Olesya Luchaninova. Belarus at the request of Russia from July 10 introduces time limits for import of food potatoes from Ukraine, said Last news authorized the Ministry of agriculture of Belarus.

according to him, the story is about the early varieties of potatoes." The grades of late potato Belarus produces in the right quantities to satisfy domestic demand and supply on export ", - stated in the Ministry of agriculture.

" How long will last the Ban, it's hard to say. Until not be lifted quarantine. The interdiction is entered in connection with the discovery of Golden potato nematode in shipments of potatoes imported into the space of Russia ", - said the head of the Department.

the Commissioner of the Ministry reminded that such resolution approved in connection with the repeated appeals of the Federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance of the Russian Federation and in accordance with articles 6 and 8 of the Treaty of the Customs Union on quarantine of plants from eleven December 2009, the principles of international agreement on quarantine and plant protection (1951, as amended 1997) ".

First banned the import of potatoes from Ukraine, Russia: June 16, prohibited the import of Ukrainian potato due to numerous facts of her infection Golden potato nematode.

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