quickly implement the best solutions for both sides.

Earlier, thousands of farmers in Romania protested against the impact of Ukrainian grain imports on prices. Hungary and Poland banned imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. In response, the European Commission stated that trade policy is the exclusive competence of the EU and unilateral actions are unacceptable.

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