Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed can be sold to any other of country of the 27-nation bloc except the five. Read more at straitstimes.com.
“The products can continue to circulate in or transit via these five Member States by means of a common customs transit procedure or go to a country or territory outside the EU,” the Commission said.
With the Commission restrictions in place, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia agreed to lift their unilateral bans for entry of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed they had imposed earlier to protect their farmers. The Commission’s measures also include a support package worth €100 million for local farmers in the most affected five EU countries.
The Commission, which is responsible for trade policy in the European Union, said it could extend the grain import restrictions beyond 5 June if exceptional conditions continue. REUTERS
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