Romania, following Moldova, continued licensing the import of agricultural products from Ukraine

The Romanian government has extended the mandatory licensing requirement for Ukrainian products until December 31, 2025 to protect local farmers.

This is reported by Euractiv.

Romanian Agriculture Minister Florin Barbu called on Romanian processors to “obtain raw materials from domestic farmers in order to support national agricultural production.”

According to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, the relevant regulation applies to all participants in the agri-food chain, including producers, processors and traders, and “plays a vital role in supporting vulnerable social groups in accordance with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights.”

Recently, Moldova extended until the end of the year the licensing regime for imports of wheat, corn and sunflower, in particular from Ukraine.

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