Russia has extended a ban on products of Ukraine

Russia bans import of plant products from Ukraine in hand Luggage, baggage and mail. This decision was made in connection with numerous violations of the Russian legislation and the practical failure of the Ukrainian side from the talks.

According to the assistant to the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, Alexei Alekseyenko, the new rule will start to work since July 28. Since the beginning of 2014, the office has stopped 182 encroachments import from areas of Ukraine potatoes and saplings of fruit and ornamental crops without phytosanitary certificates. Then in hand Luggage and Luggage of passengers arriving from Ukraine, identified 5 species of quarantine objects - ragweed, cenchrus oliganthous, Western (Californian) flower thrips, Golden potato nematode and potato moth.

As we reported by the Agency in accordance with the Customs code of Ukraine the decision to refuse from conducting phytosanitary control at the border crossing points through the border is taken not by experts of state veterinary and phytosanitary service, and the officials of the customs service. Encroachments import of plant products from Ukraine to the Russian Federation in violation of legislation of the Customs Union are not terminated, emphasizes the Rosselkhoznadzor.

The day before Rospotrebnadzor banned the export to the Russian Federation the party of canned fish in consequence of detected violations. Those that have already been imported, withdrawn from circulation. Previously sanitary Department has temporarily stopped supplies of cheese from Ukraine. The prohibition referred to several manufacturers.

In vedomstve said that the list of Ukrainian goods subject to ban on import into the Russian Federation, will be replenished. The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that the reason for imposing new bans that Ukrainian products cease to meet domestic standards.

on June 27, Ukraine signed the Association agreement with the EU. It includes the creation of a free trade zone. With all of this, the European Commission approved that this agreement may bear the financial risks for Russian-Ukrainian relations. The assistant Manager of the Rosselkhoznadzor Alexey Alekseenko did not rule out that Russia may fully suspend the import of foodstuffs from Ukraine.

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