Violation of the rules for exporting Ukrainian agricultural products to 5 EU countries will result in a 6-month verification ban

Entrepreneurs will be deprived of verification for 6 months for violating the rules for exporting agricultural products to some EU countries. This was announced by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi during an online meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Bulgaria Kirill Vatiev.

The government adopted Resolution No. 87 of January 26, 2024, which improves the rules for the export of certain types of agricultural products to prevent abuse.

From now on, an enterprise may be excluded from the list of verified agricultural entities if Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary or Poland provide information that the products loaded for transit through these countries have actually remained in one of these countries.

“For example, if, according to the documents, the sunflower was on its way to Greece but was sold in Bulgaria, the entrepreneur will be excluded from the list of verified agricultural entities. And they will be able to re-apply for inclusion in the list of verified entities no earlier than six months after the exclusion,” the statement said.

As a reminder, on October 31, the Cabinet of Ministers issued Resolution No. 1132, which aims to prepare for the introduction of new grain export rules. The resolution currently regulates only the formation of the list of verified agricultural entities. In other words, it actually stipulates which companies will be subject to the new rules for exports and VAT refunds in the future.

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